Letter
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| Nom de l'objet : | Letter |
| Titre : | Letter to Mary Fix from Anthony Adamson |
| Numéro d'accession : | BR2009.20.114.1-18 |
| Date de début de production : | 1953 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1953 |
| Description : | A two page letter typed on white paper, addressed to Mary Fix, Deputy Reeve and Members of Council. It is from Anthony Adamson, Reeve of Toronto Township. It is dated July 14, 1953. The letter is followed by a sixteen page document, summarizing: a) the A. V. Roe Water Agreement by John Argo; b) Opinion of Mr. Entwistle on the agreement; c) Opinion of Mr. Mason on the agreement; d) Opinion of Mr. Arnold on the Agreement; e) Letter of Mr. Mason to Mr. Crawford Gordon; f) Letter of Mr. Aitcheson to the Reeve, May 20, 1953; g) Letter of Mr. Aitcheson to the Reeve, June 8, 1953; h) Letter of the Reeve to Mr. Golden, July 13, 1953; i) Brief financial statement; j) Suggestions for modification of the agreement by Mr. Argo (letter); k) Suggestions for the basics of a new agreement by the Deputy Reeve; l) Suggestions for the modification of the existing agreement by the Reeve. |
| Fonctions : | In 1945 A. V. Roe acquired Victory Aircraft in Malton, Ontario (Canada's largest aircraft manufacturer) and became known as A. V. Roe Canada Limited. Within thirteen years, the company reached the top 100 companies in the world, employing more than 50,000 workers. It is best known for the CF-105 Arrow (or Avro Arrow), one of the most highly advanced aircraft in 1957. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada Part of Mary Fix's papers. Part of Mary Fix's papers. Mary Fix was born in Ottawa in 1896. She graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1918 and became the first woman lawyer in Ottawa. As a woman lawyer she did not get important cases so she went into business and became a buyer for a clothing store in Ottawa. She married Albert Fix in 1931 and settled in Toronto Township. While living in Toronto Township she wrote magazine articles and raised show dachshunds until her husbands passing in April of 1945. After Albert's death she became interested in local politics and in 1953 she became Deputy-Reeve of Toronto Township, the first woman to enter politics in the township. She was elected Reeve in 1955 and re-elected in 1957 and 1958. In 1959 she became the first woman Warden of Peel County, and was again elected Reeve in 1961. She was also a member of the Library Board and a founding member of the Toronto Township Historical Society which helped restore and govern the Bradley House Museum. |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Mississauga |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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