APRIL 1985
The CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE — Garden Topics & Events Newsletter
MESSAGE TO MEMBERS by Gordon D. Wick, Exec. Dir. This month, we will be unveilinga new versatile background display booth at the Garden Club of Toronto’s Flower Show (April 17 to 21). The display and our space rental at the show has
been made possible by a grant of $8000. from the Weston Foundation.
The CGC board also voted last month
IN MEMORIUM It is my sad duty to report the passing of my predecessor as Director here at
CGC.
A number of memorial donat-
ions have been received in memory of
T. W. “Tommy” Thompson, and I will be discussing with the Board some of the possible specific projects to which such funds might be allocated. The fund is still open for donations. Helen Skinner, a CGC Past President
to proceed with the purchaseof large photo blowups depicting the Centre’s
has provided the following insight into
activity areas. The committee headed by Sue Macaulay has put many hours
to our success:
into selection of a versatile unit, signage and photos to fill our many needs. Advance tickets to the Garden Club Show are now available through the Trellis Shop. (cash only please). I
am
pleased to report a healthy
increase in members in the first two |
months of 1985 and wish to thank all
the members who are talking up CGC cont, pg. 13 NOMINATING REPORT
The Nominating Committee has sub-
mitted the following slate to fill the
vacancies on the Board of Directors
for the election at the Annual Meeting | on April 30th: Mr. W. R. Aimers, | Mr. Andrew Osyany, Mrs. June C. Punnett, Mr. Robert Saunders, Mr. Peter Thomas.
“Tommy’s” important contributions centre’s
development
and
THOMAS WILLIAM THOMPSON Toronto papers gave Mr. Thompson well-deserved praise for the expansion
and
development
of
Metropolitan
Toronto’s Park system and full recognition for his support and eventual ‘directorship of the new Metro Zoo. It
was obvious, though, that no one writing about him was a gardener.
Had
they been, then first on their list of his accomplishments would have been Metro’s
first,
and
Canada’s
only,
Centre for gardeners — the Civic Garden Centre. Mr. Thompson was enthusiastic right from the first when the idea of a Garden Centre was presented to him in
1964 and he carried that same enthus-
NOTICE OF CGC ANNUAL MEETING 7:30 p.m. - TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1985 in the Floral Hall CIVIC GARDEN CENTRE, 777 Lawrence Ave. E. Don Mills