Week of Jan. 26, 1914
• Surrounding buildings are saved as Coates & Sons Planing Mill on Brant Street destroyed in early morning fire. • Special Saturday matinee presentations now being held at the Crystal Theatre for ladies and children. • Burlington library board to spend $75 on the purchase of books, the purchase to include a complete edition of Dickens. Week of Jan. 27, 1964 • Council hears report from consultants who recommend one-way street system in core area including Brant and either John or Locust streets. • Town crest is approved. • Amendment to Official Plan, reducing width of Brant Street from 100 feet to 60 feet approved; eliminates one stumbling block to Wellington Square Mall proposal. • Council approves plan to extend Spencer Park from Brant Street to the Brant Inn as town’s Centennial project. • The Honorable William Davis addresses Nelson High assembly; first visit ever for a minister of education.
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