Society News & Updates November Guest Speaker We are grateful to Jay Young for coming out to share an Archives of Ontario presentation called "Dear Sadie, Loves, Lives & Remembrances from WW1". Jay's stories included a love tale told through corresponding love letters of two young Canadians sent back and forth between the war front in France and the homefront in Toronto. This timely presentation came mere days before the centennial anniversary of the armistice and acted not only as a story of local history, but as a reminder that those who fought in the world wars each had families and loved ones who cared deeply for them, and each made individual sacrifices for our country's freedom. You can see the whole story here: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/ww1/when-harry-met-sadie.aspx Repairing the Fourteen Mile Creek Spillway Foundation, Dundas St., October 2018 Although the base of the Creek spillway was rebuilt only two years ago when the entire street was revamped, the intense, short downpours recently experienced required repairs and changes to be made to handle the water flowing out of the dam pond under Dundas Street. At our last "Archives Open" of 2018, we saw Gazzola Paving, Cambridge Concrete Pumping and the street Landscaper onsite. The Landscaper has also just redone the landscaping which divides the left turning lane of Dundas Street from eastbound traffic closer to Bronte Road. Unfortunately, I do not remember the name of the Landscaping company which is based in Hamilton and for which the person in the yellow vest works. Note by A. Choate Little. 1910 Report of the Palermo Sidewalk Commissioners TTHS member Fred Vansickle brought us a 4 page "Special Report of Palermo Sidewalk Commissioners for 1910". To give an idea of the importance of sidewalk and road care before people and cars required better solutions, Albert (called Ab) Hughes recalled in an interview (a separate internet record in the TTHS collection) that most 2 http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/explore/online/ww1/when-harry-met-sadie.aspx