PMHA donates painting of Commerce ship sinking

By Sheila Phibbs The Haldimand Press CAYUGA—It was through the night of May 5/6, 1850 that the Canadian steamer Commerce – carrying members of the Reserve Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (23rd Foot), and family members – met with tragedy as it collided with the steamer Despatch just off the shores of Port Maitland. A digital painting capturing the horror of…