D r n i d ~ A c ~ @ Thunder Bay* Ontario

1998

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Table of Contents

2. The Evolmtion of Locd at the Lak- a m m t i o m of Loca

3. Faiium of the 19- PIebbdte R h d q In The W q of

List of m~b

...................................................................... The t-pb- 1 4

WauPm Street Conttwasy .................................................... 70

The Lakehead . M cInCJn. McGregor. 9nd àdcl‘avis h. ............... 101

............................... Pro- Boriidy For Lakehead CiQr. *.*137

Introducti09= Local Gmanment in Ontario and at the ï,akchcaâ

and the nnar?mttan of the township of Neebhg and M c f n t g n to the

ner city was qui* acted upon by the Ontario govci~o~ent. A ncw

dty, Thunder Bay, ru cmatd on Jmtmy 1,1970.

Whne thrn thesis wiîï fbms on the aituation Of the Lakehead, it îs

important to nolirc tbat the etruchare of locpl gwemment at the

Lakchcaâ mm determined by Ontario's M d c i p a i Act. This chaptcr

rfll prwide a brldhistorp of local gwuxmcnt in Ontado and its

pmccsscu in his book Cl0ridi.p H u n i d d Govunmuat (Tomnto:

ad- a part of one mnnfcipaiity, &mm@pmntion c0nsi.t. of jo- of mugîng the rhole of tno or man mtlntdpaiities.*

of ail the municipal g- in those areas.* The local

%liagara Region RtVic11 Commisaion. Report and R t ~ o m m ~ t i o ~ ~ (Tomnto= QUC?EII'S Pnnter for Ontado, 1989). p. 18.

%iod D. Fdd- "ProvinciPl-Mainicipl R d a t i ~ In Ontado: An Exadnadon of gdected Aspects- in L.D. Feldmnn and M.D.

3* edftion (Toronto: Meümen Publications, 1976). p. 28û.

(Toronto: Vpn NostrPnd Rdnhold LW. 1980). pp. 152463.

'Gfmlon BrocL. The Rwhtcc of Northeip OntPno (Cobaik Book show 1978). p. 6. B e 8- thit qt ha8 b a n

"id.. p. 19. Annaation and tamalg-on may have increased the dws tu base, but the tu base of the amme shrrnt

D e v ~ ~ in the area of -on prwide an example:

vdztcte ume in reaidMIttnf nrii.hbnnrhniulr amâ the possîbïe

A.Ontariobecamemon~.nizedldg~att8hadtochange

to meet the cornplex chillcages thot they fPa&

The fimt stcp tmuQ orltuing local gwemmcnt to mat the

chaîîcnga!s poad by h c m u d orbanbation taoL pîacc in 1964 rith

the estabUshiPent of the M t d d p a U ~ of Metropoîitan ~omnto." The

and Municimai Oipanization (giiit.ton: The hmtitutt of L o d

meLropolitsu~ govemment umsbthg of the CitJ of Toronto anâ the

pmducîng etridias on the Municipal Act and Relrted Acts(the Beckett

'%id.. p. 12.

"-ie. p. 24.

J- Y R c @ ~ d Govemment rnd Deveîopmentm. pp. 152-153.

Report. rtlea8ed in 1067, rmt as tPr as to rccommend the M o n of

that of m a q otha commamitics in Ontado. The distinctive f- of

iurpmnni9n Company of Canada Limiteci, 1976). p. 186.

==Ibid.

IbHenry J. Jacck, Y R c g i d Gammment and I)GVelopmentW.

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dtics, ForC Wtlll.m and Port ArUioue2' They rere similu in size and

these two ddea dcvdopcd n a to cach other for moclt of a antPry

in the hrmatîon of Thunder Bay in 1970.

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awh other w a ~ the location of the CModtin Padbtc Raiïway tamiPail

'dEiinbeth Arthur. ~ m c t i o n w , Thander Bay District 1821- 1892: A Collection of DocomepSlr (Tom~to: Univusity of Toronto W. 1975). p. .d.

%id.. p. xcîîî. Aîso u œ Rudyud Kipling. Lettas of 1892-1913, Volume Xanr (New Y-: Charle8 Scribner's Sons. 1920). pp. 115-174. Eipîing writes that %orne drf thep miut unite, Md the question of the composite name th- shaîl cirrg .Ireiàp VQ. than."

majozity of Fort W i W m cidzens opposaî amaîgnmottoo in thocre

The resplfb of these plcbiscitcs rae afkctcü by dhgmemept

31city of 'î'hundcr Bay -CS (haeilta CTBA]. Port Arthur City CI-s Fhs, TBA 240S. Box 8, wAmdgmmdon - Fort Wîïlîam &

The Lakeheaâ municipaîiticb hd dcdded on a course of action

- that mrild d t in changes to the Lriltehead's local gwanmcmt

?Yacek, "Regionaï Govciilplcat and Developrncnt~, pp. 152-153.

ror ted quickly to cretate a ner locai gw-t at the Lakehead.

of the Lakeheaâ as an urban commtinity. Nonethebs. Thonda B m

Lakehuuîw, pp. 38-63: BIUCC Moifiriead. "The Evohation of the Lakchead's C o i n m ~ and Transpdation hfhstru-'', pp. 7647; anâ Thorold J. TronrPd. "Building the City", pp. 98119.

mmmndhg the amalgamation of Fort Willirm and Port Arthur. The

nmp.perS. Foe Wriir9m.s The .Pd Port -8

Raxgn l t r t i on in Thunder Bay, OnMo*, UnpubUsheü W. D. Thesis,

in the City of T h d e r Bay Archives' matdab.

Ontado govanment Pnd rend- in the M o n of Thrinda Bay.

"CTBA. Suies 104. T o m anci City of Fort William FinrndPl Rtcofd8.

Be thm writes that -on the soltltion. in the epa of

changea that follored reüucd the oppaaition to a d

c h a m p î o ~ the -09 of Fort Wîïïiam and Port Arthar.

leadhg to the amaîgamatîon of Port ArLéiu and Fort Willi.m md the

of masgr of the putidpamtu in the proeericl that ted to amalgamatio~lr

corindl conductaï its businessen Sach hsights hdp uptntn rhy the

comprchcneive nrkr of l d g- at the Lakchcad mode it

Ontario. Fort Wil l l im and Port Arthur rac mndng out of m m rithin

of Fort Willism .nd Port Mh~r ru iïndly achfevcd in 1970 becanse it

The Evoltltion of Lacaî at the Lakehe&â: Cratim(t a Tradition of Locrt Decision-making

This chapta rill miaiae the evoltltion of loerrl gwemmcnt ot

The Lakehcad had one municipal gwanment in the beghnhg.

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ttansshipmemt pst fiDt the North West compaq unüî 1821. Prince

Boo8tai.m in Thiinda Bar* 1870-1914 (Tïmmder B a ' Ttmndcr Boy Illstorid Illrillarm Society, 1995). p. 3; Mitchdl Km-, "A Talc of ho Citbn,p. 160. Thi.t.Irothefirsttimetheueitredarrdto~the sdMWrict of ThaaAer Bay. psrt of Aîgoma District.

individuab =ho hoA intue&$ in the Fort W W a m T m Plot, and -ho

f du~ed .~ The location of the ternrinols r9. a mpjor concem for the

4Arthur. "Introductiion", p. xd. Thîa dlway ru caücd the Rince A r t h d s L a n d î n g a n d ~ q a i r ~ y .

becsune the root of Fort Wiïîbm's later suspicion8 =hep the IlUme of

"Ibid.. pp. 61-62.

the hm. Another mmple of Port Asünar's paceptîon of its mperiority

WnuPms ~ f l s p i C i 0 ~ of its ndgibopr's ~ t i o ~ . particmhuly

''Sec Appmdlx A: Fort WîUhm and Port Arthru: Poptüation G m 1881 to 1966.

mpld gîvc it the right to anna Fort ~illkm." Ad- to Fort

W(11C4rrr". concun mm the 1- of its application Tht situation

w e d on înto 1907. rhen FoH WiUhm18 application had b œ n

locatcd and Port -8 mhs 8- to not mention annemation at dl.

N ~ a ! 8 8 , P o r L A r t é r u r e p ~ ~ ~ C O I l f f P I I c d t o t I y t o c o n o i e c e

. F o r t W i î l i a m t h a t ~ a m a t i o n o f t h e t n , t a w n s i n t o o n e ~ c i t y

rris tâe rîght coiim of action. Fort Wmhm ~ c p ~ ~ e s dfd not

and both aides prased the hue in Torwto." -OP

dfbnotacaœe amdbothPortAnbiarandFOit WiUiambecamecitîeson

Irpril20~1907.

WMle the norceS of pmlirpmitron rae oncc again hdd at b q ,

the ides acpa d i a Vfsitois oiLen pi.iired the tro citics anâ

171bi& Thîs sitapition SCUM v a p bcwMwinge but it b clear Port Arthus in EPVOQ~ of ompl*rm.bton and Fort Wmfrm rp. not. Ahm. althoughitrusbomthat Port AiLhtvhadpot tricdto m a F o r t WiniPm thmagh ita appUca.tiop, the damage ris donc and the issue wodd be used as epidenœ of Port Arthtris =hunes in the fia- J.J. Weil. did not mention the Iiime in M. "Bistorp of Fort WiUiamn, p. 23 rhen he deait rith Fort W~IU~UB". b~~rpomtim rn a de.

but hc did not p d c t rbm this ropld occrrr.

'8Rudyard Kiplings htteas of T'ravel, 1892-1913, Vol. XXiV, p. 174.

Pacci and Potusdo, ed8.. Po1vphonyS pp. 18-19. Atso, see Appmdt A.

depicts the promoters. expiabhg the impact they had on the dtics. Abo, boostcrs tcnded to w rmrM.l lporLh as the only indidon of program. w o n ru an ca8y and accessible meamme of gorLh and su-.

211bid.. pp* 5L-W.

Conunittee representîng the coondl. of Fort Wini .m and Port Arthiu

%T'R& Port Arthur CECy CIaL'. Files, T ' A Bor 8, "Amalgamadon - Fort Wini im & Port Aitbiu & Mjacent Aread"' W 17, 1910 Letter drom J.H. lldcGoveni, Chairman of Joint Cornmittee to the Mayor8 & Aïd- of the Cities of Fort W m i r m & Port Arthure

'%tamnrd, "A Century of Gmrth at the Lakcheadt). in Tromad and Epp, edh, Thtuadex Bay. pp. 4244.

%taffiord, *A Cep- of Grorth at the tafrehr?arlt), p. 44. For cx8mpIc, Fod Wrnrpln's popdation rePt fhm 27.000 in 1914 to 21,000 in 191b.19.000 in 1916. and 18.000 in 1917. belore it bcgan

d ~ W t l c b d ~ c d i n t é e d t i g ~ ~ p a c e n t d ~ t b i r r

decade? Thb cc0pomic decline liLelf promptcd the pro-

~nrnPtfonaorai,tobegntoponmethetmionofFortWinirmMd

Poit Arthur to dwm r &gïe Lakeheaâ dty.

The issue of amalgamathmg Fort Wmkm anâ Port AithPr f h U y

-fO-ibriedn,ntWthCMIdofthedde-mM-

BwdofTridermtetothePortArümrCorindltbrtthcyb.dpassaïa

rcs01ution at thdr Geaed Meethg on Jammuy 22.1918. TM.

%poricb anâ Tn,prttâ. YCtass Eümidty and Ur- CornpetitionW. in Rwnid and Epp. &., Thonder Bay. p. 216.

24.1918. Jos. 2. Finzel. Seuetaq of the P A Bd. of ? M e to P A Citp Coanda the lldrJror*

The bdncmmen at the Lakehad rintcd 80- -y to promate the

Lakehead 9s one ecoPOIPicc dt, bat not n-y one political unit.

possible union of the tro c i t h - Port Arthur City CoPndl went

bepond the resohatîon of the Port Arthur Board of Trarde in muam to

?X'BA, Port Arthur CiQr ClaL'8 Wcs. TRA 24ûS. Bar 8. "AmaIgamation - Fort William & Port Arthur & Adjacent -". Jan. 30. l B l 8 . T.F. Milne to A. McNmghton. Re: Rcs. 5018 of P A Cotrncii. lYIilne ru Port Arthur's Citg Cl- and IYIcNaughton held the same pOsiti0~ in F o ~ wmfnm.

slIûid., Ikamber 21.1918. &B. 2. Fhzcl, Samtaq-- of the P A Boud of Traâe to T.Fe Mlf.re. City Cl*

%id.. Dec. 28.1918, LetLa Wm City Cl- to Board of Tfaât and Fort WWam.

Port Arümr City Cl- Wes. TBA 2405, Bar: 8.

10, lele, A. McNamghton to T.F. Mtfne,

%id.. MW. 11,191S. T.F. M ï h e to k 116cNaughton.

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CommiUœoftheIntçrciti~~Co~oftbcCfticsonNovcmber21,

1919. At this mcctbg they recommenâed "tbet avote be taken at the

elcctîon on Jan. 6,1920. on thr qpe8tion. "An yori in liwor of the

Udon of the Citb of Port Arthrv anû Fort William under temm to be

maatrutly agmxd oponiâb

Thispfqmsairunrirlaâing.becirueit~~iioionmiild

ocoiu if the elcetomte votul in the aS?matWe on the queawba.

~ t h t r o o l d o ~ b e t h e ~ o f t r o ~ ~ r i t h a . e c o o d v o t e

P o t Arthur City CIQt'. Filtb, TBA MûSv 8, Dec. 1. 1919, L W m Robarts, -idest, The Port Arthur Boad of Tmdc to Mayor and Corurdl,

plebisdte at the munidpai dections. This ru the bqbdng of a

tracüdon of -the eitlteii. dedde the dite of thdr M e s .

-n Chadb Cort'b Way

D m h g the 1920. the Lakchud*~ uxmomy rnd Poprilption

apcriemcd new gorLa Canada bccame the l y a t aporter of whcat

in the wodâ, and the Wchead d d bout of hpwîng the West gmb

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devator capsdty in North Azneria~~' pclfiapb more imporlamtty, the

Lakehmd Pb0 bendted &om the dunand fbr newsprimt in the United

States. Thcfirrtpmdrictionofpulpand~apaatthcLakdieid

OcCrund in 1918 at the Port Arthur PuIp .nd Paper CO-.-

Dfvinlt the 19243s the apazmbn of the Pplp and papa indoarp #me

and aPctorp closmes duzhg the Dcprcs8ion of the 1990a By JoPe 1,

-id "Building the City", p. 111.

"obi.

%id.. p. 113. It ru the highast rPte in Nortneni Ontario, and 'IP. lOqChigherth.nthcrweragebotQ]rban~

'stpmnrd Ceiatruy of G m r t h at the Lakehcadw, p. 49.

*Quoteal in Mapro, A 1Rfirtorv of Thunder Bav, p. 351.

%id.. pp. 21û-220. Appafcntty he bribed and btiltlcd "rhls in h i s ~ s i c d ~ ~ ~ t O r l n t h i . s e a t .

Garfield Andemm ru ibo the lpIpor of Fort Wmtim. Thf. -on

salbid.. pp. StSl-SSZ. At0 see MorribOn, "The Intaeitf Development Amciaion anü the Makimg of The City of Thunder Bar. p. 21; W. Rup~riCh. "rinin Cie ~ 0 p 0 U t i ~ : Urbrn -9

Ethmic Radicalban and on in the La&- 1900.70". Urbm

CHAPTER 3

Famm of the 19158 Piebiscite: R h h y In Tbe Way of Udty

Eady in 190s. M a p r Eunice WishPrt of Port Artlmr and iüapr

HubertBadanaiofFortWilliimpub1l&ydecluedthattlreJ~~

pmri ir .nrttaaand~the~b.deome~it tob.ppep. Withthis

~ ~ o f t h e a î d ~ i p F o r t W m k m . i . o p u b l i c ï y

supprtcdtheid~anditappuuedFortW~dtf#nrrae~

going to support the poiW of tht tm Wr_hrorl cides. Etmever,

The htue t t y Deveîqmmat Atmdalion (IDA) ru at the dorea.ont

in the cPmpeien bor -on of Fort W m f u n and Port Arthra.

The bme of amaïgifiution atught the hagbmtion of Lakehead

that the idem of amalgamation bdng

SD.ih @cmaa DTJl, January 6.1968. pp. 1.3.

%id., p. ia

scctim devoteâ to Fort William. Port Aithtir Cotiadf rrps irritated

shouîd do with regard to changas."" An a reaalt, the aldumm

declued that a complete atudy be done of both dtks and the

''0uy w d c k . 'The impact of the Openine of the St. Lmmnœ S e a . on the of Port ArLlmr and Fort W m t m . 1989-1969" [MA Thesb, Lakchead Univcrsie. 1995). p. 54.

tham ofkt the lou of job. in Nomethelasm. the

%id., pp. 414a

2 4 S m d , "A Cenbuy of Grorch at the LahheadWi p. 52. Thae was a 1088 of 1.000 jobs in the Thi8 ru by the m o n of 1.400 job in the traûe sectot and 1.300 job in the sen Ti ce^.

Febmary 20. lQm3. pp. 1.13.

Febmaqr 21.19S8. p. 3. See DTJ. Feb- 18.1968. pp. 1.10 fbr tbe d c l e on Badamd's stlccessfkd bid dor the Libarl candid.cp.

Febmary 26 rhen W.F. Entot of thc mulne bi.nch of the

DepairtmePt of port made it clam that the one miIllon dollar

"M'J, Febraary 21.19W3, p. S. The Mayor haâ leaair indicadng both dtig had commurdcateb dth I i œ s and rae adting M 0m~iP1 ~ i t h t ~f~rouisport to thcm on proCCdiin. Hees wmte on February 13 that W.F. EMot rpo gohg to be sent on Fcbmasy 26.

%TJ, Febrp~vfr 26, 195û. pp. 1.2.

had a llmited amount of 1.pd a-le to t o u t e to the pmJe~t,~'

Despite the upar. the report of the joint-meeting of the umnEnn rrii,

adopteb by both ci- dth a -on that deciil. roold hive to be

wu~rked out and that the bed- gowmmmt had mot enn dccided on a

site.

On Aiigiut 11, the urne day th&t Foe Willkm Coiindl decided to

"gI. Febfuary 27.1968. pp. 1.3.

-J# Feô- 28.1968, p. 1.

SIDTJ -9 ]Ibuch 4. IQM).

*J, A9gcilit 12. 196û. pp. 1.2.

WJ, A- 23. 1SaS. pp. 1.2.

S7DT~, June l O . l 9 & 3 , p. 1. If paid sooner than the October deadUne Port mmld lCCefVe r dimxm&

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On Jone 16. Port Arthur clcar@ indicatcd th& it mm net going

topaythebill. ~~ i t rugo~torP i tdor tbe i . i . l i e tobeKt t l ed

byarbttmdon Acthgfiruncechiirni.nAlbatHkrton6.tedthatWe

p a i d t u t ~ ~ 1 1 d u p a o ~ I m t t h 2 i , p c u r e r i l l p y ~ P e t n i t

ie a&!bitmted.-

D a % p i t e t h f i i s e t b ~ F O r t W f l l l r r m C o i m d l ~ c d t o t . n t

a b o u t i t s ~ o f a p l e b i s c t t c f n D c c e m b a o n ~ t i o n .

t h o u g h . o m e ~ e r m a l r a e n a r ~ i n g d o r r b t a A t a n A ~ 1 1

o tha peut the Wmkm 8- pmblem raild not have ban as

thops~u~d d o m in tarm ihm rtsidcote of the north #ide of the strcet

and was only chargcü $1S42.64 by Fort williamU

PortArthiuCityCotincn'8;tinrn~~diltothisrp.cPlm.

soyhg they rerr waiting dot M aplanatitm h m the Qntado M d d p d

B ~ c v m t h o u g h F o r t W i i l â a m r r i r 8 t a r t h g I c g a l p ~ t o

%TJ* Nwunbcr6,1988, p. 1. This report ElntmedPort Arthrv couected $2286.01 in aues. The PPÇ. NovembeI 11.19a8 CIaimed Port Arthiu coUected $1800.

Fort WjJliaut to T.Le PuL In A Stiidy of - d o n

%J, Novembcr Il. 19128, pp. 1.10. PMC. Nwanber 11. 1968.

PR-10. ïntmdew rith Donaîd ?@cEw& Thae were JO0 buaincsses locoted in the area. .ccordlo( to McEnm.

%losrison. 'The interci@ Deodopment Amdation And The Making of The City of Thtuide Ba#', p. 24.

-CTBA. Port Arümr City C l a t s Fila. TBA 2403. 8. 4baIg-09 - F o ~ Wüti.m & port & Adj- m. 1910- 1989, March 31,1958 WJ. Tmmt, -dent of the Intedty Development Assodation to AH. Rmm. Port Artbnr City Cl-

on the issue of rhether or nat shouîd brn the stdy, and not on

whether the ptibîic wantcd -001 He stated th& W e nmst

hve +ion and dettrminatSonn, suggcsting that thCrt be a p1ebisdte by

e i ~ h c t t p " t o ~ p c o p 1 e i r ~ d g i r s d t h e d t i e s t o ~ ~ t é e

matter* Later a second plebhch c d d be hdd rben pcop1e W .11

thefktsed' Theuuînmltofthemœthgruthatthefntacity

AmmcWbn and the ïüaking of The City of Thunder Bey", p. 26.

%J, April22. lam. p. 12.

"mcomincnded no action at that tfme 0th- than it be praenteâ to

"CTBA. Fort Wnii .m City Clerir's Files, TBA 999, Noe 109, AprU 2s. rsoe, A.E. PO^ ~rthlll ci@ CI- t~ D.M. F O ~ C wmipm City C l a t

decided upon aftcr Joint deUbaationaoa However. Fort Wi l lbm

%id.. Letra mm D.M. Martin to AH0 Evans. June 5.19Sû. Abm we 8aia 1. TBA 03. Fort WllliPm COPUIcil Minutea. p. 472 (ApM 22.19eS) and p. 478 13.1968).

was m0the.r aaunple of lior the reIad0pbhip bctran the t ro coundls

tts01uti00 hmtmSng the City (klidtor to prepare a by-IP. so that a'

vote on amalgamadon d d be held during the municipal elCCfion in

Suies 1. TBA 09, Foit Will i im City Copndl Bfhmtcs. October 14.1QtW. p. 028.

Alro ra DTJ, October 28,lQM). The newspapm made a big decrl of popdation figmm bor the tro citica. Fort Wmt.m, rbich had the 1&d since the trvn of the ccntury led by 025 people in 1958. Fort Wilîhn's poppL.tlon ru 42, W O to Port A i t h a i s 41.685. Incid-, Port Aitbiu's incnue ru îarger that year, 2,064 to Fort Wilîhn'b 1,446. See AppcPdir A.

W J , Octobes 26,1908, p. 4. The MooDt of p- tu coïlected per capita m s mer in Port Afthur tbPn Fort William, but not 8ispincM*. The debeatruit debt pa cipita var id fium ytpt to par &dng the 195ûs. In tbïs cue, Port Arthat's per capita debenturc debt wa8 lorer th&n Fort Wiîîhm'8 in some yum. See Appendices C, D and E.

Corracil haû donc the 8ame night. Thae rae ~ p i d ~ that if Fort

w d d tdl the Ontuio Ildanicipal Boprd that "Fort Winiim mmts to job

m s o w e a r e g o i n g t o ~ m d m i ~ e t h e m h a p p y . ~ Asarcmaltof

Port A r t h d s îack of action on the plebbdte, the p~pjority of Fort

@%id. Alro s œ CTBA. Sedes 1. TBA Os, Fort WtlliPm City CoPadt M h ~ t c s ; O c t ~ b ~ 28*1958* Purrye of B Y - ~ w NO. 81 - 1968-

One cidzen of Fort Willi.m -te to the editor of Fort W m . 8 Dai&

Fort Wnii .m voter8 went to the polb on 1. vothg on

thnc issues. T h a e Inciuded the atension of the mdcîpaî frinchiile

Intemi- rith Edgar Lapraâe, Juîy 28,1994. Mgar Laprade. a Pozt Arthurrlderrmo,rec&üedhorhl.~âidnotUkethcidcaof amdgamathg nlth Fort William just bcfbre it occrimd in 1970.

CoOchfsi-

CooparSion betran Fofi W W a m and Port short-

Uvcû thmu@mt 19W. Whne thcy did mrk togetha to dorm the

to the Q-nt over humes such si, the pubïidtp Fort W m t m ncdved

in a Tomoto and the proposcd location of ner birbopt

EPlcilitied* B r ~ d o r a n i r m k r o f ~ . t h e b i g g ~ ~ r u o n r

t h e ~ t o f t a u e 8 c o ~ c c t e d f r o m W i l l l . m S t n c t ~ e a t s b y ~

. ArthtitthatriiroredtoForLWmtSmfbrthe~ccsit8~ppîieâ. The

hmbility of the tro dtia to iettle this pmblem. and the pubficitJr Port

A r L h o v ~ e d o v e r t h t r ~ e , ~ n o t h r v e 1 e f t ~ ~ o u 1 a b l e

'%TJ, J u m y 21.19àS8, p. 1. The paper gave cavumge of

88

damaghg any hopa of amalgamation mas the lPcL of support h m the

locsl newspapus. The Fort W î l U m D a @ r ~ ~ declued its

opporition to -on on Hwember 28 white the Port Arthur

ru uitiaï of the Pod Arthur City Cotuicilfs m d of

podtion anâ decision ta have a plebbdte bebc any staidy ru donc?

Port Aithpis d d y papa mn qucstioncâ haw amaigunation d d be

COPbidcrcdrhentheW~StfœtiisrieoiidothermiiPorpmbIcms

c o ~ ~ d n o t ~ n r o l v e d . " T h e b n p n o f t h e p l e b ~ r u e o t

chapta 4

The PiOblem of Urbau Gmwth at the hkdwad

but the zwdemization of esmathî .rrrPfca~ hrd nlrA stdned local

%?MC, N w e 111,1958, p. 3. Ab0 see editorîaî in PANC. Nwember 19, 1968. p. 4.

memberof thePort ArtntuBauüofTrade [ a h re&meâ to as the Port

Arthiu Chamber of Commace). He entïmsbtîcrillp aipported the

amaîgamation of the Port Arthiu and Fort WMiPm Chambus of

Commerce Md advocited the amalgamadon of the tro Lakeheaâ

Cities.*

CY-28. of Victor (V.B.) Cook, 1s 1994. CooL ru thc Pmaident of the kit Arthur Board of Trade in 1964 and Imbiieqtaently

mrted close& together. pQVticuBu@ on pmmmting torirlilm bai the two

cidedo TBe rcCiut vote to amaigptnpte the tro Chambers of

Adopted At The Novembes Meeting of the Fort WiîîhnkPort Arthiu and District Laibotucopncn-.

97

coiinter to Fort Wiîlhmts stated d g i n to sttrây the possibility of Fort

additional lSOO .crer dor maidenthl ptuporia by 198LP Even fi Port

nhen Port -8 Pro- Conmittee decfded to broo~h the mabject

meeting hdd 1 lth J* 1960.

mrLc application to the Iyinirta of Munidpai AfWra limtherimmtionbytheCttiesofPortArthurand Fort WmLM of that part of the T~~lllbbip of McIntJn rhichii~totheeutoftheratboiindyofthe Ildriptcmud Bad, anâ boanâed on the tut by the City of Port Aithiu a& the Township of Mffiregor. ind bounded onthcnos thbytheT~pofGolh .mMd Wue. and boturded on the muth by the Township of Heebhg anâ the Cie of Fort Wnuim, ..?

=fbi&. JM. 26.1981. AC. Godûad, Cl- Shanipn to Mayor. Port Arthur.

:The Lakehead 1

adjacent to the dty, but did mot daborate on thh concern. The

PorL Arthiu City Cl- Fria. TBA 2280, Box #2. Vol. l/CF/lseO. APiamtion - Part of Municipality of Shniiiih By CiW. "Ontado MPnidprl Boud Hearbg On on of Put of the Township of YIcIntlre, HunicipaUty of Shtdahn. May 3.1961.

rhnt parts of Shmaiah na ld k put of the annuation. 8hrrni.h

%id. Urbam bîight d d be doMd witbin the Jilmbo Garden8 - 'CTBA. Port Arthur City Cle~k's Files, TBA 2266. Box #Z. W.

VCF/lssO, Report No. 3 of 1981 Aamaation Committœ. Jpb 20, 1981.

anâ PkIO to -mît MY otha objecdopd rfth nspcct to the boaacrsiJ+ur redemd to in Report No. 2 of the AmlaationConrmJttctnanedto~'

a-le untn the b q h d q of the ned par, 1962.

Port mur. It ticportad that it mmîd wst Port drthor $199,936 to

47m, F e r i i y 27. 1962. pp. 1.2.

Annaadcm Subdsdon By The M u n i d p i î t y of Shmdah to Joint AmCIPftcm Cornmittee Apm 5,1982.

-CISA, Port Arthur City CIerk18 Fila. TBA 2268. Box 9. VOL a/eF/l-2. AM- - Part of Mnnidpaîity of S2mniah. Octoba 16,

nport of ib ann- committœ rhich r e c o ~ e d 'That the City

of Port ArLhpr oppose the appîîcatian of the municipality of S m

1962, Victor Goods to AH. EvoPs.

"'Iùi4.. Report No. 2 of 1982 *nnr.mtian Cornmittee, NwtRIbCT 2 anâ 7.1983. The report ru approved by PorÉ Arthm City Coirndl on 1 Y m 13,1962.

%M., Port Artéirr Plamhg Boud Mhtutas No. 1. Jan- 21.

part of Shudah and BDr a compnhexmive mmey of the aâvantageu and

%id.. Nwember 9,1064. pp. 3819928301.

ropLd jointïy endom the principle, the gavanmLnt roPild

114

hpU On Deccmber 8.1964. Fort Wiîiiam oied.flg endolbed Port

and nxvc8 of the doe dcipaiities."

BO~ntatio Archives. RG 4.8a ia 402. Box 277. FSe 7. Municipal AlWm - Lak- I l l t i n t d ~ t f e s Propored Union of 1966.

''DTJ. Febmary S. 1966. p. 1.

=DT'J, ly9reh 31. lm. p. 1.

appointment of a rrrh c o ~ i o n e r . The mtild be one of

~ 1 d g o v a n m e n t ~ d o n c i n ~ P m P i n c e o f O n t u i o ~ t h e

praipd.l gwemment attempted to daü rith the gmwth and cust of

The pmvhdal govemment appoioted Eric H.rbg in Septumber,

1966 as the camrntrnioner of the Lakeheaâ Locaî Review.

- --

'Ontario hchbea, RG 4, Mes 402. Bax 277, File 7, Illunidpal

mû dbcharge of the famctio~lb of the CWes of Fort Wminm and Port ArUnw and of the Munidpalifdes of Nœbîng,

to I d gwunmcmt d.erhae rithin the District of Thunder Bay.

F o ~ W n i i i m rrote an asticle apîa&ing the "nrnction of a

upptf-tia District 1- of gwerp~picst to look a f k regional amcemm.

'Hardy. Rewrt and Recommendatiopb. p. 89.

Eric antdp begma bb stnây of Locril govanment at the Lakehead

.ThedtMcbraemdei l tr l thbymer-dy . SecInta- Deporbneafrt Commîttee on Govcmment at the Dttrict Lml in Northern Ontario. R m r t nnd R C C O ~ O . ~ Toronto= The Coramlttee, 1969.

one yeado

the amsoUdadon of the re8idOP1 portion8 of the

T h e y W t t h . t ~ . n ~ r o t i M b e b e t L a d e r i l t r i t h b y o ~ e ~ e d

mtmîdpaUtp rrLaa than the then of dfpided,

cornpetitive l o a l ~ ~ . w The Boad of Park Mamagement

Cbrmba of Commerc.cn. pp. 1- 4.8: "Lakeheaâ ûocW P l a m h g Cauncilw. pp. 8-7; Tort WiltlPm-Port Arthrv a District Labouf COundfn, pp. 1-3.

"Shuxûahw: YThe Corporation of the Municipalïty of Nœbhg": "Paipoongew: and Y3ubaittaioo by F m Willlun Piamhg Boud anâ The CiQr of Fort WiIIhm*.

'%id., - YSîmniahw. p. 16; YPaipoongew. p. 2: and The Corporation of the Mmdcipaiity of Ncebing". p. 6.

rotild have mon tuban tham muaï repmmatation" In addition to the

Regoppl Cmmdl. tbere miild be a R e g i d Boud of Eâucatioa a

'~~ Local GOP- M e W . nsub~ioorw* uPaipoomgem, p. 2; anâ The Corporation of the MunîcipaUty of Neebimg", p. 6.

throats a d have t a a m u i to the idea of a dcdefated type of g011erpp1aU

Citbcms From McGre(cor To11136bipw; "Public UtfUticib Commis8ion Subtrrfarfod'; "Fort William und District Haüth Unitw; "Port Arthur and Dbtsict Haaîth Unîtw; "HJdm Commisuion of Fort Wïîiiam"; Md *A sobmi8si011; By 'me Lakehead P1Pnniiy Boeird".

suggested that the npor~ moild k releasd in March, aMbaugh the

suggebfcd the pIOb1cm ru ritb the p d u m He stated that the

=DTJ, Mamh 7,1987, pp. 1.4. Each mcmber of copndl mu to signadormthatmPld~euthemtosecrecyinrespecttothe meeting, 80 tM the contents of thdr dirmrluiam miild not becorne pmbîic. Eady dM not waut theh cwidd&ops to baxme public bedon the nport rrs pmdaad and prcscmtd the ïüidstcr of Municipal M W s . It not dear rhether enough repreaentatives

-4 Jamwy 9. 1988, pp. 1.3.

Proposed Border For The Lakehead City

manbcm priPrikly 0pp-d the ~ITidai poiitionq Hmeper. hc did not

opponent. to pmrir9m9tîon. For aampk, #orne people rho rorild

have supportCa the pian, such as Fort W î l l h d s aïduman Huold

Lockmmd, were op- to it because of the la& of a plebisdte on the

aMtter.sl

8%TBA, Seri- 17, TBA 90. Po- Arümf Coondl Himutes. pp. SI-, 31557.

H. Lochoo& that the derdllne bor mhadyhg the RCPIew Report be

atended ta Deœmber S1.1908, anâ that a dkrwuîmnr be held on the

Suies 1. TBA 05, Fort WmtPm Coandl Ildimi-, April 23,1988. p. 47 and n4.J 14198% p. W. nose in Eavour of the motion w a e G A Remus. W.E. Brp.il. D o G m Ady, A. Anduson. Those op- ren M. Heiincry, W.M. k.ai. L.M. Baarts, M. Chicorii. A. Widnnlt.H.Loclsroo&andWAN& ~ R e e d w a s ~

and Rccommcn&tî~. The f3rst 9fiCIIfion. likdy on the mlnrli of

"DTJ -* May 30,1988. At r 1Y.p 29 pubiic medfiy at West M e e b î n g COQPCinom dted Port ARhou's debt of $3.04 pet capita

compareâ b Nccbings lor of .69 cenb to argue ba only Port Arthur ru goiiy ta bendit 6rom amaigamation

Lakchcaâw, lœwing the -don of a r e g i d govuz&mc~t to be done in

Darcy IYcEcough at Fort William C4tlPCn Chamba~~ on Mo-y. J a n v 27, 1969". p. 2.

a p 1 ~ ~ led Kn(lM tO argue during the second reading of BiU 118

the piotectois of d- a g a i ~ t the âictatamhip of the

EWghfs orn aquments bor a plebIsdte rehûbrceâ the opinion of the

PR-IO. ''hm- rith DoniLd J. -011''. A- 1.1904. Lenardon ru a mcmber of Neebiug Comdl at the time of mmlgamation He 8- that once it bec~me deu that amaignnrntton wasgoingtooc~tllhemrScedbudtoensmeitsdoccws.

Fort WilltimandPortArlhot~edinthdateninaeenth

centiy as smdi communitics on the shom of Lake

Capuemgt. that qiiircd local gorampent to change.

186

the pm0ied.l gwunment a m y out these rcummcadations in the

05M Pian tmticipated.' Eric Hudy b a s d his recommatdations on

%osap. "Thander Bay Asa A Qmwter CentPrp", p. 242.

Fort WWam and Port Arthur: Popdation GnrrLb 1881 to 1988

Population Levels 1901 to 1961: Mclntyre. McGregor. McTavhh. Neebing, and Pafpnge

Fort Wiiïiam and Port Arthur: Tm RGlrca- Pa c.pit. 1961-1968

Fort William and Port Arthur:

Fort William and Port Arthur:

Fort William and Port Arthur:

- , TBA 218. Bor 1. Fort Wflliim Civ C1erLfs FSes, AmalgnmPtton of Fort Willlrm. Port Arüm~, Nœbing & Shuniah.

Ontario ArcMra. RG 4.W- 442. 277. FPe 7. YQPidpai

<\AniaiPn Fcdemtio~ of M@um~ and lldunidpalititu. A R d of the

Toronto: mp.. 1980.

Fort W u Fort Wmkiip: ILP.. 1988.

W3iümmPort Arthru Anil. ForL Willi.m. O&.: np.. 1980.

-O Plan of the W e h d Plaanh~ &ea. Toronto: np.. 1910.

Ontulo of Ontuio Debates. Toronto: The @tCUl98 R h t C r * 1988.

-0 Economic san7cw port Arthur* chtafio. canada. Poit Asthau. Ont.: The Conimittee, 1949.

Wiïthm, Ont.: Lakehmd Chamber of Commerce, 1968.

Port Artbar, OmL: The Conrmtsioion, 1961,

Lintam. P A and Artiüire, A.F.J.. The EvoIutiom of Urbrn

-. e. A d e r n.p., 1990.

Toronto: Queut's Rfota ontPrio.1988.

-- VOL 3 (Mafch 1960). pp. 61-&3.

No6tmnd Rdnhold La., 1980. pp. 14s-164.

-. "Tlm a-xtable RWmuship: A Look at the Rwvîndrl- Mtiiutdpal Rembmh@- in Donald c. MacDmald, ed. The

ami Poiîtia of Ontado. P edition Toronto: Van Nostrand Rdnhold Ltd. 1980. pp. 160-179.

Bottomîey, John. ' l d e 0 1 ~ ~ A.nnfnl anâ Lamiscape The Bush- Co-, Urbam Rdhm ird the ~ I l r ~ of Town Phmûng

W U r i f t O y S * " T h e I i n p i d o f t h c ~ o f t h c s t . ~ œ - Scaway On The Citicb of Rmt Arthnr and ForL WTniim. 196S1988".

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