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The Kinfolk

Before there was ‘The Good Brothers’, Bill and Nancy Kerrigan of Naylon Street joined Brian and Bruce Good of Richvale to form a group called the Kinfolk.  Pictured below in the Kerrigan’s basement are Brian Good, Nancy and Bill Kerrigan, and Bruce Good. The photo is circa 1964 / 1965.  Photo provided by Louise Spencer Court.

The Milk Box

The homes in the new subdivision of Normaple included a new feature that represented a sign of the times. The milk box was essentially a small box in the wall that had an exterior and interior door, so that milk could be left in the box from the outside by the milkman and collected by the family from inside the home.  Kids of Maple crawled through them and hid stuff in them. Pictured below are Jenny and Jackie Lines posing beside their milk box.  Jenny provided the photo.

Steven Campbell And The Train Station

Those who ventured to the Maple train station might have met Steve Campbell (pictured below) who worked for Canadian National Railway for 50 years. 17½ years of those he was the agent at the Maple station, living in the company house on Station Street.  Photo provided by Karen (Horner) Campbell.

 The Hockey Banquet

For many years the highlight for the local hockey players was the annual hockey banquet held at the Maple Community Centre. For many of us this is what the award ceremony looked like. Photo below (left to right: Bill Lawson, Ron Hoare, Blair Sutherland).

Walkathons

Pictured below on a walkathon are Vern Stroud, Dawn Stroud and Sharon Carrick.  Picture courtesy of Ann (Stroud) Schnur.  

Andy Bathgate In Maple

NHL hockey player Andy Bathgate thrilled the kids at the awards dinner for the Maple Minor Hockey League at the Community Centre in 1967. Below are Bill Lamont and Rob Horner, pictured with Andy Bathgate at the awards dinner.

George Bailey Girls' Softball 1969

The 1969 George Bailey girls’ baseball team included (left to right):  Lynn McIntyre, Debbie Cook, Laura Young, Sandra Sutherland, Heather Amos, Lynn Myers, Beth Johnson, Mary Brock, Janice Best, Barbie Amos, Nancy Lynn.  Front: Lee Myers. The teacher at the back is Ms. Cryderman.   Photo courtesy of Nancy Lynn-Langley.

Before There Was An IGA

Below is an aerial photo of the Pogue’s home at 14 Gram Street.  The octagonal house is visible in the distant background.  This photo was taken before the IGA or Netherford Road were constructed.  Photo courtesy of Nancy (Pogue) Searles.

Maple's Juno Winner

In 2018 Laura Lee Marwood Matthie of Maple (below) received a Juno Award in Vancouver.  Laura Lee was acknowledged as the 2018 MusicCounts music teacher of the year in Canada. 

King's Island Park

A group from Maple flew by charter plane to King's Island Park. The trip was intended to demonstrate to residents the benefits of having an amusement park in their town. Pictured below are Fred Constable, Bill Tinline and Mike Granger at King’s Island. Despite the concerned views of those who took the trip, Vaughan Council were in favour of the theme park.

Yake Home

The photo of the Yakes' home on page 87 was updated with an older photo provided by Nancy Yake.

Normaple Park

The Dowdalls lived at the second house on Keele Street north of Merino. Their home was built in 1952 and this is the view from their backyard.  Rather than Normaple Park and the subdivision, it was the Line farm, complete with cattle. Photo courtesy of Ruth (Dowdall) Rolling.

John's Coffee Shop 

Leo Dowdall poses with his 1954 Pontiac in the parking lot of John's Coffee Shop.  The Coca-Cola sign says "John's Coffee Shop" above it.  Photo courtesy of Ruth (Dowdall) Rolling.

Wonderland Carousel

The carousel at Wonderland is almost 100 years old, having been built in 1928.  The lead horse's name is Cesar.  Photo courtesy of Deb (Cook) Kok.

Municipal Water System

Until the new subdivision (Normaple) was built, the old subdivision and homes in the northeast quadrant were not on a municipal water system. Below is a picture of Kenny and Kathy Dowdall at a pump on Station Street.  Picture courtesy of Ruth (Dowdall) Rolling. 

Dr. Macfarlane's Farm

Below is a photo of Dr. Macfarlane's farm.

Dufferin Drive-In

This photo of the Dufferin Drive-In was taken in 1952 and is courtesy of Ruth (Dowdall) Rolling.  The swimming pool wasn't added until 1966. The pool was open during the day in the summer.

Pinecrest Speedway

This photo is from 1952.  This was the first year of the speedway that the kids from Maple remember.  Photo courtesy of Ruth (Dowdall) Rollings.

Turkey Shoot

The Turkey Shoot was one of the earliest fund raisers of the Maple Lions Club.  As you can see in this photo provided by Susan (Taylor) Gates, no turkeys were ever shot.

Shur-Gain Chicken BBQ

If you didn't know this event was taking place, you could usually smell the chickens roasting from anywhere in town.  This was an annual highlight for many.  Two photos below provided by Susan (Taylor) Gates.

Maple Syrup Festival

The Lions' Maple Syrup Festival became tremendously popular. Providing pancakes and sausages to thousands of visitor required assembly-line tactics as shown in the photo below provided by Susan (Taylor) Gates.

Haunted House

Often the Haunted House was off-limits for kids.  In the two photos below, provided by Ruth (Dowdall) Rollings, we can see that the abandoned house became a destination for some family photos.

Supportive Fans

Maple sports teams were always well supported. In the photo below Joan and Gerry Lines are acknowledged for providing great fan support to Maple Minor Hockey.  The Lines did not have any children playing hockey, but were regulars at the games and Gerry was often the guy opening the bench door for us when we were doing line changes.  Jackie Lines provided the photo of Blair Sutherland presenting the award to her parents, circa 1971.  The presentation took place at the annual hockey banquet.  John Kucherawy is in the background.

Maple's Last Steam Engine

The last steam engine to go through Maple on January 24, 1971.  Ruth (Dowdall) Rollings provided the photo that her grandmother took of it approaching the Maple train station.

Juvenile Hockey

The 1969/70 Maple Juvenile boys' hockey team.  Photo provided by Susan (Taylor) Gates.

Station Street

The photo below was provided by Ruth (Dowdall) Rollings of her grandmother's home on Station Street in 1950.  In the photo are Doris Neufeld and Kay Dowdall.

Keele Street in 1952

Below is a photo of Keele Street looking north in 1952.  The first house on the left is Leo Dowdall’s home. The first house on right is the Witherspoon’s.  The second house was home to John Perry at the time.  Beyond that house is the church. On the right is the Mathewson’s home and cemetery. The house north of the cemetery is Andy Snider’s.  Photo provided by Ruth (Dowdall) Rollings.

Stong House

Joan and Jackie Lines watching the Stong house being relocated to the corner of Keele Street and Merino.  Photo provided by Jackie Lines.