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      This article has photographs of Whitaker's Garage which was at Dundas and Trafalgar Roads. An October 1960 "Trafalgar Day Special" insert in the local newspaper, Trafalgar Journal - The Home Newspaper of Oakville and Trafalgar, has an article on area carriage works and garages. The Trafalgar Township Historical Association has …

      A memory of Oakville winters in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

      An article recalling Oakville's often forgotten Black History. This article was written as Emancipation Day was approaching in 2009.

      The sounds of Oakville's history explored through childhood memories.

 Oakville Beaver, 20 Jun 1984     ...

 Gord Kolle, Daily Journal Record, 27 Feb 1986     Members of the Oakville Harbor Development Authority agreed with the jury’s recommendation to install finger docks in Bronte Harbor. However, for this to be approved, it must be approved by the rest of the OHDA and the town council.

      Letter to the Editor expressing a counter opinion to Agnes Macphail's ideas about "militarists", and her speaking out against the war; the author of the letter had been in World War One.

 Lilian Dirisio, Oakville Beaver, 24 Apr 1987     An investigation into safety measures at the Oakville harbors in being called for by town officials.

 Michael Shapcott, Oakville Journal Record, 13 Apr 1977     The town council has 3 weeks to make an offer on the Erchless Estate before the property owner puts it up onto the open market.

 Oakville Beaver, 24 Jul 1987     "Before the town can proceed with the renovation work at the historic Erchless Estate, it must apply for an exemption from the Rental Housing Protection Act."

 Oakville Beaver, 16 Jul 1980     The town will begin exterior reconstruction work on the Erchless Estate, despite the wait for ministry of culture and recreation funding.

 Ian Todd, Oakville Journal Record, 1 Aug 1980     The renovation of the Erchless Estate is expected to span 8 years and cost taxpayer's $1 million.

 Kathy Yanchus, Oakville Beaver, 19 Sep 1986     The restoration of the Erchless Estate landscape was as important as the building itself. It was designed to mimic the flowerbeds as they would have been in the mid 1920s.

 Marianne Takacs, Oakville Beaver, 22 Jun 1990     "A request by the Oakville Historical Society to revise the restoration plan for the Erchless Estate has been turned down by town council..."

 Oakville Journal Record, 2 Jan 1973     The Architectural Conservatory of Ontario adds the preservation of Oakville's Erchless Estate to this list of projects.

 Lilian DiRisio, Oakville Beaver, 31 Jul 1987     Erchless estate tenants only became aware of the town's plan to relocate them through an article in the Oakville Beaver.

 Daily Journal Record, 18 Jul 1992     The Oakville Historical Society recommends 5 steps for a special committee to put into action in order to preserve the Chisholm Estate.

 Bryan Hunt, Oakville Beaver, 23 Feb 1978     "The Oakville Historical Society have presented a $100,000-150,000 phased growth plan extending into 1990 to develop the Chisholm Estate into a first class museum."

 David Whitaker, Oakville Journal Record, 25 Aug 1976     Work can begin on dredging in the Oakville harbors after a federal government grant.