Opened on June 30, 2001, the Shania Twain Centre is a tourist attraction located in Timmins, Ontario. Since its opening, the Centre has received memorabilia, awards and many other personal items from Shania Twain, the most prominent person to have come from Timmins.
Aboriginal peoples have lived in and around the area of present day Cornwall for millennia. The first serious non-aboriginal settlement was established in 1784, by disbanded Loyalist soldiers, their families and other United Empire Loyalists, primarily from New York following the 1776 American Revolution. They founded a settlement on the site formerly called Pointe Maligne, and named it New Johnstown. It was later renamed Cornwall for the Duke of Cornwall, Prince George, and became one of the first incorporated municipalities in the British colony of Upper Canada in 1834.
West of Cornwall, along the St. Lawrence River, there existed several smaller communities now known as The Lost Villages. These communities were permanently flooded in 1958 by the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway to make way for the massive Moses-Saunders hydroelectric dam at the western end of the city and were covered by the hydroelectric reservoir. (taken from Wikipedia)
It’s hard to miss the massive steel bridge that snakes over Cornwall on its way to the USA. Its size is impressive even if you can’t appreciate the engineering feat of large bridges.
Cornwall is Ontario’s easternmost city.
Cornwall has a military history dating way back. This plane sits outside the Royal Canadian Air Force Association.
These oldtimers meet ever Tuesday afternoon to play cards at the RCAFA in Cornwall.
World’s smallest catch….he threw it back.
Ice fishing on the St. Lawrence River
Young Family
Reading the newspaper at the Napoleon Diner in Cornwall
The owner of the Napoleon Diner watches the world go by.
George serves me the lunch special (Souvlaki) at the Napoleon Diner.
Betty Brite, a Cornwall Landmark
Canadian Flag Of The Day
Cornwall Armories
Mark from the Cornwall Armories
This image of the exterior was taken from my archive, as I wanted a snow-free picture of the building. The remaining photos were taken today at the National War Museum in Ottawa.
The new Canadian War Museum (CWM) is a major national museum of military history, covering Canada’s military past from earliest times to the present day. Located on the shores of the Ottawa River, a few minutes west of Parliament Hill, the newly built Museum is now sure to become one of the National Capital’s landmarks and one of Canada’s most significant cultural museums.
Through its extraordinary permanent and special exhibitions, the Museum shows how military events have shaped the development of the country, both at home and on the world stage. A stunning architectural design, innovative exhibitions, diverse public programs and unparalleled displays of collections are making it one of the world’s most respected venues for the study and understanding of human conflict.
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