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TRUIRSDAY, MAY 24th, 1.956'
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THE GODERIOR_StGICAL-STAR
Ellis -Don Was Contractor
$251000,000. At the present time,
Same Firm Had Other $13,000,000 and has opened a
it is working on projects
branch office in Calgary to handle
worth
its growing business in Western
Canada.
Donald J. Smith was instrument-
al in forming The Ellis -Don Limit-
ed, and he was president from its
A rapidly expanding general Huron County's new C-ourt 'House. inception. His brother, David E.
contracting firm, The Ellis -Don Since its formation on April 15 Smith, was named vice-president,
Limited, of London, was the firm 1951, the firm has been awarded but continued to work with H. G.
chosen for the job of building contracts totalling more than Acres riwfirmCoempnysfirst!orajob was
The was a
Contracts In County
$55,000 contract for a three-room
school. After a month or two,
another school contract was secur-
ed and David Smith resigned his
other position to devote full time
to The Ellis -Don Limited.
The firm's permanent staff now
numbers about 50 employees, but,
counting carpenters, ,hricklayers
and other laborers, the total pay-
roll is frequently in excess of 300
employees. There are five profes-
sional engineers in the estimating
it
ONTARIO
ONTARIO HAILS
COUNTY of HURON
NEW COURT HOtJS
Throughout this grand Province of Ontario,
the marks of progress and- levelopment may be
seen; construction of new buildings and homes
continues. It is well, therefore, that we join with
the good people of the County of Huron in cele-
brating the opening of the new Court House in
the Town of Goderich.
The event is one keeping pace with the
rapid growth and advancement of Huron
County,- and is also important in that it is the
first new Court House to be built in older
Ontario in many years.
Our best wishes are extended to all who
have joined in the creation and construction of
this new building. We are sure that it portends
even greater things to come for the people of
the Town of Goderich and the County of Huron.
Hon. Bryan L. Cathcart, Hon. Leslie M. Frost, Q.C.,
Minister of Travel and blicity, Prime Minister of
Hon. A. Kelso Roberts, Q.C.,
il tiorney-General.
DIVISION OF PU
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THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
department.
Estitnatirt9 Dept.
Head of the estimating depart-
ment is W. A iBleDoeigall, who has
had many years of experience in
construction work. He was with
the Canadian Jridge Company for
seven years before joining The
Ellis -Don Limited.
The Wingham Hospital addition
was completed" recently by the
company and it has now been
awarded the contract for an addi-
tion to Owen Sound General and
Marine Hospital at an estimated
cost of $1,300,000.
The Ellis -Don Limited is erect-
ing five army buildings at Sarcee
Barracks in Calgary at a cost of
$1,500,000, and is handling approx-
imately $6,000,000 worth of work
in the barracks at London and the
C.O. Depot there. It is also build-
ing a nine -storey office building for
Northern Life Assurance Company
in London.
We00 Known On County
Goderich and Huron County is
familiar territory for The Ellis -
Don Limited. It erected the new
office building for Goderich Eleva-
tor & Transit Company and has
handled several projects at Clin-
ton.
It completed the Huron County
Home, the 'Clinton Nurses' Resi-
dence, The Bell Telephone build-
ing in Clinton, the Cookery School
at the RCAF Station in Clinton and
the addition to the school at the
RCAF Station there. The company
was in charge of the erection of
the addition to the high school in
Seaforth.
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It is currently constructing a
new federal building in St. arya
for the Department of Public
Wor%s. It recently Completed a
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face budding for Libby, 11,1CNeall*& nrn Alime,9t AITIFVrw, EV+1,-'1410
Libby in Chatham, ' OthQr . corn 1 Vorporation, aiiit-VaUoy 31et41 Pro-
pantes which bave, employed the 1 ancts in titrathroy.
About 20 trees were
entire
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removed from Court House Park
new landscaping. All of the trees removed were
,
in October, 1955, to prepare the land for an
found to be diseased and rotting inside. The
tree removal ,program was planned to set off the new Court House to better advantage.
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The old Huron County Court House back in the days when the trees in the park were first planted.
the enclosure and also the corner of West Street and -the Square at the left hand side.
Note the high board fence
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