- 2026-10-08In one of several concentrations of British troops in Upper Canada, various infantry and artillery units were stationed on a…
- 2026-10-08Resolutions by the Allanburg Women's Institute and the Welland County Council resulted in the founding of the Niagara Peninsula Joint…
- 2026-10-08Construction of Canada's first railway tunnel, which runs from this point for 1,730 feet in a northerly direction, began in…
- 2026-10-08This railway received its charter in 1884, and on July 1, 1888, began service between Westport and Brockville, a distance…
- 2026-10-08The original claim to the Bruce Mine location was filed in September 1846 by James Cuthbertson. It was acquired the…
- 2026-10-08The Bruce Peninsula presents a formidable barrier to water transportation between Lake Huron and southern Georgian Bay. To avoid a…
- 2026-10-08The first public work undertaken with the financial backing of the provincial government, Burlington Bay Canal was proposed as one…
- 2026-10-08The Burlington Glass Works, formerly situated here, was one of the most important 19th-century glass houses in Canada in terms…
- 2026-10-08On the morning of September 28, 1813 a powerfully armed United States fleet comprising ten ships under the command of…
- 2026-10-08On July 18th, 1814, during the final American campaign on the Niagara frontier, Major-General Peter B. Porter sent a detachment…