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BA THE OSHAWA TIMES, Seturdey, June 24, 1967 EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF OSHAWA Booming, Bustling City Claims C 1750--French established trad- ing post near mouth of what is now known as Oshawa Creek. 1759--Roger Conant, a United Empire Loyalist, arrived in Darlington Township. He soon received first Crown grant of land. 1759--Benjamin Wilson, first known settler came into Whitby Township and settled at mouth of Osh- awa Creek. 1792--Rogert Conant and fam- ily settled near Oshawa --received patents for 800 acres of land east of Oshawa Creek. 1793--Beagle and Conlkin, two skilled mechanics, were Oshawa's first manufac- turers. They made house and farm equipment. 1809--Jabez Lynde became Oshawa's first land- owner. 1812--John Henry settled near Port Oshawa and soon purchased site which in- 1836--First Methodist Church commenced in West- mount, but was not oc- cupied until 1841. 1837--Presbyterians built church at Union ceme- tery. First Anglican Church in Ontario Coun- ty built at Columbus. 1840--First pier at Oshawa Harbor constructed by Sydenham Harbor Co. 1841--First part of the Roman Catholic Church built. 1842--Stages plied daily be- tween Kingston and Tor- onto and they carried the mail. Skea's Corners residents were advised that before a post office could be established, a name must be selected. Public opinion favored "Sydenham." The name "Oshawa" --suggested by a chief of the Chippe- way Indians, probably of the Lake Scugog area, decided upon for new post office. with Standard Bank of Canada in 1909. 1878--Robert McLaughlin moved his carriage manufacturing business to Oshawa. 1879--Oshawa incorporated as town with W. H. Gibbs as mayor. 1887--Oshawa Electric Light System organized. Osh- awa Railway and Navi- gation Co. incorporated. 1893--McLaughlin Carriage Co. organized. 1895--First street car oper- ated by Oshawa Rail- way Co. 1899--McLaughlin Carriage Co. burned to ground. Town Council offered McLaughlins $50,000 loan to rebuild carriage works, the loan to be re- paid "as convenient." 1900--McLaughlin Carriage carried on manufactur- ing in Gananoque. Firm 1918--McLaughlin Motor Car Co. Ltd. sold to General Motors of Canada. 1919--St. George's Anglican Church, Bagot and Centre Sts. built. 1920--Lakeview Park given to © town by General Motors. 1924--Oshawa incorporated as city with W. J. Trick as mayor. 1930--F irst Public Utilities Commission established. 1934--Simcoe Hall Settlement House established. Local 222, UAW-CLC received charter with C. H. Mil- lard president. 1941--Oshawa Airport estab- lished. 1942--Gordon D, Conant, KC, became premier of On- tario. He held office until May 1943. 1951--Portion of Township of East Whitby (10,415 acres with population of cluded Lakeview Park. 1843--Rev. H. Fitzpatrick first returned to Oshawa by Roman Catholic resident mid-summer. 1825--Smith's distillery erect- pastor. First Anglican 1901--McLaughlin Carriage ed. Church, St. George's, incorporated as a limit- built. Rev. John Pent- ed company. land was minister. ren opened store at 1903--Public Water Supply in- Hamar's Corners, mile 1850--Oshawa incorporated vil- stalled under a commis- east of Whitby. This was lage. sion. first post office. 1828--John and William War- 1852--Whitby proclaimed coun- 1905--First sewer main con- 1829--Log school house built ty town of Ontario structed. near the four corners in County. 1907--William C. Durant, hi southwest ward. This urant, head of Buick Motor Car. Co., ; 1856--Centre Street School was not the first school. signed agreement with erected. Grand Trunk McLaughlin Carriage Railway between Tor- 3 onto-Oshawa completed. pe "cy tee Train service estab- ; lished to Montreal, Oct. og oites paint 27. be Hone by McLaughlin. cLaughlin Motor Car 1861--Lebanon Lodge AF and Co. organized with R. S. AM No. 139 GRO re- McLaughlin as presi- ceived charter. dent. 1832--Thomas Nicholson Gibbs ' came to Oshawa. He be- came head of firm of Gibbs and Brothers, produce dealers and proprietors of Oshawa Mills. He was first reeve of Oshawa in 1859 and first warden elected for the County of Ontario in 1854. He was sworn to Privy Council in 1873. 1866--School Board estab- 1910--Oshawa General Hos- lished with three mem- pital opened. bers. Town Hall and lock-up was at Athol 1915--R. S. McLaughlin built and Centre Sts. palatial residence known as Parkwood. 1916--McLaughlin Carriage Co. Ltd. business sold to Carriage Factories Ltd. of Orillia. 1835--Principal store estab- lished by Edward Skea and a man named Mac- Donald on corner King 1877--Ontario Malleable Iron Centre Sts. This established here. business later at south- east corner of King and 1874--Western Bank of Can- Simcoe Sts. ada opened --merged 8,126) annexed by City of Oshawa. 1954--McLaughlin Public Li- brary at Bagot and Athol Sts. officially opened. 1955--Cornerstone of new $2,- 500,000 wing of Oshawa General Hospital was laid. Col. R. §S. Me- Laughlin acquired and donated to the Boy Scout Association what is known as Camp Samac Adventure Base, Mayor Norman Down_ turned first sod for $10,000,000 shopping centre on King St. W. 1956--General Motors reaches agreement with UAW covering 17,000 em- ployees of GM in On- tario. This ended 148- day strike. 1957--Edwin H. Walker ap- | pointed president and | eral Motors of Canada on retirement of W. A. Wecker: Whitby Dunnies win Allan | Cup Arthur R. Alloway, ex- Times publisher, dies. Michael Starr wins On- tario riding Federal for PCs--later he was named Labor minister. Lyman Gifford elected mayor. 1958--Woolworth's fire on King St. does $500,000 damage. Starr again wins Ontario riding for PGs. Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin dies. = Mayor Gifford gets ac- clamation for two more years. More than 15,000 Gen- eral Motors workers get pay increase of six-cents- hour in new three-year pact. Don Jackson wins North American Singles Figure Skating Title. 1959--T. D. Thomas re-elected member of Legislature for Oshawa riding. Provincial government orders "Mom" Whyte's house closed at Whyte- haven, Bowmanville. Fred E, Hare, former city clerk, dies at 81. 1960--Bill passed by Commons to give Oshawa own har- bor commission PUC takes over bus sys- tem. Residential tax rate up 3.5 mills to 76.' Douglas Fisher named manager of the Chamber of Commerce. W. Gordon Bunker re- signs as Board of Educa- tion administrator after 25 years. Lt.-Col. James R. War- nica takes over command of Ontario Regiment from Lt.-Col. Morley Finley. ~ Albert Love, vue of the founding members of Oshawa Separate School Board, dies in Buffalo at 59. Whitby Dunlops, who brought two world hockey crowns to Canada, will not operate this year. Dr. Wilfred H. Gifford, three times Oshawa mayor, dies at 60. Christine Thomas elected mayor. Oshawa - born W. Earle McLaughlin, 45, elected president Royal Bank of Canada. 19%61--Don Jackson defends North American Singles Championship. New R. S. McLaughlin High School to cost $1,800,000. W. Bruce Affleck ap- pointed Crown Attorney. Two city Roman Catholic clergymen named mon- signors--Very Rev. Dean Paul Dwyer and Rev. Philip Coffey. Nordair Air Lines _in- augurates Oshawa-Mont- treal air service. Neil Fraser, Oshawa lawyer, appointed judge to Supreme Court of On- tario. General Motors and UAW Sign three - year pact covering 16,000 workers in five cities. Don Jackson given civic welcome for winning Gold Medal in Prague. Plan $1,000,000 drive to build civic auditorium City Council approves 42- unit low rent housing pro- ject. City Council studies re- cently-completed Woods, Gordon Municipal Study of Oshawa. STARTED WITH FRENCH TRADING POST 1962--Gifford returned as mayor. : Contract signed for con- struction of Simcoe Hall Boys' Club. City Council approves in principle 51 recommenda- tions of Woods, Gordon Report. City to hire Director of Operations. 1963--City's per capita debts hits all - time high of $300.75 GM spent $127,600,000 in Oshawa in 1962. GM's Cushion plant swept by $300,000.fire. Monsignor Philip Coffey dies. Starr re-elected as MP, Ontario, for sixth con- secutive time. Canadian Automobile Mu- seum officially opened GM starts $6,000,000 south - end plant expan- sion. More than 50,000 attend gala tracks - removal celebration ceremony on King St. Two weeks later, more than 50,000 attend mam- moth two-hour parade to mark opening of Civic Auditorium Fund drive campaign. Robert H. Stroud resigns unexpectedly as Liberal candidate in upcoming Provincial election in Oshawa riding. 1964--Gayle Kehoe, 19, of Osh- awa Irish sweepstake prize. Pickering selected as site for new $266,000,000 atomic plant. Oshawa Green Gaels bring home second Minto Cup in two years. Premier Robarts opens new _ $1,300,000 County Courthouse at Whitby. Twenty - two candidates enter City Council race Ward system defeated; Christine Thomas elected as alderman and T. D. Thomas as school board trustee. Oshawa Civic Auditorium officially opens. 1965--Centennial pool may cost $1,000,000 -- City allocates $183,000 grant from senior governments to new auditorium com- plex. Lt.-Col. George Arthur Welsh, Sheriff of Ontario County, dies. City Council passes $15,- 869,000 capital expendi- ture forecast Community college com- mittee organized. One-way traffic starts on King and Bond Sts. Council decides that Creek Valley Expréssway decision should be made by next fall. Col. R. S. McLaughlin 95 on Sept. 8. Council ready to move on master Creek Valley Ex- pressway plans. New annex to Oshawa General Hospital will cost estimated $5,000,000 Michael Starr, PC, re- elected as Federal mem- ber in Ontario riding. Council unveils proposed new civic square com- plex. Walter F. Johnson ap- pointed chief of police of Oshawa to succeed Her- bert Flintoff who is to retire. 1966--City's residential taxes jump more than five mills. Final payment made on olorful, Progressive Past Oshawa Civic Audl- torium. City Council says final decision on proposed $19,- 000,000 Creek Valley Ex- pressway unlikely this year, z City Council vetoes pro- posal for plebiscite on Creek Valley Express- way. City Fire fighters get pay hike which will cost city total of $93,312 in two- year period. City Council decides to proceed with creek Val- ley Expressway con struction plans. Mayor Desmond Newman of Whitby favors amal- gamation of Whitby and Whitby Township on "all or nothing basis." City Council backs UAW proposal to help idle auto workers find jobs. New 20 - berth Oshawa harbor development pro- posed -- City conveys 61 acres to Federal govern- ment. Board of Control form of civic government ap- proved for Oshawa by Ontario Municipal Board. City Hall workers Local 251 (CUPE) vote to ac- cept 18 per cent pay boost. Ernest Marks, QC, elected mayor of Oshawa. 1967--Mayor Marks, in inaugu- ral speech, urges priority be given to problems of the downtown. Costs increasing for Civic Square proposal -- $2,500, 000 expenditure reviewed for council, T. E. Cline new presi- dent Greater Oshawa Community Chest. Col. R. S. McLaughlin retires as GM director. abilities. we can be truly proud. What. Makes A Country. Groat? Nothing more or less than the sum total of its people, their personalities, their Canada's growth and reputation derive from men such.as Wolfe, Montcalm, Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir George Etienne Carter, Monck, Grey, Bell, Leacock, Banting and the many, many other unsung men and women who have worked and laboured to make Can- ada the great country that it is, a better country for us all . . . a country of which A country... for all its natural resources, for all its mighty industries, cities, farm } lands, governments and tons of records, is really a very simple thing. "The lengthened shadow of its (1867 967 people -- a multiplication of hands and brains, an associa- tion of people with a purpose." rewarded. We go forward into our second century thankful for the bounty which is ours, for our freedom in a world half blighted with slavery, and our free work so richly OSHAWA -~GILLAR CLEANIT SERVICE LTD. 725-3555 ~ Saluting Canadas Centennial OSHAWA YACHTHAVEN OSHAWA -- ONTARIO 1867 1967 GANADA- CONFEDERATION eenfidence. The Oshawa Yachthaven, situated on the shore of Lake Ontario, is the only fully-equipped Marina between Toronto and Kingston, and is a frequent stopping spot for visiting \yachts from Canada and the U.S.A. We tke pride in saluting this great country on its 100th birthday and look forward to the next 100 years with Proudly Canadian One of the elegan of Oshawa a cent Consi Made A considerable c to the growth and | of Oshawa was ma Gibbs family, who the Warrens as on awa's dynasty famil John Gibbs, who « Devonshire, England, what is now the sor Oshawa in 1829. In « with his brother, T bought the mills knc South Oshawa Mills. ers came to Canada | settled originally bonne, Quebec. Joh first to come to establishing a smal Coiumbus. Take | It is the fe -- to begi . Business | because ) very quick and more . The Colle ing a sati: . Training | the-job-tr . College is the Depa 10 -