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Tor�nto-' The Port
'_1irBi11°Wecllock 461A Toronto ' now ranks third in
The site of Toronto itself cargo tonnage among Canadian
was determined by the presence, lake and se'aports.; and it is
of the harbour which is a smalls anticipated that swabs; the
'bay, about three square miles in deepening of the St. Lawrence
area, shut in. by a• sandy hook canals Toronto will become an
which, has been built from ocean, port in reality.
irnalieria1S... washed to' the west • Toronto is one of Canada's' 2
from the '.Scafbomugtt Bluffs. main - transportation ' . centres.
• Although it ., now has , twos" The excellent harbour has made.
'.114' 'eitrmf a i; 1P''r'rkgriqa21~y`'Oijer 7r' t1 ' ,tSesehtt'$' Csri ,ida� *a
only to the west, Although its ports .visited- rfiostly by lake
shores were shallow, there was boats although there,".are many
a chnnel two , and a half 'ocean vessels that come into
fathoms deep in the entrance...Toronto' through the seaway,
and from three, to four fathmos There is an international airport
�� p
_• of -water in the anehorage +n - lb - trifles north of the c i-ty .
Superhighways (401), converge
on the city from all directions,
and Toronto is a hub of t`h€
nations 2 main railways (C.N.R. •
and C.P.R.). The city's own
..9t4ansp , j„on systsm includes a
riJaway edit-uctecl in 1954.
Halfo-,f`' rrssa,:nyrdsa,:lssis
manufacttriie is -'done within
50 • mile radius.' of Toronto.
Centred at the eity . -are
canneries, floe mills, dairies,
sugar refineries.,. eat packing
plants, breweriesand distilleries.
Household appliances, radio •and
.televison ,equipment and .
agricultural equipment are
manufactured and there are
nine chartered banks and
several insurance and trust
companies -located in Toronto.
The Canadian National
the middle of the bay, making
it the best harbour on the lake
4,,,„pne of the easiest to
defen'"�
r'• Over lthe ye`a`s tke :tar our
has , beeli . changed N at1.y ;4i
18,53 and again iri 1958` great
storms broke through, the bar,
forming" the eastern package.
Both Wand' the western Channel
'have ,been' provided • with
r concrete retaining walls. .The
bay has been dredged and the
shaltow -shores filled in and 2'2
miles of improved concrete
piers erected. The "filled in"
(reclaimed) land -••"'n'o'w
accommodates • two great
railway yards, shipyards, coal
docks, oil and gag- docks and
miscellaneous industries. The
island, " which is reached by
ferries is a great summer resort " Exhibition held here annually is
with parks, cottages, hotels and an agricultural and industrial
beside the western channel a exhibition of . international
modern airport, which in World importance and also contains an
-.War II was used for the training amusement park area.
of Norwegian airmen. Since This bri'ef._ description
1911 the harbour has • been emphasizes the importance and
under the-- contras -Of the value Qf the. harbour: With all' ,
ssToronto Harbour Commission. the manufacturing being done
On the average, 3,000,000 tons here ' materials must be •
. of shipping is handled by the imported and finished goods
port each year. • exported. Road, rail and 'water
The site of the early city .of. and air, all have to play an
Toronto, bordering -the setitsarssrolessso each must have
northern shore of Toronto Bay, excellent facilities in order to
lay entirely within the old bed carry out the tasks necessary
of Lake' Iroquois: The old lake for the .success of. an industrial
plains, Largely floored . with area. The harbours since it''is so '
sandy deposits is about 3 miles . well developed as both a lake
in width and slopes .gently • and an ocean port fulfills this
ft per mile. Along its Facilities:
northward ata rate. of 50 to -60 task:-
Transit' Termin,als;
northern border are .evidences Berths; Railways; , •.,Grain
of "the Old, beach and a steep Elevators; . Storage; Lifting
bluff about 75, feet in height , Equipment.
representing the old -shore, cliff. Services:. Customs;
Beyond this is an undulating Immigration; Agriculture
Kingsbridge
a
s
Vocation Week in
During this week the students
of St. Joseph's Separate School,
Kingsbridge, are putting on a
display of most of the thirty=six
religious communities in the
Diocese of London. Sunday
observed as a World
was
.Day
of
tall plain whose gently rounded Inspectors; 'Bunkering; Piloting;
summit reach. 600' feet' above T'o3'ing; . Repair f;bcilit'its;
• sea level,,or more than 300 feet,.. Transportation;. Srecurity; .
above Lake Ontario. • •— T s?bage; " .sWater; Provisions;
'The Don River 'which enters Recreation. '
the head ,of Toronto Harbour, Problems: Since the harbour
has cut a deep, but flat floored, is frozen in winter months, it
valley through the eastern part cannot compete , with ice -free;
• of the city site, tr ocean ports- except, during
The ' site has furnished' not shipping months. •. •
only, building room but much The dispute between""riada.
of the materials of which the and U.S.' on _Seaway could lead,
city was built.' The old bars to "strangulation" _of 'Toronto
have furnished countless tons of, as a leading harbour. , ,
sand and gravel, while in. the Pollution: Eastern Channel is
ravines were exposed deposits "grossly polluted"; dirty water;
of clay suitable for factories along waterfront pour
brickmaking.garbage directly, ;into the
"Under the' direction of the, harbour; 'ships J - in --harbour
Toronto Harbour commission pollute the
water..
commencing ''in, 1914 the
4/
190,11,�
a. .
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water -front of the city for a An example of the
distance of seven miles has been" importance of the seaway to
transformed; -, nearly 4.5;000 Toronto harbotir, is, in 1958,
lineal feet of wharves have been overseas tonnage handled was
constructed with navigable 288,000, . and nationalities of
depth ranging from 22 to 26 ships calling at the port was 11.
feet; an excellent . but. In 1960,—averseas tonnage
inadequate harbour has.. become , handled was 762,000, and
one' of the most modern and nationalities of ships calling at
efficient on the Great Lakes. theport was 21.
The organizational meeting of-
the
fthe North -Huron 4-1 horse club
Was held at the Department of
Agriculture ' and Food ' building
-on April 30 at f3':30 p.m.
Leonard McGregor' told the
members what the project was
'about and what they ,were
expected to do. He also :gave a
brief•outline on the points,atid-
` on achievement day. He . theri
,showed them how. to keep. their
records.
The election of, officers _went
as follows: "Jim . Brigham, .
president; Henry Fidom,
vice-president; Margaret
Franken, secretary and Linda
Wise and Harry • Franken, press
reporters.
The next meeting will be eld
at the farm of "J tiir -Feankeen ,___
RR 2, Auburn, on May 19 at
8:30 p.rn.
Craft Festival plans
moving ahead steadily
Plans for the Craft Festival in
Lucknow to be held July 30 and
31 in the Arena ogress at a
:good rate.
- At an executive meeting
Saturday night,held ati,the home
oP' Mr. and. 'Mrs. 1'Son -1' einnis,
plans were made to prorriote a
Poster Competition , for grades 1
to 5, from.'S'to "8 and for. .high
ghCiO students.
Prizes valuing $25.00 will be
given for 'bestPosters ativettiOng2
the Festival.' These are toe'"`ilii
bristol board '22" .k 28" and
would have . to be sent or taken.
to Jones Village Shop . in
Lucknow by June 1 for judging.
Over 300 feet of space has
been sold to crafters from all
across Ontario. Demonstrations
will 'also -stake place on the two
days, including weaving,
painting, -quilting; doll: &snaking
and many, many more c>tafts.
Five thousand "folders
advertising the Festival are ready •
for distribution during -the -next
few weeks. tomriteees have
"been -set up to loOOt after baking,
produce, preserves, lucky draw,
hall conveners, parking of cars,
an, old fashioned ice cream
" parlour and, food concessit riis.
Prayer for .Vocations in the
Catholic Churches throughout
the World.
This Thursday a concert,
organized by three students of
Grades 7 and 8 = Delores Neves,
Margaret Franken and Mary
Kingsbridge
Bongertman, will climax this
•week. Best three poems and best
three recitations will be read.
Grades 4, 5 and 6 will be singing
two numbers, one is a special for
Mother's Day. A three act play
- "Looking Ahead" will be
performed by Grades 7 and 8.
Grades 6, 7and 8 will be singing
two numbers, while )Marianne
Frayne, Delores Neves and
Kathy O'Keefe will be singing
"Everything. is Beautiful" and
a Little Kindness"
' 4rpry
The guest speaker ror the
night ,will be Flutex Michael
Prieur from St. Peter's:Seminary
and Director for Vocations in
the Diocese of London'. Msgr. L.
J. Phelan from St. Augustine's
will present the awards for the
best displays. The pianist will be
the school music teacher - Mrs.
Lillian Simpson.
--The- grgairkLers would like to
invite the public to visit the
display, `especially the,.youth',
during this week.
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