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THE OSHAWA TIMES, Wednesdey, July 31, 1963 ---- Trading Post (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) was cut up by Prince Arthur of Connaught, a son of Queen Vic- teria, and later the Duke of Con- naught: The ceremony -- took place in Whitby, and the day. was one of celebrations. The building of this railway which was later extended to Lindsay, a project towards which the village contributed $20,000, meant a great deal to the:community and led to the incorporation of Port Perry as a village in 1872, The road to Lindsay was completed and put into operation in 1877, It con- tinued to serve the district for close to sixty years but in the days of the depression of the thirties, on account of the losses incurred, the railway was aban- doned and ceased to operate and most of the tracks were torn up. Emmers And FEAT ber of Commerce are being fired. For years the Chamber has advocated the expansion of Pal- mer Memorial Park at the foot ef Queen street, the main throughfare in the village The village council has taken steps to further the aims of the Cham- ber and help to beiter the park facilities in the village by clos- chamber officials and like mind- ed residents the village entered into an agreement with the pro- vincial government last year. Mary street and Shanley street will be closed from Wa- ter street to the lake shore and Queen street wi!l be closed from the CNE right-of-way to the waterfront. Village Clerk J; F. Baines that the greater area made ing off the ends of three streets. | With consientious support by | on Motel | 'Cause we're upstairs . . Overnight Rooms * Efficiency Apartments "We're lovely and dry the year round in the centre of town", ee URES: @ Individually air conditioned @ Centrally heated @ Free T.V. : A RESTFUL AND REFRESHING SPOT @ Public Lounge |the village's medical practition- " Efficiencies with electric | ers has been of great assistance kitchen am er T es | to the Chamber in its quest to . | enlarge Palmer Memorial Park. @ Minutes from Lake Scugog | Last year, the provincial gov- @ ernment approved a $2,500 ex- | @ Reasonable Rates Park Expansion fice scur : |/ment beginning. Chamber offic- | als estimate the job can be done The last rounds in a battle; available by the closing of the Sala rego e 7ear OVor Mie Your Host--M's. Suggitt fought by the Port Perry Cham- streets can be fenced off for) 4 : ; QUEEN STREET PORT PERRY 985-2541 special events. | Chamber members also advo- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 10) ' | The first objective is to com-| cated the dumping of fill ma- terial into a lake area adjoining ithe park. At present water lilies) |and weeds clog the water south | waterfront area. After many meetings between | | Chamber officials and represen- tatives of the Ontario Legisla- ture, a Port Perry - Ontario government agreement has now been reached to provide for the filling in of the marsh area and the expansion, to almost double its present size of |the park. The deal provides for a 10- year long - range developement plan, the cost to be shared equally between the municipal- ity and the provincial govern- ' ment. Hon. M. B. Dymond, Ontario 'minister of health and one of | Welcome . O41 Qaerae memmeE «we 9 weegemasenmyreras Breeders of the PTrrrrirerii tt tt tie ULT FASTEST-GROWING, BEST-TASTING . oN S SRN j SOON BR aan: & & | RY boating. See them on display today in our show Now On Display At OMC 1? -17 feet of new boating ideas The OMC 17 is presented In two models, Deluxe and Custom. They're the first 3-point hull runabouts ever designed for family RRO Re rOOMS ... 300-1 BARBECUE CHICKEN arine Storage & Supply Lid. BROOKLIN, ONT. Open Evenings and Weekends 655-3641