History

CANFIELD—Heritage Haldimand and Haldimand County hosted the third annual Emancipation Day gathering on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at the Canfield Community Centre. Emancipation Day recognizes... ...read more

RAISING INDIGENOUS VOICES: NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY – JUNE 21 SIX NATIONS—It was a question that was always in the back of Rope Loft’s mind, ...read more

BLACKHEATH—Those who are buried in the cemetery at Blackheath United Church may be gone, but thanks to the adjacent church’s congregation, they are not forgotten. ... ...read more

By Jeff Rooney HALDIMAND—Fifty years have passed since the banks of the Grand River could no longer contain its swollen waters and ’The Great Flood’ ...read more

CAYUGA—It’s been 70 years since drag racers first peeled across the runway at the former Kohler Airstrip in 1954. At the time, races were held... ...read more

SELKIRK—Following a very successful Heritage Day this past February, the North Erie Shore Historical Society (NESHS) is giving back to the community. According to Dana... ...read more

By Olivia Snyder CALEDONIA—Hockey playoffs are approaching, and lifelong Haldimand citizen Doris Young will be watching the Toronto Maple Leafs with eager anticipation. Unlike many ...read more

SELKIRK—It’s taken decades of hard work to restore Cottonwood Mansion, but after months of what some are calling “perpetual toxic behaviour,” four board members resigned ...read more

HALDIMAND—On Monday, February 19, 2024, hundreds of families across the county took some time to celebrate Family Day. The Dunnville Optimists held a mini winter ...read more

HALDIMAND—There is more than one cemetery in Haldimand with the remains of early Black settlers, and two years after the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) ...read more