The Town of Copper Cliff's crest was created by the International Nickel Company (Inco)'s engineering department in 1945. It was designed using the "Inco Triangle" shape and it depicts the smelter in Copper Cliff with three smoke stacks and a driller working underground. The words "Nickel, Copper, Precious Metals" are written above the triangle with the year of incorporation and the name of the municipality written below the triangle. To learn more about the crest, see "Copper Cliff Gets Municipal Coat of Arms," Sudbury Star, March 14, 1945, p. 3.
While some travel guides and name origin reference books record Explorer and Fur-Trader Samuel Hearne (1745-1792) as the person who named Copper Cliff in 1771, this was not the case. Hearne was actually exploring the Coppermine region of the Northwest Territories in 1771 and it appears he never traveled east of Churchill, Manitoba during any of his explorations. For more information on Samuel Hearne, see the Hudson's Bay Company Archives and the British Museum.
In 1902, the town's solicitor was the law firm Clang, Buchanan & Meldrum. From 1903 to 1906, it was Clary and Buchanan and from 1907 to 1940, George Edmond Buchanan (December 12, 1875 - January 30, 1941) was the Solicitor for the Town of Copper Cliff. After Buchanan passed away, George E. Collins was appointed the Town Solicitor on February 10, 1941.
To listen to Former Mayor Richard Godfrey Dow (1909-1982)'s October 11, 1981 interview on Memories and Music, click here https://www.archeion.ca/r-g-dow.
The Town of Copper Cliff was incorporated on April 15, 1901 with the Ontario Statutes 1901, Chapter 51. Prior to this time, the area known as Copper Cliff was located within the Townships of McKim and Snider which were surveyed by Provincial Land Surveyor Francis Bolger in 1883.
As an incorporated municipality, the Town of Copper Cliff had a council consisting of an elected mayor and six councillors. The Town was responsible for the upkeep of the local road system and the delivery of services including fire protection, policing, water and sewage. The Town of Copper Cliff controlled the regulation of land and local administration through by-laws. It had the ability to raise money through direct taxation on land and through the use of debentures.
In 1933, Lot 1, Concession 1 of the Township of Snider was annexed by the Town of Copper Cliff with the consent of the Ontario Municipal Board. The South ½ of Lot 11, Concession 3 of the Township of McKim was officially annexed under the Ontario Municipal Board to the Town of Copper Cliff in 1943. During the following two decades, the Ontario Municipal Board considered amalgamating Copper Cliff with the City of Sudbury but amalgamation did not actually occur until January 1st, 1973 under the Regional Municipality of Sudbury Act.
Former Mayors of the Town of Copper Cliff include:
Thomas Nicol Kilpatrick 1902
W.C. Kilpatrick 1903 – 1904
Fred Hamilton 1905
J.R. McKinnon 1906 – 1908
George Ralph Craig 1909 – 1913
George Ernest Silvester 1914 – 1917
E.T. Corkill 1918 – 1919
George Ralph Craig 1920 – 1929
Everett Alfred Collins 1930 – 1946
William Tolbert Waterbury 1947 – 1953
Charles Orville Maddock 1954 – 1955
Richard Ross Saddington 1956 – 1958
Richard Godfrey Dow 1959 – 1972
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Title based on the content of the fonds.
This fonds consists of administrative, financial, and judicial records documenting the operation of the Town of Copper Cliff.
The Minutes, By-Law Pamphlets, Assessment Rolls, Programmes, Lists and various financial records were transferred to the Archives from the Clerks department of Greater Sudbury while the 1902 Voters' List was digitized by the Archives of Ontario.
Further accruals are expected.
Series, file and item lists available.
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Series consists of the Council Minutes for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The minutes are also available in pdf format.
Miner Issac Wertanen passed away at the Ontario Hospital Whitby (O.H.W.) of Tuberculosis on August 2, 1931 at the age of 56. See the Copper Cliff Minutes December 14, 1910, February 14, 1911 and April 19, 1911.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the minutes of the proceedings of the Town of Copper Cliff.
The minutes are also available in pdf format.
Miner Issac Wertanen passed away at the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital of Tuberculosis on August 2, 1931 at the age of 56. See the Copper Cliff Minutes December 14, 1910, February 14, 1911 and April 19, 1911.
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Series consists of the by-laws of the Town of Copper Cliff.
The by-laws are also available in pdf format.
These pamphlets were created for public distribution.
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Sub-series consists of Town of Copper Cliff by-law pamphlets.
This by-law pamphlet was printed at the office of Courier Print in Copper Cliff, Ontario.
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File consists of a pamphlet of by-laws created by the Town of Copper Cliff.
The by-law pamphlet is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of a pamphlet of By-Law Number 59, "A By-Law Relating to Dogs," created by the Town of Copper Cliff.
The by-law pamphlet is also available in pdf format.
This pamphlet was printed at the office of the Sudbury Star.
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File consists of a pamphlet of By-Law Number 80, "For Licensing and Regulating Milk and Cream Vendors, and for Providing for the Inspection of Milk, Cream, Cows, Cow Byres and Dairies," created by the Town of Copper Cliff.
The by-law pamphlet is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of a pamphlet of By-Law Number 100, "A By-Law to Regulate Traffic on the Streets and Highways of the Town of Copper Cliff," created by the Town of Copper Cliff.
The by-law pamphlet is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of a pamphlet of By-Law Number 61-10, "Being a By-Law of the Corporation of the Town of Copper Cliff for the Regulation of Traffic," created by the Town of Copper Cliff.
The by-law pamphlet is also available in pdf format.
Assessment Rolls were first created in the Town of Copper Cliff under By-Law Number 8 in 1902. Assessments were taken annually between February 15 and April 13. The first person appointed as the Assessor was William. T. White who was paid a sum of $55.
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Series consists of the assessment rolls of the Town of Copper Cliff. The assessment rolls list information regarding property within the town and were created to provide information to the municipality for property taxes in accordance with the Assessment Act.
Surviving assessment rolls prior to 1912 have been digitized.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff. A handwritten recapitulation of the assessment roll is also included on a loose sheet of paper tucked inside the back of the roll which calculates the town, file, public school and school debenture rate totals.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of the assessment roll for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The assessment roll is also available in pdf format.
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Series consists of annual financial statements, prepared by the Town Treasurer for the Town of Copper Cliff and published for distribution among the residents of the town. Statements include abstracts of receipts and expenditures of funds, detailed disbursements of funds, active and fixed assets and liabilities including bonded assets, floating dept and accounts payable.
This Financial Statement, prepared by Town Treasurer Thomas Stoddart, actually includes the bank balance, tax totals, fines and miscellaneous figures for the 1905 year end, the bank balance as of December 31, 1906 and the receipts and expenditures for the municipality from January 1 to December 15, 1906.
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File consists of an annual financial statement for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The financial statement is also available in pdf format.
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Series consists of auditor's reports, prepared by third party chartered accountants on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff. These reports inspect the financial books, accounts and vouchers of the Municipal Corporation of the Town of Copper Cliff.
James Hazleden (August 8, 1884 - May 15, 1945) was the Auditor for the Town of Copper Cliff in 1941. To learn more about James Hazleden, see "Noted Cliff Curler Dies Early Today," Sudbury Star, May 15, 1945, p. 1 & 2 and "Deaths," Sudbury Star, May 15, 1945, p. 3.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Auditor James Hazleden on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1941.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff, the Copper Cliff Public School, the Copper Cliff High School and the Copper Cliff Public Library.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
James Hazleden (August 8, 1884 - May 15, 1945) was the Auditor for the Town of Copper Cliff in 1942. To learn more about James Hazleden, see "Noted Cliff Curler Dies Early Today," Sudbury Star, May 15, 1945, p. 1 & 2 and "Deaths," Sudbury Star, May 15, 1945, p. 3.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Auditor James Hazleden on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1942.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff, the Copper Cliff Public School, the Copper Cliff High School and the Copper Cliff Public Library.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
James Hazleden (August 8, 1884 - May 15, 1945) was the Auditor for the Town of Copper Cliff in 1943. To learn more about James Hazleden, see "Noted Cliff Curler Dies Early Today," Sudbury Star, May 15, 1945, p. 1 & 2 and "Deaths," Sudbury Star, May 15, 1945, p. 3.
These auditor's reports were accepted by Council at an open Council Meeting on April 10, 1944.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Auditor James Hazleden on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1943.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff, the Copper Cliff Public School, the Copper Cliff High School and the Copper Cliff Public Library.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff, the Copper Cliff Public School, the Copper Cliff High School and the Copper Cliff Public Library. Correspondence from the Department of Municipal Affairs and a Current Surplus (or Deficit) Account is also included.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
These auditor's reports were accepted by Council at an open Council Meeting on April 9, 1945.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Arthur A. Crawley & Company Chartered Accountants on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1944.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Copper Cliff Public School Board.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Arthur A. Crawley & Company Chartered Accountants on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1945.
Eva Tiplady was the librarian in Copper Cliff from about 1941 to 1957. To read her obituary, see the Sudbury Star, July 23, 1958, p. 2.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Copper Cliff Public Library Board.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Arthur A. Crawley & Company Chartered Accountants on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1946.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Copper Cliff High School Board.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
Eva Tiplady was the librarian in Copper Cliff from about 1941 to 1957. To read her obituary, see the Sudbury Star, July 23, 1958, p. 2.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Copper Cliff Library Board.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
James. H. Savage, born in England in August 1908, immigrated to Canada in 1910 and eventually settled in Copper Cliff, Ontario. He worked at the Copper Cliff Smelter until his death circa 1955.
(See page 5 [pdf page 11] of this document.)
To read his son Floyd Savage's obituary, see the Sudbury Star, November 5, 1973, p. 18.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
These auditor's reports were accepted by Council at an open Council Meeting on April 12, 1948.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Arthur A. Crawley & Company Chartered Accountants on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1947.
To see Duillio Valentini (Dick Valentini)'s obituary, see the Sudbury Star, October 23, 1984, p. 9.
A. Fournier (on pdf page 9 of this document) refers to A. Fournier Limited which was an insurance, building loans and real estate company located at Room 4, Baikie-Gill Block, 11 Elm Street East, Sudbury, Ontario. The company was owned by Alexander David Fournier (January 14, 1901 - September 25, 1966). To learn more about Alexander Fournier's family, listen to Elsie McLeod's interview on Memories and Music here https://www.archeion.ca/elsie-mcleod.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff, the Copper Cliff Public School, the Copper Cliff High School and the Copper Cliff Public Library.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
These auditor's reports were accepted by Council at an open Council Meeting on April 11, 1949.
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File consists of auditor's reports, prepared by Arthur A. Crawley & Company Chartered Accountants on behalf of the Town of Copper Cliff for 1948.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Copper Cliff Public School Board.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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Item is an auditor's report with statements and balance sheets for the Copper Cliff High School Board.
The auditor's report is also available in pdf format.
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Series consists of the general ledgers for the Town of Copper Cliff.
To see Donat Laframbois' obituary, see the Sudbury Star, February 22, 1964, p. 3.
Former Mayor E.A. Collins passed away on February 6, 1952 at the age of 74 in Copper Cliff, Ontario.
To see Richard Coleman's obituary, see the Sudbury Star, December 20, 1941, p. 2.
To learn about John Lyons Agnew (July 28, 1884 - July 9, 1931), visit the Biographical Dictionary of Canada at http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/agnew_john_lyons_16E.html.
George Buchanan (December 12, 1875 - January 30, 1941) was the Solicitor for the Town of Copper Cliff.
Thomas John Birney (circa 1891 - circa 1955) was the Town Assessor and Tax Collector for the Town of Copper Cliff.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of a general ledger for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The general ledger is also available in pdf format.
For privacy reasons, some of the pages have been redacted from the digitized version of this record and the physical document is not available to researchers at this time. For more information, please ask the archivist.
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File consists of one bound, handwritten volume of a general ledger for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The general ledger is also available in pdf format.
For privacy reasons, some of the pages have been redacted from the digitized version of this record and the physical document is not available to researchers at this time. For more information, please ask the archivist.
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Series consists of the cash books for the Town of Copper Cliff. The cash books record the money received from taxes on various items or services including water, electric light, sewer, and dog licenses.
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Sub-series consists of the Town Treasurer's cash books for the Copper Cliff School Board.
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File consists of a Town of Copper Cliff cash book for the Copper Cliff School Board.
The cash book is also available in pdf format.
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Sub-series consists of cash books for the Town of Copper Cliff.
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File consists of a bound, handwritten cash book for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The cash book is also available in pdf format.
The Bank of Toronto merged with the Dominion Bank on February 1, 1955. To learn more about the Toronto Bank, visit https://www.td.com/about-tdbfg/corporate-information/tds-history/ourroots.jsp.
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Series consists of the Town of Copper Cliff's Bank of Toronto Pass Books. Pass books were used to record financial account transactions.
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File consists of a bound, handwritten and date stamped Bank of Toronto Pass Book for the Town of Copper Cliff. This pass book was used for the municipality's Returned Soldier's Entertainment Fund directly after the end of the Second World War. Also included is a paid cheque to Cochrane Dunlop Hardware Limited, dated November 5, 1946, in the amount of $1,196 and signed by the Town Treasurer as well as a Confirmation of Balance and Vouchers from the Bank of Toronto, dated November 30, 1946, with a balance of $113.47 in the account.
The pass book is also available in pdf format.
To see former Town Clerk Randall Thomas's obituary, see the Sudbury Star, February 11, 1977, p. 2. To see former Banker and Town of Copper Cliff Councillor Robin Gray's obituary, see the Sudbury Star, May 27, 1972, p. 2.
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File consists of a bound, handwritten and date stamped Bank of Toronto Pass Book for the Town of Copper Cliff. This pass book was used for the municipality's Construction and Public School Equipment funds. Also included are a typed note concerning a cheque to Harper Construction Company, an invoice from Harper Construction Company (formally Harper & Vuori) dated September 12, 1946 in the amount of $103.95 for construction work on the Copper Cliff High School and two paid cheques, one to Harper Construction Company, dated October 2, 1946, in the amount of $103.95 and signed by the Mayor and Town Treasurer and one to the municipality, dated March 18, 1949 in the amount of $6.91, also signed by the Mayor and Town Treasurer.
The pass book is also available in pdf format.
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Series consists of the Town of Copper Cliff's event programmes.
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File consists of a farewell programme for events to commemorate the official end of the Town of Copper Cliff directly prior to amalgamation with the City of Sudbury.
The programme is also available in pdf format.
The minimum voting age during this time in Ontario was 21. The voting age was not lowered to 18 until 1971. See Voting in Ontario Provincial Elections for more information http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E61AA9C4-CA1B-4F0B-AAB4-85EB9884950B/0/VotingInOntProvincialElections.pdf.
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Series consists of the voters' lists for the Town of Copper Cliff.
The Town Clerk in 1902 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1902 Assessment Roll.
The original voters' list is held by the Archives of Ontario.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.
The Town Clerk in 1905 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1905 Assessment Roll.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.
The Town Clerk in 1909 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1909 Assessment Roll.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.
The Town Clerk in 1910 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1910 Assessment Roll.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.
The Town Clerk in 1911 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1911 Assessment Roll.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.
The Town Clerk in 1915 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1915 Assessment Roll.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.
The Town Clerk in 1916 was Thomas Stoddart.
This voters' list was used for both Municipal Elections and for elections for Members of the Legislative Assembly.
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File consists of a published list of voters for the Town of Copper Cliff, prepared by the Town Clerk from the 1916 Assessment Roll.
The voters' list is also available in pdf format.