Time Capsule Contents
The contents represent the various levels of government, courts and organizations that are directly connected to the courthouse. Those being: County of Elgin, City of St. Thomas, Province of Ontario, Ontario Court of Justice, Legal Aid Ontario, Ontario Crown Attorneys Association, Aylmer Police Services, City of St. Thomas Police Services, Ontario Provincial Police, Superior Court of Justice and Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division. Their contributions are shown below.
County of Elgin, Time Capsule Declaration.
The Declaration lists members of Elgin County Council in 2013, Members of the Time Capsule Committee and highlights of Elgin County's history. Signed by Warden Cameron McWilliam.
County of Elgin, Report of the laying of the cornerstone of the Elgin County Courthouse in July 1852. The article which is several pages long, was reprinted in January 2014 for placement in the time capsule of the St. Thomas Consolidated Courthouse.
Read the full article here
County of Elgin, original copy,
Court Houses of a Century 1800-1900
Ontario Court of Justice, badge
Legal Aid Ontario, lapel pin
Ontario Crown Attorneys Association, Cufflink
Aylmer Police Services, lapel pin
City of St. Thomas Police Services, lapel pin
Province of Ontario, Trillium, lapel pin
Ontario Provincial Police, badge
Superior Court of Justice, badge
Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division, acrylic disk, listing staff
Inscription:
The Ministry of the Attorney General
Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division, Victim/Witness Assistance Program – St. Thomas
Staff Members – 2014
Michelle Nezezon, Manager
Peggie McArthur, Victim/Witness Services Worker
Carmen Branchflower, Administration Assistant
Arlene Hewko, Victim/Witness Services Worker
Cindy Mittlefehldt, Victim/Witness Services Worker
City of St. Thomas, three layered metal disk
Inscription:
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ST. THOMAS 2014
Four inscriptions, clockwise:
Inscription 1:
THIS COMMEMORATIVE DISK WAS MANUFACTURED AND DONATED BY FOREST CITY CASTINGS WITH CAD DESIGN BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF FANSHAWE COLLEGE ST. THOMAS / ELGIN CAMPUS
Inscription 2:
MEMBERS OF ST. THOMAS CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR H. JACKSON, ALD. L. BALDWIN-SANDS, ALD. C. BARWICK, ALD. G. CAMPBELL, ALD. M. COSENS, ALD. J. KOHLER, ALD. T. JOHNSTON, ALD. D. WARDEN
Inscription 3:
THE CITY OF ST. THOMAS WAS A PROUD PARTNER IN THE CONSOLIDATED COURTHOUSE PROJECT WITH A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE 315 PARKING SPACES WITHIN A 300 METRE RADIUS OF THE COURTHOUSE AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF 3.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
Inscription 4:
THIS COMMEMORATIVE DISK REPRESENTS THE ROOF LINE OF CITY HALL INSET WITH A RAIL SPIKE FROM THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE L&PS CORRIDOR
Spike in centre: L&PS CORRIDOR, EST. 2013 [London & Port Stanley Corridor]
Inscription:
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ST. THOMAS
(four times around the edge)
RAILWAY CITY TOURISM and THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ST. THOMAS logos