W. J. Laforest served as mayor for the City of Sudbury from 1939 to 1940.
To see other images of the 1939 Royal Visit to Sudbury, Ontario, research the Heit Family Fonds at http://www.archeion.ca/royal-visit.
To learn more about the 1939 Royal Visit, see The National Film Board's documentary "The Royal Visit." http://www.nfb.ca/film/royal_visit The Sudbury portion of their trip is featured at 73:40 to 74:05 minutes within the 90 minute film.
To see other films of the 1939 Royal Visit to Sudbury, Ontario, research the Herbert Rose Fonds at https://www.archeion.ca/king-and-queen-visit-canada and the Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited Fonds at https://www.archeion.ca/q-k-film & https://www.archeion.ca/odds-ends-falcona-gym.
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One image of King George VI (second on left) and Queen Elizabeth (left with back to camera) standing with Sudbury Mayor William Joseph Laforest, Prime Minister William Lyon MacKenzie King (right, profile) and Margaret Laforest (Mayor Laforest's daughter, right with back to camera) while their driver waits for them at their car in Athletic Park (now Queen's Athletic Field) in Sudbury, Ontario.
Item has been digitized. Prints of image may be requested. Email archives@greatersudbury.ca for more information.