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Visiting Presbyterian Minister at Field's Stopping Place
1875
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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The first mail services were provided from the stopover place built about 1875 and operated by Mr Wm. Fields on the Pembroke - Mattawa Road . This building was occupied until 1941 when it was torn down and the logs sold to a party in Pembroke .

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Second area Post Office
1895
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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With the building of the railway, about 1880 the post office was moved to the CPR boarding house run by Mr Tom Fields and located between the railway yard and Railway street just south of the Station.

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Chalk River's 3rd Post Office
1940
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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In early 1900 a new brick building was erected at the intersection of Main and Railway streets by Mr Tom Fields and the Post Office was transferred there. Mr Fields continued to be post master until 1922 when Mrs Harry Leach (former Ruth Wilson) became post mistress. The rural mail was all handled from this point before delivery.

The Post Ofice was situated in the addition on the left of the main house while the addition on rhe right housed a small appartment , Local residents recall that David Mains of 100 Huntly Street fame once lived in this appartment.

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4th and current Post Office
1959
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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With the development of the Atomic Energy Company, the flow of mail increased to a point where more space was needed. At that time Mrs Leach had been post mistress for 35 years and felt she deserved a rest so she retired. A new structure was built on Albert Street in 1959 with Mr Tom Cuthbert the new post master. This building continues in service to date (2005).

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Alma Ownes, Manager of Chalk River's first Bank
1919
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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The earliest Bank in living memory to serve Chalk River was a branch of the Provincial Bank of Canada, operated by Mrs Alma Owens from her home in the first CPR house off Main Street in Jan.1922. In 1926 the Owens family moved to the west side of Main Street near the CPR houses where Mrs Owens continued to operate the Bank untill 1935.

The Provincial Bank was founded in 1862 as "La Banque Jaques Cartier" and absorbed by the National Bank of Canada November 1st 1979. From a directory of 1932 the Provincial Bank lists Chalk River as a location for one of it's branches, but in 1898 it was not listed.

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Provincial Bank
1945
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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In 1945 we find the Provincial Bank being operated from an addition to the Roberts home on the corner of Peter and Albert Streets.

(Audio Text) R. Law

I mind the time when the Post Office run a bank in Chalk River, but that's Joe Roberts house right there.' and they had the bank in there for a while. Mrs. Roberts would close up after midnight and walk down and deposit it in the Post Office - no security or nothing.

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Kim's Hair In Motion
2005
Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

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The Bank of Nova Scotia operated a branch from this location at 31223 Hwy 17 from 15 April 1979 until 1 November 1979. This was the site of Chalk River's only Bank robbery.