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Feb 14, 2008 · As North America celebrate Black History Month, one of Collingwood's best-known black historians has died.
Feb 13, 2021 · As original 'homesteaders' in Collingwood, the Sheffield's family history is as local as it gets. Ildia Sheffield and her husband Wilfred (grandparents to Carolynn and Sylvia) were cooks on several Great Lakes Ships during the 1930s and 40s, and they opened Sheffield's Cedar Inn Restaurant in Collingwood.
Feb 3, 2023 · Black residents have played an important role in Collingwood's history
Feb 9, 2008 - Howard Norman Sheffield Passes On. Peacefully , at home in Collingwood, on Saturday February 9th, 2008, at the age of 81. Beloved son of the late Wilfred and Ildia. Lovingly remembered by his brother Wilfred Jr., sister Yvonne and the late Bernice, Edward and Frank and many nieces and nephews.
Feb 15, 2022 · On Feb. 1, the Town of Collingwood raised a Black History Month flag at the Collingwood Public Library, which was designed by Marcia Alderson, a member of the town’s unity collective. “It was an incredible moment, she said. “You think it’s the first time in history that has been recognized in that kind of ceremony”.
Jan 5, 2024 · Carolynn and Sylvia’s grandparents, Ildia and Wilfred Sheffield, worked as cooks on several Great Lakes ships during the 1930s and 1940s. Later they established Sheffield’s Cedar Inn Restaurant in Collingwood. During segregation times, Black tourists travelling to the area would seek the safe accommodation available at Sheffield’s Cedar Inn.
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Jan 9, 2021 · Reg Sheffield is a member of the Unity Collective in Collingwood. Contributed image For the next several weeks, this column will feature founding members of the new Unity Collective , a town-sanctioned group that aims to provide advice to council and the community on addressing systemic racism and diversity in Collingwood.
