Ontario Department of Highways celebrates 100 years.
/May 1917 Marmora Herald
"Mr. Hulin has purchased an auto which will take the place of the horse-drawn stage for carrying mail and passengers between Stirling and Marmora. Those who have occasion to travel between the two places will find the auto a big improvement over the old stage."
The paper also reported that C.N.R. Agent, Ernest Bell and Dr. Crawford were the very first ones in the Marmora area to have motorized cars.)
It was July 1, 1927 when the driver's license was introduced in Ontario. The Marmora Herald reported on June 2, 1927
"Every person driving a motor car in Ontario will be required to carry a driver's license after July 1st. The fee will be $1.00 and the license will be valid until the end of 1928."
But Ontario was not the first to come up with the idea. On August 1, 1910, after an increase in motor vehicle accidents, North America's first licensing law went into effect in the US state of New York. In July 1913, the state of New Jersey became the first to require all drivers to pass a mandatory examination before receiving a license.
In 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Transport, which started with a staff of 35 in 1916, was 100 years old.
"Village councilor Gordon Bennet pushes the button which started the operation of the new traffic lights at the main intersection in Marmora. Looking on is Les McKeown. The arrival of the lights was well received by village drivers."
After the #7 Highway was established in 1934, the building, which became the TD bank, was a gas station. Note the pump and Imperial Oil sign on the right.
Elsie Tandy Logan 1950-52 Shannick, sent to us by Dennis Logan
John Callaghan, son of Thomas Callaghan, married Jean Morgan 1920. (Sent by Lynda Szmyr
Evelyn shaw davidson age 3 sent by Katelyn Marie Whybrew
Mabel Derry and Clare Campion, 1929
Jean Callaghan, wife of Jonh Callaghan sent to us by LYnda Szmyr
samuel davidson, sent by Katelyn Marie Whybrew
samuel wm narrie and daughter-in-law, Naomi Lowery
RON BARRONS WROTE: This is the second car that I can recall my father as owning. It's a 1937 Chev which my father had bought from Chuck Chard. It was of extra length and had two fold down seats attached to the back of the front seats. Chuck used it previously to bus high school students to Havelock.. interesting in this photograph is the hydro pole in the background. That electrical service came to the Vansickle Road in 1949, the year of the photograph. The wires to our farm had not yet been installed. They were installed later that year.
