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Page 2â€"The Times, T Dr. LeGard and his wife Georgina, purchased the large house that became home and veterinary office immediately following Dr. LeGard‘s graduation from the University of Guelph. "There were 2,000 people in Weston at that time," said Dr. LeGard. He remembers a field behind Canadian Gypsum that was a pasture for 35 cows. Each cow belonged to a different family and twice a day Dr. LeGard would see people taking and returning their cow to and from the field. His wife baked a huge birthday cake to honor the first birthday of Humber Hospital in 1951,and in 1941 Dr. LeGard presented an honorary life mom in the Ontarioâ€"V: Doctor Henry Meldrum LeGard celebrated his 50th year in business as owner antd operator of the LeGard Anintal Hospital on Weston Road, Monday, July 9. The long, warm days of summer are really dog days and this little collie type fellow surely would have liked to unbutton his coat to take it off earlier in the week. This wee guy is one of several doggies currently at the Borough of York‘s Animal Control Centre awaiting adoption into a good home. For those who prefer Veterinarians‘s career passes 50 year J % For 27 years Dr. LeGard has been a director of the Weston Recreation Centre, a Lions Club community project. In 1940 he was the worshipful ‘master of Mount Dennis Masonic Lodge and in 1944 was the first principal, Humber Chapter Royal Arch Throughout his career Dr. LeGard has mainâ€" tained a very active role in his profession. He is a past president, life member, secretary treasurer for 14 years, and practice board member for nine years of the Ontario Veterinary Association. An active member of the Toronto Academy of Veterinary Medicine, he also served as treasurer of the Midâ€" Ontario _ Veterinary Association for 15 years. Awarded the Canada Centennial Medal in 1967, Dr. LeGard‘s record of community service is equally impressive. He was the charter president of the Weston Lions Club, serving from 1941 to 1943 and has 31 years perfect attendance. Dr. LeGard was born May 22, 1902 at Flesherton, Ontario. He completed his primary and secondary schooling at Toronto and enrolled in veterinary medicine at Toronto and graduated from Guelph in 1923. He was a member of the first class to graduate from the Ontario Veterinary College after its move to the Guelph Campus 50 years ago. Since graduation Dr. LeGard has remained an active and loyal alumnus, devoting considerable time to strengthening the university. He is a life member and past president of the Ontario Veterinary felines, the centre has a few of those available too. Why not give them a call at 653â€"2700 or â€" better still â€" why not drop in with the kinder and pick out a pet. The centre is located on Municipal Drive â€" between the Centennial and Municipal buildings on Eglinton Avenue West, just past the police station. One of the milestones of a 50 year career was tne awarding of an honorary membership in the Ontario Veterinary Association to Elsie the Cow in 1941. College alumniassociation. Mater Fund Advisory Heisacharterdirector and _ Council. He is also a past president of the founding member of the University of Gueliph Century Club. Alumni Association and | has completed two terms Dr. LeGard and his wife as chairman of the Alma _ have two children, Alfred Jehovah‘s witnesses from the Weston area will be attending their Divine Victory International Assembly at Woodbine Race Track, Toronto, July 25 to 29. They will be joined by an estimated 30,000 delegates from other Ontario comâ€" munities, from _ North Eastern United States, Chile, Brazil, Nigeria, South Africa, Britain, West Gerâ€" many, Jamaica, Barbados, India, Japan, Hawaii and other countries. This Divine Victory Assembly will be one of 30 conventions held in North America during the sumâ€" mer, from Halifax to Panama. The public is invited to attend all the sessions throughout the fiveâ€"day Kingdom. His main interest One of the delegates in York Finch was their arrived at the hospital with a outpatient and emergency severe pain in his leg. He departments. It is Mr. was taken to the emergency France‘s hope that he can department, xâ€"rayed and come up with a complete given emergency treatment new plan for an extention at to relieve the pain. Witnesses meet Mr. Sydney Renton, adâ€" ministrator of York Finch General Hospital, and his staff have been busy recently hosting delegates to the International Hospital Congress held at Montreal. + Visiting were Mr. Edward France, manager and secretary, Western General Hospital, Footscray, Melbourne, Australia who is on a study tour of hospitals in Canada, USA, and the United Kingdom. His main interest in York Finch was their outpatient and emergency departments. It is Mr. France‘s hope that he can come up with a complete new plan for an extention at | YOl}k Finch~ »| plays host DIRTY TRICK Consumers‘ Association of Canada reminds shoppers to be wary of vacuum cleaner suction demonstrations. No machine will remove all dirt in one or two tries. Suspect salesmen who run (two machines and claim the second has superior suction power. Reverse the machines and you get the same results. mark Preparations are well underway for the massive task of providing acâ€" commodation and food for the delegates. convention. * A very important feature of these assemblies will be their instructive content. Four Bible dramas will highlight the application of Bible principles for our day. John and Happy (Mrs. Thomson) and _ five grandchildren. Dr. LeGard continues his active veterinary business with the help of his wife and a small staff.© ‘ Footscray Hospital. With Mr. France was Mr. J. Alaerets of Belgium. On Wednesday, June 27, the staff received a delegation of fourteen from Denmark and Sweden, headed by Mr. Stengaard Hansen, director of municipal hospital service, Copenhagen. With him were the director‘s of nursing, administrators _ and engineers,