Forty years ago, the News Bulletin of the newly created University of Guelph reported that:
Plans for the agricultural pavilion at Expo '67 were under way. Guelph engineering professor Frank Theakston was a member of an advisory committee made up of 19 agricultural specialists that had met recently with Expo's general manager. Theakston was serving as a consultant in the design of the agricultural structure at Expo.
A bus trip was being organized to see Victor Borge at the O'Keefe Centre in Toronto. Admission to the show was $4.50. Fare for the round-trip bus ride was $1.50.
A three-bedroom house on Water Street was available to rent for $95 a month.