Pickering Village BIA

Pickering Village BIA

  • 71 Old Kingston Rd Ste 500 Pickering VILLGE
  • Ajax, Ontario
  • L1T 3A6

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1857 — Brereton Bunting bought out the general store of Hugh Brown. He ran the store for about thirty years, then was succeeded by his son R. A. Bunting. 1883 — The store at the north-west corner of Church Street and Kingston Road was built by J. R. Brownridge. Brownridge sold the following year to W. T. Dunbar, who ran the business till 1904, when he retired. 1883 — Spinks Mill put in new machinery and increased production up to 200 barrels of flour a day that could be shipped out by rail. Mid 1880s — Pickering Village businesses included two coopers, a weaver, a druggist, a watchmaker, a newspaper (The Pickering News), a livery stable and two hotels. Source: Past Years in Pickering, William R. Wood. 1911 Pickering Public Library www.pada.ca NB: This brief introduction to the history of Pickering Village, is still in development, if you have photos, documents or memories that you would like to contribute, please contact webmaster@pickeringvillage.ca .

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