On January 9, 2006 Westboro Beach Community Association launches a 250 page book Early Days in Westboro Beach – Reflections and Images by Bob Grainger that transports readers via voyageur canoes, railway cars and suburban streetcars on a journey of inner city exploration and reflection.
Through archival research, active archaeological digging and the taped interviews of hundreds, Bob Grainger and his dedicated team on the Westboro Beach Historical Committee have worked for ten years to discover how the Westboro Beach community has engaged and reflected Canada’s opportunities and values from the earliest times.
Discover corduroy roads, streetcar suburbs, and the night life of the Trocadero Club. Meet Westboro’s early leaders, entrepreneurs, and characters like Senator James Skead, Westboro’s first industrialist, and Sam Ford, a 30’s style Westboro Beach developer and club owner.
Bob Grainger, a Westboro Beach historian, author, editor, analyst, and resident has written a complete, thoughtful and illustrative history of one of Ottawa’s oldest and most active communities – Westboro Beach. The book, complete with pictures from public and private collections, has been published by the Westboro Beach Community Association with support from the City of Ottawa and local sponsors.
Media are invited to cover the launch and interview the author, key researchers, and project organizers at the Westboro Beach Book Launch at the Churchill Senior’s Club (Richmond at Churchill) on Monday, January 9, 2006 between 5:00 and 7:00p.m.
To arrange an interview with the author please contact Carol Sage at 864-8160.