Ancaster is a community located on the Niagara Escarpment that amalgamated with the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 2001. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present-day Ontario along with Windsor (1749), Kingston (1780), St. Catharines (1787–89), Grimsby (1790), Niagara-on-the-Lake (1792) and Toronto (1793).
Population: 33,232
Latitude: 43° 13' 5.02" N
Longitude: -79° 59' 13.78" W
Jerseyville is a farming/bedroom community in the rural western area of the former town of Ancaster. 'Jerseyville' is a contraction of 'Jersey village,' a reference to the United Empire Loyalist settlers from New Jersey who settled the area in the l…
Highland Secondary School was a high school in Dundas, Ontario that opened in 1966. The school was a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, in Ward 13. Highland was originally conceived to be 25% Academic and 75% Vocational, but has…
The Hamilton, Ontario tornado of 2005 was a tornado that touched down during the late afternoon hours of November 9, 2005 in the city of Hamilton, Ontario.
Glendale Secondary School is located at 145 Rainbow Drive in Hamilton, Ontario. The school was founded in 1959 and is a part of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school is located close to the Hamilton suburb of Stoney Creek, Ontario…
Flamboro Downs is Canada's fastest half-mile harness horse racing track, based in Hamilton (Flamborough), Ontario since April, 1975. It is also home to Flamboro Slots, which has a total of 808 slot machines.
The Erland Lee Museum is a National Historic Site of Canada located on the ridge of the Niagara Escarpment in Stoney Creek, Ontario. Originally a farmhouse belonging to Erland and Janet Lee, the museum is recognized as the birthplace of the first Wo…
David Braley Athletic Centre, is a new sports venue at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, which opened up in 2007. All McMaster students pay for year-round membership as part of their mandatory student union fees. The facility features an ind…
Charlton Avenue, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Central Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in Canada congregation in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located in the downtown area at the corner of Charlton (165 Charlton Avenue West) and Caroline Street South.
Buttermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park (adjacent to King's Forest Park, Mountain Brow Boulevard and Limeridge Road East) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The Arctic Experience McNaught Gallery is an art gallery located in Hamilton, Ontario.
All Saints Church, is located in Hamilton, Ontario, on Queen Street South at King Street West.
Princess Falls is a 7 metre ribbon/plunge waterfall found near the Chedoke Radial Trail in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Best viewed after a heavy rain or snow melt.
Pier 4 Park is a 2.4 hectare park found in the west-end of Hamilton Harbour near Bay Street North in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Parkview Secondary School was located at 60 Balsam Avenue Hamilton Ontario, and was a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Parkview Secondary School had a 2009-2010 enrollment of 333. The school's mission statement was "Educating …
The Origins Institute (OI) is an interdisciplinary research institute based in Hamilton, Ontario at McMaster University.
The Ohsweken Speedway is a 3/8 mile dirt track in the village of Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. Ohsweken’s weekly Friday night racing program runs from May to September each year, featuring Sprint Cars, Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers, while th…
McKinnon Park Secondary School is a high school in the town of Caledonia, Ontario. It replaced Caledonia High School for the school year 1992/1993, which was converted into River Heights Public School. The school contains a gymnasium, cafeteria, wor…
