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      The video explores the evolution of the Oakville Fire Department from its beginnings as a community service organization to its recognition in 1909 as an official department. It relates the story of Pumper No. 8, the special fire truck that was employed in 1948 to fight the Kendall Leather Factory …

      The video tells the story of one of Oakville’s first firefighting trucks and how its integrity, craftsmanship, and state of the art firefighting capabilities made it into an iconic image of the Oakville Fire Department. It describes how Pumper No. 8 heroically pumped for 30 straight hours in an effort …

      In the video, 97 year-old life-long Oakville resident Roy Kelley recalls how he joined the 1st Oakville Scout troop as a Wolf Cub in 1923, and continued to participate in the Scouting Programme through the 1920s and 1930s. Highlights include memories of camps and activities, the building of the Scout …

 Gibson, Phil, Daily Journal-Record (Oakville, ON), 8 Dec 1967     A Newspaper article explaining the controversy behind the construction of the Oakville Centennial Centre.

 Oakville Journal Record, 23 Feb 1967     A newspaper article updating the public on the progress of the construction of the Oakville Centennial project.

 Haynes, Roy, Daily Journal-Record (Oakville, ON), 11 Dec 1967, p. 1     A clipping from the Daily Journal-Record of a column written about the opening ceremony of the Centennial centre.

 Belford, Murray, The Beaver, 14 Dec 1967     A photo story from The Beaver documenting Earl Rowe's involvement in the opening ceremonies of the Oakville Centennial Centre

 Platiel, Rudy, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) ( CTVglobemedia), Dec 11/67     A newspaper clipping from the Globe and Mail of a column written about the opening ceremony and architecture of the Oakville Centennial Centre.