(Pictured above left to right: Steve Marice; Nahanni Born; Howard Walker; Rachel Pendlebury; Barbara Rowlandson; John French; Peter Davis; Isobel Ball’ Trevor Howard)
The board of directors awarded John French a lifetime membership to Huronia Museum on November 21, 2018 for his many years of volunteer service at Huronia Museum. John joined the board of directors in 2009, first as Treasurer and then in later years, took on the responsibility of Chair. During John’s time with the museum, the Finance Committee implemented an investment policy and ensured annual financial stability for the organization. Later on, as Chair, John provided the leadership to finalize lease and partnership agreements with the Town of Midland, re-opened the renewed art Gallery, chaired the Native Gallery exhibit committee which opened the new Native Gallery in Spring of 2014 and provided the leadership to see Huronia Museum successfully implement a 3-year strategic plan.
John is moving on to focus his efforts on Brookside Museum Association, as Artistic Director but will always be a friend to Huronia Musuem. The staff and Board of Directors are grateful for John’s dedication to Huronia Museum and wish him well in the future.
This photo shows diesel locomotives in Port McNicoll to test the trestle. Steam is being replaced by diesel across the CPR, Port will be the last place in Ontario to use regularly assigned steam. Hood unit 4012 is a model FA1 built by the Montreal Locomotive Works in 1950 and will be retired in 1965, 8598 is a road switcher model RS10 also built by MLW but in 1956 and retired in 1982. The scene is beside the coal trestle & chute in the Port yard. Official were concerned about the weight of the engines affecting the trestle, combined weight was 518,000 pounds.
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