| 1915 |
- The Department of Public
Highways is established on the recommendations of the Public Roads and
Highways Commission of Ontario.
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| 1923 |
- First official map produced by
the Department of Public Highways.
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1929-1930 |
- Water in coastal areas of the
maps of municipalities is modernized. Instead of multiple lines in
the water, only a single line is used.
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1931-1932 |
- The Department of Public
Highways is given a place in provincial cabinet with it's own minister.
The department is renamed the Ontario Department of Highways.
George Henry becomes the first
minister.
- Lithographed by
The Copp-Clark Co., Limited
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1933 - 1934 |
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Map made of a lighter paper than in
the 1931 - 1932 issue.
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Fold of map changed and size
changes from
37.5 W X 23.5 H to 52" W X 9.5" H
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Minister name on cover changes to
Leopold Macaulay.
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Northern Ontario is placed on the
back of the map - instead of all of Ontario being on the front side.
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37 Ontario Highways shown - up from
34 on the 1931 - 1932 issue.
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The "Main Highway Routes Into
Ontario" Map is reduced half the 1931 - 1932 issue size.
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1934 -1935 |
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Open dimensions of map changed from 52" W X 9.5H to
45" W X 19". The folded dimensions remain the same.
- Side B of the map features a
tourist orientated side with fish types according to river, railways and
camp grounds.
- The "Main Highway Routes" map
remains small -
5.75" X 9.25".
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1935 - 1936 |
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Premier name on cover changes to
T. B. McQuesten.
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"Main Highway Routes into Ontario"
is quadrupled in size over the 1933 - 1934 issue.
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Articles promoting Ontario as a
tourist destination are included.
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Five narrow route maps are
included.
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1936 - 1937 |
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"Main Highway Routes into Ontario"
map is produced in multi colors and called a "pictorial map".
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Smith-Moir Lithographing Co., Limited, Toronto prints the map - after
Copp Clark being the favored printer.
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| 1937 - 1938 |
- The name of the Premier of the
Province appears for the first time on the cover -
M. F. Hepburn.
- First issue of the Official map
to have Northern Ontario on the opposite side.
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1938 - 1939 |
- Lithographed by
The Copp-Clark Co., Limited again
- 96 Provincial Highways are
shown the map.
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1939 - 1940 |
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Photo - like images of people used
for the first time on an Official Map Cover - the Royal couple.
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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
officially open the Queen Elizabeth Way at dedication ceremonies in St.
Catharines.
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98 Ontario Highways shown.
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First map where the small maps of
communities have color added to them.
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1940 - 1941 |
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| 1941 |
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1949 |
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1950 |
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Premier Leslie Frost's name appears
on the cover for the first time.
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Error made in the printing of some
maps - The
colors red, pink, green and the blue of the water were not been applied
to the back side of some maps.
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| 1951 |
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1952 |
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1953 |
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1954 |
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1955 |
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Map dimensions changed - closed
dimensions went from
3.5" X 9.5" to
4.75" X 8.5". Opened dimensions changed from 45.25" W X 19"
to 41" W X 25" H. The manner in which the map was folded was also
altered.
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A new style of north arrow was also
implemented.
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James Allan's
name appears as the
new Minister of the Department of Highways
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New lithographer - Lawson & Jones
Limited, London and Toronto
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Highways are numbered up to Highway
123
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1956 |
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Highways are numbered up to Highway
132
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Lithographing by The Miller Litho
Company Limited.
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First year of the inclusion of
boxed safety slogans - normally in otherwise unused areas of the map.
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1957 |
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On July 1, legislation was passed
which established the Department of Transport.
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Highways are numbered up to Highway
133
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Lithography by Lawson & Jones,
London and Toronto
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1958 |
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Highways are numbered up to Highway
135
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Lithography changed to Litho Print
Limited, Toronto
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Original Burlington Bay Skyway
opens to traffic.
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1959 |
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1960 |
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| 1961 |
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1962 |
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John Robarts's name appears on the
cover as the new Premier of the Province
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W. A. Goodfellow's name appears on
the cover as the new Minister of the Department of Highways
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Highway numbering reaches 136
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1963 |
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Map dimensions changed - closed
dimensions remained the same. Opened dimensions changed from 41" W
X 25" H to
36.5 W" X 25".
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The mileage tables,
which had been used since the 1920's were removed and replaced by the
mileage chart.
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Regulatory sign area was
redesigned.
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Trillium in the oval - provincial
logo - makes it's debut on a cover.
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The yellow tinge was removed as the
main background color of the map of Ontario
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Reference markings around the
perimeter of the map were made alternating colors for ease of use.
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Blue border on the rear cover was
removed.
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C. S. McNaughton's name appears on
the cover as the new Minister of the Department of Highways
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Garden City Skyway in St.
Catharines opens to traffic.
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| 1964 |
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1965 |
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Counties and districts became more
easily distinguished as they were colored differently from each other.
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Last year that the boxed safety
slogans are included on the map in areas of water.
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Highway 401 is named the
"McDonald-Cartier Freeway" to honor two of Canada's founding fathers.
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1966 |
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A new folding system was
incorporated where locating communities on the map became much easier
thanks to indexing letters which were visible immediately after open the
first two folds.
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The back cover had an "Instructions
For the Use of Map" area and small key maps were included as well.
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1967 |
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1968 |
- Colored drawings of the ships
by the grain elevator and the tractor pulling the combine which had been
used on the cover of the 1962 Official Ontario Road Map were reused on
this year's cover.
- The last section of Highway 401
is completed from Ivy Lea Bridge to Brockville.
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1969 |
- The official flower of Ontario
- the Trillium, is stylized into a logo and included for the first time
on the cover, replacing the Ontario coats of arms in a white outlined of
a King's Highway sign.
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1970 |
- A map showing Ontario in
relation to neighboring provinces and states is expanded for the first
time to show Ontario's relation to all of Canada and most of the United
States.
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1971 |
- The amount of Northern Ontario
shown is expanded northwards to include a small portion of Hudson Bay -
the District if Kenora is included.
- Indexing the names of lakes in
Northern and Southern Ontario was discontinued.
- Premier
William Davis's name
appears for the first time on the cover of the map.
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Charles McNaughton's name
re-appears on the cover as the Minister of the Department of Highways
- The Department of Highways and
the Department of Transport were amalgamated to form the Department of
Transportation and Communication.
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1972 |
- The Department of
Transportation and Communications was renamed the Ministry of
Transportation and Communications on April 1st.
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1973 |
- First official road map issued
by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) - replacing
the old name of the Department of Highways.
- Toll collection on the Darden
City Skyway and Burlington Skyway is discontinued.
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1974 |
- In 1974 the practice of
coloring counties different colors started in 1965 was discontinued.
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John Rhodes's name appears as
the new Minister of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
- First reference to kilometres
in the map - dual distance scale begun
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| 1975 |
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| 1976 |
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1977 |
- Mileage Chart name changed to
"Distance Triangle"
- James Snow's name appears as
the new Minister of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
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1978 - 1979 |
- First bilingual - English and
French map.
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1980 |
- First cover using the "Ontario
- Yours to Discover" promotional slogan with the Ontario flag
incorporated into the word "Ontario"
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1981 |
- First year of the map having a
white cover with smaller photograph - the modern standard for the cover.
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| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
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1984 - 1985 |
- Last year that "Instructions
For the Use of the Map" were placed on the rear. In subsequent years -
the maps were folded differently with the top edge of the cover not
being a folded edge, but rather - an open edge.
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1986 - 1987 |
- Major revision occurred with
this issue.
- This was the first year since
1976 that the folded map was smaller - 4.75" width - reduced from 5.25
and height - 9.75" reduced from a 10" height.
- The clear indexing feature of
the partially opened map, introduced in 1966, was discontinued, however
the map was still folded in the same manner.
- The enlarged view of South
Central Ontario was also discontinued. The Index of Cities, Towns and
Villages was renamed the "Settlement Index".
- List of radio stations was
discontinued.
- The legend was placed on the
third fold of the cover and the "Instructions For Use of the Map", were
discontinued.
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David Peterson's name appears
on the cover as the new Premier.
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Ed Fulton's name appears as the
new Minister of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
- The Ministry of Transportation
and Communications was renamed the Ministry of Transportation following
the transfer of the Communications Division to the new Ministry of
Culture and Communications in September 1987
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1988 - 1989 |
- Coloring was added to the
Distance Triangle to make it easier to locate distances.
- Small maps of Ontario were
added to each side of the map to illustrate the scale being used.
- First map cover to use the
"Ontario Incredible" promotional slogan
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1990 - 1991 |
- Premier's, Minister's and
Deputy Minister's names are not included on the map cover for the first
time in their history.
- Ontario Provincial Police
contact information was removed from both sides of the map and added to
the bottom of the legend.
- Radio station information
re-appears on the map.
- First proclamation on the cover
of the map being reprinted on re-cycled paper
- The "Ontario Incredible" slogan
is discontinued
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1992 -1993 |
- Traffic Signs were removed from
the back of the map and replaced by the Ministry of Transportation
Safety Tips
- A new promotional heading is
used on the cover in conjunction with other Ontario tourism efforts -
the word "Ontario" with a colored leaf between the A and R.
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1994 - 1995 |
- First issues to have a price
shown on the cover.
- The Ministry of Transportation
and Communications name is changed to the Ministry of Transportation.
- Safety tips on the rear cover
have changed slightly from the 1992/93 issue.
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1996 |
- More area is provided for the
legend and the OPP information is added in below the Safety Tips area.
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| 1997 |
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1998 |
- The province transfers
ownership of many King's Highways to local municipalities.
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1999 |
- A '1-800" number is used for
the first time on the cover.
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| 2000 |
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2001 |
- The location used for the cover
photograph was also used on the cover of the 1992/93 Official Road Map.
- The same photograph on this
cover had been used previously as one of the small photographs on the
cover of the 1999 Official Map.
- The promotional heading used on
the cover - the word "Ontario" with a colored leaf between the A and R
is discontinued.
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2003 |
- The inclusion of a small
Ontario Provincial flag begins on the cover.
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2005 |
- Advertising is included in the
Official Ontario road map for the first time.
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| 2006 |
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