40 FOCUS - JUNE 2017 PROUD TO BE Scugog 1867 The It Happened In July 1867 A grand excursion and picnic was held with the steamer Anglo-Saxon leaving from Sexton’s Wharf, Port Perry and travelling to Washburn’s Island. Four to five hundred people enjoyed the day before returning safely home.The steamer has a 32 h.p. en- gine, and has a cash estimate of $4000. Celebrations in Prince Albert to honour Dominion Day were attended by large numbers of resi- dents from Reach and surrounding areas, who enjoyed horse racing sports, games and speeches by the candidates for Parliament. Thomas Paxton presented a petition to Reach council for license to open a saloon at the village of Port Perry. It could not be enter- tained as the council had no authority in the matter, saloons not being allowed in villages. More than 1500 persons converge on Prince Albert to celebrate the 12th of July. A triumphal arch was erected across Sim- coe St. and the Reach Brass Band under the leadership of G. L. Robson provided music. Description of the village of Manchester - “three first class stores, two hotels, two carriage factories, several blacksmiths, two boot and shoe factories, two tailoring establishments, tinware fac- tory and stove shop, grocery store,Town Hall and very neat Primitive Methodist Church.” JAMES GRAHAM Elected Reeve of Reach for 1867. WILLIAM SEXTON Elected Reeve of Scugog for 1867. Scugog 1867 The It Happened In July 1867 A grand excursion and picnic was held with the steamer Anglo-Saxon leaving from Sexton’s Wharf, Port Perry and travelling to Washburn’s Island. Four to five hundred people enjoyed the day before returning safely home.The steamer has a 32 h.p. en- gine, and has a cash estimate of $4000. Celebrations in Prince Albert to honour Dominion Day were attended by large numbers of resi- dents from Reach and surrounding areas, who enjoyed horse racing sports, games and speeches by the candidates for Parliament. Thomas Paxton presented a petition to Reach council for license to open a saloon at the village of Port Perry. It could not be enter- tained as the council had no authority in the matter, saloons not being allowed in villages. More than 1500 persons converge on Prince Albert to celebrate the 12th of July. A triumphal arch was erected across Sim- coe St. and the Reach Brass Band under the leadership of G. L. Robson provided music. Description of the village of Manchester - “three first class stores, two hotels, two carriage factories, several blacksmiths, two boot and shoe factories, two tailoring establishments, tinware fac- tory and stove shop, grocery store,Town Hall and very neat Primitive Methodist Church.” JAMES GRAHAM Elected Reeve of Reach for 1867. WILLIAM SEXTON Elected Reeve of Scugog for 1867. dents from Reach and surrounding areas, who enjoyed horse racing sports, games and speeches by the candidates for Parliament. to Washburn’s Island. Four to five hundred people enjoyed the day before returning safely home.The steamer has a 32 h.p. en- gine, and has a cash estimate of $4000. CANADA FUN FACTS Largest supplier of oil in the U.S. with almost a million barrels exported daily to the U.S southern part 202,080 kms - World’s largest coastline 3,000 Lakes in Canada Ontario’s longest street – Yonge Street, 2,000 kms starts at Lake Ontario, runs north through Ontario and extends to the Minnesota border More Canadians attend college compared with those from other countries. Our Literary rate is more than 99% Winters in Canada can be very cold. Temperatures can drop as low as -40 degrees Celsius (-40 degrees Fahrenheit) in some parts of the country Canada’s forest makes up 10% of the total forest in the world James Naismith created basketball in Canada Canadians consume Kraft Dinner (KD) 55% more than Americans do, making it the country’s top-selling grocery item Canada set a new record of 14 gold medals in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics and that became the most gold medals won for a Winter Olympics According to studies, Canadians are the second happiest people in the world with more and more Canadians getting happier every day The world’s smallest jail, measuring 24.3 sq. metres is found in Rodney, Ontario The character Winnie the Pooh is inspired by ‘Winnipeg’, a Canadian bear cub Home of 15,000 polar bears, which earns the title of being the polar bear capital of the world Second to Paris, Montreal is the largest French-speaking city in the world 16050 Old Simcoe Road, Unit #1, Port Perry • 905-985-8481 Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 6 pm, Sat: 8 am - 3 pm ® P ORT PERR Y A U TO SUPP L Y HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!