- 2026-10-08In 1869, on the recommendation of the Rev. Egerton Ryerson, Superintendent of Education, funds were allocated to establish the first…
- 2026-10-08In 1869, at the urging of John B. McGann, a pioneer educator of the hearing impaired, the Ontario government sanctioned…
- 2026-10-08Established in 1885 by Dr. Alexander Stewart, a local physician, the Ontario Vaccine Farm was the first institution to produce…
- 2026-10-08This college known until 1869 as the Upper Canada Veterinary School was the first in Canada to offer courses in…
- 2026-10-08In 1924, the government of Ontario set up a provincial air service to replace forest fire detection by canoe and…
- 2026-10-08In August 1866, Marcus Herbert Powell, Clerk of the Division Court and part-time prospector, struck gold nearby on the farm…
- 2026-10-08In 1793, it was decided to move the capital of Upper Canada from Niagara to York (now Toronto). Two single-storey…
- 2026-10-08Stimulated by the discovery of significant oil deposits in Enniskillen Township, Ontario's first commercial refineries were erected in 1857-62 at…
- 2026-10-08This was one of the "colonization roads" authorized by the Province of Canada in an attempt to open up the…
- 2026-10-08The renowned Mohawk chief, orator and physician is buried in this churchyard. Born on the Grand River Reservation, he attended…