May 28 2025
May 2025 A lonely building of Edwardian Classical architecture sits at the edge of a woodlot, along the edge of the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario. Abandoned since 2013, this building, known as the Chedoke Hospital Long & Bisby Building, is one of the few reminders of the former Chedoke Sanatorium, also known as the …
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May 27 2025
May 2025 Two more markers dedicated! Not a bad weekend in the Catskills area of eastern New York State. Colloquially known as the Borscht Belt, the area was once populated with resorts and bungalow colonies that served as a summer refuge for Jewish clients from New York City, in an era when Jewish people still …
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May 13 2025
May 2025 The southern Ontario city of Toronto, has a long history with live music. Whether it’s a world-famous band, or a local bar band; whether the venue is a stadium or an intimate club setting, music fans will find a wide variety of musical choices and venue selections. The Danforth Music Hall is a …
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May 12 2025
May 2025 Thousands of police officers from Canada, America and abroad, marched through the street around Queen’s Park in Toronto in commemoration of police officers who have died in the line of duty in Ontario. On Sunday, 4 May, the 25th Anniversary of the Ontario Police Memorial Foundation Ceremony of Remembrance was held. This is …
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May 12 2025
May 2025 In small historic villages and towns like Williamsford, Ontario, gristmills were an essential element in the community. Since the early days of British North America, many towns and villages sprung up around rivers, where water-powered mills were built so that local farmers could easily transport their grain there to be milled. These communities …
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Apr 24 2025
April 2025 Of all the historic buildings in Canada, none are more significant than the Parliament of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario. The historic building includes offices, meeting rooms, the Parliamentary Library and most importantly, the chambers for the Senate and the House of Commons. Sitting atop a hill, overlooking the Ottawa River, are the …
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Mar 08 2025
March 2025 Over the past century, since the Wright Brother’s first successful flight, there have been almost two-dozen airports and aerodromes in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). From international to general aviation to military airports, the GTHA has always been a busy area for aviators and airplanes of all sizes. Some, like Armour …
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Feb 22 2025
February 2025 There’s a bit more tourist activity in the Catskills area of eastern New York State these days. Helping to draw visitors are two new tourist attractions meant to celebrate the area once known as the “Jewish Alps” and “The Borscht Belt”: the Borscht Belt Museum and the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project. For …
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Feb 13 2025
February 2025 The former Parliament Oak Public School in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, has found itself in the way of progress, falling to the development of a new 129-room boutique hotel in this historic and picturesque town. While there is no conclusive proof, it has been long believed that the school property was the site of the …
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Jan 29 2025
January 2025 Palermo Within the boundaries of the busy Town of Oakville, Ontario, are the remains of several former villages and hamlets. In the years after what was then known as Trafalgar Township was surveyed in 1806, one of three townships that were created after the purchase of land from the Mississauga Nations the previous …
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