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Wilma Blokhuis, Oakville Beaver, 9 Dec 2009     George Atkins founded Farm Radio International By Wilma Blokhuis SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER George Stuart Atkins, founder of Farm Radio International and a long-time Oakville resident, died Nov. 30 of kidney failure. He was 92. Born on July 1, 1917 in ...

Oakville Beaver, 25 Apr 1973     Planting Canada's emblem The Bronte Horticultural Society will take part in the Arbor Day celebrations next Friday by planting a 12-foot high native Red Maple at Woodside Public Library on Rebecca St. Prior to the planting which is expected to take place at 11 a.m., ...

Dale Wilson, Oakville Beaver, 26 May 1976, B15     Fifty years of beautifying Bronte Inflation may be everywhere, but it hasn't hit the Bronte Horticultural Society. In 1939, 14 years after the society was founded, members paid $1 in dues. Now they pay $1.50. As the Bronte Horticultural Society enters its ...

Oakville Beaver, 29 May 1963     [Photo Caption] SITE OF THE CENTENNIAL GARDEN being planned by Cities Service Refinery at oakville is shown in this aerial view. The refinery administrative block is shown at centre left. Special ceremonies are being planned for the start of the project, which will be completed to mark Canada's ...

Daily Journal Record, Apr 1967     Ardent Horticulturalist Alvin Bumby was presented with the Horticultural Service Diploma for service to agriculture by Mrs. E.R. Measures, president of the Bronte Horticultural Society. The honor can be given to only one person each year and by each society...

Oakville Beaver, 1972     Young green thumbs Gladys Speers Public School students Lisa McCoy (center), 9, and Sharon Whiteley, 9, get a helping hand from Sheila Butler of the Bronte Horticultural Society with their new plant project. The society donated the seeds and pots so the Grade 6 students could ...

P.W. Thompson, Oakville Journal Record, 1963     By P.W. THOMPSON, Journal-Record Staff OAKVILLE - Gorgeous flowers of late summer attracted garden enthusiasts to Hopedale Presbyterian Church hall Saturday evening when the Bronte Horticultural Society held the second part of its 25th annual show. A total of 143 entries were ...

Oakville Beaver, 12 Apr 1967     The Beaver, Wednesday, April 12, 1967 [Photo caption] Alvin Bumby receives Ontario Horticultural Service Diploma at Bronte Horticultural Society meeting (left to right) W.J. Packman, Mrs. E.R. Measures, president, and Bumby. Alvin Bumby Honoured at Bronte Society ...

Daily Journal Record, 1965     FEATURING CLUBS Bronte Horticulturalists Formed Society in 1925 OAKVILLE - The Bronte Horticultural Society was originally started in 1925 but apparently became inactive after a year. A continuous record has been preserved since 1940 with Clayton Rayburn as first ...

    The Bronte Horticultural Society supplied bulbs to Coronation District Girl Guides for planting at Oakville Public Library's Woodside branch.

    The Bronte Horticultural Society supplied bulbs to Coronation District Girl Guides for planting at Oakville Public Library's Woodside branch.

Oakville Beaver, 7 May 1970     Oakvilles, known for crabapples The Bronte Horticultural Society has a project. Some cities are known for their cherry blossoms, some for their lilacs, and others for their tulips. The executive of the Bronte Horticultural Society would like to see Oakville become ...

Oakville Beaver, 28 Jun 1972     THE OAKVILLE BEAVER June 28, 1972 Flower show winners Theme of the Bronte Horticultural Society's June Flower Show held last Wednesday was Songs of Hawaii. The show was held in Hopedale Presbyterian Church, Third Line, and Mrs. R.C. Kennedy convened ...

    TWENTY-NINE GIRL GUIDES DO THEIR GOOD DEED! The Coronation District of the Girl Guides participated in a planting of flowering bulbs in anticipation of Spring 1981. With the co-operation of Barbara McAlpine and Helen Buchanan the planting was done in the landscaped areas of ...

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    [Banner inscription] BRONTE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY [Centre crest inscription] – DONATED BY – C.E. CANSFIELD FOR ANNUAL COMPETITION -PRESENTED TO- THE HOLDER OF THE HIGHEST AWARD —AT— HORTICULTURAL SHOW BRONTE, ONT. [Inscriptions – counter clockwise from top left] 1944 MRS. P.H. McKIM 1945 A. JENNINGS 1946 REV. S. EDWARDS 1947 MRS. ...

Lorraine Court (Lorry), Oakville Beaver, 12 Jun 1976     Robert Hopkins He eulogized his friends so well, now is the time for the mentor. What a loss, we in Bronte and Oakville are experiencing, with the passing of Mr. Robert A. Hopkins. What an enviable, complete life, he lived, and I'm sure he would be the first ...

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Oakville Beaver, Oct 1974     Tree dedication The Bronte and Oakville Horticultural Societies will turn common ground as they plant a tree in memory of one of Oakville's most enthusiastic horticulturalists. The planting will take place Saturday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. at Maple Valley Park in tribute ...

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