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The building was repurposed as a design studio. [24] Thorold's Carnegie Library, which opened in 1912 and closed in 1983. [25] Chestnut Hall is a historic building that was the home of John McDonagh, who was the mayor of the Village of Thorold. [26] It was then used for the city hall. [27] It is attached to the current Thorold Public Library. [26]
Thorold, along with other municipalities in the Niagara Region, hosted events for the 2022 Canada Summer Games. The Canada Games Park was built in Thorold for it. The federal government contributed $29 million dollars for the event split between different venues. [1] The Canada Games Park facility cost 107 million dollars. [2]
Thorold was approved for a Carnegie Library grant and a new building opened in 1912. This library operated until 1983 and was replaced by the current location attached to Chestnut Hall . [ 2 ] In 2012, Chestnut Hall was assessed by a historical society that determined it was "badly showing its age" and may also be at risk of a fire due to ...
A new riding, named Niagara Centre was created in 1996 from parts of Erie and Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold ridings. It existed only for the 1997 and 2000 elections. It consisted of the Town of Pelham, the City of Welland, the southern part of the City of St. Catharines, and the part of the City of Thorold lying west of the Welland Canal.
Allanburg is the capital of the City of Thorold, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Welland Canal and Highway 20, both important transportation routes through the Niagara Peninsula. The two cross at a [1] vertical-lift bridge, numbered as Bridge 11 by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Authority, but often known simply as the Allanburg Bridge.
The Merritton Tunnel, also known as the Blue Ghost Tunnel and the Grand Trunk Railway Tunnel, is an abandoned railway tunnel in Thorold, Ontario. [1] [2] The decision to build the tunnel came from the need for a more durable and less interrupted way to cross the new canal situated directly above it via vehicles. Constructed in 1875, Completed ...
Port Robinson is a small community in the southernmost part of Thorold, Ontario, Canada. The community is divided in half by the Welland Canal, as there is no bridge in the immediate vicinity to connect the two halves of the community. In the summer, a small free ferry for pedestrians and cyclists runs across the canal.
Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario . This riding was created in 1987 from Welland riding.