- 2026-10-08Jean Lumb was born Jean (Toy Jin) Wong in British Columbia, and came to Toronto in 1935. She was soon…
- 2026-10-08Nicollet arrived in New France from his native Normandy in 1618-19 to work in the fur trade. To help build…
- 2026-10-08In the 16th century, prior to the arrival of Europeans, a village was founded on this site by the Huron-Wendat,…
- 2026-10-08Jeanne Lajoie, a dedicated teacher and advocate for the establishment of French schools in Ontario, was born in Lefaivre, near…
- 2026-10-08In 1648, Father Joseph Poncet, then serving at St. Marie in Huronia, was placed in charge of the Jesuit mission…
- 2026-10-08In 1728, a mission to the Huron Indians was established near Fort Pontchartrain (Detroit) by Father Armand de la Richardie,…
- 2026-10-08Comedian, actor and theatrical manager, George Summers established the Mountain Park Theatre here in 1902. It was one of the…
- 2026-10-08In 1830, Lewis Horning, a successful settler from the Hamilton area, located in this vicinity with his family. He cleared…
- 2026-10-08In 1856 the Hudson's Bay Company, faced with decline in trade at La Cloche on the mainland, obtained permission to…
- 2026-10-08Between 1948 and 1956, the National Unity Association (NUA) of Chatham, Dresden and North Buxton, under the leadership of Hugh…