Posted on Jun 20, 2019
In 1967, a group of passionate arts enthusiasts in Whitby started a community gallery, operating under the name Whitby Arts...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2016
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Carlo
The name of Port Hope’s Ganaraska River was attributed to the area by the indigenous peoples of the region and...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2016
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Carlo
The settlements that make up today's Cobourg were founded by Loyalists in 1798. Cobourg was originally a group of smaller...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2016
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Carlo
Belleville was originally the site of a village known as Asukhknosk, inhabited by Canada’s indigenous Mississauga peoples in the 18th...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2016
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Carlo
Woodstock was first settled in 1800 after Sir John Graves Simcoe, governor of Upper Canada, determined that the area would...
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Posted on Oct 14, 2016
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Carlo
Prior to European exploration and settlement, the Windsor area was inhabited by Canada’s indigenous peoples and Native Americans. Windsor was...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
The Ottawa area was used for wild edible harvesting, hunting, fishing, trade, travel, and camps for over 6500 years by...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
The Ottawa Region has always been an important location in Canada, due to its accessibility from the Atlantic Ocean via...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
In 1788, the Hesse District was established within Upper Canada covering the territory of what is today southwestern Ontario. Four...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
Essex was one of the first counties to be settled in Upper Canada, later to become Ontario, mostly by French...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
The first more permanent encampments by aboriginal people in the Kingston area began about 1500 years ago. European commercial and...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
Prior to the 1800s the area was home to various indigenous peoples for over a millennium, and in 1615 the...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
Indigenous peoples settled in the area at least 3,000 years ago, and a few of these groups to settle in...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
The County of Frontenac was originally proclaimed in 1792, as part of the newly-created Midland District. The County of Frontenac...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2016
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Carlo
Northumberland County was first settled by indigenous peoples, including the Cayuga peoples, who migrated there from New York in 1779....
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