Fonds RG 22 - Facility and Maintenance Services fonds (formerly Buildings and Facilities Department fonds) [Graphic material and other material]

Woodbridge River, back of painting, Susan Gibson, 1957 Woodbridge River, Susan Gibson, 1957 Woodbridge River, Susan Gibson, 1957 Woodbridge River, after Hurricane Hazel, back of painting, Susan Gibson, 1957 Woodbridge River, after Hurricane Hazel, Susan Gibson, 1957 Woodbridge River, after Hurricane Hazel, Susan Gibson, 1957 Civic Centre Plaque, erected 1982 with Councillor and Mayor names, n.d. Daniel Reaman Plaque, councillor, n.d. Garnet A. Williams, Councillor and Reeve, Mayor, n.d. Civic Centre Plaque, erected 1982 with Councillor and Mayor names, n.d.

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Facility and Maintenance Services fonds (formerly Buildings and Facilities Department fonds) [Graphic material and other material]

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CA CoV Archives RG 22

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  • [19-?]-2015, predominant 1995-2015 (Creation)

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40 items; 73 x 94 cm or smaller

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Facility Maintenance Services (formerly Building and Facilities - the name changed in September of 2015), provides property management services for all City of Vaughan municipal buildings. This includes operations, security, and maintenance, and this department is also responsible for the renovations of existing City of Vaughan Municipal buildings. Facility and Maintenance Services also operates all of the City's community centres and recreation facilities and all associated mechanical equipment.

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Fonds consists of various materials received by the Facility Maintenance Service Departments from various City locations and departments. The majority of materials are graphic in nature and include artwork and pictures left behind in the Old Civic Centre and by other departments. Accession (RG 22-012.1) consists of materials that were transferred to the Archives in June of 2012, following the opening of the New City Hall in March of 2011. This accession included 13 items:

  1. Portrait of Sir William Blackstone, 1723-1780
  2. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  3. 8 Fire Escape Routes (showing layout of old civic centre) + 1 fire escape route booklet
  4. Vaughan Coat of Arms (wooden disk) - Deaccessioned November 27th, 2014, to allow for the Coat of Arms to be rehung in the Council Chambers.
  5. Photo of (from left to right) John Zipay - Commissioner of Planning, Frank Miele - Commissioner of Economic & Technology Development & Communications, Janice Atwood-Petkovski - Commissioner of Legal and Administrative Services and City Solicitor, Michael DeAngelo - City Manager, Clayton Harris - Commissioner of Finance and City Treasurer, Marlon Kallideen - Commissioner of Community Services, John Stevens - Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works, Photos of: Barbara Cribbett (Commissioner of Finance, City Treasurer), Paul Jankowski (Commissioner of Engineering and Public Works), Marlon H. Kallideen (Commissioner of Community Services), John Mackenzie (Commissioner of Planning), Joseph Pitari (Commisisoner of Strategic and Corporate Services)
  6. Photo of Woodbridge Memorial Hill Presented by McKenzie Branch 414, R.C.L.
  7. 2 Woven banners with Vaughan coat of arms
  8. 6 frames of the Reeves of Vaughan Township and Village of Woodbridge (2 frames with text, 4 with pictures)
  9. 5 wooden plaques (cut from wall of old civic centre) with names of those who presumably died in WWI and WWII
  10. Bronze plaque of Garnet A. Williams 1915-1982, Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve and Mayor, Erected 1982 (dates of office and bust on plaque)
  11. Bronze plaque of Albert H. Rutherford 1911-1971, Councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve, Erected 1972 (dates of office and bust on plaque)
  12. Bronze and aluminum plaque of Daniel Reaman 1832-1885, Councillor, Erected 1972 (dates of office and bust on plaque)
  13. Plaque commemorating the opening of the Civic Centre on Major Mackenzie Drive 1982 with names of Councillors and Mayor and Administrators at time.

The second accession (RG 22-014.1) included 2 paintings that had been hung for many years in the Woodbridge Public Library, that were left for Building and Facilities to dispose. These items included 2 paintings by Susan Gibson of the effects of Hurricane Hazel on the Woodbridge River. These paintings were created in 1957 and given to the Woodbridge Public Library where they were hung until November of 2014.

The third accession (RG 22-016.1) consists of items received by the City of Vaughan in recognition of programming, events and work completed by the City. These materials had been transferred to Facility Maintenance Services by other departments and eventually transferred to the Archives in March of 2016. Included in this accession are:
1) One (1) 2005 Canada Communities in Bloom - International Winner - 5 Blooms
2) One (1) 2005 Canada Communities in Bloom

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  • Bay 18 (RG 22-015.1)
  • Map 16

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