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Greer, William Newton

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Title Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate UNTD) (RCN(R))
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Birth 00/00/1925 Death (nk)
Place Kingston Place (nk)
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Country Canada Country (nk)
 
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Biography
He attended the University of Toronto. After graduating in 1948, he did a two-year graduate course in product design at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He returned to Toronto and joined the respected firm of Shore & Moffat, and during his 22 years there he helped build York, Waterloo and Brock Universities. After that, he went out on his own and did a lot of "adding kitchens to the backs of houses," which he didn't find very fulfilling, so he began his 15-year involvement with the Toronto Historical Board (now Heritage Toronto). In 1976 he worked as an architect as Chief Architect - Toronto Historical Board.
 
Military Service
He was appointed as an Ordinary Seaman (Officer Candidate UNTD) RCN(R) 1946. In 1946 he served in HMCS York for UNTD. (He was released.)
 
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Named Features William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftmanship Award - Heritage Toronto
 
Anecdotes
He was responsible for the conservation of the Music Building at the CNE, Osgoode Hall, the Arts and Letters Club, Whitney Block, the Royal Conservatory of Music, the heritage elements of BCE Place, the former Toronto Stock Exchange (now the Design Exchange) and Spadina House.
 
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Nill Clearihue (Nominal list UNTD);
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