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Apr 30, 2019 · Collingwood had become a thriving port, connecting the developed cities and towns of the south and east with the lakes to the north and west. New settlers arrived by railway, stage-coach and horse-and-buggy, seeking their fortunes in ‘boom town’.
It was known to the First Nations as “Qua-sah-qua-ning”, or “ice driven on shore and piled upon the shore in a heap”, then dubbed by early settlers, “Hen and Chickens Harbour,” after the loose cluster of islands along the shore.
May 6, 2019 · Collingwood Stories. It was known to the First Nations as “Qua-sah-qua-ning”, or “ice driven on shore and piled upon the shore in a heap”, then dubbed by early settlers, “Hen and Chickens Harbour,” after the loose cluster of islands along the shore.
Jul 24, 2024 · Thanks to the visit of a dignitary 150 years ago today, the likeness of Hurontario Street in Collingwood’s early years of development is captured in surprising detail. If you are struggling to find something identifiable in today’s featured photograph, don’t be too hard on yourself.
Sep 30, 2018 · Photographs of parades, particularly those taken on Hurontario Street, are invaluable to researchers interested in Collingwood’s early businesses. They also reveal key details about the original appearances of the beautiful brick buildings that line Collingwood’s Heritage Conservation District and, for this reason, are frequently consulted ...
Collingwood got its name from a town in Ontario. Many names in early British Columbia came from other places, or from the pioneers who built up the area. Before BC became a province in 1871, and before European settlers arrived, the First Nations people used the Collingwood area to hunt and fish. They would travel
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As European settlers began to arrive and the settlement grew, Collingwood went by a number of names, including Hurontario, Nottawa, and even Hens-and-Chickens Harbour as a reference to the small islands in the bay.
