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Author of the article: Susan Gamble Publishing date: Feb 07, 2021  •  February 8, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Karolyn Smardz Frost, a Toronto-raised archeologist and historian of the Underground Railroad,, was the guest speaker at a Black History Month lecture held last week, discussing some known and little known stories from Brantford, including that of her friend, Brantfords Lawrence Jackson whose grandfather was the countrys first Black postman. (Photo by Timothy Hudson) Art...

  The Tower of Freedom monument features four life-size bronze figures on the south side of a granite monolith: Two women with a baby and a man standing behind with his arms outstretched in praise. On the north side of the monolith, a young girl holds a rag doll and looks back across the river (to Detroit).  The other monument in Detroit depicts the Gateway to Freedom, which features a bronze sculpture of six slaves awaiting transport to Canada.     In a speech given by Martin Luther Ki...

Author of the article: Standard-Freeholder staff Publishing date: Jan 29, 2021  •  January 29, 2021  •  1 minute read  •  Article content SOUTH DUNDAS — The man killed in a two-vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 on Wednesday afternoon has been identified. SDG OPP said Dilpreet Singh Rai, 46, of Brampton, Ont., was driving a tractor-trailer on the highway between Upper Canada and Church roads, when shortly after 3 p.m., for reasons still under investigation, ...

Article content A Brampton man has been identified as the trucker killed on Highway 401 in South Dundas Township on Wednesday afternoon as police continued to investigate how one tractor trailer rear-ended another. Dilpreet Singh Rai, 46, was pronounced dead at scene of the crash between Upper Canada and Church roads, the Ontario Provincial Police said in a media release on Friday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Brampton trucker, 46, killed whe...

O’Toole’s anti-cancel-culture campaign is really a defence of commemorative status quo By Randy Boswell. Published on Jan 27, 2021 11:23am What O’Toole is really doing is exploiting the “cancel culture” debate to rally opposition to anyone messing with the reputation of Macdonald and other Conservative luminaries. Conservative Party Leader Erin OToole (Matthew Usherwood/iPolitics) Erin O’Toole launched his campaign for the leadership of the federal Conservatives one year...

Author of the article: Standard-Freeholder staff Publishing date: Jan 27, 2021  •  January 27, 2021  •  1 minute read  •  Article content SOUTH DUNDAS — A 46-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 between Upper Canada and Church roads on Wednesday afternoon. SDG OPP said officers were called to the scene just after 3 p.m., where where a tractor-trailer had collided with the rear of a second tractor-trailer. We apologize, but t...

Article content In the early 1980s, my wife and I established our own advertising business, which we operated for more than 20 years. One of our best customers was what is now called the Kent and Essex Mutual Insurance Company. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. RHODES: Thomas Renwick co-founded the Kent and Essex Mutual Insurance Company Back to video This firm, I am most pleased to say, has operated since the latter portions of the 19th century and...

Surprise Attack at Tippecanoe: Beginning of the End of Tecumsehs Confederacy William Henry Harrison led soldiers and frontiersmen to destroy the Indian confederacy organized by Shawnee leaders on Tippecanoe River. Heres What You Need to Know: Tecumsehs prestige, as well as all hopes for a grand Indian confederacy, had been shattered at Tippecanoe. For William Henry Harrison, the letter he received on October 12, 1811, constituted not only official orders, but something of a personal vindicatio...

Humber Heights-Westmount, sometimes called Humbervale, is a residential neighbourhood found north-west of downtown Toronto. Its boundaries are the Humber River, Royal York Road, St. Philips Road and Eglinton Avenue. Humber Heights refers to the north part of the neighbourhood, while south of the Humber Creek is usually called Westmount. Similar to many of Torontos neighbourhoods, the development of this one began thanks to the Humber River. It began with a sawmill According to the Etobicoke H...

The Petition to Rename Dundas Street Discussions on racial injustices, inequality and anti-Black racism are at the forefront around the world in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and recent events. These conversations have resulted in scrutiny of the origins and history of monuments, street names, parks and buildings across our city. They also led to the creation of an online petition by members of the public calling for Dundas Street to be renamed. The petition, presented to City Counci...