Second City, Second Metro: March Township Could Use Help

Outbuilding, Pinney Homestead, erected c. 1825, March Township, Carleton County, Ontario. June 8, 1925. Source: Library and Archives Canada, Accession 1968-067 NPC, PA-026937.

When given the opportunity to appear before the Jones Commission, the Council of the Township of March expressed its need for a little help.

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Second City, Second Metro: Bill Teron Highlights the March Ridge Development

Bill Teron, looking pretty chuffed in 1959. Image: Ted Grant / LAC Accession 1981-181 NPC Series 59-0323.

Unlike others, Bill Teron decided to make a lengthy oral presentation to the Commission. Atop his mind were the needs of his proposed March Ridge Development in South March. His presentation was as much an advertisement for March Ridge as it was an expression of needs and concerns, but some of them, such as hoping that it would not be necessary to incorporate March Ridge separately, were quite interesting.

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