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H. Loomer Greenhouses Limited of Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia, was incorporated on 18 April 1941. The business acquired the plant, machinery, equipment and real estate of the previous owner, Handley Loomer, from his heirs, Earl, Alice and Helen Loomer. Handley Loomer (1867-1939) had started the vegetable greenhouse business in Falmouth in 1897; in 1935 Ralph Loomer (1905-2003), Handley's son, and a cousin of the other Loomers, organized Avon Valley Greenhouses Ltd. The first directors of H. Loomer Greenhouses were Cecil W. Townshend of Windsor, solicitor; Adelaide R. Gallagher of Windsor, stenographer; and Marjorie A. Poole of Windsor, clerk. They resigned in June 1941 and Earl, Alice and Helen Loomer replaced them as directors. Earl Loomer was named president and Alice Loomer, secretary. They continued in those offices until the Falmouth Greenhouse ceased operations in 1977. The company operated greenhouses at Falmouth and Kingston, and flourished until the early 1970s because of cheap and stable fuel, labour and construction costs. However by 1975 there was a great deal of financial uncertainty, with escalating costs and prices. In 1977 it was decided to discontinue the Greenhouse operation at Falmouth, and offer the property for sale. In December 1979 H. Loomer Greenhouses legally changed its name to H. Loomer Industries Limited. In October 1980, the company ceased doing business and surrendered its certificate of incorporation, with its assets being dispersed to shareholders and holding no outstanding debts or liabilities.