Two photos from the Carleton Place Canadian Files from the Carleton Place and Beckwith Heritage Museum

Madonna Bell The airport was to be built on our farm the year was 1977

Janice Tennant Campbell Yes Carl Bell with hand on fence and behind man with the pipe in the other photo. Might be Fred Ford on the far left in the first photo (ball hat)

Caroleann Lowry McRae Stanley Brunton behind man with hat. Doug Wiseman far left

H.l. Crosbie Alex Bell Milk Marketing at front with hat and Chris Bell with hand on fence was with railroad I think.

Robert Bell Right about Alex Bell (my dad) and I believe that is Carl Bell with hand on fence.

Robert Bell Okay, talked with family to figure this out. Pictures were taken at the time Lanark County was looking to build an airport near Franktown (potential site) around 1980 ± a year or 2. Suspect the location is either where Beckwith Golf Course or Moodie Estates are today. In the picture are (l-r) Doug Wiseman, James Snow (Minister of Transportation – Ontario), ?, ? Alex Bell, Stanley Brunton, ?, and Carl Bell.

Thanks Robert Bell and everyone else to pointing out there should be a story about this

Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 21 Apr 1977, Thu, Page 63

Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 26 Apr 1977, Tue, Page 81

Clipped from The Ottawa Journal, 14 Jun 1977, Tue, Page 55

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.

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