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The Perth Fair, a regional agricultural fair, takes place over the Labour Day weekend; it has been running annually since 1845, one of the oldest in Ontario. [ 25 ] The Festival of Maples is held annually every spring since 1974 and marks the end of the maple syrup harvest, of which Lanark County is known for producing and is dubbed the 'Maple ...
An 1837 clock-themed token coin with the phrase "Time is money" inscribed "Time is money" is an aphorism that is claimed to have originated [1] in "Advice to a Young Tradesman", an essay by Benjamin Franklin that appeared in George Fisher's 1748 book, The American Instructor: or Young Man's Best Companion, in which Franklin wrote, "Remember that time is money."
Sir Sandford Fleming House (1866–1871), Brunswick St., Halifax, Nova Scotia In 1827, Fleming was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland [2] to Andrew and Elizabeth Fleming. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed as a surveyor and in 1845, [3] at the age of 18, he immigrated with his older brother David to colonial Canada.
Exactly 141 years ago at high noon, time changed forever in America. In Boston, time moved forward 16 minutes. In Baltimore 6. New Yorkers lost about 4 minutes. Those in Atlanta said goodbye to 22 ...
In a press release, the provincial government stated an intention to maintain alignment of clock time with Washington, Oregon, California, and Yukon. [27] The move follows a consultation earlier in 2019, in which the province received over 223,000 responses, 93% of which said they would prefer year-round DST as compared to the status quo of ...
Franklin was born in Elgin, Ontario on August 15, 1942, [2] one of three children. [3] Franklin's mother was a school teacher and his father worked at a cheese factory before serving in the Second World War. The factory closed by the time his father returned and the family moved to Ottawa, living
It was Canada's second largest cotton mill at the time. The mill opened in the spring of 1885, with full production being reached in November 1889. It now sits rehabilitated to serve as government offices.
A portrait of Franklin c. 1746–1750, [Note 3] by Robert Feke widely believed to be the earliest known painting of Franklin [69] [70] Join, or Die, a 1754 political cartoon by Franklin, urged the colonies to join the Seven Years' War in the French and Indian War; the cartoon was later resurrected, serving as an iconic symbol in support of the ...