August 2021 The City of St. Thomas, Ontario, bills itself as “The Railway City,” and they make the most of that boast. As the home to the Elgin County Railway Museum and the North American Railway Hall of Fame, they proudly celebrate their railway heritage, one that dates back to the 1856, when the first …
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August 2021 Back when steam-powered locomotives dominated the Canadian landscape, railway roundhouses were needed for repair and storage of the locomotives. Most were demolished in the years after the railways converted to diesel -powered locomotives, but a handful remain standing; restored and repurposed as museums or for commercial use. The London Roundhouse, in London, Ontario, …
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August 2021 The King City Airport was a small, private, general aviation airport once served King Township, just north of Toronto, Ontario. Dating back to the 1950s, it was on the east side of Highway 400, along the King-Vaughan Town Line. Although it closed over four decades ago, the subsequent owner, K.J. Beamish Construction, retained …
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August 2021 King Township is a township just north of Toronto, Ontario, encompassing part of the rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine, and ecologically important geological landform, and the Holland Marsh, considered to be the vegetable basket of Ontario. Like many municipalities across Canada, King Township grew because of the railway, and the roadways …
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August 2021 Of all the historic bridges across North America, London, Ontario, has the oldest, and longest, wrought iron, bowstring truss bridge in North America that is still able to accommodate vehicular traffic. The Blackfriars Bridge, with an unsupported length of 216 feet, is a double-lane bridge that has carried wagons, vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians …
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July 2021 The City of Brampton, Ontario, is a municipality that pre-dates the Confederation of Canada. Dating back to 1834, when John Elliott began selling lots near the intersection of Sideroad 5 and Concession 1, in Chinguacousy Township, what is now Main Street and Queen Street in Brampton. Elliott named the new village Brampton. The …
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July 2021 An undeniable truth is that there are many, many Canadian veterans, who voluntarily left military service prior to reaching the mandatory 12-year service requirement for the Canadian Forces Decoration (CD). This can be a bit of a sore point for many veterans around Remembrance Day, when veterans proudly display their service medals while …
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July 2021 “…when officers die in the line of duty they are treated as heroes, but if they sacrifice their mental health serving their community, we treat them as pariahs.” – David Butt, Barrister. “They say they support you, but they don’t. They have posters and they tweet out on mental health day but when …
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July 2021 Near the intersection of Highway 9 and County Road 50, on the border between Wellington and Simcoe Counties is a short road called Ballycroy Road. This road, along with the old General Store, attached house and barn, are all that remains of the former Town of Ballycroy. Established in the 1820s, and geographically …
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July 2021 Air travel is a very safe way to travel, with thousands of flights taking off and landing safely every day around the world. However, when things go wrong, the results can be catastrophic. On 5 July 1970, Air Canada Flight 621, a Douglas DC-8, took off from Montreal–Dorval International Airport in Montreal, Quebec, …
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