▁Township ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁The ▁At wood / C og h lin ▁Airport ▁is ▁located ▁here . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁settlement ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁the ▁railway ▁arrived . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" El ma ▁Centre " ▁and ▁" New ry ▁Station ". ▁ ▁A ▁Campbell ▁S oup ▁Company ▁factory ▁was ▁the ▁town ' s ▁main ▁employ er ▁until ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Kenneth ▁Re a , ▁a ▁volunte er ▁fire fig h ter ▁from ▁At wood , ▁was ▁killed ▁batt ling ▁a ▁fire ▁in ▁List owel ▁when ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁col lapsed . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁Mary ▁Vall ance , ▁O MM ▁C . D . ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Military ▁Mer it . ▁Mary ▁was ▁a ▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁Mary ▁implemented ▁the ▁Status ▁of ▁Women ▁Commission ▁R ul ings ▁which ▁allowed ▁Service ▁Women ▁to ▁assume ▁any ▁military ▁position . ▁She ▁was ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁women ▁personnel . ▁Mary ▁holds ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁Colonel ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁A ide - De - C amp ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁General . ▁A ▁Street ▁in ▁At wood ▁be ars ▁the ▁Vall ance ▁name ▁after ▁her . ▁▁ ▁John ▁G . ▁Ingl is