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Catalog Number |
BR2009.20.54 |
Object Name |
Pamphlet |
Title |
Welcome to the Future - Sheridan Park Research Community |
Author |
Sheridan Park Corporation |
Summary |
A booklet or promotional package describing the plans for Sheridan Park Research Community. Created by Sheridan Park Corporation and published by the Honourable Stanley J. Randall, Minister of Economics and Development. The booklet is printed in mostly black ink and printed on cream-coloured paper. Inside there are red and black designs and images. Booklet is contained inside an envelope marked with a similar design. The envelope is marked on the outside with the typed word 'personal'. The front of the booklet reads: Welcome to the Future. Also printed with the name Mrs. Mary Fix. The top-bottom corner is typed with a quote. Seven pages inside have short outlines of proposed advantages of companies establishing in the community. Each page has a round (6 cm diameter) hole cut through it to view the words 'Sheridan Park Research Community' on the inside of the back cover. Map at the back displays the site of the centre, roads and property lines. The back cover unfolds to display a map. |
History |
This booklet belonged to former Toronto Township Reeve, Mary Fix. The booklet describes plans for Sheridan Park Research Community which was an advanced $100 million scientific centre devoted to industrial research. The community was built on a 340-acre park in the Sheridan area of Mississauga and opened up in 1956. The founding companies included Abitibi, AECL, Cominco Ltd., Dunlop Research Centre, Gulf Oil, Inco Limited, Mallory Batteries, the Ontario Research Foundation and Warner-Lambert. These companies all acquired land in the 1960s to develop their companies and form the Sheridan Park Association. It is the site of Canada's first research community and the first of its kind in North America. The centre of the community is the Ontario Research Foundation surrounded by research units of various private firms. Today it is known as the Sheridan Science and Technology Park and is devoted to industrial research and development. References: Sheridan Park Association Park History, Sheridan Park Association https://sheridanpark.ca/ Research key to jobs for young grads Robart. Toronto Daily Star Friday September 15 1964 New Multi Million Housing Project to start immediately in Township. The Weekly Thursday February 4 1965 Last Phase of Parks Development The Weekly Thursday March 18 1965 Sheridan Park Research Community in Stages of Growth from shovel to snapping house flag. The Globe and Mail April 21 1965 Sheridan Park Research Centre Named Canada’s Space Age City The Weekly Focus '65 Value of Research Complex could reach 100 000 000 The Weekly Focus '65 |
Subjects |
Pamphlets Industrial facilities Industrialization Economic & industrial aspects |
People |
Fix, Mary Randall, Stanley J. MacRae, Donald F. |