The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

, Continued on Page 16. On July l, 1856 celebrations in Weston heralded the opening of the Grand Trunk line through Weston. The Grand Trunk Rail- way soon became the most A few years later Weston was considered as a station for the new Grand Trunk Railway. Weston citizens were eager to have the railway come through the town. However difficulties arose and a rivalry started up when Mr. John Scarlett made an offer to the railway company in an effort to persuade them to build through on the west bank of the Humber. For a while it looked bad for the town but Weston finally won out. Farmers found it ideal for tranSportation of produce and supplies to and from Toronto. The Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway was commonly called the Oats, Straw and Hay' Rail- way. It later changed its name to the Northern Railway of Canada. To be a station on the railway lines was a terrific growth factor to the Town of Weston. The first railway to come through Weston was the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway built through the town in 1853. It helped consider- ably to increase the efficiency of the mail service, previously handled by the stage coaches. Humber's story began just after World War II when veterans returned home, returned to jobs and families, and began building new lives. Suburban growth exploded and with it came the need for an outlying hospital to serve the town of Weston and adjacent areas. Humber Memorial came into existence because of the hard work of a public-spirited group of citizens who recognized the need for a hospital and had the determination to turn an idea into reality. Built at 200 Church Street: a 55-bed hospital with two operating rooms, an emergency treatment room, two delivery rooms and a 22-cubicle nursery. As one walks through Humber Memorial Hospital today, the 55-bed hospital on Church Street that opened in November 1950 seems both long ago and far away. Inspiration for the hospital's development came from a group of community spirited citizens. Humber Memorial was built in 1950 to serve a community; it grew to keep up with an expand- ing population. Sense of community continues to support the hospital, both from within and without. Today, even with 352 beds, Humber Memorial is small enough for patients, physicians and staff to know each other. At the same time, the hospital is large enough to be involved in many areas of specialized care that Humber in now identified as bg . . . more than a community hospital." From the beginning more than 30 years ago, the story of Humber Memorial Hospital has been one of community service. by Claudia Anderson, Director of Community Relations RAILWAYS IN WESTON Railway's of 1800's Make Weston Boom Community Service Top Pridrity At Humber Memorial Hospital Foundry, Weston Road, across the street from Coulter Ave. Main St., 1904. By 1967 still another major expansion was being planned. Everyone associated with Humber Memorial remembers the mid-70's as a time of bricks, mortar, some confusion, -- a time when re- sources were strained, and yet a time when everyone rallied to provide continuing patient care in the face of a major building project. A welMeveloped and organized Registered Nursing Assistants' School conducted by the hospital proved successful, providing the hospital with a continuing supply of trained auxiliary nursing personnel. And in September 1965 the Osler School of Nursing enrolled its first class of students. Its permanent building, adjacent to Humber Memorial, was completed as the '60s drew to a close. In addition, a 20-bed children's ward was opened on the second floor, with an additional 27 beds designated for obstetrical and gynecological cases. By 1963 the hospital had 344 beds, 476 employees and 13 departments; in 1980 it had 352 beds, approxi- mately 700 full-time employees, and 170 admitting physicians. By the beinning of the"60s, Humber Memorial was into its second expansion program and by April 1962, patients were accom- modated on the top floor of the six-storey tower wing. In success- ive months the remaining floors of the tower addition were opened, providing 180 new beds, half for medical services and half for surgical. Five years later it was neces- sary to add another 60 beds. A one-storey double corridor wing with new maternity facilities opened in 1955. So the Humber story has been one of a building - pushing out, growing upward, expanding, changing. But most of all, it's been the story of people - from members of the Rotary Clubs of Weston and Mount Dennis who dedicated themselves to building Toronto's first suburban hospital, to doctors who have served the community with com- mitment and skills, to staff who have formed lasting links with the community of patients they serve, to Humber Memorial Auxiliary members who have offered hours of volunteer service and on-going financial support. Acquisition of a CT Scanner in the late 1970's, purchased without government assistance, enhanced Humber's physicians ability to diagnose and treat. Humber Memorial has the only CT scanner in the northwest Metropolitan Toronto and offers use to nearby hospitals. Service cost, estimated at almost $170,000 for 1981, is supported entirely by the hospital. Actual construction began September 23, 1974. The new wing, more than doubling the existing floor space and providing extensive new facilities, was completed in 1976; renovations to the older structure came after- ward with everything just about ready when the hospital officially was opened and re-dedicated on November 11, 1977, 27 years after the first dedication. Dr. Gale has made a lasting contribution to the West Park Hospital and Weston by his book, and his devoted work at the hospital. Interview with Dr. Godfrey Gale To obtain a copy of Dr. Gale's book, The Changing Years, write to: West Park Hospital, 82 Buttonwood Avenue, Toronto, M6M 2J5. Over at West Perk Hospital, people can be seen hurrying around because a movie is being made about the ordeal of the hostages in Iran. The movie stars Gordon Pinsent as ambassador Ken Taylor, who smuggled 6 Americans to safety. I asked "Can you tell me some of the history of West Park Hospital?" He replied, "It started out as a tuberculosis sanatorium called "The Toronto Free Hospital for the Consumptive Poor". After some years of operation, its name was changed to West Park Hospital because tuberculosis cases had really decreased in Canada. Dr. Gale started working in the hospital in 1947 under Dr. C.A. Wicks, who was head of the staff of doctors working in the hospital. Now retired, Dr. Gale is keeper of the archives at West Park Hospital. Dr. Gale wrote his book, The Changing Years, about two years ago. When asked, "Does it help a patient to know he or she is in a modern building, with the utmost care around them?" He replied, "Yes, because they have the bepefit of modern equipment". There has been tremendous progress made in the fight against tuberculosis, a barely known disease these days, but a devast- ation in years gone by. Reflections of Hospital History, West Park Hospital by Hughie Montgomerie In interviewed Dr. Godfrey Gale recently about his book, The Changing Years, and his involvement in the West Park Hospital. If you were expecting or ill in the early '40's, you had your baby, or tonsils or appendix removed at the Weston Maternity Hospital, located where the present post office is located. All other cases went to the city. Maplehurst Maternity Hospital, corner of John and Rose- mount took over until Humber Memorial hospital was opened in 1950. West Park Hospital Was Toronto Sanitorium St. Philip's Church burned to the ground in May, 1880 and for the next six years the parishioners attended services at the Dr. J ohn- son's chapel. A split in the con- gregation occurred in October, 1893. By 1868/60 boys were enrolled and the school was housed at 56 King Street. The school was moved to its present location in Port Hope in 1871. St. John's Church separated from the Parish Church of St. Philip's, and soon after, Mr. Rob- jent persuaded the church wardens to move the church to a more central location. Although negoti- ations for a new site dragged on, a start was made before spring thaw by moving the church on rollers down Main Street. Subsequently, the church was encased in brick and given addi- tional improvement, but the nucleus of St. John's Church is the original St. John's Chapel of Ease. St. Philip's parishioners, un- happy with these developments resolved to rebuild their church on its original site. By October 1894, they had completed a new church and reestablished their congregation. A parish hall was added in 1955. In April 1864, Dr. Johnson proposed the school come under the supervision of Trinity Univer- sity and that it be called Trinity College School. The half-basement of the Rectory Road Parsonage was outfitted as a schoolroorn in May, 1865, and the large upper room served as a dormitory. - The was was obstructed by a telegraph line and the structure had to sit until arrangements would be made. Unfortunately the spring thaw came and the building bogged down in the street. It was pulled off the right-of-way to a piece of unoccupied land be- side the street and left sitting at a slight angle. It was never moved from that site. it was moved to a Musson family building, formerly run by the Widow Ward as a tavern. " continued from page 2. St. Philip's Church Established . . . the CENTENNIAL page 15