Upper Canada Village – Page 2

Revisiting the past at Upper Canada Village – from a distance

July 23, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – The St. Lawrence Parks Commission’s largest attraction, Upper Canada Village, re-opened on July 1st this year. Its season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions on gatherings. The village reopened to […]

Province announces over $7 million in funding for SLPC

July 18, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Over $7 million in funding was announced for the St. Lawrence Parks Commission today (July 18th) at Upper Canada Village by Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries Lisa MacLeod. The announcement, […]

St. Lawrence Parks: More beaches to open

July 16, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Two more beaches owned by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission are about to reopen to the public this week. Crysler Beach, between Upper Canada Village and Crysler Marina, along with the Woodland Beach […]

Editorial – Reform needed for SLPC

June 25, 2020 Editor

For over sixty years, the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, and its predecessor, the St. Lawrence River Development Corporation, has controlled the waterfront and much of the land left over from the St. Lawrence-Seaway project. The […]

Editorial – The Cone of Silence

May 21, 2020 Editor

Federal, provincial, and municipal government officials, public health officials, community groups, agencies, and businesses, have worked hard at communicating with media and the public during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Communication is important. Keeping […]

This week in The Leader – April 8, 2020

April 8, 2020 Editor

This week in The Leader: St. Lawrence Seaway opens 2020 navigation season; COVID-19 infections rise to 44 in region; Adapting to new realities; Ross Video manufacturing restarts; Bylaw enforcing COVID-19 regulations; South Dundas approves funds […]

Attendance drops for Alight at Night

January 9, 2020 Phillip Blancher – Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

MORRISBURG – Attendance was down by over 18 per cent for the 2019 edition of the Alight at Night festival at Upper Canada Village. According to Rosalyn Gambhir with the St. Lawrence Parks Commission, attendance […]

Wanderings: Christmas and trains…

December 23, 2019 P. Blancher – Leader staff

Few things encourage the nostalgic feelings of Christmas more than trains. Kids gleefully watching at eye level as the train goes in circles around the uneven track set about the Christmas tree. In my opinion, […]

Editorial: Now the work begins…

December 19, 2019 Editor

A piece of our local heritage in South Dundas is staying put. The locomotive and railway cars at the Aultsville station display in Crysler Park will remain where it has been for the past 60 […]

SLPC delivers early Christmas present to Save the Train 2.0 group

December 11, 2019 P. Blancher – Leader staff

MORRISBURG – The train is staying! St. Lawrence Parks Commission chair, the Honourable Bob Runciman, made the announcement this morning, December 11th. The commission will engage in discussions with the Save the Train 2.0 group, […]