Apr 19 2026
April 2026 An iconic restaurant in Puslinch Township, north of Hamilton, Ontario, has closed after 35-years of operation. The Aberfoyle Mill closed their doors on 5 April, a victim of declining customer numbers that have made the restaurant unsustainable, particularly due to economic difficulties following the pandemic and a poor economy. Owner John Manolis posted …
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Apr 18 2026
April 2026 Although Ontario has just one covered bridge for vehicular traffic, found in West Montrose, there is a second one a little to the east in Guelph, that is for pedestrian and bicycle traffic only. The Guelph Covered Bridge is a 144-foot lattice-covered walking bridge that spans the Speed River, near the junction of …
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Apr 15 2026
April 2026 A small disused cemetery, contained in a grassy-and-wooded lot on the north-eastern edge of Barrie, Ontario, is the final resting place for some of the early residents of Vespra Township. Located at Lot 5, Concession 1, along what is now Penetanguishene Road south of Georgian Drive. Penetanguishene Road has the distinction of being …
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Apr 09 2026
April 2026 The original structure has been around for over 100 years, but the Southshore Centre, along the waterfront in Barrie, Ontario, was re-christened with a new name on 15 May 2024. The new name of this historic building from Barrie’s railway past is the General John Hayter Southshore Community Centre, in honour of the …
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Apr 06 2026
April 2026 For over one hundred years, the Playhouse Cinema has been entertaining the residents in the east end of Hamilton, Ontario. The Playhouse Cinema, originally called the Playhouse Theatre, is one of the few independently owned and operated, single-screen cinemas left in the Hamilton area. Opened in 1914 as a 700-seat venue for vaudeville and …
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Apr 03 2026
April 2026 The southern Ontario city of Hamilton is known as a centre for steel production, with Stelco and Dofasco being fixtures on the shore of Hamilton Harbour since the early part of the 20th Century. In the 1840s, the Hamilton waterfront served as a final stop for more than 16, 000 Irish immigrants escaping …
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Mar 31 2026
March 2026 Any time I need ideas for my next column, all I need to do is read the opinion section of The Hamilton Spectator. Today’s column was inspired by “Has the moment arrived for Canada to seriously consider a wealth tax?” (Tyler Firth, The Hamilton Spectator, 27 March). My answer is a resounding NO. …
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Mar 28 2026
March 2026 Re: Letter writer Cathy Orlando (Letters to the Editor, Toronto Sun, 27 March) and her assertions that “clean energy is creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs — real, future-proof work” and “Pipelines lock us into old technology, while the future is electric cars, wind, batteries, and solar,” this is the second time …
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Mar 26 2026
March 2026 Re: “Creating crisis about language faux pas” (Toronto Sun Editorial, 26 March): While it’s debatable whether Air Canada CEO Michael Rousseau should have given his remarks in French too, now is not the time to score cheap political points. Two pilots are dead and 41 were injured in the crash at LaGuardia Airport …
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Mar 23 2026
Published in The Hamilton Spectator, 25 March 2026 This isn’t a case of whataboutism; it’s about consistency in opinions. By Bruce Forsyth Bruce Forsyth lives in Barrie. Re: A rising disdain for democracy, March 18 While he makes some good points, Robert Sorrell needs to balance his obvious hatred of Premier Doug Ford with a level of …
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