- 2026-10-08The first permanent mental health facility in Upper Canada, the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, forerunner of the present Centre, was officially…
- 2026-10-08In the early 19th century the vast unsettled area between Waterloo County and Lake Huron was known as the "Queen's…
- 2026-10-08In 1859, the city leased land here from King's College, and in 1860 a park, named after Queen Victoria, was…
- 2026-10-08Officially opened by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) during the Royal Tour of 1860, Queen's Park is…
- 2026-10-08The young province of Upper Canada (Ontario) required troops to defend it and to build public works essential to its…
- 2026-10-08By 1808, the Rev. Elkanah Holmes, a missionary from the United States, had organized the first Baptist congregation in Queenston.…
- 2026-10-08Built by the free labour of its own congregation with stones gathered from nearby fields, the West Dumfries Chapel was…
- 2026-10-08A mission of the Roman Catholic Highlanders of the Raisin River settlement was begun in 1786 by the Reverend Alexander…
- 2026-10-08The court house for the Territorial District of Parry Sound, established in 1870, was the first of a series of…
- 2026-10-08The first woman to hold a vice-regal office in Canada, Pauline Emily Mills, was born in Sarnia, Ontario in 1910.…