 Downtown Lindsay in the fall Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of the City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria County), and the hub for business and commerce in the region. Image File history File links Lindsay02. ...
Image File history File links Lindsay02. ...
2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Scugog River is a river in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario which flows north from Lake Scugog to empty into Sturgeon Lake on the Trent-Severn Waterway. ...
This article discusses the geographic region. ...
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 4th...
Location of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario The City of Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada. ...
Victoria County was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
The Town of Lindsay is located forty-three kilometers west of Peterborough, on the Scugog River in Ops Township. It is the county town of Victoria County. Due to the town's close proximity to several lakes, Lindsay is often referred to as the "Gateway of the Kawarthas". This article discusses the geographic region. ...
History
The Township of Ops was surveyed in 1825 by Colonel Duncan McDonell and Lots 20 and 21 in the 5th Concession were reserved for a town site. The same year settlers began to come to the region and by 1827, the Purdy's, an American family, built a dam on the Scugog River at the site of present-day Lindsay. The following year they built a sawmill and in 1830, a grist mill was constructed. The Scugog River is a river in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario which flows north from Lake Scugog to empty into Sturgeon Lake on the Trent-Severn Waterway. ...
A small village grew up around the mills and it was known as Purdy's Mills. In 1834, surveyor John Huston plotted the designated town site into streets and lots. During the survey, one of Huston's assistants, Mr. Lindsay, was accidentally shot in the leg and died of an infection. He was buried on the river bank and his name and death were recorded on the surveyor's plan. The name Lindsay remained as the name of the town by government approval. Lindsay grew steadily and developed into a lumbering and farming centre.
With the arrival of the Port Hope Railway in 1857, the town saw a period of rapid development and industrial growth. On June 19 of the same year, Lindsay was formally incorporated as a town. In 1861, a fire swept through the town and most of Lindsay was destroyed with hundreds of people left homeless. It took many years for Lindsay to recover from this disaster. In the late 1800s, local photographers Fowler & Oliver worked out of the Sunbeam Photo Gallery. It was also the home to Sir Samuel Hughes, the Canadian Minister of Militia during the First World War. The Victoria Street Armouries were built during this time. The Midland Railway of Canada was a historical Canadian railway which ran from Port Hope, Ontario to Midland on Georgian Bay. ...
The Honourable Sir Sam Hughes This article is about the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence. ...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
In 2001 Lindsay's town government was officially dissolved and merged, with Victoria County into the new City of Kawartha Lakes. Some local groups have attempted, thus far unsuccessfully, to de-amalgamate the City and restore Victoria County to its previous status since that time. Victoria County was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
Location of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario The City of Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada. ...
Education
Colleges - Fleming College, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
High Schools
Facts and Figures - Lindsay is part of the Trent-Severn Waterway, a canal system that connects central Ontario with both Lake Ontario and Lake Huron.
- Scenes from the movies "A Cool Dry Place" (1998) and "Meatballs" (1979), and the documentary film "Rise of a Legend" (2000) chronicling influential Canadian journalist Ben Medd's formative years, were all filmed in Lindsay.
- The disposable green polyethylene garbage bag was invented, in part, by Mr Larry Hansen, a resident of Lindsay. Ironically, the town is now home to the largest college of environmental studies in the province, Fleming College, School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences.
Lock One on the Trent-Severn Waterway This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water. ...
The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ...
Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...
Ipperwash Beach, Lake Huron. ...
Well known residents "William Samuel McGee" (b 1868, Lindsay - d 1940, Beiseker, Alberta) was born on a farm just outside of Lindsay. His name was to be the inspiration for the poem The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service.[1] {{Hide = {{{}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} Crossroads to the Future Beiseker, Alberta, Canadas Location. ...
Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [province]) Area Ranked...
The Cremation of Sam McGee is the most famous of Robert W. Services poems. ...
Robert W. Service Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet born into a Scottish family while they were living in Preston, England. ...
References - ^ Up Here - My Search for Sam McGee by Randy Freeman
External links - Lindsay Rugby Football Club
|
Feeds |
Contact