In 1940, McMillan Motors, like many other trades workplaces during the Second World War, began to train women workers to carry out jobs traditionally filled by men.
Here is a photo of a group of women taking part in a basic auto mechanics course with instructors David Bonar and Jimmy Steele at the McMillan Motors Body Shop at the corner of Third and Lonsdale Avenue.
Thomas McMillan, one of the owners of the store is pictured in the centre of the photo. Included in the group of women are Mollie Nye and Joyce Loutet, daughter of Mayor Jack Loutet.
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