historical landmark in Canada

The German settlers who were brought to this area in 1794 by William Berczy were the first residents in Markham Township. Despite sickness and famine these h...

The extension of Yonge Street north to Holland Landing prompted the formation of small settlements along the route. The community of Mount Pleasant served as...

Located in the north of Gowlland Tod Provincial Park, the hike to Tod Inlet pass through a lush forest before arriving at the scenic waterway.

In 1858, nearly 800 free Blacks left the oppressive racial conditions of San Francisco for a new life on Vancouver Island. Governor James Douglas had invited them here as promising settlers. (A h…

(A historical marker located near Brentwood Bay in Capital Regional District, British Columbia.)

(A war memorial located in Victoria in Capital Regional District, British Columbia.)

Charles Lennox was appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the British North American colonies and Governor-in-Chief of Lower Canada in May 1818. (A historical marker located near Richmond in Carlet…

In August, 1818, some thirty disbanded veterans of the 99th Regiment, led by Captain G.T. Burke, arrived in newly surveyed Goulbourn Township. (A historical marker located in Richmond in Carleto…

As the cold of winter once again grips Ottawa, a remote group of buildings quietly stands as a relic of our Cold War past, once a secret NORAD base of operations during a very different war on co…

Statues and monuments adorn the grounds of Parliament Hill.

Remember Canada’s Veterans

Des statues et des monuments ornent les terrains de la Colline du Parlement.

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