8 - 2018 | Brooklin Heritage Society

Canadian Northern Railway in Brooklin

The Canadian Northern Railway once brought rail traffic just north of Whitby, south of Brooklin. That all came to an end in the 1930’s, but numerous bits and pieces remain.

The Brooklin Bulletin – Newspaper 1959-1960

Read about the changes to Brooklin Village as it introduced the Meadowcrest housing development on the west side of Baldwin Street and north of Winchester Road, adding communal water, hydro upgrades, and administration under the Township of Whitby.

http://www.customprinting.ca/companyinfo/newspaperarchives.html

Preserving a vital part of your history.

Walking Tour of Brooklin Village

With thanks from Town of Whitby, here is an excellent introduction to Brooklin’s past.

https://www.whitby.ca/en/resources/PL-hrtg-DowntownBrooklinTour.pdf

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Lest We forget. The Legion has a long history of proudly supporting Veterans. When the First World War ended, the importance of providing encouragement and companionship to the returning veterans led to the formation of the Dominion Veterans Alliance and in 1925 the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League Charter was issued. WW1 Veterans did not want the sacrifices of their war comrades, to be forgotten, so the Great War Veteran's Association in Canada officially adopted the poppy as it's flower of Remembrance.

France's Anna Guerin campaigned for the poppy in 1920 after reading the poem “In Flanders fields” by Canada's Lt. Col. John McCrae. Aptly named “the Poppy Lady” she took her campaign to Britain where the British Legion held it's first poppy appeal. Each November, Poppies are sold and bloom on the lapels of millions of Canadians who support this worthy cause.

On December 19, 1960 Queen Elizabeth II gave her consent to use the prefix “Royal” hence the organization became known as The Royal Canadian Legion. The goal of the Legion was and will always be, to ensure that ex-service men and women, veterans and their families have sufficient government assistance in the form of pensions, and programs, and to provide them with support networks.

To meet the need of returning Veterans, Dr. James Moore, a veteran of the Battle of Hill 70 in France, worked with the Oshawa Legion Branch and other local veterans to establish the Brooklin Legion. They received the charter from the Legion Provincial Executive at a gala celebration on November 4, 1929. Unfortunately the outcome for the Brooklin Legion wasn't as successful as hoped and January 1931 showed the last entry in the Legion's minute book.

Thirty five years later, in 1966, a Brooklin barber named Fred Philips, bought the Brooklin House Hotel at 56 Baldwin Street and renovated the building to be used as a Legion Hall. On June 6, 1970, the 26th Anniversary of D Day, the Brooklin Legion, branch 152 officially opened, giving the growing number of veterans from both World Wars and the Korean War, a community that only the Royal Canadian Legion could offer. Within walking distance of the Legion, the new Cenotaph was recently built to provide a memorial for residents to visit when they want to give thanks to the men and women who served, but never came home.

Today it is no longer necessary to be a Veteran of Canadian or Allied forces or a family member to join. The Legion welcomes all newcomers to participate with them as they continue to improve the lives of Veterans, serve the Canadian Armed Forces, and RCMP, along with their families, as well as people in the community who are in need of assistance. Brooklin Heritage Society thanks you Branch 152 for your service.

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