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Cision Canada
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Cision Canada
Celebrate Ontario at an Ontario Heritage Trust site this summer Français
TORONTO, May 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Discover Ontario's heritage by exploring an Ontario Heritage Trust site as part of your summer adventures! The Trust offers museums, natural sites and programs to help uncover local gems, explore the past and connect with your community and province. The Trust operates two of Ontario's many intriguing museums and both are now open for the 2025 season — the Josiah Henson Museum of African Canadian History in Dresden and Fulford Place in Brockville. The Josiah Henson Museum shares the stories of people of African descent and their contributions to Canadian culture and society. It is located at the historical home of famed freedom-seeker Josiah Henson. Fulford Place is a grand mansion, built between 1899 and 1901, offering a rare glimpse of the luxurious lifestyle of another era. In Toronto, you can take a tour of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres, the last operating double decker theatres in the world and a National Historic Site. If getting out into nature is more your speed, the Cheltenham Badlands site is also open for the season. This out-of-this-world landscape, formed at the bottom of an ancient sea 450 million years ago, is located just outside of the Greater Toronto Area. today to explore one of Southern Ontario's most iconic and unusual natural heritage landmarks. And thanks to the Trust, admission to the Josiah Henson Museum, Fulford Place and the Cheltenham Badlands is completely free on Ontario Day, this Sunday June 1! This special occasion is an opportunity to remember, celebrate and educate future generations about the significant roles that Ontario and Ontarians have played, and continue to play, in Canada. As always, Doors Open Ontario continues to offer free access to historical treasures in communities provincewide. Take a weekend adventure with the whole family to Doors Open Whitchurch Stouffville on June 7, peer behind the scenes in our nation's capital at Doors Open Ottawa on June 7 and 8 or discover some charming Ontario small towns at Doors Open Loyalist Township on June 14. After a short break following Doors Open Owen Sound on June 21, Doors Open Ontario starts up again in early August with 22 more events to come through the end of October! Plan your adventure by visiting About the Ontario Heritage Trust The Trust is committed to preserving our cultural and natural heritage and ensuring its continued relevance for future generations. We are working toward an Ontario where heritage is not only preserved and valued, but is celebrated, enjoyed and used as a source of inspiration. The Trust will be a beacon in an Ontario where heritage is preserved, protected and promoted in ways that are sources of pride for all Ontarians.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Celebrate Ontario at an Ontario Heritage Trust site this summer
TORONTO, May 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Discover Ontario's heritage by exploring an Ontario Heritage Trust site as part of your summer adventures! The Trust offers museums, natural sites and programs to help uncover local gems, explore the past and connect with your community and province. The Trust operates two of Ontario's many intriguing museums and both are now open for the 2025 season — the Josiah Henson Museum of African Canadian History in Dresden and Fulford Place in Brockville. The Josiah Henson Museum shares the stories of people of African descent and their contributions to Canadian culture and society. It is located at the historical home of famed freedom-seeker Josiah Henson. Fulford Place is a grand mansion, built between 1899 and 1901, offering a rare glimpse of the luxurious lifestyle of another era. In Toronto, you can take a tour of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres, the last operating double decker theatres in the world and a National Historic Site. If getting out into nature is more your speed, the Cheltenham Badlands site is also open for the season. This out-of-this-world landscape, formed at the bottom of an ancient sea 450 million years ago, is located just outside of the Greater Toronto Area. today to explore one of Southern Ontario's most iconic and unusual natural heritage landmarks. And thanks to the Trust, admission to the Josiah Henson Museum, Fulford Place and the Cheltenham Badlands is completely free on Ontario Day, this Sunday June 1! This special occasion is an opportunity to remember, celebrate and educate future generations about the significant roles that Ontario and Ontarians have played, and continue to play, in Canada. As always, Doors Open Ontario continues to offer free access to historical treasures in communities provincewide. Take a weekend adventure with the whole family to Doors Open Whitchurch Stouffville on June 7, peer behind the scenes in our nation's capital at Doors Open Ottawa on June 7 and 8 or discover some charming Ontario small towns at Doors Open Loyalist Township on June 14. After a short break following Doors Open Owen Sound on June 21, Doors Open Ontario starts up again in early August with 22 more events to come through the end of October! Plan your adventure by visiting Stay connected Follow the Ontario Heritage Trust on Facebook, X, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Subscribe to the Heritage Matters ... more! e-newsletter. #ONheritage About the Ontario Heritage Trust The Trust is committed to preserving our cultural and natural heritage and ensuring its continued relevance for future generations. We are working toward an Ontario where heritage is not only preserved and valued, but is celebrated, enjoyed and used as a source of inspiration. The Trust will be a beacon in an Ontario where heritage is preserved, protected and promoted in ways that are sources of pride for all Ontarians. SOURCE Ontario Heritage Trust View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
Hamilton Spectator
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Hundreds visit historic Brantford aircraft factory during Doors Open
Over 500 people visited the site of the former Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft factory during the Doors Open Along the Grand event on Saturday, May 10, 2025. Doors Open Along the Grand is presented in partnership with Doors Open Ontario, an annual program of the Ontario Heritage Trust. Every year, visitors to Doors Open events gain rare access to buildings and spaces that are typically closed to the public or to sites that normally charge admission. This year, 32 municipalities throughout the province took part in the program, and for the first time ever, the City of Brantford, the County of Brant and Six Nations of the Grand River, came together to present Doors Open Along the Grand. During the one-day event, residents and out-of-town visitors alike were given free access to explore 17 heritage buildings and sites across all three communities, including the former Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft factory. Located in the Eagle Place neighbourhood, the Cockshutt Plow Company first built the 148 Mohawk St. facility during the Second World War. At the time, the aircraft division supplied critical military aircraft parts, and the building was specifically constructed to produce airplane fuselages and other components. Hosted by Vincenzo Capotorto (the building's current owner), the Canadian Industrial Heritage Centre (CIHC) and Brant Theatre Workshops, the event featured a host of interpretive displays, historical artifacts, old newspaper clippings, an old documentary film and a reading of the play, 'The Footlocker,' which was written by Brantford's own Vincent Ball. Rob Adlam, a volunteer with the CIHC, said the event was a great opportunity for locals to learn a bit about the building they so frequently drive by. 'The building was built back in 1942 but the Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft division didn't start operating until January of 1943. Following the end of the Second World War, military contracts were canceled, so aircraft production obviously ceased, and it was converted to harvester combine production from the end of the war, until April 1985 when it closed,' he said. 'Having grown up in Brantford and being the fifth generation working in industry in Brantford, there's a lot of history hiding in plain sight. A lot of people drive by this place and have no idea what it is. That's nothing against them, it's just because it's gone uncelebrated, uninterpreted and left to the dust pile of history. We've had former White Farm Equipment employees here today talking about their experiences in this building and those are real people. They're not dusty artifacts, they made their living here and made a difference with innovation… they put Branford on the map.' While the facility was originally known for building various parts for several military aircrafts, the Cockshutt Moulded Aircraft Division's over 6,000 employees (many of whom were women) primarily created the fuselages of two British airplanes, the Avro Anson training aircraft and the de Havilland Mosquito bomber. 'They produced over 600 planes and by the end of the war, they were producing the Mosquito, which was sort of Canada's wonder weapon,' said Peter Muir, CIHC board member and Artistic Director of Brant Theatre Workshops. 'It was the fastest plane in the allied arsenal and it was quite feared by the Germans.' While there were plenty of interesting treasures on display, Tony Cockshutt, a descendent of the Cockshutt family and CIHC board member, said that his favourite artifact of the day was actually the building itself. 'For me, it's the top of the superstructure which is all wooden,' he said. 'Because it was built during the war, the steel presumably all went to manufacturing wartime equipment and so the building has these huge wooden beams. Given that the building is over 80 years old, it's still in great condition, plus, there's these beautiful windows up at the top there, which provide just a lot of great natural light.' While Adlam said he completely agreed with Cockshutt, he said that one particularly interesting artifact was a section of an exhaust manifold for an Avro Anson made right in Brantford with the Cockshutt tag still on it. 'It actually came to us from a flight training school in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, and so the fact that it's come home to Brantford where it belongs is particularly gratifying,' said Adlam. 'These exhaust manifolds were manufactured for various planes, the Anson being one of them, and you can actually see the original tag is still on it with the parts numbers and when it was made, and it says here 'manufactured by the Cockshutt Plow Company in Brantford Ontario.' Melissa Jones, one of the many Brantford residents who attended the event, said that she had no idea the history behind the building. 'I honestly thought this was just another factory building, I had no idea it was built to specifically help with the war,' she said. 'There's so many cool details all throughout the building like the wooden beams and the track that runs the length of the floor which was used to help move parts from one section to the next; it's really something. I'm originally from Sarnia and so this whole Doors Open event has just been a great opportunity to learn about a few of the places in the community.' Kimberly De Jong's reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative. The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at .
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
No spacesuit required: Explore Ontario's Mars-like badlands
If you live in southern Ontario, you don't have to travel far to be transported to another world. Caldeon's famous Cheltenham Badlands, which formed at the base of an ancient sea 450 million years ago, reopens for the season on May 9, 2025. Autumn at the Cheltenham Badlands. Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 — @ (@syncros) October 23, 2024 Easily identifiable by rolling red rocks, the badlands could easily pass for a Martian landscape -- but the natural heritage site was formed here on Earth, over many years, with the help of the weather. ADVERTISEMENT The land was once used by Ancestors of the Mississaugas of the Credit for hunting, fishing, and foraging. To help the Trust further protect the Cheltenham Badlands, please stay on the designated trails and not walk on the Queenston Shale, which, while beautiful, is also delicate. Walking in any unmarked area is considered prohibited. Learn more: — Ontario Heritage Trust (@ONheritage) August 2, 2024 Between 1850 and 1950, European settlers started clearing the trees and establishing farmland that caused the topsoil to erode, exposing the Queenston shale underneath. This, plus further erosion from snow melt, gave the 36-acre landscape its signature look. Visitors can check out the badlands on designated trails from dawn to dusk, but reservations are required. In the past, people could walk directly on the terrain, but that has since been prohibited in an effort to preserve the environment. Learn more about one of Ontario's most iconic sites at the Ontario Heritage Trust website.
Cision Canada
25-04-2025
- General
- Cision Canada
Celebrate the hard work of heritage with the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards Français
TORONTO, April 25, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, the Ontario Heritage Trust and the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario are celebrating the 2024 recipients of the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards. These annual juried awards, administered by the Trust, recognize people's outstanding achievements across a variety of pursuits in preserving and promoting Ontario's heritage. There are nine projects and eight individual recipients of the 2024 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards. The recipients were recognized at a private ceremony during the afternoon of April 25 at the Legislative Building in Toronto, presided over by the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and John Ecker, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Ontario Heritage Trust. Individual award recipients are: Marie Carter, Richard Cumbo, Peter Handley and John Sabean each received a Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement. Each of these remarkable individuals has selflessly given over 25 years of volunteer service toward enriching heritage in their community. Allison Leroux, Ellen Siebel-Achenbach and Grace Tan each received a Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Youth Achievement in recognition of their forward-looking spirit and trailblazing leadership. Each will also receive the Young Heritage Leaders Scholarship, worth $3,500 toward their post-secondary education to support their future. The Young Heritage Leaders Scholarship is jointly sponsored by Canada Life and the Ontario Heritage Trust. Regan Hutcheson also received the Thomas Symons Award for Commitment to Conservation in recognition of his visionary stewardship of heritage in Markham for over 35 years. Recipients of the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation, which recognizes innovative and impactful conservation projects such as exhibitions, adaptive reuse and digital resources, include: Recipients of the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership, which recognizes institutions and initiatives that develop and enrich a culture of conservation in their community, include: The Maltese-Canadian Museum, Toronto The Markham Museum and the York Region District School Board Museum & Archives Learn more about each recipient of the 2024 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards. Quotes "This year's award recipients have made tremendous contributions to heritage in Ontario through their care, their insight, and their expertise, and by making heritage accessible to people—physically or online. They have helped people learn about others and about themselves, and in doing so, they have strengthened the bonds within, and between, generations and communities." — The Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario "I'm honoured to celebrate the outstanding recipients of the 2024 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards. Their dedication to preserving our cultural and built heritage plays a vital role in keeping our shared history alive. Through their work, they help us stay connected to where we come from—and they inspire people across Ontario to value and protect the stories that shape us." — The Honourable Graham McGregor, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism "The Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards shine a light on the exceptional work young people do to shape the future and make their communities a better place. As a founding supporter of this initiative, we're honoured to recognize Ontarians who create sustainable change each year. We proudly congratulate all the nominees and recipients on this outstanding achievement." — David Simmonds, Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Canada Life "These recipients include dedicated lifelong volunteers, innovative projects blazing new trails, and young people just beginning to make their marks. Each represents the hard work of heritage. Together, they embody some of the best and boldest approaches to heritage work in Ontario today." — John Ecker, Chair, Board of Directors, Ontario Heritage Trust Contacts David Leonard, Senior Marketing and Communications Specialist, Ontario Heritage Trust at [email protected] or 437-246-9065. Tim Oracheski, Vice-President, Communications, Canada Life at [email protected]. Joe Segal, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, at [email protected]. Stay connected Follow the Ontario Heritage Trust on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube. Subscribe to the Heritage Matters ... more! e-newsletter. About the Ontario Heritage Trust The Ontario Heritage Trust (the Trust) is an agency of the Government of Ontario. The Trust conserves, interprets and shares Ontario's heritage. The Trust conserves provincially significant cultural and natural heritage, interprets Ontario's history, celebrates its diversity and educates Ontarians of its importance in our society. The Trust envisions an Ontario where we conserve, value and share the places and landscapes, histories, traditions and stories that embody our heritage, now and for future generations. About Canada Life Canada Life is a leading insurance, wealth management and benefits provider focused on improving the financial, physical, and mental well-being of Canadians. For over 175 years, individuals, families and business owners across Canada have trusted us to provide sound guidance and deliver on the promises we've made. We proudly serve more than 14 million customer relationships from coast to coast to coast. Canada Life is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco Inc. and a member of the Power Corporation of Canada group of companies.
