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April 18, 2026
Port Hope has done a great job of preserving its historical buildings and this includes an old grist mill that stands on the side of the Ganaraska River. The mill is known as Molson’s Mill and is associated with the Molson Family who ran a brewing, shipping, railway and banking empire. Molson’s Brewery was established in Montreal in 1786. Thomas Molso...
March 28, 2026
The town of Milton, Ontario got its start in 1820 when Jasper Martin settled on Sixteen Mile Creek and built a grist mill. He also built a dam to supply his mill with consistent water power and created the mill pond that still sits in the heart of Milton. See our separate feature story on the
November 29, 2025
Ontario’s first gold rush happened in 1866 on a farm north of Madoc. August 15 was the fateful day when Marcus Herbert Powell discovered gold while prospecting for copper on the farm of John Richardson. Richardson had given up on farming and was looking for one last opportunity to make money from his property. He had hired Powell because of his ski...
Nov. 1, 2025
Danville Park is one of Mississauga’s newest parks having just opened in 2017. It is a 26 hectare linear park that is sandwiched between an industrial area and the 403 in the Kennedy Road and Courtney Park section of the city. The park is mostly open grasslands with few trees. The topography is rolling hills and valleys. This has been shaped by the movi...