Kenneth Carman Veitch
Research Services for Bracebridge Muskoka History
in Ontario Canada   		 office (705) 645 - 5396  
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About Kenneth Carman Veitch 

Ken Veitch

Born in Ufford, Ontario Feb 29, 1940 - one of 4 children of Arnold & Gladys Veitch.
Attended Ufford Public School and Bracebridge High School then went to work for a chartered bank and after seven years returned to accept the position of Clerk-Administrator of Bracebridge at age 26 and took early retirement in 1996.  During his 30 year employment with the Municipality he never missed a regular meeting of the Municipal Council.  Following retirement, Ken started three hobby business’s, one being Muskoka Trolls - converting driftwood to familiar figures, animals, birds, etc. and walking sticks and canes; the second being Bracebridge Advantage Tours - conducting tour buses and guests of hotels/lodges on sightseeing/historical excursions around Bracebridge and Muskoka and the third a program of collecting and recording historical information on Bracebridge. 

Present involvements and achievements: 

             - Founding member and former Chairman of the Bracebridge Economic Development Committee. 

             - Founding Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Parry Sound-Muskoka Forest Stewardship Network, an educational and financial support  group to encourage good forestry and care of the land.       

           - Founding member and Past-President of the Board of Directors of the Westwind Forest Stewardship Corporation, the holder of the Sustainable Forestry License for Crown Land in Parry Sound-Muskoka.

           - Founding Member and first Chairman of the Trillium Foundation Grant Review Team for the Muskoka section of the Temiskaming, Nipissing, Parry Sound & Muskoka area.          

          - Founding member of the J P McVittie Eilean Gowan Island Nature Reserve Committee and the McVittie Island Delta Reserve. 

          - Life Member of the Bracebridge Minor Hockey Association where he pioneered a hockey system where there was a place for every child to play, regardless of ability. 

          - Honorary Life Member of the Bracebridge Chamber of Commerce and a Bracebridge Citizen of the Year. 

          - Former host of COGECO Television Systems show - “Bracebridge and its Industries”.           

          - Voted the winner of the 2001 Community Service Award by Bracebridge Area Businesses        

            - Nominated for the Order of Ontario and recipient of the 2002 Queen’s Jubilee Commemorative Medal

           - Author of a number of historical articles and a resource base for Town of Bracebridge historical archives         

           - Instrumental in the creation of Bracebridge Bay Park, a large recreation area on the shores of the Muskoka River in Downtown Bracebridge.

         - Winner of the Robert J Boyer Award in 2005 for demonstrating commitment to the cultural and historical heritage of Muskoka. 

Other Interests

           - Member of Muskoka Lodge in Bracebridge. Since 1972 and Worshipful Master in 1983.

          - Conferred as an Honorary Inspector General 33rd Degree member of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite  in 1991 and is a past Commander-in-Chief of the Barrie Consistory. 

- Co-Chair of the Bracebridge Community Theatre Campaign