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Durham is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. West Grey is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River Grey County is a County and Census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Durham is located near the base of the Bruce Peninsula. The Bruce Peninsula is a Peninsula in Ontario, Canada that lies between Georgian Bay and the main basin of Lake Huron.
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Location
Durham, Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. Highway 6 is one of the King's Highways in the province of Ontario, Canada. The middle of the town is the intersection of Highway 6 and Grey Road 4. Durham is approximately 18 kilometers East of Hanover. Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton
The population of Durham has not increased or decreased much over the past decade, staying steady at roughly 2500 people. This compares to neighbour Hanover which has grown from 6400 to 8200 people in the past decade.
Durham is built around the Saugeen River and has three manmade dams. The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada, flowing generally north-west about 160km before exiting into Lake Huron. These dams have suffered at least two major floods, once in 1929 when the dam broke and again in 1997 due to ice blockage. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Durham also used to be the center of the livestock exchange for the surrounding Grey and Bruce counties, which it lays close to the border of. Bruce County is a County in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. On the outskirts of Durham, there are several small communities, such as Varney, Dornoch, Aberdeen, Allan Park, Priceville and Holstein. Varney is a small community in Grey County Ontario, Canada. Varney is located on Grey Road 6 just a kilometer or two south of Durham and north of The Village of Dornoch is located less than 11 kilometers north of the Town of Durham on Highway 6 in Grey County, Ontario, Canada Aberdeen is a community in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Aberdeen consists of a series of houses in a historical Canadian Village site Allan Park, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada is the site of Telesat Canada 's Allan Park Earth Station. Priceville is a Village in Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Priceville is located on Grey Road 4 east of Durham and southwest of Southgate is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County.
Foundations of Durham
Founded on May 1, 1842 by Archibald Hunter, a Scottish traveller, Durham became one of the first ever self-sustaining communities in Canada through the flour and saw mills of an Irishman named John Edge, founded in the 1840s. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Those mills were purchased by Robert McGowan in 1888, hence the Durham landmark McGowan Falls on the Saugeen River. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Durham now has two major companies for employment: Durham Furniture and Interforest. Durham Furniture is a company that specializes in stained and whitewashed bedroom furniture and employs slightly more than 600 people. A Wood stain, is a sub-category of Paint, consists of a Pigment suspended in a "vehicle" of Solvent and binding agent ( Alkyd, Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, or calsomine is a very low cost type of Paint made from Slaked lime (calcium hydroxide and Interforest is a multinational corporation that deals with the treatment and production of lumber. Multinational corporation ( MNC) or transnational corporation ( TNC) is a Corporation or enterprise that manages Production or delivers Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or
Durham has its own hospital with limited emergency facilities, although it was once a full blown community hospital equipped to handle most situations. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for The town is patrolled by the municipality's West Grey Police, and the town does have its own police station. West Grey is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Also, Durham has its own volunteer firefighter service and station. Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed The town has its own Canada Post building, as well as a town hall. Canada Post Corporation ( Société canadienne des postes) is the Canadian postal operator operated as a crown corporation. The town also has a Conservation Area with camp sites that are very popular during the summertime and help expand local business. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded
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- In 1842 Archibald Hunter, a Scottish immigrant, led a party northward on the Garafraxa "colonization road" to the banks of the Saugeen River. The resulting settlement was first called Bentinck and later Durham, probably to honour the English birthplace of George Jackson, the first local Crown Land Agent. George Jackson ( 1 December 1808 &ndash 6 March, 1885) was a Canadian mill owner and politician from Durham Ontario. The establishment of flour and grist-mills in 1847 made the town the major agricultural centre of the district. The Durham Road, another settlement route , was constructed through the town in 1849. Further growth followed, churches were founded, a school organized, and a newspaper, the Chronicle, was established in 1857. By an Act passed in 1872, the Ontario legislature incorporated Durham as a town. [1]
Community Centres
Durham presently has two schools: Spruce Ridge Community School and St. Peter and St. Paul's Catholic School. For the article on The Community School in Sun Valley Idaho, see Community School (Idaho. Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and This article is about Catholic schools in general for specific schools named Catholic High School, see Catholic High School (disambiguation. Spruce Ridge is the result of the amalgamation of the Saugeen Valley Community School and Durham District Community School. Durham District used to be the town's high school until the 1970s when it amalgamated with Hanover's high school to form John Diefenbaker Secondary School. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Hanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Students that graduate from SRCS generally attend Grey Highlands Secondary School in Flesherton or JDSS in Hanover. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Flesherton (population 700 is a community in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located at the junction of Durham has an arena that can hold 3000 people and also has an art gallery. The town hosts an annual fall fair that attracts many visitors. There is a public library and a couple small bookshops. Durham is the home of Branch 308 of the Royal Canadian Legion and multiple churches for the variety of denominations. The Royal Canadian Legion is a Non-profit Canadian Ex-service organization ( Veterans Organization) founded in 1925 with more than The Royal Canadian Legion is a Non-profit Canadian Ex-service organization ( Veterans Organization) founded in 1925 with more than The Durham Agricultural Society was founded in 1858. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Durham Loyal Orange Lodge has existed in Durham since the 1850s. The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order or the Orange Lodge, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman The Durham Horticultural Society dates back to at least 1896. Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Durham's Masonic Lodge was chartered in 1873. A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge in Books of Constitutions is the basic organisation of Freemasonry. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Girl Guides have been presented since two years after its Canadian founding, 1912. Girl Guides of Canada - Guides du Canada is the national Guiding association of Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The first Rotary Club meeting held in Durham was on February 17, 1938. Rotary International is an organization of Service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kinsmen Club was founded May 30, 1950 and the Kinette Club was founded March 28, 1957. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Boy Scouts in Durham date back to the 1920s. Scouting in Ontario has a long history Although there is some dispute about the founding of the first Scouting Group, 1st St The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The Durham & District Optimist Club was chartered June 14, 1988. Optimist International, commonly called Optimist Clubs is an international Service club organization with 3200 clubs and over 103000 members in 200 countries around the Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
As of the town census in 1861, Durham had 4 churches: the Free Church Presbyterian, the Church of England, the Wesleyan Methodist, and the Baptist Church. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican The Wesleyan Church is an Evangelical Christian Religious denomination in the United States Canada and Australia associated with the Holiness Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Durham has always had a cornucopia of churches, even to this day the town is scattered with beautiful old buildings of faith. The Durham Baptist Church was founded by Reverend Alexander Stewart, and dates back to the mid-19th Century. The Reverend is a style used as a Prefix to the names of many Christian Clergy and ministers It is correctly called a style rather The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar In 1902, the frame of the church was moved and a new large red brick church was built as its replacement. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting This building is detailed with beautiful stained glass windows. For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art The Durham Foursquare Gospel Church was founded in 1929 in a tent. The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel is an evangelical Pentecostal Christian denomination A year later, in 1930, the Church took up permanent residence on the town's main street. The Durham Presbyterian Church was founded in the early 1850s. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman The Presbyterian Church was granted 10 acres of land by the Crown in 1852. In 1925, the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational faiths were combined to form the United Church. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant In Durham, only some Presbyterian and Methodist Churches followed this order, but the merger did lead to the formation of the Knox United Church on top of the Durham Hill. John Knox (c 1510 – 24 November 1572 was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation who is considered the founder of the Presbyterian The earliest known Methodist service was help in 1849. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Methodist Church was erected in the mid-1860s. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 The Methodist Church joined the Knox United Church in 1925. John Knox (c 1510 – 24 November 1572 was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation who is considered the founder of the Presbyterian The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The first Anglican service happened in 1849. Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Trinity Anglican Church dates back to around that time and burnt down in 1876. SSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Termonuclear Research" or TRINITY for shprt Троицкий Институт инновационных и термоядерных Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The church was rebuilt in 1877 and still stands there today despite multiple lightning strikes. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or Catholic services in Durham date back to 1852, the first being held by Jesuit Missionary Reverend Casper Matoga. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. The first Catholic Church was built in Durham 1867 but was burnt down by an arsonist on July 4, 1870. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A second Catholic Church was purchased for $900 in 1892. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Church's main hall, known at St. Andrew's Hall was used as their place of worship until the 1940s. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be In 1940, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church was created on top of the Durham Hill, right beside the St. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter and St. Paul's Catholic School. The Fellowship Baptist Church was founded in 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) There is also a Jehovah's Witness Church to the West of Durham on Grey Road 4. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination
Population and Demographics
The following information is a product of a Statistics Canada Report. 2
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- According to the 2001 Census Report conducted by Statistics Canada, the population of Durham stands at 2647 people. Location Durham Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Statistics Canada (Statistique Canada is the Canadian federal government department commissioned with producing Statistics to help This number is up from 2641 people in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
- Durham, which stands at 4. 62 km², has a population density of 572. 9 ppl/km².
- As it stands, 47. 3% of the residents of Durham are Male and 52. Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. 7% of the residents are Female. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells
- The median Male age is 37. In Probability theory and Statistics, a median is described as the number separating the higher half of a sample a population or a Probability distribution 5, the median Female age is 44. 7.
- 94. 5% of Durham's people speak only English, and only 0. 4% can speak any French what-so-ever.
- 93% of the population is Canadian born.
- 2. 3% of Durham is of Aboriginal descent. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States.
- Durham is 99. 4% white, and the other 0. White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. 6% are from various visible minority groups.
- 58. 1% of the population are Protestant, 11. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. 5% are Catholic, 0. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". 4% are Christian Orthodox, 3. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world 3% are Christian (No Specific Denomination), and 26. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Denominationalism|List of Christian denominations|Church (disambiguation A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name structure and doctrine within 2% are of no religious belief.
Sports in Durham
During the 1850s and 1860s Durham athletes constantly travelled to neighboring towns like Mount Forest to compete in Curling matches during the winter and Cricket matches during the hot Southern Ontario summers. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Mount Forest is a community located in the township of Wellington North, Ontario. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Southern Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario lying south of the French River and Algonquin Park. The local Cricket league in the 1860s included, with Durham and Mount Forest, Owen Sound, Chesley, Walkerton, and Listowel. Chesley is a community in Bruce County Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie. Walkerton is a Town and is the county seat of Bruce County, Ontario. Listowel is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada located in the municipality of North Perth. In 1882, Harriston and Dundalk joined the local league. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harriston is a community in the town of Minto in Wellington County Ontario, Canada. Southgate is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County. For 40 years, Durham maintained a Junior, Senior, and School league team. By the 1910s, Cricket dropped in popularity and was no longer consistently played by the people of Durham. The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 Soccer, then known as Football, became popular in the late 1870s but was replaced by Lacrosse in the 1890s. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The Town of Durham enjoyed sports so much that at the turn of the 19th Century, Durham used to dedicate 3 days per year to day-long displays of athletics. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar These days usually involved Soccer, Lacrosse, Cricket, and Baseball games, from Dawn until Dusk, to be played for the townspeople. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
In 1908, the first ever indoor ice arena was built by Thomas Brown to facilitate the towns growing fascination with the sport of Hockey. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. At least two outdoor arenas had been built in recent years, but this was meant to be a permanent replacement. The first hockey game was played in the arena on January 1, 1909. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting A new arena was built in 1952 through fundraising by the Kinsman Club, the Rotary Club, and Branch 308 of the Royal Canadian Legion. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hap McGirr was the Guardian of this arena until 1974. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. This arena was condemned in 1975 and the current complex finished construction in 1977. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Durham considers itself a hockey town, and for the most-part it is true. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Hockey is the most popular pastime and normally draws over 250 children and teens into its Minor Hockey system. Durham has won a number of All-Ontario Championships. The town's parent club under minor hockey guidelines is the Grey-Bruce Highlanders AAA Hockey Team. Durham hockey was first organized in the early 1900s by Frank Irwin and Peter Gagnon. Erben Schutz and Martin Lauder found early success through Durham hockey, playing in the 1920s for the NHL's Boston Bruins. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The town won its first major hockey award in the 1930-31 season as one of the precursors to the Durham Huskies won the Junior Northern Hockey League. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies for the Tier II Junior "A" team see Durham Huskies Jr Durham's first Ontario Hockey Association Senior championship happened in 1935-36, won by another precursor to the Durham Huskies. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies for the Tier II Junior "A" team see Durham Huskies Jr In fact, the Huskies (before they were called the Huskies) were 3 different hockey teams: a Junior team, an Intermediate team, and a Senior team. This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies for the Tier II Junior "A" team see Durham Huskies Jr By 1952, the year the team was named there was only an Intermediate team, but they were quite dominant in their league. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Intermediate hockey eventually became known as Senior "AA". The Senior team was extremely successful, winning multiple championships and competing for Allan and Hardy Cups, but folded before the 1992-93 season. The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded to the national senior amateur men’s Ice hockey champions of Canada. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Durham Flyers were a short lived team in the 1950s, but did not find much success in their 3 years of existence. The Durham Flyers were a short lived Intermediate hockey club in the early 1950s The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive In 1996, Durham was granted the creation of the Durham Huskies Junior "A" Hockey Team by the Metro Junior A Hockey League. This article is about the Tier II Junior "A" Durham Huskies This article is about the league in operation from 1956-1998 For the Metro Junior Hockey League from 1961-1963 see Metro Junior A League ----The Metro The Jr. Huskies folded in 2001. This article is about the Tier II Junior "A" Durham Huskies The ever-successful Durham Thundercats Senior Hockey Team have brought the town 15 WOAA championship trophies and remain at the top of the WOAA to this day. The Durham Thundercats, originally the Durham 72's are a senior hockey team based out of Durham, Ontario, Canada. They were originally called the "72's" to coincide with their founding and fill the Durham Community Centre every Friday night.
The Durham Community Centre is also the home of The Durham Skating Club, Which was founded in the 1950's. The club offers a variety of programs for the young and old, with a friendly, fun atmosphere. An annual carnival is produced each year at the end of the season to showcase all of the skaters' talent and to attract a crowd of huge proportions. In January of 2007 the club hosted Weskate, an annual area fun competition, which was also highly successful, thanks to all the volunteers and organizers.
Durham has soccer and baseball youth programs and competes in the local leagues. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Most of Durham's soccer is played across from the Durham Community Centre at the Durham Soccer Field. Baseball is played outdoors behind the Durham Community Centre in the Durham Ball Parks. Durham youths still enjoy playing lacrosse, but the sport has not been organized in Durham for many decades. Box lacrosse ( boxla, boxcrosse, or indoor lacrosse) is an indoor version of Lacrosse played in Canada and the United States Generally, players have to travel to Williamsford or Owen Sound to play lacrosse. Williamsford is a Village on the North Saugeen River in Grey County Ontario, Canada ( Chatsworth Township) The Durham Curling Rink is on the East end of town beside what was the Saugeen Valley Community School, and has been a long enjoyed pastime for the people of Durham. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared For the article on The Community School in Sun Valley Idaho, see Community School (Idaho.
- Related Pages: Durham Huskies, Durham Thundercats, Durham Flyers
Current Events
On January 9, 1997, Mayor Kris Kennedy declared a state of emergency and asked for federal assistance to deal with extensive flooding that was crippling the west end of town. This article is about the Senior Durham Huskies for the Tier II Junior "A" team see Durham Huskies Jr The Durham Thundercats, originally the Durham 72's are a senior hockey team based out of Durham, Ontario, Canada. The Durham Flyers were a short lived Intermediate hockey club in the early 1950s Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or order government agencies Canadian Forces were sent in for the relief effort and 200 citizens were evacuated. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence The schools and many businesses closed during the most dangerous week of flooding, and due to poor weather conditions, relief efforts were considered strenuous. Most of the evacuated residents were able to return home as of January 24, 1997. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The cause of the flooding was determined to be ice blockages at Durham's reinforced dams. At one point, there was concern that one of the main bridges in town was going to get ripped away by the flood, but the military elected to remove the ice that was affecting the bridge with explosives. 3
"Despite the adversity, the people of Durham showed great courage during that flood. Location Durham Ontario is 44 kilometers South of Owen Sound and 65 kilometers North of Guelph on Ontario Highway 6. I want to pay special tribute to the volunteers and the relief workers who offered the victims both the good work of their hands and the comfort of their spirits. Durham Mayor Kris Kennedy is also to be commended for taking swift and decisive action to protect public safety. I also want to thank the soldiers from the Militia Training and Support Centre at Meaford for their work and assistance. Meaford (2006 pop 10948 is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. " 4
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Durham was named the 1997 "Best Bloomin' Town" in Canada by the Communities in Bloom Committee. Ovid L Jackson (born February 3 1939 New Amsterdam Berbice Guyana) is a Canadian politician A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit Organization that fosters friendly competition between Canadian communities to beautify their civic spaces The town won the prize in the 1500 to 5000 people category.
As part of provincewide municipal restructuring, the Town of Durham was amalgamated with the Township of West Grey to form an expanded Municipality of West Grey in 2001. West Grey was itself created in 2000 through an amalgamation of the Village of Neustadt and the Townships of Bentinck, Glenelg and Normanby. Neustadt Ontario is a community in the Municipality of West Grey in Grey County in southern Ontario, Canada. Mayor Kris Kennedy (list of Durham's Mayors) was the last mayor of the Town of Durham. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government This is a list of Mayors for the Town of Durham, Ontario, Canada. Durham is the largest community in West Grey and the municipal offices are located along Grey County Road 4 west of the community.
Durham's long running newspaper, "The Durham Chronicle" came under the ownership of Osprey Media. Osprey Media is a Canadian newspaper regional chain that publishes 20 daily newspapers 34 non-daily newspapers and a number of shopping guides and magazines It and a number of other newspapers in south Grey were amalgamated into one free distribution paper called the Post. Other recent changes include the replacement of the Durham District Community School by the Spruce Ridge Community School. The Durham Huskies, the town's traditional hockey franchise, have also been inactive since 2001.
Sources
- Grey & Bruce Counties Groundwater Study Sea Level Map (PDF File)
- Statistics Canada Report
- http://atlas.gc.ca/site/english/maps/environment/naturalhazards/majorfloods/floods_stats_new.html Natural Resources Canada: Major Floods in Canada]
- Statements by Members of Parliament including Ovid Jackson on the Durham Flood of 1997
Book Sources
- "A History of the Town of Durham 1842-1994" by The Durham Historical Committee. Stan Brown Printers Ltd, Owen Sound, Ontario. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Copyright 1994. ISBN 0-9699201-0-5.
External links
- Durham Art Gallery
- Durham Conservation Area
- Durham Public Library
- Grey & Bruce Groundwater Study
- West Grey Website
- Durham Minor Hockey Assoc.
- Durham Soccer Club
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