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Halton Police Arrest Two in Cemetery and Mausoleum Thefts
18 Nov 2025

Halton Police Arrest Two in Cemetery and Mausoleum Thefts

by Stephanie Allen | Posted in: News | 0

A dark and deeply painful story emerged in November 2025: Halton Regional Police announced they have arrested two people in connection with more than 300 thefts from mausoleums and cemetery niches across the Greater Toronto Area and Niagara region. What … Continued

Oakham House, Toronto (1848)
30 Mar 2024

Oakham House, Toronto (1848)

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 0

Today we look at Oakham House at 63 Gould Street in Toronto. Over its 176 years it has had many incarnations – a home and office, Working Boys Home, university residence and social centre with a pub and café. Located … Continued

CPR Train Station, Kleinburg (1871)
23 Mar 2024

CPR Train Station, Kleinburg (1871)

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 1

While I have always been drawn to built heritage, I definitely get my passion for old train stations from my grandfather. Today, after arriving in Kleinburg a little early for a session at the McMichael Art Collection, I drove around … Continued

Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse, Toronto (1918)
17 Mar 2024

Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse, Toronto (1918)

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 0

The Ward’s Island Association Clubhouse was destroyed in a massive fire last night. The Ward’s Island Association (WIA) was established in 1913, the same year the city started to regulate the increasingly popular and haphazard tent city on the site. … Continued

Frederick George Topham, VC
15 Mar 2024

Frederick George Topham, VC

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: People, Snippits of History | 0

Frederick George Topham, VC was born in Toronto on 1917 and attended Runnymede High School. Serving in the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during WWII he earned the Victoria Cross at age 27 for his brave actions on March 24, 1945, … Continued

Adamson Estate, Mississauga
12 Mar 2024

Adamson Estate, Mississauga

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 0

Yesterday morning I had a chance to visit the Adamson Estate in Lakeview, Mississauga which is just east of Port Credit. It certainly wasn’t my first visit, as I grew up nearby and fondly remember attending several summer church bible … Continued

Norwood, Etobicoke (1916)
2 Mar 2024

Norwood, Etobicoke (1916)

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 0

11 Gibson Avenue in north Etobicoke is for sale. I wish I had the $5.5 million they are asking for this beautiful old home on a huge lot. The property is behind advertised for subdivision or redevelopment and the house … Continued

Harry C. Hatch – horse racing legacy
24 Feb 2024

Harry C. Hatch – horse racing legacy

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: People, Snippits of History | 0

My visit earlier in the day to the Christie Methodist Cemetery in the parking lot of Bridlewood Mall inspired some research into the history of the area. Naturally the unusual name of the mall and surrounding Bridletown Circle, where we … Continued

Maritime Central Airways Flight 315, 1957
14 Feb 2024

Maritime Central Airways Flight 315, 1957

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 0

In doing some genealogy research a few weeks ago, I came across the obituary of an extended family member who had died in a plane crash. I started investigating and discovered that the crash of Maritime Central Airways Flight 315 … Continued

Silver Dragon, Scarborough
10 Feb 2024

Silver Dragon, Scarborough

by Jocelyn Gordon | Posted in: Snippits of History | 2

Perhaps it is childhood fondness, or maybe it really was the best, but the Chinese food at the Silver Dragon Restaurant lives large in my memory and I have yet to find its equal. So today, in honour of the … Continued

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