A new road sign in the Lakeview area of Mississauga carries a significant link to history. Douglas McCurdy Common is a recent addition to the landscape (or is it roadscape?), and runs north off Lakeshore Road, just to the west of Cawthra Road. The road is named in honour of John Alexander Douglas (J.A.D.) McCurdy…
The Ontario Heritage Trust carried out a Favourite Sites survey during Doors Open Ontario 2011 in celebration of the program’s 10th anniversary. The survey consisted of 12 nominee sites in 15 different categories, and all 103 events in the program’s history were represented with at least one nominated site. There was also a category at…
Terry Fox and his “Trans-Canada Run in aid of Cancer Research” (Marathon of Hope) reached Toronto to a great deal of fanfare and a large gathering at Nathan Phillips Square on July 11, 1980. Along his route, as awareness for his cross-Canada marathon grew, communities began preparing for Terry’s arrival in their towns and cities…
August 9th celebrates #NationalPeacekeepersDay, which recognizes and honours the Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have served in various peace support efforts around the world. Established in 2008, the date August 9 was selected as National Peacekeepers’ Day to recognize the greatest single loss of Canadian lives on a peacekeeping mission, which occurred on…
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