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[Welland Tribune, 29 January 1909]
The Tribune is pleased to welcome to our town Mr. F.B. Gourlay, son of Mr. S.P. Gourlay of St. Catharines who will shortly open a business on East Main street. Mr. Gourlay, who is by no means a stranger to Welland, has closed arrangements with Messrs. Goodsir & Waite for the immediate occupancy of their recently vacant store, and in a few days will have it stocked with material for the carrying on of plumbing and heating and gas business and we trust that this enterprise will meet with much success, which, with the name of “Gourlay”, therewith associated, and the facilities for good work, which is always assured, will no doubt result in a flourishing business being acquired.
Of late years a considerable part of the plumbing and heating of some of the larger institutions of Welland have been done by Mr. S. P. Goulay, and of which work “our” Mr. Gourlay was in charge; the quality of material used and the character of the work done are substantial testimonials of reliability and thoroughness.
Mr. Gourlay will make a good citizen and is encouraged by the present progressive condition of Welland. He says, “I am making Welland my home, and want to see it grow still further, will do my share in that respect, and want to grow with it.” That’s the sentiment we like. Let us all continue to work for a greater Welland.
J.J. HAFFEY ELECTED CHAIRMAN
[Welland Tribune, 22 January 1909]
The question of increased school accommodations was briefly discussed.
Mr. Flower said the present fourth ward school will not accommodate all the 1st and 2nd book pupils in that ward. Second book pupils have been taken to central school twice, and still the school is overcrowded. A two-room school will serve ward 4 and the central, he thought, could serve ward 3.
The buildings and grounds committee was instructed to report on enlargement of fourth ward school.
Mr. Haffey reported that it would cost about $5 a week to have kindergarten pupils transported from the fourth ward to central school. It was suggested that it would be about as cheap to open up a west side kindergarten with an afternoon session, so that one teacher would handle both classes, and that this would be much more satisfactory. The kindergarten is so large it will have to be divided anyway.
The committee was also asked to report on this matter.
EXAM PAPERS
Principal Flower asked for the addition of a duplicator to the equipment for printing examination papers. He recommended a Rotary Meostyle which would print from manuscript.
The supply committee was instructed to purchase same.
Board adjourned at 10 o’clock.
NIAGARA FALLS TOWN
[Welland Tribune, 13 July 1900]
Sunshine or rain, wind, heat or cold, have no effect toward completion of the electric street railway. Half a dozen gangs are now working on different parts of the line. The poles are nearly all up down town, and the careful and efficient manner in which they have been put in is a credit to those who had the work in charge and to the Niagara, St. Catharines and Toronto Company. On part of Erie avenue the poles have had to be set in the pavement, which has been done very neatly and carefully. All surplus and waste material is carefully gathered up and removed and the workmen leave the streets in as good or better shape than they found them. The poles are now being planted along the line to the South. On Victoria avenue the space on the outside of the track has been neatly levelled and graded, and presents a better appearance than it ever did before. All street crossing have been put in good shape, and all decayed planks and timber have been replaced by new lumber.
Connection has been made between the power house at Stamford and the N.F.P. and R. Ry power house at the Falls, and the power from the latter is being used to run machinery in the former until its own engines can be got into running order. F.W. Carter has charge of the electrical department at this end of the line.
The first electric car over the line from St. Catharines to Niagara Falls was run on Wednesday morning. It brought a load of workmen for the Falls View line, and made very good time. A regular service will be put on very soon.
[Evening Tribune, 24 March 1954]
With the celebration of Woolworths first 75 years, Canada’s own Woolworth’s marks its 57th anniversary. It was founded April 30, 1897 when S. H. Knox opened his first store in Toronto. Not long afterward, E.P. Charlton opened a store in Montreal.
Canada was quick to accept the idea of the variety store, and at the inception of F.W. Woolworth, Co., in 1912, the company had 31 stores in the Dominion. At the close of the present anniversary year, 170 Woolworth stores will be in operation in Canada, located in all provinces except Newfoundland.
The growth of Canada’s own Woolworth’s is but a reflection of the growth of the company itself. In a century that has been characterized by industrial development, the industrialization of Canada still stands out as a notable achievement. When Woolworth’s opened in Canada at the close of the nineteenth century, Canada was primarily an agricultural nation. Today, although she remains an agricultural giant, Canada ranks among the great industrial nations of the world.
And her growth is probably only beginning. Blessed with an abundance of such vital natural resources as oil and uranium, Canada is generally regarded by authorities as one of the most promising economic frontiers.
F.W. Woolworth Co., Limited of Canada is an integral part of F.W, Woolworth Co. It receives the support and benefit of the total resources of the parent company. At the same time, Woolworth’s in Canada is entirely Canadian in operation. That is, it is managed and staffed by Canadians at all levels; all purchases are made in Canada; and all but a small percentage of goods sold are of Canadian origin. At all times the Canadian company is represented in the management of the parent company by a Canadian member on the board of directors.
The employees of Canadian Woolworth’s enjoy the same benefits and protections as those of the company in the United States: vacations with pay, Christmas bonuses, participation in the pension plan, and eligibility for help from the employees’ employment fund. Store managers and executive personnel at all levels are eligible for profit sharing. They also enjoy the benefits of the group life insurance and disability policy.
Woolworth’s stores in Canada are in general, worthy representatives of the great country they serve. They have gone the same evolution in policy and the same improvement in physical characteristics as their counterparts in the United States. As the economy of the Canadian nation continues to expand in the years ahead, F.W. Woolworth’s Co., Limited will undoubtedly assume an even more prominent role in the Woolworth organization as a whole.
Woolworth’s is justifiably proud to be a contributor, in small part at least, to Canada’s emergence as the bulwark of the British Commonwealth of nations and as a world power in her own right. Canada’s Woolworth’s is ready for the future.
MANAGER IS KEY
The basic operating unit of F.W. Woolworth’s is the individual store. Therefore, upon the manager of the store-singly and collectively-rests the basic responsibility for the success of the entire organization.
The importance of the store is historic. ______.
[Evening Tribune, 24 March 1954]
After 36 years of service to shoppers at the corner of East Main street and Cross street, Woolworth’s move tomorrow into a luxurious new building on East Main street coinciding with the 75th birthday of the Woolworth organization.
The magnificent new Woolworths is a shopper’s “dream come true” where housewives, and indeed every member of the family, will receive prompt and efficient service at the 1,100 feet of counters. Designed for speedier shopping, the new building has many new and novel features which will make shopping a pleasure.
The old Woolworth’s opened on May 1, 1918, and through the years has given excellent service. But the many improvements installed in the new Woolworth’s buildings erected since, have made the present premises old-fashioned, so last August work started on the erection of a new store.
The buildings facing on East Main street were demolished to make room for the store, and the R. Timms Construction and Engineering Company of Welland erected the new modern building in a very short time.
First things that customers will notice on entering the new store is the lighting, for the whole shopping floor is brilliantly illuminated with daylight lighting. In addition to the usual “hollow square” shopping counters, there are several new counters of revolutionary design at which the sales girl stands outside the counter. Stationed at various points over the store are wrapping stations, where customers can have their goods wrapped and pay for them there too.
A welcome addition is a modern lunch counter, with 56 feet of counter space. Here customers can stop for a snack or have lunch. All food is prepared and baked on the premises daily in a large modern kitchen. All fittings on the lunch counter are of stainless steel.
Another new feature is a shoe department for ladies and children where high class shoes can be obtained. There is also a pet shop department, (Miki Sheils ran this department in the back of the store for many years) and a horticultural counter. Wide spacious aisles ensure that there will be no crowding.
The entire building is air conditioned and has been finished in light colored materials and paints. Downstairs most of the floor space has been given over to storage, with the various goods kept in steel bins. A two-way electric conveyor belt leads from street level, for easier handling of goods. There are also spacious restrooms for the staff and public and employees lounge for the staff of 50, is tastefully decorated and fitted with easy chairs and a radio.
Cooperating with Ray Beattie, the popular manager of the store, are William Ross of the Woolworth construction department in Toronto, Ray Bridle, supervisor of the London district for Woolworth’s and F.L. Gooderham, Toronto, the store opening supervisor for Canada. These four men have been on hand to prepare for the opening of the store tomorrow.
A welcome guest at the opening will be A. B. Munro, the manager of the Welland store from 1929-33, who was raised in Welland. He is now assistant general manager of the Woolworth stores in Canada. In 1953 his position was taken over by Ray Beattie, who has remained as manager of the local store ever since. In his 21 years of service Mr. Beattie has been actively associated with the life of the city, and has done valuable community service with the service clubs and other organizations.
The general contractors for the building were the R. Timms Construction and Engineering Limited who have recently moved into new offices on Lincoln street, West.
“It has been our pleasure to carry out some of the finer buildings in Welland during the past few years such as the new post office, the addition to the Welland County courthouse and the modernization and remodelling of the two Loblaws stores,” said R.H. Timms, vice-president.
“The new Woolworth store is another step in the improvement and expansion of downtown Welland,” he said.
Other firms who participated include, E.S. Fox, plumbing and heating systems, Trans –Canada Fixtures, Libby Air-Conditioning, Ontario and Fulsom Electric Limited, Niagara Falls electrical engineers and contractors.
The interior and exterior mill work was supplied by Niagara Lumber and Planing Mill products of Welland.
A feature of the opening will be the budgie and pet display by the Bio-Vin Company of St. Thomas. There is a special offer in connection with the engineers opening. Besides their fine line of budgies and canaries, the Vio-Bin Mill firm has a country wide reputation for all kinds of pet foods and supplies.
Welland Dairy Limited are supplying the milk for the lunch counter and Canada Bread Limited have the contract for bakery products.
[Welland Tribune January 28, 1947]
Proprietors of the Majestic Grill East Main street, have purchased the building occupied by Loblaws Groceteria Limited, situated on the south side of East Main street. The former owner was Mrs. Blake Booth of Aqueduct street. Loblaws Groceteria Ltd. will later this year move to new quarters on East Main street.
The manager, Chris Dimitroff, would not reveal the purchase price but he told the Tribune that renovations and the work of re-fashioning the former groceteria into what he stated would be one of the most modern and up to date restaurants in this part of the Niagara peninsula would cost between $20,000 and $25,000. He was unable to state when the work would be completed because of the uncertain state of building operations. The new restaurant, he said, would seat approximately 100 persons at a time. And the upper floor will be devoted to catering to wedding and other parties and groups. It is the intention to maintain the present grill on the north side of the street.
The owners of the Majestic Grill are Chris Dimitroff, William Tallis and Harry Lombro, and it is expected that John Tallis also of Welland will become a fourth partner within the next few months.
The present owners purchased the goodwill of the present restaurant from G. Gettas in 1937, and the name of the establishment was then changed from “The Appolo Restaurant” to “Majestic Grill.”
Thomas Clark
[Date Unknown]
*Mary Luska’s is one of those special spots I remember with great fondness. Truly miss her store.
During this holiday season many homes in Welland are decorated both inside and out to celebrate the Christmas holidays.
Mary Luska, owner of Mary Luska Interiors, has made elaborate changes to her home at 165 Edgar Street in Welland.
Virtually all the rooms in this historic house have been decorated to give a warm feeling of the Christmas spirit.
All of the decorations have been designed by Mrs. Luska and placed throughout the house so that each room brings out a warm and open atmosphere and allows one to share the meaning of Christmas and appreciate their surroundings.
The Luska home has a unique history which dates back to 1796. The land on which the home is now situated was part of a large tract of land granted to Captain Thomas Welch on June 22, 1796 by King George III.
In July, 1870, James H. Price bought 30 acres of the original tract and farmed and lived on that land. Henry W. Macoomb, father of former Welland mayor, Gabriel J. Macoomb, at the time related that when he was a boy, he and some of this friends went on sleigh-ride parties to the Price Home, now the Luska home.
In 1913, Plan Number 50 of the north-west area of the town of Welland, entitled the Parkway Heights Plan was registered in the Welland County Registry Office. The lands shown on the plan which now include the home owned by Edward and Mary Luska which was the Price farm-house, also created Price Avenue, Lillias Street, Edgar Street and other thoroughfares named in honor of the members of the Price family.
In the fall of 1986 the former Price farm-house was remodelled by Edward and Mary Luska to a beautifully created residence.
In the holiday period the once historic home reflects its past to give the viewer a look into the past and present of many Christmas season.
[Welland Tribune, 29 March 1984]
An important milestone in Welland’s education history was reached in the mid-1920s with the start of bilingual education in the city. In 1926, there were 150 French speaking pupils attending classes at a private school connected with Sacred Heart Church. The school board, after receiving approval from the education ministry, initiated classes in French and in 1932, classes were offered in a building which became known as Coronation School.
By Grace Beauchamp
Tribune Staff Writer
[Welland Tribune, 16 August 1989]
Port Colborne-The mood is quiet and people are still in shock after the announcement Monday that Sunbeam Shies will close, an employee says.
“It came as a complete shock,” Lawrence Bertin, an employee of 15 years, said, “It hurts –I just bought a house.”
Bertin said rumors have been circulating among employees for a number of years, but “it gets to the point where you disregard them.”
Although Bertin has made no plans of yet, he says he’ll probably have to go out of town to find work.
The reason for the closing, he said, was “They told us there was too much debt.”
Employees were informed of the closing at about 1.30 p.m. Monday afternoon.
“They want us to stay on and finish the orders,” he said, adding that the company will be settling up a $200,000 fund for those workers who stay until the end.
He added,” But if you leave before the end you won’t get anything.”
Bertin who works in shipping, expects work to be completed by the end of October and says he’ll probably stay until the end.
Jim Leveille, who has worked at the plant for five years, said, “I knew it was going to happen, it was just a matter of time.”
“I’m shocked –what else can you be,” he said. “We knew it was slow, but we really didn’t think this was going to happen.”
Neither of the employees have their licences, making the circumstances more difficult.
Leveille added, “If you get a job out of town, you have to move.”
Move Suggested to Tide Over Present Situation-Question of Renting Building Discussed
[The Welland-Port Colborne Evening Tribune, 29 April 1931]
Partial Article
Joint committees of the Board of Education and city council as suggested at the meeting, Tuesday evening of last week, met in the city hall, last night, to further discuss the request of the Welland Board of Education for $32,500 with which to build four additional rooms at Empire school to relieve present crowded accommodations.
The meeting was in the nature of a round table conference and considerable discussion followed. Finally it was decided by motion that the joint committee should recommend to the Board of Education the opening of the Aqueduct Street school to tide over the present situation.
Mayor Fred J. Bradley, Alderman H.H. Hilder, James A. Hughes, Frank Springer, John R. Joyce, and City Solicitor, D.D. Gross represented the city council at the joint session while the representatives of the board of education consisted of Trustee Harry W. Macoomb, board chairman, John Young, J.J. Raffey, W.J. Thomas, James Atherton and School Inspector, John Flower. …..
Citing the fact that the renting of any building would be just a temporary measure to relieve the present situation, Trustee Macoomb declared the remedy was to build an eight-room school in Ward two. Several desirable sites were available, he stated. An eight-room school would take care of all the overflow of pupils for five years, he pointed out, adding the board could fill three rooms by September and a fourth room by easing off the overcrowded classes.
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