“If you thought, you knew Eaton’s Canada”, a brand we knew and trusted – well maybe you don’t! Come and hear the stories of people and places and things that Eaton’s developed to help the Canadian people. Things you didn’t… Read More »So You Thought You Knew Eaton’s Canada
Have to love those old milk trucks, apparently the driver could drive sitting or standing up! The delivery of milk and dairy products were an integral part the daily lives of Oakville and Bronte residents in times gone by. On… Read More »Oakville and Bronte Dairies and Milk Bottles
On Tuesday June 6th, at the heritage Palermo schoolhouse, John McDonald, a noted historian, and author of Halton’s Heritage, provided a colorful overview of the temperance movement and prohibition’s impact in Halton County. Halton became the first county in the… Read More »The Temperance Movement, Prohibition in Halton County!
According to the terms of Treaty 22, the Mississaugas acquiesced to the Crown’s demand for lands at 12 and 16 Mile Creeks along with northern and southern portions of the Credit River Reserve. Treaties 22 was signed by William Claus,… Read More »Mississauga Treaty 22