July 2022 Built in 1854, along the Credit River in Georgetown, Ontario, it’s a rare example of a pre-Confederation industrial complex still standing, although one that’s slowly crumbling. Originally operated by the four Barber brothers (Joseph, Robert, William, and James), the Barber Paper Mill also has the distinction of being the first electrical generating plant …
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July 2022 The Canadian Armed Forces Day & Air Show returned with a vengeance in 2022 at Camp Borden, for the first time since 2018. The two-day event over the Father’s Day weekend is normally held every second year on the “Air Force side” of Camp Borden, the site of a World War I training …
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July 2022 When it comes to a final resting place, some people with means will opt for very opulent mosuleums for their family and themselves. Very few are as opulent as the Thomas Foster Memorial in Uxbridge Township, Ontario, designed as the final resting place of Thomas Foster, his wife and daughter. Inspired by India’s …
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Published in the Toronto Sun, 13 July 2022, Winnipeg Sun, 17 July 2022 Re: “High gas prices hurting? That’s exactly what Trudeau wants” (Kris Sims/Franco Terrazzano, Toronto Sun, 11 July): To those who voted for Justin Trudeau in 2015, 2019, and especially 2021, are you happy now?! Was the legal marijuana worth the price we …
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July 2022 The City of Markham, a city of around 340, 000 in southern Ontario, has its origins dating back to the early days of Upper Canada. Established as Ressorville in 1826 by Joseph Reesor, a Mennonite “Pennsylvania Dutch” settler, it’s one of the early villages in Markham Township. A post office was opened in …
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July 2022 Riverside Park is a jewel of a park for the residents of the medium-size city in Guelph, Ontario, known as “The Royal City.” The park opened in 1905, then spanning only 14.5 acres, as a stop on the Guelph Radial Railway streetcar line. Situated along the Speed River, the now-80-acre park has many …
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July 2022 The Ontario Provincial Police issued a press release recent, noting that on 5 July, just after 7 p.m., “OPP stopped the vehicle at Harwood Road and County Road 45 and arrested the vehicle occupants. As a result, Cobourg Police Service arrested and charged Laurelle Cox, a 35-year-old female from Port Hope, with the …
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July 2022 The recent mass shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park is once again causing some American legislators to to call for stricter gun control laws. Will it finally be the tipping point, or will they just go after the usual low-hanging fruit of law-abiding gun owners, people who would never dream of …
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July 2022 The Lister Block in downtown Hamilton, Ontario, is a stunning Classical Renaissance-style building that was given a new lease on life a decade ago, after sitting abandoned and deteriorating for the previous decade. Built in 1923 by Pigott Construction Company, the six-storey building features a double storey base with a façade of white …
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June 2022 On 22 June, dozens of runners and walkers met at Riverfront Commons in Newmarket, Ontario, for the annual Rob Plunkett Memorial Torch Run in support of Special Olympics. Hosted by York Regional Police, participants can walk, run or ride the five-kilometre or 10-kilometre routes along the Tom Taylor Trail, all to raise money …
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