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The German settlers who were brought to this area in 1794 by William Berczy were the first residents in Markham Township. Despite sickness and famine these h...

The extension of Yonge Street north to Holland Landing prompted the formation of small settlements along the route. The community of Mount Pleasant served as...

Charles Lennox was appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the British North American colonies and Governor-in-Chief of Lower Canada in May 1818. (A historical marker located near Richmond in Carlet…

In August, 1818, some thirty disbanded veterans of the 99th Regiment, led by Captain G.T. Burke, arrived in newly surveyed Goulbourn Township. (A historical marker located in Richmond in Carleto…

As the cold of winter once again grips Ottawa, a remote group of buildings quietly stands as a relic of our Cold War past, once a secret NORAD base of operations during a very different war on co…

Statues and monuments adorn the grounds of Parliament Hill.

Remember Canada’s Veterans

Des statues et des monuments ornent les terrains de la Colline du Parlement.

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Visit Victorian towns and military blockhouses. Cycle a woodland pathway and picnic alongside hand-operated locks on the 19th century Rideau Canal, an historic waterway linking a scenic string of…