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Len Coles Index 1977Cow4 4 W RECORD GROUP: 2 SERIES: cu RSA: WA1CK-002.995 ITEM: A I jyj)w? *". (U&Wd m, a� � .cry,, 1970.) YEAR: 1 q77. OOUNTYOFOXFORD Len Coles Fonds Len Coles' Scrapbook Index 1977 Inside Cover Newspaper photograph of the County Court House Page 1 Newspaper articles and headlines re. election of Kenneth Y. Peers as County Warden (includes photograph of Ken Peers being congratulated by Judge Kenneth Y. Dick) Page 2 Newspaper article re. closing of the 123-year old County Jail (includes photographs of Gerry Staples and back view of the jail taken from the third floor of the Court House) — 12 January 1977 Newspaper photograph of a front view of the County Jail Page 3 Newspaper articles re. County Council picks members for Committees, S. Sgt. Douglas Ross critical of the decision to close the County Jail, 50 persons applied for openings as County representatives on boards and commissions, Jail closing and use of a regional detention centre in London and history of the County Jail Newspaper photograph of Ken Peers with gavel in hand following his election as County Warden Page 4 Newspaper articles re. election of Ken Peers as Warden, roof collapse and closure of the General Motors national parts distribution centre, resurfacing parts of Highway 59 and 96, wired glass partition in the east hall of the ground floor of the Court House, Douglas Harris transferred to the Administration and Finance Committee, Douglas Harris won't play hooky to attend County Public Works Committee meetings, Health and Social Services Committee selects members for its subcommittees, hospitality suite during the Ontario Good Roads Association's annual convention and 20-cent chocolate bar a thing of the past Newspaper obituary for J. Calvin McKay Page 5 Newspaper articles re. financing the proposed Woodstock truck bypass, emergency exports of natural gas and heavy fuel to the United States, and composition of the County Land Division Committee Newspaper headlines re. County traffic signals and County's decision on the Woodstock truck bypass Page 6 Newspaper articles re. new provincial financing scheme for a County truck bypass, devastating wine and snow storm hits the Woodstock area, and Council requests for financial aid from Woodstock General Hospital and Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Newspaper headlines re. snow storm — 29 January 1977 Page 7 Newspaper advertisement re. classified driver licensing begins February 1, 1977 Newspaper articles re. meeting of the County Administration and Finance Committee and Woodstock Fire Chief William Martin quits over salary arrangements (includes photograph of Fire Chief Martin) Page 8 Newspaper articles re. County Council approves Woodstock bypass, Woodstock General Hospitals request from financial aid for construction of a psychiatric wing hits roadblock with Council and Public Works department budget for 1977 — 10 February 1977 Page 9 Newspaper articles re. growth of County of Oxford and Woodstock, and official opening of Woodstock's fourth senior citizen's development (Ken Peers, Flossie Fowler, Dr. Harry Parrott and Leslie Cook) Page 10 Newspaper articles re. closing of the post office at William Mowatt's store in Springford, group honours retiring provincial court administrator Margaret Ross (includes photograph of Judge R.G. Groom and Margaret Ross), old County Jail may be torn down, and four sites considered for the 1980 International Plowing Match Page 11 Newspaper articles re. County Councillors should take guided tour of the County, and provincial snow grant policy Newspaper photograph of Oxford County delegates attending the 67 h annual meeting of the Ontario Plowmen's Association (Ken Peers, Weldon Burrill, Leslie Dickson, Mrs. Claire Cole, Don Taylor, Mrs. Glenna Harris, Ray Dedman, John Hoftsetter, Bill Watherston and John Summerhayes) International Passport to Dairyland — valid 1980 Page 12 Newspaper articles re. funding for psychiatric unit at Woodstock General Hospital and Warden in favour of tearing down the old County Jail and replacing it with a County Administration building — 24 February 1977 Newspaper headline re. two-tier public utility plan rejected Page 13 Newspaper articles re. preliminary plans drawn up for a proposed administration building, Court House lease agreement, cost of postage stamps, nature trail development in Oxford County Park between Woodstock and Beachville, cancer links, Planning Committee reacts favourably to building a new County Administration Building in Woodstock and Thamesford to get new watermains Page 14 Newspaper articles re. printing of minute books, selling the Court House a possibility, technical papers that form the basis of the new Oxford County official plan available to the public, closing of fire hall in Plattsville, Ministry of Agriculture and Food offices to be relocated to the old regional health laboratory and 143-page report by the Provincial government commission on the reform of property taxation (includes photograph of Darcy McKeough) Page 15 Newspaper articles re. town of Ingersoll celebrates its 1251h anniversary of incorporation and vintage cheese factory museum, Provincial Police detachment have new quarters in Tillsonburg, and Oxford road program costs Newspaper photograph of W.B. Pogue on his appointment as Executive Director of the Woodstock General Hospital effective April 1, 1977 Newspaper photograph of new Industrial Laboratories of Canada building in Tillsonburg (Dr. Harry Parrott and chemis Gary Myny) Page 16 Newspaper articles re. CKDK radio experimenting with an upbeat format, appointment of Ald. Philip Poole on the committee established to organize Woodstock -Oxford County Day, County representatives on the Oxford Museum board, tree cutting bylaws and fine, unemployment in Oxford County, Woodstock's next fire chief to be the County's Fire Coordinator, Councillor seminar in June, new floor covering for the Court House, passing lanes be constructed at the intersection of Highway 2 and County Road 3, drain debentures, Local Initiatives Program grants, Experience '77, Warden appointed to the Thames Valley District Health Council, meeting of the Association of Counties and Region of Ontario, and County Council's first budget session Newspaper advertisement of a public meeting to discuss private woodland management Page 17 Newspaper articles re. construction of a truck terminal in Norwich Township, tenders accept for construction of a bridge over the Thames River on Court Road 5 near Innerkip, County representatives on the Oxford Museum Board, possible lost of tourist trade due to swapping Governor's road for Highway 2, and seating area for reporters at County Council Page 18 Newspaper articles re. air crash in the Canary Islands (28 March 1977), 1980 International Plowing Match sites discussed, and new location for Oxford county's Ministry of Agriculture and Food office Newspaper article and photograph re. Kenneth Peers (loose clipping) Page 19 Newspaper articles re. County Council to take cross -county bus trip, series of technical background papers prepared for Oxford County's official plan, Oxford to become the first Ontario County to be delegated authority to deal with local planning matters, and the passing of former Warden James Grant Sutherland (includes photograph of J.G. Sutherland) Newspaper obituary for James Grant Sutherland Page 20 Newspaper articles re. reshuffling of the Public Works Department and hiring of extra staff, restoring the Court House to its original pinkish colour, mosquito spraying, County takes no action to offer to join the Southwestern Ontario Travel Association, Silverwood Dairies Ltd closes its Canterbury Street plant, Gail Puddicombe appointment chairman of the recently inaugurated Oxford County Housing Authority and Tillsonburg zoning to be measured under metric system Page 21 Newspaper articles re. transferring County jail prisoners to the new Elgin - Middlesex Detention Centre, income tax forms, County grant to the University of Western Ontario, annual salary of Donald Pratt Director of Engineering, and special budget session of Council Newspaper photograph of the official opening of the new Elgin -Middlesex Detention Centre (John Smith and Arthur Meen) Newspaper photograph of a correctional services officer locking a cell door at the County Jail prior to its closing Newspaper headline re. retaining existing Oxford Utilities (The Daily Sentinel - Review — 27 April 1977) Page 22 Newspaper articles re. County to join the Southwestern Ontario Travel Association, Public Works Committee rejects safety measures for the intersection of County Roads 4 and 35, history of the County Jail and Embro roads received safety barriers along sections of County Roads 6 and 33 Page 23 Newspaper articles re. pay increase for County Councillors (includes photographs of Jack Burn and Doug Harris), enumeration of voters for the provincial election, and installation of a flashing overhead light and northbound left turn lane at the intersection of County Roads 4 and 35 Newspaper photograph of Warden Kenneth Peers and Doug Ruth examining a poster following the Warden's proclamation of Medic Alert Month Page 24 Newspaper articles re. County budget and spending increase, denoting May 25,' as "local council day a County council', Artist Ross Butler to present painting to US President Jimmy Carter and Experience '77 grant funding to hire two students to set up nature trails on County owned parkland between Woodstock and Beachville Newspaper advertisement for technical personnel for the County Page 25 Newspaper articles re. feasibility study for the Court House Square, Art Hardy appointed acting Woodstock Fire Chief, increase funding for the Women's Emergency Centre and a plaque honouring Squire Henry Muma in Drumbo Newspaper photograph of Warden Ken Peers feeding Dougie Chambers during the lunch hour at the open house of the Oxford Development Centre — 9 May 1977 Newspaper advertisement re. applications of students to supervise and assist in an outdoor recreation and nature trail program in the Beachville area Page 26 Newspaper articles re. approval of the County 1997 budget and surplus funds, expropriating farmland near Salford for a landfill site (includes photograph of Lou Barrett), separation of Pierre and Margaret Trudeau (includes photographs) and speeding up County budget deliberations Page 27 Newspaper articles re. County to consider whether municipalities should be allowed to buy industrial land through the County on a pay -back basis, provincial election voting, official opening of the Norwich area and recreation hall complex planned, and the official opening of the Norwich Township Community Centre Newspaper notice of application for approval to expropriate land in Blandford -Blenheim Township by Oxford County Newspaper photographs of Michael Casselman, John Macdonald and Harry Parrott, Oxford riding candidates for the Provincial election Page 28 Newspaper articles re. amending Bill 95 to allow the County to purchase industrial lands for the municipalities, future boundary changes unwanted by the municipalities, road workers get a raise, Ingersoll tax rise, County Council 3 sponsored seminar and Oxford County spending increases (includes photograph of Darcy McKeough) Page 29 Newspaper articles re. proposed natural gas pipeline on road allowances rather than farmland and the election of Harry Parrott during the Provincial election Newspaper photograph of Liberal Robert Nixon and wife Dorothy Newspaper photograph of Dr. Harry Parrott and wife Isabel Page 30 Newspaper articles re. Innerkip drain project, Norwich Township crest by Ross Butler, debenture policy, Councillors' salary increase, John Brown of Ingersoll wins Loto Canada draw, second annual councilors seminar, Lloyd Kinnaird appointed to East Zorra-Tavistock Township Council, accounts payable and County computer lease Page 31 Newspaper articles re. honouring former Ingersoll Mayor Gord Henry (includes photograph of Gord Henry), 1980 International Plowing Match site determined, and the northwest branch of the Oxford County unit of the Canadian Cancer Society was national leader in per capita amount raised Newspaper notice re. noxious weeds Newspaper articles re. Gordon Henry (loose clippings) Page 32 Newspaper articles re. members of the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce visit closed jail (23 June 1977) and controversial Innerkip Drain project Newspaper notice of public c hearing proposed waste disposal site and leachate collection treatment facility at BeacviLime Limited in South-West Oxford Page 33 Newspaper photograph of a tourist information booth being installed at Brock and Dundas Streets in Woodstock Newspaper articles re. East Zorra-Tavistock given permission to annex small portion of South Easthope Township, meeting to discuss controversial Innerkip Drain Project, and obstacles with the Beachville Park Newspaper headlines re. Woodstock's Homecoming — 1 — 10 July 1977 Page 34 Newspaper articles re. passing of Wilfred Bishop of Norwich (includes photograph of Wilfred Bishop), passing of former Reeve of Dereham Township Harry Little, County planning official and consultants to tour County, County travel brochure, contract awarded to Capital Paving Ltd to repave Highway 59 from County Road 13, opening of the new Pemberton St. Bridge in Ingersoll, and Capt. Charles Young appointed chief of the Woodstock Fire Department Page 35 Newspaper articles re. County debenture on U.S. market, Woodstock and Tillsonburg requesting boundary adjustments to meet future land needs, and proposed central ambulance dispatch system for the County of Oxford (includes photograph of Joe Pember) Newspaper headline re. Innerkip taxpayers to sue township over drain Page 36 Newspaper articles re. proposed iron oxide dumping program by Hamilton's Dominion Foundries and Steel Co. Ltd would increase traffic on Highway 2, Gerry Staples appointed Ingersoll Clerk, Court House Square feasibility study, and plight of Amish dairy farmers who can't meet impending Ontario Milk Marketing Board regulations because of their convictions Page 37 Newspaper articles re. Gerry Staples new Ingersoll Clerk (includes photograph of G.R. Staples), County Council to help the fire -torn town of Cobalt, Woodstock industrialist Vernon Bickle King dies (includes photograph of V.B. King), and William MacIntyre becomes chief administrative officer for Ingersoll Page 38 Newspaper articles re. Tornado hits near Plattsville, Oxford travel brochure, direct dialing of long distance calls, Norwich Amish and Ontario Milk Marketing Board regulations, County's request to change the Oxford Restructuring Act to allow the County to purchase industrial land for its municipalities, and feasibility study for the Court House Square Newspaper advertisement for the posting of Clerk -Deputy Treasurer for the County of Oxford Gd Page 39 Newspaper articles re. Board of Health under fire by Councillors at meeting concerning programs, hiring and salaries, and Clarence Tripp an active senior citizen Newspaper headline re. death of Elvis Presley Newspaper advertisement for Woodstock and Oxford County Day Page 40 Newspaper articles re. Oxford County border problems, Woodstock and Oxford County residents celebrate their day at the Canadian National Exhibition, and retirement of Zorra Township Clerk -Treasurer Gordon Gregory Newspaper headline re. increase in heating oil and gasoline prices Newspaper public notice re. closing of the Denby Landfill Site Page 41 Newspaper article re. parkland between Woodstock and Beachville Newspaper photograph of Mary Pierce, co-ordinator of an Experience '77 project Page 42 Newspaper articles re. Woodstock development freeze lifted and gypsum mine in Blandford-Blenheim (includes photograph of construction crew working) Page 43 Newspaper articles re. quarry dumping, Oxford County's ambulance dispatch system, construction of a building at the Oxford County Park, and Gordon Henry retiring as general manager of the Ingersoll Cheese Company Page 44 Newspaper articles re. Howard Day appointed temporary County Clerk, Council bids farewell to Gerry Staples, County's decision to solve its boundary problems, 18 applications received for the position of County Clerk and County receives power to approve subdivision plans Newspaper photograph of metric conversion sign at the Blue Water Bridge Page 45 Newspaper articles re. approval of a shopping plaza in the Devonshire- Springbank area of Woodstock, East Zorra Township Mayor Harold Vogt wins grape stomp during the I Ph Annual Cheese and Wine Festival, and Beachville area residents opposition to a Hamilton steel firm's plan to haul industrial waste to a BeachviLime quarry Newspaper advertisement for Woodingford Lodge Home Physician Newspapers notices of County business hours and new Oxford County Community Services Directory Newspaper photograph of a group of Oxford County residents touring parkland between Beachville and Woodstock (loose clipping) Page 46 Newspaper articles re. Judge Ronald E. Stauth sworn in as family court judge for the County, South-West Oxford Township signs agreement paving the way for the construction of the Salford Heights subdivision, County grant to the Women's Emergency Centre in Woodstock, and Harold Walls is named County Clerk Newspaper photograph of Crown Attorney Fred Porter and Judge Ronald E. Stauth Page 47 Newspaper articles re. formation of the Save -the -Jail group, Wayne Johnson named Clerk -Treasurer for Zorra Township, J. Harold Walls, planned expansion of Forest Estates mobile home, and Lois Margaret Powers and Carol Elizabeth McAllister promoted in the Supreme Court office of the County Page 48 Newspaper articles re. expansion of a mobile home part in Brownsville, Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute students to build park storage building on land between Woodstock and Beachville, James Hill hired to deal with subdivision approvals, province to consider request to amend Bill 95, meeting of Ken Peers with Natural Resource Minister Frank Miller to discuss the Trees Act, regional firefighting school in Woodstock and Les Dickson and money for tree planting at the Arboretum Page 49 Newspaper articles re. Ingersoll wants to annex land from South-West Oxford for subdivision, Official Plan amendment permitting development of a shopping plaza in Ingersoll, and County departments urged to curtail budget demands (includes photograph of Ken Peers) 5 Newspaper photograph of Ken Bullen, Phil Pool and Leslie Dickson planting tree at the County Arboretum (loose clipping) Page 50 Newspaper articles re. J. Harold Wall takes over as County Clerk (includes photograph of Harold Walls in front of the Court House), and increase in the Public Works budget Newspaper advertisement for County Treasury Personnel Newspaper notice re. public meeting focusing on the draft Official Plan — 7 November 1977 Page 51 Newspaper articles re. rental housing needs study, 4% ceiling budget for all County department budgets, County Council grants amendment to the official plan relating to redesignation in Tillsonburg, Oxford Men of the Trees want to erect stone cairn in honour of Vernon B. King, and Public Health Nurses seek wage increase for the 1976-1977 contract Page 52 Newspaper articles re. Ontario Energy Board approved construction of a natural gas pipeline from Ingersoll to Tillsonburg, Court House Square feasibility study to be partially funded by the Ontario Heritage Foundation and the daily rate paid to the Woodstock's Women's Emergency Centre increased Newspaper notice re. County of Oxford Rental Housing Page 53 Newspaper articles re. Oxford Health Board finds home (includes photograph of Mike Bragg and Rita McIntrye), Public Health Nurses signed 1975 and 1976 contracts increasing salaries, and a Provincial bill consolidating the electrical power commissions in Oxford Page 54 Newspaper articles re. draft plan approval given to subdivision at Wolverton, local Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food began operating in new facilities, including Oxford in a seven -County travel guide, acting Crown Attorney Doug Bouvell gets parking ticket, suggestion that the former Highway 2 between Woodstock and Ingersoll be renamed Thames Valley Parkway, Dufferin Street drain in Norwich, acquiring land for Woodstock library addition, County debentures to be sold locally, Woodstock debentures, 1978 budgets of the Tillsonburg and Norwich public utilities, expropriating land along County Road 6 and proposed addition to Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital Page 55 Newspaper articles re. establishment of a County -operated animal shelter, and preventing the Board of Health from coming under control of the County Page 56 Newspaper articles re. County Health Board's proposal to handle its own financial books and other municipalities will follow Oxford County to restructuring County of Oxford Handbook — 1977 — 1978