MARTINELLO: Lines and Shadows (Part 6) – The Engineer and the Craneman
Article content Turn at the intersection of Huron and Gillard streets in Wallaceburg and then head straight south on Gillard Street. For most hours of the day on most days of the year, this section of Gillard Street is pretty quiet now. Had you made this trip anytime during the annual âsugar beet campaignâ that happened between early October and the end of February every year between 1901 (when The Wallaceburg Sugar Company first began operations) and 1960 (when The Canada and Dominion (C & D) Sugar Company shut down) you could not have missed seeing a towering smokestack belching b...