The Founding of Stayner

Settlement on this site began with the arrival in 1854 of the Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union Railroad (later the Northern Railway). Edward Shortiss and Charles Lount acquired land here, divided it into village lots and the first settler, Andrew Coleman, opened a hotel. He was followed by Gideon Phillips who established a sawmill. First called Nottawasaga Station, and later Stayner after a prominent local landowner, the community flourished as an agricultural and lumbering centre. A post office was opened in 1855 and a school and churches were established. On June 26, 1872, a Simcoe County by-law incorporated Stayner as a village, and in 1888 it became a town.

La colonisation de ce site commença avec l’arrivée en 1854 du Toronto, Simcoe and Lake Huron Union Railroad (qui deviendra plus tard le Chemin de fer Canadien du Nord). Edward Shortiss et Charles Lount acquirent des terres ici, les divisèrent en lots de village et le premier colon, Andrew Coleman, ouvrit un hôtel. Il fut suivi par Gideon Phillips qui établit une scierie. D’abord appelée Nottawasaga Station, puis Stayner, en l’honneur d’un important propriétaire foncier local, la communauté prospéra en tant que centre agricole et forestier. Un bureau de poste ouvrit ses portes en 1855 et une école et des églises furent établies. Le 26 juin 1872, un règlement du comté de Simcoe constitua Stayner en village, et en 1888, il devint une ville.