Chalmers Napier Greenwood was mayor of Stratford during a pivotal period in the city's history

Chalmers Napier Greenwood was the mayor of Stratford in 1913 and oversaw one of the most important decisions in the city’s history.

With the Grand Trunk Railway long established in the city, the Canadian Pacific Railway was anxious to include Stratford in its system. The CPR proposed a railway along the north bank of the Avon River, and later another on the south side. The CPR line was to come in at the east end of Lower Queen’s Park and run along the river below where the Festival Theatre is now. There was also a spur line to serve factories in the southeast part of........

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