January 26 in Leslieville

By Joanne Doucette What we have now, a small body of very polluted water at the base of Coxwell Avenue, is not what Ashbridge’s Bay once was or could be again–with imagination, investment and time. And time is what today’s post is all about. It is a very detailed timeline of Ashbridge’s Bay. Take yourContinue reading “January 26 in Leslieville”

October 4th in history

It was a fine autumnal morning (October 4th) when I put my equipage in motion from Queenston towards York, accompanied by a friend and a favourite pointer. The diary of traveller Lieutenant Francis Hall as he travelled from Queenston (near Niagara-on-the-Lake) to York, published in 1818. This British army officer had served in some ofContinue reading “October 4th in history”