THE ALDERWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Invites you to attend our next meeting

MONDAY NOVEMBER 17TH., 2008

IT IS OUR

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

at
The FRANKLIN HORNER COMMUNITY CENTRE
432 HORNER AVENUE
in
ROOM 105
at
7:00 PM

ON

OUR GUEST SPEAKER FOR THE EVENING IS
TED WICKSON

Some of you may remember that Ted delivered
an interesting talk about 150 Years of Public Transit to us,
a couple of years ago.
This year he will be delivering a presentation called

TORONTO THEN AND NOW.

For further information please call
Paul O'Connor at 416-251-9077

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THE ALDERWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

AUTUMN 2008 NEWSLETTER

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ANNUAL MEETING

 Well it is that time of the year again to get together
for our annual meeting. Our speaker will be Ted Wickson.
Some of you may remember that Ted delivered an interesting talk
about 150 Years of Public Transit to us, a couple of years ago.
This year he will be delivering a presentation called
TORONTO THEN AND NOW. It will be at our usual meeting place, The Franklin Horner Community Centre, 432 Horner Avenue,

Room 105, on Monday November 17^th at 7 PM.

 You are probably wondering why we did not meet in October. The answer is very simple. I have had a very difficult time lining up a speaker. Let's face it; no one wants to go to an annual meeting if there isn't a speaker. How hard could it be? Here are a few examples. One wanted a large amount of money to speak to us. Another had a death in the family and was still dealing with that. My favourite was the gentleman who was moving in November but he had to ask his wife. You could tell that he genuinely wanted to address us. When I talked to him later on, I advised him that we had found a speaker but maybe he could speak to us in January, once we got a few things straightened out. He was quite happy with that because he would be on paternity leave at that time! I wondered if he has shared that idea with his wife.

RECENT HISTORY

 Congratulations must be extended to Jason Burnett, of Alderwood.
This last summer Jason won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.
The twenty-one year old won it for his performance on the trampoline.

 Many of you will remember Lou Cauz.
He addressed our society on two occasions and helped unveil
the historical plaque commemorating the Long Branch Race Track.
Lou has been a sports reporter, commentator, author and historian.
This past summer Lou was inducted into the Canadian Horse
Racing Hall of Fame, so we extend our sincere
congratulations to Lou.