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In 1902, Vigars’ firm negotiated terms with the Canadian Northern Railway to build a warehouse and dock in Port Arthur and to make improvements to the West Fort coal dock.
May 4, 2024 · In 1924, he settled in Thunder Bay on the Nelson Block on Cumberland Street. In 1925, the business moved to a Court Street home built in 1880 by Richard Vigars, and in 1940, a completely...
Jul 1, 2024 · Their History. It was in 1922 that Lewis Sargent, then of Fergus, Ontario founded a funeral home at the Lakehead known as Thompson and Sargent Funeral Directors. He officially settled in Thunder Bay in 1924 in order to become more involved in the day to day operation of the establishment.
May 3, 2024 · In 1924, he settled in Thunder Bay on the Nelson Block on Cumberland Street. In 1925, the business moved to a Court Street home built in 1880 by Richard Vigars, and in 1940, a completely...
He officially settled in Thunder Bay in 1924 in order to become more involved in the day to day operation of the establishment. The funeral home was originally located in the Nelson Block on Cumberland Street, but by 1925 the business had grown and was moved to a home built on Court Street circa 1880 by Richard Vigars.
Vigars—whose grandfather Richard Vigars, served as mayor of Port Arthur in 1905—had plans to travel to Thunder Bay this summer to commemorate the Marathon’s 40th anniversary. COVID-19 has cancelled those plans, but Vigars vows to make the trip as soon as it’s possible.
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Sep 18, 2020 · Vigars soon became the public relations co-ordinator for the Marathon of Hope and a close friend and confidante of the young man whose right leg had been amputated when he was 18 as part of his...
