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Len Coles IndexLen Coles Fonds Len Coles' Scrapbook Index 1980 Page 1 Newspaper articles re. Ken Webster's first report as Warden (includes photograph of Ken Webster), new associate agricultural representative Gary Stephens, fate of the Oxford County jail, and South-West Oxford's dispute with the County over establishment of a dump site near Salford Newspaper headlines re. gold fever and tornado fund. — 4,5 January 1980. Page 2 Newspaper articles re. County doesn't need new administration building, County waste contingency plan, spending increase of the public works department, County Council policy and filling vacancy on County Library Board, museums loaned surplus furniture from the Court House, and converting County Jail into a city police station Newspaper advertisement by Marjorie E. Larmon re. Save the Jail Page 3 Newspaper advertisement re. Help Save the June Newspaper articles re. County purchases land from South-West Oxford for procuring gravel for road maintenance, Burgess Graham Securities Limited named fiscal agents for the County, Warden's dinner set, separate elections proposed for city and county, and movement to save jail expanding Page 4 Newspaper headline re. County jail as possible restaurant Newspaper articles re. County reward to combat vandals, County planning exhibit at 19880 International Plowing Match, and hospitality suite at the Ontario Good Roads Convention not a waste of taxpayers money Newspaper photograph of Graham McCutchen, Roberts Painting and Decorating, cleaning Warden's portraits Page 5 Newspaper article re. Judge Kenneth Y. Dick (includes photograph of Judge Dick in his robes Page 6 Newspaper photographs of Marjorie Lanaway, Ken Peers and Bruce Halliday Newspaper article re. 1980 International Plowing Match (includes photograph of Ingersoll Mayor Doug Harris and Kernel Korn) Page 7 Newspaper articles re. Canadian embassy helps U.S. diplomats flee Iran (includes photograph of Jimmy Carter) and preparing a contingency plan for County waste disposal Page 8 Newspaper articles re. restoring Oxford Court House, petition to change Oxford County Act would mean change in the Woodstock municipal ballot, passing of former Warden Charles Thomas Milton, County councillors to be paid extra for seminars and conventions, and Tornado fund compensation cheques Page 9 Newspaper articles re. solving the County's short and long term garbage woes, renovations to the Court House basement to fulfill space needs, operation of water systems, and whether orchards, churches and cemeteries will be covered by the tornado relief fund Newspaper advertisement for printing tender for the 1979 Oxford County Minute Book Page 10 Newspaper headlines re. federal election and Oxford results. —19 February 1980 Newspaper articles re. refurbished County chambers and a limited budget tree -planting program along county roads Newspaper advertisement saying thank you from the Oxford, Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk Disaster Relief Fund Committee Page 11 Newspaper articles re. fight over Salford dump site over (21 February 1980), amending Official Plan to permit controversial high-rise development along south shore of Pittock Lake, Westwood Hills Snowmobile Club allowed to establish trails through the Oxford County park in Beachville, Ontario Hydro to buy easement in South-West Oxford, Woodstock's water system extended to former Denby landfill, and County responsible for replacing trees on county road allowances Page 12 Newspaper articles re. Bank of Canada's trend -setting bank rate (11,14 March 1980), Joe Pember appointed representative on the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, 1980 International Plowing Match, County Christmas party for staff, thank you from Princeton, Missouri to Princeton, Ontario, honoraria for lay members of the land division committee, tenders accepted for supply of gasoline, diesel fuel, furnace oil and replacement of five mobile radios, and public works committee budget Page 13 Newspaper articles re. getting Salford landfill site in operation (Ken Webster), passing of Oxford Museum Curator Herbert Milnes (includes photograph), passing of James H. Chesney, former County Jail to be saved and Huron Construction Co. awarded contract for resurfacing Highway 2 Page 14 Newspaper article re. Tornado relief committee winding down operations Advertisement for the Ministry of the Attorney General pamphlet re. Provincial Offences Act Page 15 Newspaper headline re. prime rate. — 3 April 1980 Newspaper articles re. County water agreement with the municipalities and establishing fire communication and alert systems in Oxford County Newspaper photograph of Murray and Edna Gray celebrating their 73`� wedding anniversary at Woodingford Lodge Page 16 Newspaper articles re. installation of fire communications and alert systems and increase in price of solid waste disposal (includes photograph of Warden Ken Webster) and Zorra Page 17 Newspaper articles re. Canada to boycott Moscow Olympics and County could become fist municipality in Canada to process garbage through a baling plant Newspaper headlines re. Ontario budget (23 April 1980) and U.S. attempt to save hostages in Iran fails (25 April 1980) Page 18 Newspaper articles re. Bert Freeman to prepare plans for an information booth touting the county at the International Plowing Match, public works to tour county landfill sites, road paving and surfacing planned, Ontario Humane Society found shelter in Oxford County and the disbanding of the Oxford, Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk disaster relief committee Page 19 Newspaper articles re. County's impending garbage crisis (15 May 1980), Woodstock truck bypass, replacing trees on County Road 6 Newspaper headline re. Holbrook and water supply Newspaper cartoon re. sculptured monkey on Court House Page 20 Newspaper photograph of the eruption of Mount S. Helens Newspaper articles re. Mount St. Helens, B.C. volcanoes (includes diagram illustrating the makeup of St. Helens), Holbrook water supply, and call of tenders for the proposed county -wide fire communication system Page 21 Newspaper headline and article re. Quebec referendum (21 May 1980) Page 22 Newspaper articles re. forest fires in Northern Ontario (Kenora 23), County budget, heritage designations to now apply to areas and not just individual buildings in the County Page 23 Newspaper notice to property owners to destroy noxious weeds Newspaper articles re. county -wide liaison committee to promote and co-ordinate industrial development within Oxford, Oxford Men of the Trees to arrange trees to be planted in the Oxford County park in Beachville, and opening of the Salford landfill site Newspaper advertisement re. for qualified Land Appraisers for the County Page 24 Newspaper articles re. reconstruction of County Road 16 and Zorra Township land owners, proposed Oxford County fire alert system, spraying 2,4,5-T herbicide, 1980 Canadian Institute of Planners national conference (24 June 1980), and Donald O. Smith's concerns with the reconstruction of County Road 16 Page 25 Newspaper articles re. Court House heating and need for a building maintenance fund (10 July 1980), waste management conference in Winnipeg, and heat wave in South and Midwest U.S. Newspaper notice to County of Oxford landowners re. destruction of trees Page 26 Newspaper articles re. installing a county -wide fire communications system, Dr. William Butt resigns as Oxford County's medical officer, resignations of William Butt and Dolleen Rampersaud, annual tree -planting by students and appointment of James Carnwath as County judge for the Regional Municipality of Halton (includes photograph of James Carnwath) Page 27 Newspaper article re. blackouts during storm and the death of Ross Emerson Warboys after being electrocuted. (Woodstock -Ingersoll —16 July 1980) Page 28 Newspaper article re. Judge Chester Misener (includes photograph) Page 29 Newspaper articles re. first anniversary of the 1979 tornado (7 August 1980), clean water for Denby area homes, and school trustee allocation disputed Page 30 Newspaper articles re. County registers objection with South-West Oxford protesting proposed zoning bylaw revisions, County of Oxford 1979 Financial Highlights and passing of Fred Slater Newspaper notice of application for approval to expropriate land Page 31 Newspaper articles re. Terry Fox, Don Milton appointed new curator of Oxford County Museum (includes photograph), Ontario Dairy Princess (includes photograph of Mary Ann Vanwyk), South-West Oxford trying to block proposed landfill site, and redetermination of the composition of the County board of education Newspaper headline re. Canada's output (30 August 1980) Page 32 Newspaper articles with photographs re. Terry Fox (8 September 1980) Newspaper articles re. new heating for Court House and Dr. Ian Brown appointed acting medical officer of heath Newspaper photograph of Gov. -Gen. Ed Schreyer presenting Terry Fox with the Order of Canada (Daily Sentinel -Review — 20 September 1980) Loose Page 33 Newspaper articles re. County -wide mapping grid, passing of John Baigent, road signape for thoroughfares heavily travelled by Amish buggies, Vining water system in Lakeside, reconstruction of Tillson Ave in Tillsonburg, Ingersoll petitioning wanting the County to retain ownership of County Road 6 and Lieutenant -Governor John Aird sworn in (includes photograph of John Aird) Newspaper advertisement for four part time Tree Commissioners Page 34 Newspaper articles re. community centre in Oxford Centre, opposition to extending use of the Holbrook landfill site and County general welfare assistance expenditures Newspaper photographs of John Hargreaves and Dwayne Remington Page 35 Newspaper articles re. projected attendance records for the International Plowing Match and population of Canada County of Oxford Handbook 1979-1980 Newspaper photograph of Lt.-Gov. John Aird officially opening the International Plowing Match Page 36 Newspaper articles re. plowing match events and first day of ladies' activities at the International Plowing Match (includes photograph of Norma Howe) Newspaper photographs of Cecil Wells and Hon. Lome C. Henderson, and a corn display Page 37 Newspaper photographs of Premier William Davis, Minister Lorne Henderson and Woodstock Mayor Wendy Calder, traffic lined up on County Road 17 and Gov. -Gen. Ed Schreyer with an official of the Ontario's Plowmen's Association (all at the International Plowing Match) Page 38 Newspaper articles re. students at the International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show, Chrysler Canada Ltd. and Massey -Ferguson Ltd., and Richard Bourassa escapes police custody at the Court House Newspaper photograph of the International Plowing Match (aerial photo) Page 39 Newspaper articles re. Zenith line operating to Harry Parrott's office, Mayor Ross Livingston of Blandford-Blenheim tops mayors' plowing class, proposed new chair of office for County Warden, possible withdrawal of the federal government from the Community Services Contribution Program and Social Services feeling the pinch Newspaper photograph of work crews taking down the temporary buildings at the site of the International Plowing Match Page 40 Newspaper articles re. new health officer Dr, Cecile Rochard (includes photograph), and residents seek provincial probe into the Oxford, Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk Disaster Relief Fund Newspaper notice of application for approval to expropriate land (16 October 1980) Page 41 Newspaper articles re. County should take full responsibility for domestic waste (The Daily Sentinel -Review — 23 October 1980), foreign farm ownership in the County, keeping Highway 19 ad a provincial highway, and continuing operation of the Holbrook Landfill site Page 42 Newspaper articles re. small earthquake in the Woodstock area, Ken Webster stepping down as Warden (includes photograph of Ken Webster), and proposed renovations to the Oxford Museum Page 43 Newspaper articles re. Wayne Shipton hired as Woodstock's chief administrative officer, Salford landfill application under the environmental protection act, one year extension of Embro dump, debentures for County capital works projects, and Everett Wilson to cur garbage by 90% Newspaper photograph of Sheriff Richard Beaudoin and Judge Kenneth Dick upon his retirement Page 44 Newspaper articles re. proposed policy whereby the Oxford County Library would pay full cost of building maintenance, financial aid to residents whose water systems become polluted by landfill sites, and request to make the Court House more accessible to the handicapped by adding an elevator Newspaper photograph of Oxford Museum curator Don Milton and Kernel Korn, County Mascot at the 1980 International Plowing Match Page 45 Newspaper articles re. earthquake in Italy (25 November 1980), Kenneth Webster stepping down as Warden (26 September 1980), Ald. Andy MacKenzie, Lou Barrett and Roger Oath, Centeal Ambulance Dispatch, Norwich Township Traffic Bylaws and Zorra Township Traffic By-law and Water Rate Bylaw, sale of debentures, deferring immediate capital expenditure and new debentures for Zorra and Blandford-Blenheim Townships Newspaper advertisement for a Senior Secretary for the Oxford County Public Works Department Newspaper headline re. appointment of Helen Dickson as chairman of the Oxford Board of Education Page 46 Newspaper articles re. home -care program to enable the chronically -ill in the County, and County having hard tile filling two nursing positions Newspaper photographs of Barry Wallace and Shiela Kimberly at the Warden's banquet, and a raccoon Newspaper notice to property owners in the County re. Tree Commissioners in each Township Page 47 Newspaper articles re. Jim Picard day and Picard peanuts, including photograph of Lorne Henderson, Jim Picard and Renee Picard (1 December 1980) and James Hutchinson wants elevator in the court house Page 48 Newspaper article re. Brian Dawe and his book "Old Oxford is Wide Awake" (includes photograph of Brian Dawe) Newspaper photograph of train derailment on the CN overpass at County Road 4 (6 December 1980) Page 49 Newspaper articles re. John Lennon shot (8 December 1980), Ross Livingston elected Warden (includes photograph), Warden and new Council sworn in by Judge Chester Misener (10 December 1980), and Council Striking Committees Newspaper headline re. Bank of Canada rate Page 50 Newspaper articles re. first phase of Woodstock truck bypass, including photograph of Minister James Snow and Isobel Parrott performing ribbon cutting (12 December 1980), first meeting of the 1981 Administration and Finance Committee, meeting of the Health and Social Services Committee, new representatives on the Woodingford Lodge management committee, Lenore Young to represent Oxford County Council on the Thames Valley District Health Committee, Phil Poole to represent Council with the Victorian Order of Nurses and Planning Committee named members of the land division committee Loose Souvenir Edition of the Daily Sentinel -Review "Plow Match `90" -- 26 September 1980 Newspaper article re. Court House (includes photographs of the interior and exterior)