Co-op builders shingling the houses along Lakeside Drive in the early part of the build.

Courtesy: Grimsby Historical Society Archives
Although the co-operators did a lot of the grunt work, they learned and became very good at certain tasks. John Rowan with John Colleary (in white cap) who was a plasterer by trade, but on the co-op site he was called “King of the Shingleers.” He shared his skills and trained some of the other builders.