The Recent Past *

In 1919 E. C. Drury became Premier of Ontario and, with the help of his old colleague, Dr. Zavitz, pressed for a much more active and comprehensive approach to the challenge of restoring the forests.  His key recommendation was that the province would share the costs of reforestation projects undertaken by county and municipal governments....
"the first county to take advantage of the financial support offered by the provincial government was Simcoe County.  In 1920, 1000 acres of waste land were purchased in Vespra Township."

* Simcoe County The Recent Past, by John Craig, 1977 The Corporation of the County of Simcoe.
Photo: St. Williams Forestry, Norfolk lbw