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Posted in News on Aug 12th, 2010
Samuel Carter arrived in Guelph, Ontario from England in 1882. By the next year he had formed the Royal Knitting Company and later was elected alderman, mayor of Guelph and member of the provincial parliament.
Throughout his life, he was dedicated to the uplifting of the common working man [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 22nd, 2010
Last month, we brought news about a nomination we made in the Canadian Co-operative Hall of Fame. A story was published in our caffeinated newspaper “The Planet – Spring 2010 edition” about Samuel Carter, and why we nominated him for this award.
It turns out that Sam still has family living in Guelph. Sheena Carter wrote [...]
Posted in Opinion on Apr 30th, 2010
This past summer, hundreds of Canadians gathered in Ottawa to celebrate the centenary of an organization whose first president was an entrepreneur, activist, and politician from the City of Guelph. Samuel Carter was a former Guelph alderman, mayor, member of provincial parliament, business owner, and was also a major co-operative developer. In 1909, he became the first
