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National Post
08-08-2025
- Politics
- National Post
The redcoats are coming — but this time the Americans invited them
Article content While he's aware of the role soldiers from Fort York played in the War of 1812, Jonathan Cole, who heads the American Bar Association's house of delegates, downplayed any suggestion that inviting redcoats to Monday's session is meant as a commentary on Trump's trade war or his musings about annexing Canada. Article content He noted the ABA's Toronto session has been years in the planning, pre-dating the recent friction between two countries that share the world's longest international land border. Article content 'It's a good chance to work together despite political issues,' Cole said in an interview from Nashville, Tennessee. Article content Fort York's history is a reminder of how 'the two countries have worked together since and have been such great allies,' Cole said. Article content He's excited the honour guard from Fort York is participating. 'They'll present both the American flag and the Canadian flag, and we'll have the national anthems sung for both countries as well before we begin our proceedings.' Article content 'It was an unpleasant business for people in and around York at the time.' Article content Hickey argues the War of 1812 was 'essentially Canada's war of independence — and they won, so it is far better remembered in Canada than in the United States.' Article content Article content There are several ways to see the conflict, he said. Article content 'If you look at what happened on the battlefield and in the peace treaty (of Ghent) it looks like a draw because it was very hard to wage offensive warfare in the North American wilderness and when the United States was on the offensive early in the war they failed to make much headway in Canada,' Hickey said. Article content 'And when the British were in the driver's seat in the last year of the war, they didn't make much headway either.' Article content But overall 'it's a clear British and Canadian victory because the United States went to war to force the British to give up the orders in council, which restricted American trade with the continent of Europe, and also to end impressment — the removal of seamen from American merchant vessels,' Hickey said. 'And neither of those issues was mentioned in the peace treaty' signed in December of 1814. Article content Article content The only way to argue the U.S. benefitted from the conflict is, 'the British had a real problem after the war was over; nobody knew that was going to be the last Anglo-American war. And how were they going to defend Canada next time around from this growing expansionist colossus to the south?' Hickey said. 'They decided that their best tack was to accommodate the United States. And they pursued that policy in the course of the 19th Century, and ultimately it worked. There was a genuine Anglo-American accord by the 1890s. Then it turned into co-belligerency in World War One, and full-fledged alliance in World War Two that continues to this day. So, in the end, the United States got a little more respect for its sovereignty from the British.' Article content
CTV News
05-08-2025
- General
- CTV News
Here are all the museums and galleries you can see with the Canada Strong Pass
The McFarland House in Niagara-on-the-Lake is one of the oldest homes in the area, built around 1800 by Scottish settler John McFarland. The brick house survived the War of 1812 and was used as a hospital for soldiers from both sides. (
CBS News
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
National Park Service site in Monroe hosts grand opening at new visitor center
An official celebration of a major update to River Raisin National Battlefield Park takes place Saturday and Sunday in Monroe, Michigan. The park retells and interprets the January 1813 battles of the War of 1812 that were fought in Southeast Michigan and the historical context of the times. The battles were a victory for Tecumseh's Confederation and the British, and a significant defeat for the Americans. The Battlefield was originally part of the Monroe County park system, and was transferred in 2010 to the National Park Service. The visitor center moved in recent years from its original location on East Elm Avenue near I-75 to an existing building a half-mile away at 333 North Dixie Highway. With the move to a larger venue and significant renovations to what was once an ice sports arena, the education center's historical displays were expanded and updated. One of the exhibits at River Raisin National Battlefield Park in Monroe, Michigan, is this Native American long home replica, on display inside the visitor center. Paula Wethington "With the help of La-Z-Boy, the State of Michigan, the Wyandotte Nation, the The City of Monroe, Michigan and many partners, donors and members of the Foundation, we are ready to share the stories of the River Raisin with the public," the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Foundation posted on its social media. "Join us for a celebration for our community and its support for creating a world-class education center." The current exhibits focus on Great Lakes history, Native Americans, the Battles of the River Raisin and the early 1800s French Town settlement in what is now Monroe. Annual events include a POW-MIA Day ceremony and flag display, French Noel and the Battles of the River Raisin commemoration. The Grand Opening events begin with a ticketed gala Friday night, and will continue Saturday and Sunday. The visitor center will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with a ceremony at 10 a.m., ribbon cutting at noon, and performances by the 126th U.S. Army Band Saxophone and Piano Jazz Duet in the afternoon. The center also will be open to the public 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, with the La Compagnie Musical Dance Troupe giving a performance in the afternoon.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Students receive practical archeology experience in Simcoe County
Students from St. Joseph's High School in Barrie search for artifacts at Historic Fort Willow Students in Simcoe County are getting hands on experience in the archeology field thanks to a field placement program. The program is celebrating its 20th season of excavation at Fort Willow. The program is run by St. Joseph's high school teacher Trevor Carter, who is also a licensed archeologist. Grade 11 and 12 students are able to enroll in the class and spend three months in the classroom, followed by a six-week field placement at Fort Willow. 'It's their chance to do real hands on research and most of them love history,' said Carter. 'They're adding to the story of our local history, of our national history with the War of 1812.' According to the Fort Willow website, the fort was used as a supply depot during the War of 1812. Historic Fort Willow Historic Fort Willow (CTV News/ Luke Simard) The area was also a major transportation route known as the Nine Mile Portage. Students have been finding artifacts buried deep into the ground. 'We found some ceramic, some pieces of what might be teapots or bowls. also some cookware, which would make a lot of sense because, the previous archeologists said that it was a cookhouse and a barracks,' said Sloane Mills, a grade 11 student. Jaclyn Ford, another student enrolled in the program was digging near the soldiers barracks. We are supposed to be finding plates and the sort of things that would be owned by the soldiers," said Ford. 'We are also finding things like fossilized coral, and we found lots of brick, lots of charcoal, a lot of wood chips, that sort of thing.' Mills added she is thankful for the experienced gained at the archeological site. 'Normally have to go to university to take something like this, so to be able to be in high school and be doing an actual archeology dig, I, I'm so happy that I've had this opportunity,' said Mills. Students search for artifacts Students from St. Joseph's High School in Barrie search for artifacts at Historic Fort Willow (CTV News/ Luke Simard) 'It's hands on research and they've never had a chance to do this kind of thing before, so it's very new to them and important,' said Carter The six week field placement at Fort Willow takes place every second year as reports from previous findings take time to study.
National Post
22-05-2025
- Business
- National Post
Ontario investing $38 million to revamp Wasaga Beach
Article content Article content Premier Doug Ford says $25 million will go toward rebuilding the Nancy Island Historic Site. Article content That site features an old museum that highlights the fight between the HMS Nancy that captured two U.S. schooners before being sunk during the War of 1812. Article content The province will also spend $11 million on roads around the beach to support both tourism and a planned 3,000-home development and a further $2 million to help revitalize downtown Wasaga Beach. Article content Ford also says part of the beach the province owns will be transferred to the town on the condition that it always remains public. Article content Tourism Minister Stan Cho says the province will soon launch a marketing campaign to help draw people to hot spots around the province, including the world's longest freshwater beach in Wasaga.
