Demolition crew finds time capsule in Victoria Manor
Half a century after it was carefully encased in cement, a time capsule has been discovered in the old Victoria Manor.
Trillium Lakelands District School Board staff together with City of Kawartha Lakes Mayor Ric McGee, plan to open the capsule Thursday at 1:30 p,m. at the new Victoria Manor, with the students and seniors present.
“We have no idea what is in it – this will be a surprise to us all,” says trustee chair Rick Johnson.
The copper capsule – an old shell casing -- is about four inches around and a foot-and-a-half long. It is soldered shut. The solder will be melted, and the capsule opened in front of Victoria Manor residents.
“We want to donate the contents back to the Manor,” Mr. Johnson said. “It was likely Manor staff who placed it there in the first place.”
The Manor was owned by the former Victoria County, and is now a city facility.
The building was originally purchased in 1994 by the former Victoria County Board of Education as a potential future school site. The property consists of 14.5 acres with 72,000 square feet of building.
Since purchasing the building, the school board has used 29,600 square feet of one wing for it’s Adult Education and Training Centre.
The unused portion of the building continued to deteriorate and was slated for demolition this spring.
The capsule was found by demolition crews behind the date stone that marked the 1958 addition to the manor.
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