INFORMATION ON BILL TAYLOR

!BIRTH: Born in the elevator on the way to the delivery room. VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL, Vancouver, B.C. October 24th, 1944.  Named William Arthur Taylor after his grandfather William Arthur Taylor.

BILL OPERATES THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES.
RODWAY REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING
RODWAY MECHANICAL CONTRACTING LTD.
W.A. REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING LTD. WINNIPEG
ICEMASTER INDUSTRIES LIMITED, WINNIPEG PURCHASED FROM BOB STARK
CLEAR SPRING WATER & ICE CO. LTD.
SWEDEN FREEZER ICE CREAM MACHINE CO.

RESIDENCE: at birth;
; 95 Niagara St., Winnipeg, MB.
; 401 Queen Street, Winnipeg, MB.
; 3001 Roblin Blvd., Winnipeg, MB.

BORN IN VANCOUVER DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR BUT FAMILY WAS OFFICIALLY RESIDENT IN WINNIPEG. THE FIRST HOME OF MEMORY WAS AT 95 NIAGARA ST IN WINNIPEG. MOVED TO 3001 ROBLIN BLVD IN 1950 TO HOUSE BUILT BY FATHER. HELPED FATHER CLEAR AND LEVEL YARD FOR GRASS BY DRIVING TRACTOR AT AGE 6. MOVED TO 401 QUEEN ST. WINNIPEG FOR ONE YEAR WHEN MARRIED TO VIVIAN. MOVED BACK TO ROBLIN UNTIL PRESENT TIME. ADDED TO HOME IN 1983 INCREASING FLOOR AREA FROM 2000 SQ. FT TO PRESENT 5500 SQ. FT. IN 1989 ADDED LARGE LOT AT 3007 TO THE HOMESTEAD INCREASING HOLDING TO 6 ACRES. IN 1987 BUILT A NEW 6300 SQ. FT. OFFICE AND SHOP FACILITY NEXT TO EXISTING 7 UNIT SHOP BUILDING PURCHASED IN 1980. PURCHASED 3009 ROBLIN TO ADD 3/4 ACRE TO HOMESTEAD IN 2001.

BILL WHILE NOT ACTIVE MILITARILY DURING HIS WORKING CAREER WAS INVOLVED WITH THE QUEENS OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS DURING HIS SCHOOLING DAYS AND GRADUATED AS A CADET CAPTAIN. "CO."  OF "B" COMPANY AND MASTER CADET. WAS OFFERED A COMMISSION IN THE MILITARY UPON GRADUATION BUT DECIDED THE NOMADIC LIFE WAS NOT FOR HIM. IF ACTIVE WAR WAS PRESENT THEN THAT MIGHT HAVE CHANGED. IT MIGHT BE NOTED THAT MANY ANCESTORS WERE ACTIVE IN THE MILITARY DURING AT LEAST PART OF THEIR LIVES INCLUDING ZACHARY TAYLOR, BILL'S GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER..

BILL STARTED DOING VOLUNTEER WORK AS A YOUTH. HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF ST. STEPHEN'S BROADWAY UNITED WHERE HE USHERED AT 12 AND 13 FOR THE EVENING SERVICES. HE WOULD ALSO HELP THE JANITOR SET UP FOR EVENTS. AT 14 HE STARTED TEACHING SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS AND AT 20 HE WAS MADE AN ELDER AND SERVED ON THE MUSIC COMMITTEE. AT 21 HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN STARTING THE TUESDAY NIGHT YOUTH GROUP WHICH CATERED TO INNER CITY YOUTH. BILL WAS ACTIVE IN THE YOUTH GROUP AT BOTH ST. STEPHEN'S AND CHARLESWOOD UNITED CHURCHES. 

BILL PURSUED A LIFE OF BUSINESS FROM LEAVING SCHOOL AND BUILT UP COMPANIES EMPLOYING ABOUT 21 PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER. HIS HOBBIES INCLUDING MODEL RAILROADING AND HAS AN EXTENSIVE RAILROAD AT HIS HOME. HE ALSO ENJOYS PHOTOGRAPHY, GENEALOGY, SINGING, MUSIC AND GARDENING.

HE WAS ACTIVE AT WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH  * WERE HE WAS A 26 YEAR MEMBER OF THE CHOIR AND WAS ALSO THE FOUNDING BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE WESTMINSTER ORGAN CONCERT SERIES WHICH FOR THE FIRST 18  SEASONS HAS MOUNTED THREE ANNUAL CONCERTS BRING IN NOTABLE ORGANISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. BILL DID ALL THE TICKET SALES AND LOOKED AFTER THE BOOKS AND VOLUNTEERS HIS OFFICE STAFF TO LOOK AFTER TICKET SALES WHEN HE IS AWAY. FOR  24 YEARS HE WAS ACTIVE ON THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE AND SERVED AS CHAIRMAN FOR 12 OF THOSE YEARS TO 1999. DURING THIS TIME AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE HE ALSO SERVED ON THE GENERAL BOARD OF THE CHURCH.  HE HAS SERVED ON THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE BEING IN CHARGE OF MECHANICAL AND SECURITY FOR THE COMMITTEE. *

WHILE NOT ACTIVE AS A WORKER ON PROJECTS OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BILL HAS MADE AVAILABLE FREE ICE FOR THEIR WORK PROJECTS FOR  7 OR 8 YEARS. HE HAS ALSO OFFERED ICE TO OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS AT NO COST OR AT HALF COST TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR COMMUNITY WORK.

FOR 3 YEARS HE SERVED AS AN ASSISTANT IN THE BEAVER COLONY THEN CUB MASTER OF THE 82 WESTMINSTER CUB GROUP FOR 4 YEARS. BACK IN THE 70'S HE WORKED WITH THE CUBS FOR 3 YEARS. CURRENTLY HE HAS SPENT 20 YEARS WITH THE SCOUT TROOP. A TOTAL OF 35 YEARS HAS BEEN SPENT IN THE SCOUTING MOVEMENT AS A LEADER.  HE WAS ACTIVE WITH WINNIPEG CENTRAL DISTRICT AND WAS FOR THREE YEARS A MEMBER OF MANITOBA COUNCIL, SCOUTS CANADA. BILL IS ACTIVE AS EXECUTIVE COOK FOR AT LEAST TWO SCOUTING CAMPS PER YEAR FEEDING UP TO 110 PEOPLE PER CAMP PER MEAL. BILL IS ALSO THE REGISTRAR FOR THE 82ND GROUP AND HAS BEEN THE QUARTERMASTER FOR WINNIPEG CENTRAL DISTRICT. BILL MAKES AVAILABLE SPACE ON HIS PROPERTY FOR SCOUTING GROUPS TO HOLD CAMPS AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

OTHER GROUPS THAT BILL HAS BEEN ACTIVE WITH ARE THE WINNIPEG MODEL RAILROAD CLUB WERE HE SERVED AS LIBRARIAN, TREASURER , 7 YEARS AS NEWS LETTER "THE LANTERN" EDITOR AND VICE-PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME HE IS STILL AN ACTIVE MEMBER AND HAS TAKEN OVER THE JOB OF WEB MASTER FOR THE CLUBS INTERNET SITE WHICH HE ALSO HOSTS. HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH RUNNING CONVENTIONS OF RAILWAY VISITORS TO WINNIPEG SINCE 1965 AND HAS TAKEN ON MANY VOLUNTEER JOBS WITH THESE CONVENTIONS FROM CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTIVE TO BUS GUIDE AND FOOD ORGANIZER. BILL IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION AND IS ACTIVE IN CONVENTION ATTENDANCE. HE HAS ALSO SERVED ON THE THOUSAND LAKES REGION OF THE NMRA AS VICE PRESIDENT TWICE AND FOR 7 YEARS AS THE PUBLISHER AND EDITOR OF THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE "THE FUSEE". BILL IS A MEMBER OF THE CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION. CANADIAN REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS. AND HRAC WERE HE HAS SERVED AS VP FOR TWO YEARS AND PRESIDENT FOR TEN YEARS. HE WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CFC AND CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE WHICH IS WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT ON NEW LEGISLATION TO DO WITH THE DEPLETION OF THE OZONE LAYER AND THE REGULATION OF UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF CFC'S AND HCFC'S INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. BILL HAS ALSO BEEN CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE DEPT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA WHICH HAS JUST UNDERGONE A COMPLETE REVAMPING OF THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND REGULATIONS AROUND COMPULSORY CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION. HIS THREE YEAR TERM TO THIS POST WAS COMPLETE IN JUNE OF 2003. WHILE CHAIR BILL ATTENDED THE RE WRITING OF THE NATIONAL JOB ANALYSIS FOR REFRIGERATION IN THE NATIONAL RED SEAL PROGRAM IN MONTREAL.

BILL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN FORMING AN OPERATING CLUB FOR RAILROADING CALLED THE UNITED LINES WHICH OPERATED FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS. A NEW CLUB THAT MEETS EVERY 2 WEEKS AT THE RAILROAD AT BILL'S HOME HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW WITH A STEADY GROUP OF FELLOWS. THE LATEST WORK EXPERIENCE IS CONNECTED WITH THE COMPUTER FIELD. WILLIAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COMPUTERS IN A MAJOR WAY SINCE 1980 WHEN HE BUILT A HEATH Z80 MACHINE COMPLETE WITH PRINTER AND DISK DRIVES. THE COMPANY FORMALLY ENTERED THE COMPUTER ERA AT THAT TIME.  CURRENTLY WE USE A SMALL SIX NODE NETWORK AT THE OFFICE IN ORDER TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY. IT MIGHT BE A NOTE OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO KNOW THAT ALL 6 CURRENT IBM PC TYPE 586'S COST LESS TOGETHER THAN OUR ORIGINAL COMPUTER SYSTEM. TIMES SURE CHANGE.

WILLIAM STARTED IN 1995 WITH A GROUP OF OTHER FRIENDS TO BUILD A 1/8TH, 1.5" OR 7.5" GAUGE LIVE STEAM OUTDOOR RAILWAY. THIS ORIGINAL GROUP OF 5 VOLUNTEERS HAS NOW GROWN TO A CLUB CALLED THE ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY INC. WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 85 MEMBERS WITH BILL AS PRESIDENT. BILL IS USUALLY PRESENT IN SOME CAPACITY WHEN THE CLUB IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC GIVING  RIDES ABOUT 50 DAYS PER YEAR. THE FINAL SPIKE OF STAGE ONE WAS LAID BY THE LT.GOV. OF THE PROVINCE ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 1997. SINCE THEN SOME 200,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GIVEN  RIDES. CURRENTLY THE CLUB IS EXPANDING TO DOUBLE THE RIDE.

WILLIAM IS CURRENTLY ON THE BOARD OF MOPIA, THE MANITOBA OZONE PROTECTION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. A GOVERNMENT BODY SET UP TO MONITOR THE RELEASE OF OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES AND GREEN HOUSE GASES. HE WENT ON A BILATERAL TRIP TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL IN REGARD TO THIS WORK  AND HAS BEEN PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. HE IS CURRENTLY THE BOARD SECRETERY. 

ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO BILL STARTED TO PUT UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE DISPLAY HAS INCREASED FROM MODEST BEGINNINGS TO ITS 2011 YEAR TOTAL OF OVER 1006,000 LIGHTS. BILL HAS BUILT BY HAND MOST OF THE DISPLAYS OVER THE PAST YEARS AND ALMOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY PUTS UP THE DISPLAY  DURING THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. HE IS ALSO PRESENT DURING THE LIGHT UP TIMES AND THEN PUTS IT ALL AWAY IN EARLY SPRING. UP TO 60,000 PEOPLE IN ONE YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HALF MILE OF TRAILS AND LARGE NUMBER OF LIGHTS. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS HAVE BEEN RAISED FOR BOTH THE CHRISTMAS CHEER BOARD AND SCOUTS CANADA INNER CITY GROUPS NOT TO MENTION HELPING THE ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY GROW. AS THE DISPLAY HAS GROWN BILL HAS APPRECIATED THE HELP FROM MEMBERS OF THE AVR TO PUT UP MANY OF THE LARGER DISPLAY FEATURES AND AGAIN HELP PUT THEM AWAY.

BILL STARTED MAKING A GENEALOGICAL CD OF THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOR THE WIDER MEMBERS OF THIS GROUP AND HAS BEEN COLLECTING MATERIAL FROM CANADA, USA AND ENGLAND FOR MANY FAMILY GROUPS IN ORDER TO RELEASE THIS FREE CD TO FAMILY AT THE END OF THE CENTURY AND NEXT AT DECEMBER 2002. THE FIRST CDS HAD 58,000 NAMES IN THEM. THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 66,000 NAMES.

CURRENTLY BILL IS INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OTHER THAN HIS COMPANIES.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ADHERENT.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CHOIR
WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH PROPERTY COMMITTEE CHAIR FOR 12 YEARS (RETIRED) *
WESTMINSTER CHOIR CHOIR MEMBER (RETIRED) *
WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER (RETIRED) *
SCOUTS CANADA CAMP VOLUNTEER
82ND WESTMINSTER SCOUTS LEADER AND REGISTRAR
ASSINIBOINE VALLEY RAILWAY INC. PRESIDENT
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF MANITOBA PAST PRESIDENT
MANITOBA OZONE PROTECTION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INC. PAST PRESIDENT
PROVINCIAL TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REFRIGERATION, PAST  CHAIRMAN
WESTMINSTER CONCERT ORGAN SERIES FOUNDING BUSINESS MANAGER FOR 18 SEASONS (RETIRED) *
WINNIPEG MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC. VOLUNTEER & WEB MASTER
NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION MEMBER
THOUSAND LAKES REGION NMRA MEMBER
HEATING REFRIGERATION INSTITUTE CONTRACTORS MEMBER
MY FAMILY COM TAYLOR WEB SITE ADMINISTRATOR
LAST ENTRY 3 AUG 2012  WAT B1944

* THE TAYLOR FAMILY CHOOSE TO LEAVE WESTMINSTER UNITED CHURCH AND THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA OVER A SERIOUS CHANGE IN THE UNITED CHURCH'S UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURES BY ALLOWING PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX TO BE MARRIED WITHIN THE CHURCH AND OVER THE AGREEMENT TO KILL THE UNBORN. THE TAYLOR FAMILY COULD NOT ACCEPT THESE CHANGES TO A HUMANIST POPULIST VIEW OF GOD'S TEACHINGS.

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