File 382 - Will not change name of city : City council unanimously votes against submitting the name-changing by-law to the electors.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Will not change name of city : City council unanimously votes against submitting the name-changing by-law to the electors.

Level of description

File

Reference code

SCA369-GA427-10-382

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Archival description area

Name of creator

(1812-)

Biographical history

The Sims family were early white settlers of what is now Hawkesville, Ontario. Members of the family are the descendants of Reverend James Sims was born ca.1812 in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On June 1, 1836, he married the widow Janet Harvey ... »

Scope and content

Kitchener Daily Telegraph, December 2, 1919, p. 1: "History was made in Kitchener Monday night when the City Council unanimously turned down the clause in the Finance report calling for a plebiscite on the question of changing the name of Kitchener back ... »

Notes area

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated in 2019 by the Sims Family.

Language of material

  • English

Physical description

Oversized.

Control area

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described July 2019 JSB

Language of description

  • English

Related people and organizations