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2D THE OSHAWA TIMES, Scturdey, June 24, 1967 'pestis ibid ARCHITECTS SKETCH OF NUCLEAR PLANT + « « $266 Million Project In Pickering Township is aati i Grist Mill Spurred Activity In Port Perry Early Days The early beginnings of the Village of Port Perry were closely related to those of the Reach Township in which it was situated. One of the first his- torical events occurred in 1833 when Elias Williams purchased land and erected a home on Lot 19, Concession 6, Reach Town- ship. On this lot Mr. Perry later surveyed and laid out lots for a place called Scugog Village. At some later time his name was given to the hamlet and it became Port Perry. Mr. Perry was also instrumental in bring- ing Chester Draper of Whitby who built the first store near the lake on Water Street. By 1848 a mail stage was in operation to Port Whitby and in 1852 the first post office was opened. Letters often remained unclaimed for long periods and it became the custom to ad- vertise the names of those to whom the letters were ad- dressed. FIRST SERVICE About that time the first church service was held. As there was no church, the ser- vices were held in a furniture store operated by a Mr. Davis. ¥ is reported that there seems to have been much co-operation between the different faiths. Not only did they use the same ent but seemed to have had many of the same folk in their choirs. The Presbyterian congrega- tion built a church in Prince Albert in 1856 and some years later.one in Port Perry. Also in All these churches were of wood and cost the congregations in the neighborhood of $1,000. The Anglican congregation erected its church about 1867, which cost twice as much. It was not until 1886 that it was consecrated by the bishop. The present United Church, original- ly a Methodist Church, was built in 1885 at which time the Catho- lic group purchased the former Methodist Church. The Baptist folk used the Mechanics Institute building, which was located at the corner of Rosa and Queen Streets. Later they added a steeple. For a number of years the Baptists ceased to hold services in the village and this building, after heing | as an auxiliary class- room for the high school was purchased by the fair board and moved, minus the steeple, to the fair grounds where it serves as a display building. The. first grist mill .com- menced operations around 1855 and other business places. soon followed. An 1870 county direc- tory lists the following places of business: foundry, it mill, steam cabinet factory, planing mill, sash and door factory, woolen mill, stave and heading factory (900,000 staves and 600,- 000 heads per year), three ga' saw mills, two shingle factories, two hotels, several wagon makers and blacksmiths, sev- eral stores, a bank, a grammar school and common school with four teachers. The village, which had a population of 900, also boasted a brass band, 1856 the Episcopal Methodist built a church in Port Perry. The village separated from NZ lequipped. This situation was had a population of 2,000 and! an area of 500 acres. FREIGHTING CENTRE After the building of the rail- way from Whitby, the village became an important transfer point for freight destined for more northerly areas. Not long after incorporation a series of fires ravaged the com- munity: with a large section of the business section being de- stroyed. In 1886 a group of citi- zens formed the Central On- tario Fair Board which pur- chased the present fair grounds. The first fair had been held some years previously in the foundry building before machinery was moved in, The building on the grounds and the half-mile track were considered the finest in Ontario outside Tor- onto. The fair seems to have suffered setbacks as it was dis- continued for some years before being reorganized in 1893. Toward the end of the 19th century thousands flocked to the village to see the ice races, a track being laid out on the lake where speedy horses showed their paces. The first school was built of logs. However, in 1868 a high school was opened, which is said to have been poorly rectified in 1873 when a brick building was erected to house both the high and public schools. It was in this building that Port Perry established the reputation as one of the finest in the prov- ince, winning first place in De- partment of Education examina- The Town and Township of Uxbridge represent one of the first areas to be settled in On- tario County. Before the sepa- ration of the county, Uxbridge Township was united with Whit- church and Scott Townships and formed part of York County. The area around Glasgow was settled in 1808 and in the same year a large group of Pénnsyl- vania Dutch moved to the area. These Quakers chose the area in and around the town of Uxbridge. Quaker Hill, west of Uxbridge, was the location of the first church built in 1809, The first school was erected in 1817, the first store in 1830 and the first post office in 1836. By that time there were two villages in the township --Ux- bridge and Goodwood -- al- though the population totalled only 462, A large number of sawmills and grist mills were in operation at this time and, since the township was densely covered with forest, it is cer- tain they were not without ample business. A Presbyterian missionary reported that on a 12-mile walk through the woods, from Uxbridge village to Whit- church, he did not see a single house or one settler. COUNTY WARDEN The second white child born in the township was the illus- trious Joseph Gould who was the first provisional warden of Ontario County and along with other members of the family held almost every type of im- portant post, at one time or an- other, in municipal and county government. tions in competition with more the county in June, 1871 when it than 100 other communities. One Of First ens Settled In Ont. County At Uxbridge was held in 1850 but it was not until four years later that it became a part of Ontario Coun- ty. At this meeting Joseph Gould was elected reeve. The main business seems to have been the matter of laying out © buildings 4 ologist's delight, 4 cranes at the site of Pickering % nuclear power station are never- the breeze when not in use. This Nuclear Plant In Pickering Attracts World-Wide Attention A nuclear plant that is al- ready gaining world - wide at- tention is slowly becoming a reality in Pickering Township. Before it is finished, the peak work force will exceed 1,200 and may go as high as 1,400. Ontario Hydro's Pickering Nuclear power station, which was launched in 1965, was first planned to have a production capacity of 1,080,000 kilowatt hours. However, Hydro Chair- man George Gathercole said in January last that the commis- sion had approached the Ontario government to expand to 2,000,- 000 kilowatt hours. Plans now call for two nuclear reactors to be completed with a potential of 1,000,000 kilowatts. It is expected that four reactor will eventually be built. The plant is expected to cost $266,000,000, It is the first nuclear station to be built, owned and operated by a Can- adian utility. Few people in the Toronto area realize that three of the world's largest weathervanes are rotating through every point of the compass right on their doorsteps. Never intended as a meteor- the gilant theless allowed to swing with reduces wind loads on their huge 230-foot booms. . Special brakes stop the pen- dulum action during working hours, but wind 'speeds above 40 miles an hour will force a shut-down. Pickering's three tower eranes are considered to be among the world's tallest. Their size promotes faster handling of construction materials and right now they are operated continu- ously from 8 a.m. to midnight, With a further crane on order from Scotland, the spidery giants will pour 150,000 cubic yards of concrete and erect 12,000 tons of structural steel before Pickering's nuclear- powered units start up. Two major construction items will be the 155-foot tall reactor At present, the cranes are operating at the 100-foot mark, all the height necessary at this stage. Before the project ends, however, the towers will rival Ontario Hydro's 18-storey Head Office in height. Twenty-four- foot sections can easily' be added to or subtracted from towers to achieve various heights. ' Reaching out 164 feet from the tower, each crane can pick up five-ton loads. At lesser dis- tances, they can lift up to 11 tons. The cranes, mounted on rail wheels, move along tracks. Radio is used by men on the ground to direet the crane oper- ator, who can see straight out and around him, but not down. Each cab is equipped with a transmitter and receiver allow- ing the operator to talk directly to the groundmen or any other crane,, Because signals must often pass through reinforced concrete walls, the radios oper- 450 to 470 megacycle band, which is in the neighborhood of the TV frequencies. "If there is a large load, re- quiring the services of two cranes, the communications set- up is such that both operators can receive either combined or individual instructions," says J. R. Gammage, electrical and communications engineer in Generation Projects Division. Until recently, crane direc- tions were a two-way relation- ship between operator and the groundmen, who gave hand signals. But as derricks and cranes got taller, the problem of visual contact became acute. Ontario Hydro's first radio com- munications trial with cranes came. during construction of Harmon power station in the James Bay watershed. Tele- phones are employed at Moun- tain Chute hydro - electric pro- ject for communication from ground to revolver crane cab. ate on very short waves in the Telephone cables, though, are always a problem because of their tendency to tangle. Communications are one prob- lem, balance is another. To bal- ance the boom, 22 tons of con- crete are used as a_counter- weight. A further 60 tons pro- vide a solid base for each machine. The T-shaped cranes at Pick- ering will be worth almost $1 million when all four are in- stalled. But the saving in con- struction costs will amount to thousands of dollars at this pro- ject, and thousands more on projects 'to come. Guyed derricks and revolving cranes are common sights on any Hydro construction job, but perhaps the mobile crane used to build a 320-foot tall Hydro transmission tower near Sarnia will outrank them all for sheer height. This crane was so un wieldy that a second was called in to help to hoist its 140-foot arm into the air. Godfrey Maybee, who took up land in the early 1880's, was tie first settler in the Village of Cannington. Soon after he was Davidson, Irvine Johnston and} later by Archibald MacCaskill. The first sawmill. was erect- ed on Mr. MacCaskill's land in 1830; while the first store opened in 1835. Three years later a second store was con- structed on what is now the main street: The needs of the community were further cater- ed to by the erection of a wool- len mill in 1840. About the same time a blacksmith shop was erected to provide tools. In May, 1843, the Home Dis- trict Council passed a bylaw to open a road or public highway on what is now Cameron Street; and in 1849 it was buildings, which will have walls four feet thick. agreed to spend eight pounds On the construction of a bridge followed by Laughlin |b office was opened in 1847. tor and a dentist. The Ontario office in 1870 and published a weekly newspaper. A branch of the Standard Bank opened in St. Lawrence Bank. A branch of the Home Bank opened in the village in 1906. first church in 1857; while the! over the Beaver River. About this time an agitation started for a post office and the name of Cannington was chosen in onor of Hon. George Canning, a British statesman. The post Although there had been liquor previously, the first hotel opened in 1857. A chair factory was built in 1854 and a carriage maker started business in 1857. Other businesses soon established in a bakery, shoe- maker's shop, a chemist, a doc- printing: Gleaner opened a 1876. It was a successor to the The Methodists erected their Woolen Mill Established In Village Of Cannington Presbyterians inducted a min- ister in 1865 and built a new church in 1879. The Anglican Church came into being in 1870 and a school was built in 1875. Two years later a town hall, with a bell, fire engine and hose house was erected. Volunteers from the village took part in the defence against the Fenians. A drill hall was built for training purposes and a band organized to accompany the volunteers. Shortly after this residents voted to give a bonus of $50,000 to a company proposing to construct a rail- way between Toronto and Co- boconk, the first sod for which was turned in 1869. A bylaw of the Ontario Coun- ty Council in 1888 incorporated Cannington as a village. Elec- tions were held in the follow- ing January with John Sharpe elected as reeve. roads, school areas and check- ing on taverns of which there were 10 in the township in 1854. Other names of importance among the elected members of council, as well as in the set- tlements were: Millards, Widdi- field, Hilborn, Sangster, Spears, Bagshaw, Plank, Shier, Van- sant, Yake, Long, Watson, Wagg, Randall, Morganson, Bascon, Todd, Dowswell, Chap- man, Forsythe and Galloway. Uxbridge received its charter as a village in 1872. The in- augural meeting was held in Armstrong's Hotel, Jan. 10, 1873. At that time untrimmed hemlock sold at $6 per thous- and, untrimmed pine at $7 per thousand and trimmed pine at $7.50 per thousand. At that time, $1 per day for 10 hours work was considered a gross overcharge. Sidewalks in the village were built of lumber) or scantling. | One of the most important bylaws passed b ythe first council was the granting of a $2,500 subsidy to the Toronto and Nipissing railway in 1873 to have the railway-build engine and repair shops in the village. Members of the first town council were: Dr. J. Bascom, mayor; R. P. Harman, reeve; | J. Hunt, D. Dowling, E. Brown, | T. Armstrong, H. A. Crosby, William VanHorne, J. A. Mc- Gillivray, A. Patterson and The first township meeting William Hamilton, councillors. - .. THE BETTER TO SERVE YOU! NEW ADDITION TO OUR LARGE FLEET OF GENERA Now that Summer is here -- it's a very good time to install a modern, efficient oil furnace -- For economical opera- tion and comfort, our work is tailor-made to your require- L MOTORS VEHICLES ments and installed by experts. MODERN OIL FURNACES In various price ranges. Sized to your needs. Call us for a free heating survey and a quotation . . » NOW. No obligation of course. DIXON'S ~ PHONE 723-4663 314 ALBERT ST., OSHAWA SERVING THE PUBLIC FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS 1903 - 1967 In 1903 when the late Robert Dixon started the flour and feed business at King and Mechanic Sts of Oshawa wa was operated . the population s 4,767, The mill by water power from the Oshawa creek. One horse drawn wagon comprised the delivery equipment over the muddy roads of this small town. In 1922 Robert Dixon with his sons Ernest and Elmer, purchased the coal and wood business of John Hall. The del- ivery equipment grew to 14 horses with wa and then to a gons and sleighs modern fleet of 33 vehicles, including a sub- sidiary company. Six new G.M.C, trucks were purchased within the past year to replace. older vehicles retired. The Dixon family have been serving the public with food | and then fuel for 64 years. .. tomorrow. Mr. Murray Ma seeps CANADA Land. Of Hope Land Of Opportunity 1867 |} 1967 The Oshawa Chamber of Commerce is proud to have joined with Chambers throughout Canada in encouraging the spirit of initiative, enterprise and in- dividual freedom over the years. It is 39 years since the Oshawa Chamber was organized and it has grown step by step with the community, ready al- ways to lend service as needed. This is a momentous year for all of us in this area -- as it is for all Canadians -- may we enjoy it to the full, appreciating the feats of our forebears and resolving to face with courage the tasks of THE OSHAWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1967 BOARD OF DIRECTORS idlow TREASURER -- Mr. MANAGER -- Mr. PRESIDENT Mr. George Roberts VICE-PRESIDENTS Mr. Gordon Garrison Mr. Gilbert Murdoch DIRECTORS ° Mr. Don Burns Mr. Bob Hambly Mr. George Fletcher Mr. Ted Bassett » Mr. Mr. Stan Lovell Mr. Herb Mackie Mr. John Swan George Rodgers IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT -- Mr. Jim McCansh t Jack A. Mann Mr. Wm. Paynter Mr. Sam Donnelly Mr. Tom Norton Fred Ball 4 whet Ty GRANT 1934 -- | Hex For - Charles Hea the distinctior Centennial Yez tario County. The 1967 Cou hers includes: The 1967 Cou Warden Charle the following Reeve Henr reeve Mrs. J} bridge; Reeve deputy reeve | Whitby: Reeve deputy reeve F FIRST | Joseph Gi bridge, who » the first prov of Ontario ¢ when the cou from the Uni York, Peel a assiduous w interests of | was one of laid the four present admi Trapp On Pi The Village which was inct 1, 1953, welcom settler in 1794 and trader, eame from Por with the Indian: the immediate now the village In 1810 a sur ws by Asa Da what is now th as a_ military Kingston. and was done by : Governor-in-Chi during the reigi Timothy Roger: area from Ve with a group | was the origin pire Loyalist. A Quakers of Ir grated directly In recognitior ices a grant o land was made in 1830. He in church site di the present n The church vy down and re-loc of the present ple. It was dest the early 1900's The village called Canton, b ent name in grist; mill in t lieved to have J. B. Hoover 1 present CNR st Amal On Ag The opening tion areas -- Willow Parks -- centennial proj Township this the main item cupying the mil of council and ie the proposed of the township of Whitby. Members of Reeve W. Hebe ty Reeve Gord Councillors J. Grandy and G. | The fire chie No. 1, Acting Cl Area No. 2, Chie Chairmen of th mittees of count and welfare, G. W. H. Down; fir N, Grandy; G. Schroor; J. P. Brady; SEE-CHIE Continued