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Chesterville | |
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Village of Chesterville | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional municipality | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties |
Settled | 1820s-40s |
Incorporated | 1890 (Village) |
Amalgamated | 1998 (Township of North Dundas) |
Founded by | George Hummel Thomas Armstrong |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tony Fraser |
• MP | Eric Duncan (CPC) |
• Federal riding | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
• MPP | Nolan Quinn (PC) |
• Prov. riding | Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry |
Area | |
• Total | 1.860 km2 (0.718 sq mi) |
Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,677 |
• Density | 900.3/km2 (2,332/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Forward Sortation Area | |
Area code | Area code 613 |
Website | www |
Chesterville is a village in the township of North Dundas, within the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is located north of Morrisburg, west of Cornwall and south-east of Ottawa. The village is situated along the South Nation River.
The land in what would become Dundas County was granted in 1784 to United Empire Loyalists, most of whom had fought with the King's Royal Regiment of New York during the American Revolution. [1] Chesterville's first settlement was located along the South Nation River on Lots 17 and 18, in Concession 4 of Winchester Township, which was formed in 1798 from the northern portion of Williamsburg Township. The plot of land was originally granted in 1797 to Maria Anne Duncan, the daughter of UE Loyalist Colonel Richard Duncan, and namesake of Mariatown.
Chesterville pioneer George Hummel purchased the west half of the property from Maria Anne’s estate in either 1817 or 1822 and went about erecting a mill, while John Pliny Crysler purchased the east half of the lot. [2] The loft of Hummel's homestead served as the local gathering place during the early years of the village, and political meetings were often held there. Much of the land Hummel initially purchased was eventually sold off to pioneering settlers, often for a low price, and the land on which the community hall currently stands was once sold by Hummel for a "single barrel of whiskey".
In 1825, two Merkley brothers travelled down the Nation River with plans to establish a mill on the banks of the river near Hummel's property. The Merkley brothers travelled to Waddington, New York to secure supplies for a raising bee, but on the return trip their canoe upset and both men drowned. [3]
Around 1828, Thomas Armstrong and his son John established a saw mill and later a grist mill on land purchased from George Hummel that the Merkley's had intended to use, and by 1838 it had attracted many settlers to the area, the settlement subsequently being named Armstrong's Mills. The original mills built by Armstrong burned in a fire around 1867. Many Irish immigrants settled in Chesterville in the 1830s-50s, some fleeing the Great Potato Famine. Many of these Irish settlers were Catholics and established St. Mary’s Catholic parish in the area. The settlements of Limerick, Boyne, and Connaught were originally settled and named by these Irish pioneers.
In the early days of the village, the post and mail had to be collected by individuals from the mail office in Morrisburg or Cornwall, but in 1845 a post office was opened in the village under the name of Winchester and the mail was delivered by horseback from Morrisburg. [4]
Historical records suggest that although the post office and village were officially named Winchester, the community was known locally as Chesterville as early as the 1840s, and for a short time as Hummelville. [5] The name East Winchester also seems to have been briefly used during the 1860s and 1870s. [6] The Canada Directory of 1857-58 notes that Chesterville [Winchester] “has a large trade with the surrounding country which is well settled. It has a tri-weekly mail and a population of about 500”.
In July 1872, a telegraph office was opened in the village. [7] Because the names of many local communities included the name Winchester (such as Winchester Township, West Winchester, East Winchester, North Winchester, and Winchester Springs), the Montreal Telegraph Company suggested that the name of the village be changed to avoid confusion. After a petition was circulated, the name was officially changed to Chesterville in 1875. [8] [9]
In 1887, the Canadian Pacific Railway opened a station in the town, leading to further settlement and incorporation as a village in 1890. The town hall was built in 1867 and was subsequently used as a fire hall, jailhouse, court house, and movie theatre, and currently serves as the heritage center and village museum. [10]
Many of the original early settlers in the Chesterville district were Scottish and Irish immigrants as well as some Loyalist Germans from Williamsburg, Matilda, Stormont, and Grenville. [11]
Hummel | Armstrong | Bigford/Bickford |
Merkley | Moran | Ouderkirk |
Curran | Forward | Coyne |
Marcellus | Kearns | Clement |
McCloskey | McMahon | Casselman |
Rae | Harper | Dillabough |
Rose | Bogart | Wheeler |
Servage | Jordan | Droppo |
Following the destruction of the Second World War in Europe, many Dutch families immigrated to Canada in the early 1950s-60s, settling in the Chesterville area. [12] Many of these immigrants would go on to become successful and prominent members of the community, and Chesterville district continues to be home to a large Canadian-Dutch population. Chesterville held an annual Dutch Dance for many years at the local Legion.
Vanden Bosch | Van Kessel | Derks |
Schoones | Logtens | Van Delst |
Byvelds | Vloet | Scheepers |
Brugmans | Hoogeveen | Verhoeven |
Van Dongen | De Jong | Geertsma |
Sanders | Berkers | De Rooy |
On 6 April 1909, part of Chesterville's business section was destroyed by fire. Newspaper accounts state that the fire started at the north-east corner of King and Water Streets (now 1 King Street) in a wooden-framed building that contained the tailor shop of W. J. Nash on the first floor and the Masonic Hall on the second. [13] [14] The flames travelled in two directions: East down Water Street to the Chesterville Record office, which destroyed the printing presses; and North up King Street, jumping from one building to the next until it reached Ralph Street. The King Street businesses affected (in order from Water Street to Ralph) were: Nash's tailor shop, Wilford Saucier's jewellery store, Isaac Pelletier's confectionary and fruit store, Gordon Robinson's blacksmith shop, Joseph Fisher and Colborne Robinson's butcher shop and the Sanders, Soule and Casselman general store.
The village could do very little to stop it, as they had only one hand pump and pails for water. This was the second major fire on that they had seen in a short period; exactly three weeks earlier on 16 March, fire broke out at the North end of King Street, burning down the Temperance Hotel and Foster's Hall and damaging the CPR train station and water tower. [15]
Following these incidents, the village quickly took steps to improve their fire protection. In May, a by-law was prepared by the village council to mandate that only "fireproof" buildings (such as brick and stone) could be constructed in the business section of town. [16] In the summer of 1909, the village purchased a steam pumper fire engine. Frank McCloskey was appointed fire chief and formed a brigade. [17] However, the first fire hydrants were not installed in the village until 1916, when Hires Condensed Milk Co. (later Nestle) installed a water main along Queen and Main Streets. [18]
After losing their printing presses in the fire, the Chesterville Record staff worked from a temporary office in Thomas McMahon's blacksmith shop on Main Street south of the CPR line. They resumed printing on 6 May 1909. Because they were so quick to return to business, news articles and advertisements exist that tell the progress of the town's recovery from this disaster.
In the year that followed, new buildings were erected to replace those that were lost. Sanders, Soule and Casselman rebuilt their store on its previous site (south-east corner of King and Ralph, now 19 King Street). The Fisher Block was constructed next door, and Joe Fisher and Isaac Pelletier continued their businesses there. It burned down in 1989 and now serves as a parking lot. A new office for the Chesterville Record was built at what is now 7 King Street. Part of the building was rented out by Wilford Saucier, who carried on his jewellery business. The Record remained there until the summer of 2018, and the office was demolished in December of that year. The Hamilton Block, built by Wesley Hamilton, replaced W. J. Nash's tailor shop on the north-east corner of King and Water Streets. [19] It includes what is now 1, 3, and 5 King Street. [20]
In the early 1920s, Chesterville became the first town in Dundas County to get a paved road, and the village flourished with businesses.
Between January 4 and 10, 1998, over 80 millimeters of freezing rain fell in the area, greatly damaging the power grid and infrastructure. Hydro poles and power lines were crumpled and broken. Shelters were established throughout North Dundas, and Chesterville hosted 100 beds, 75 at the Fawcet Pub, and 25 at the Legion Hall. The village power grid was restored on January 10, but many individual homes were without power for further days. 114 soldiers from the Royal Canadian Dragoons were billeted at North Dundas District High School during Operation Recuperation, the largest peacetime deployment of the Canadian Army. Prime Minister Jean Chretien visited the area along with Ontario Premier Mike Harris.
The military history of Dundas County and Chesterville dates back to the early settlement days, when Loyalist veterans of the American Revolution were granted plots of land in Upper Canada and raised a local militia. Some of the earliest settlers to Winchester Township were veterans of the Revolution, and many more were veterans of the War of 1812. [21] Dundas County had raised a militia as far back as 1788, and during the War of 1812 the men fought with the 1st Regiment of Dundas Militia. Many of these veterans would be granted plots of land in Dundas County, settling in Winchester Township. [22] Early War of 1812 veterans and settlers in Chesterville District include Henry Hawn and William Casselman who served with the Dundas Militia. [23]
In 1837, the Dundas County Militia was reorganized into two battalions with the 1st Battalion (Winchester and Williamsburg Townships) commanded by Col. John Crysler and Lt-Col. J. McDonell. [24] The Embodied Dundas Militia fought during the Rebellions of 1837–1838 at the Battle of the Windmill. A prominent local man, Major Robert Gray, served as a captain in the 1st Dundas Militia at Prescott in 1838. He later commanded the 4th Winchester Battalion.
In 1842, the Dundas Militia was again reorganized into three battalions, the 3rd Battalion serving Winchester and Mountain Townships, and finally in 1852 into four battalions, the 4th (Winchester) Battalion serving Winchester Township and headquartered in Chesterville. [25]
With the passage of the Militia Act of 1855, the counties of Leeds, Dundas, Stormont and Glengarry became part of Military District No. 2, and in the militia report for 1859, the 4th (Winchester) Battalion, Dundas Militia was commanded by Lt-Col. J.P. Crysler. [26]
An 1863 militia officers list for the 4th (Winchester) Battalion includes some early Chesterville district settlers:
- Major George Fitchel (merchant/tavern keeper)
- Captain Robert H. Rose (merchant)
- Captain Giles W. Bogart (reeve)
- Captain Matthew Rae (cabinet maker)
- Captain John Capel (harness maker)
- Lieutenant John Halliday (general merchant)
- Lieutenant John McCuaig (merchant/clerk of the division court)
- Lieutenant Alexander Stallmire (farmer)
- Lieutenant David Rae (farmer)
- Lieutenant William Hiller (grocer)
- Ensign Henry W. Moad (blacksmith)
- Ensign Ezra Fetterly
- Ensign James O'Brien
Men from Chesterville and district served during the Fenian Raids period, including Isaac Wingard and Joseph Dillabough who served with the Williamsburg Rifles. [27]
Wesley B. Lawson from Chesterville served on active duty in Toronto with the 2nd Queen’s Own Rifles during the North-West Rebellion.
Chesterville area men also served overseas during the Second Boer War including:
- Trooper Alfred E. Ault (1st CMR)
- Trooper Alfred E. Bolster (2nd CMR)
- Trooper Alexander W.C. Munro (4th CMR)
- Trooper Lorne W. R. Mulloy (1st CMR), who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and wounded at the Battle of Witpoort. [28]
During World War One, many men from Chesterville served with the 154th (Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry) Battalion, CEF and other regiments in France and Belgium. [29] Some of the men from Chesterville district who were killed in the war were:
During World War Two, men from Chesterville again served with the S.D.& G. Highlanders among other army regiments as well as the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy. [30] Some of the men from Chesterville and District who were killed in the war were:
During the Korean War, Private Curtis Archie Hayes (1929-1951) of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, who had grown up south of Chesterville, was one of the ten Canadians killed in action at the Battle of Kapyong.
Major James W. Clement (1931-1970) of Virginia, was the son of a Chesterville native and a nephew of Pte. James A. Clement who was killed in 1917. Major Clement joined the United States Air Force and was killed on active duty in Vietnam.
Men and women from Chesterville and district have since served in United Nations and NATO Peacekeeping missions around the world, and during the War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) and the newest generation of Chestervillians continue the legacy of military service.
On 10 November 1957, the Chesterville Legion unveiled the cenotaph on the grounds of the Community Hall (1 Mill Street) to honour those lost during the World Wars. Forty years later in 1997, the cenotaph was moved to a park on Queen Street and expanded to include wings on each side with names of local soldiers who died in World War I and II and the Korean War. It was unveiled on 28 September 1997 and in November of that year, the park was renamed Veterans Memorial Park.
In the spring and summer of 2015, the park was updated and a new pathway, flag pole, and benches were installed, along with extra floodlights and shrubbery. A new black granite monument was erected beside the original cenotaph and features the names of all the local veterans who served in the World Wars, Korea, NATO and UN missions, and Afghanistan. Part of this project also included relocating the Nation Valley Cenotaph to the park, which was completed in August. The Nation Valley Cenotaph was originally unveiled on 23 August 1922 on the grounds of Nation Valley Public School (S.S. No. 5) on River Road, west of Chesterville.
Located in the township of North Dundas, Ontario, it is bordered by North Stormont to the north-east, Winchester to the west, South Dundas to the south, and Russell to the north.
The village is surrounded by several small settlements and hamlets that comprise the larger Chesterville District:
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 877 (-4.9% from 2016) | 1,677 (+15.8% from 2011) | 1,544 (-0.9% from 2006) |
Land area | 116.72 km2 (45.07 sq mi) | 1.86 km2 (0.72 sq mi) | 2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
Population density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | 900.3/km2 (2,332/sq mi) | 660.2/km2 (1,710/sq mi) |
Median age | 42.4 (M: 42.8, F: 41.6) | 45.2 (M: 43.4, F: 46.4) | 44.8 (M: 43.6, F: 45.8) |
Private dwellings | 422 (total) 363 (occupied) | 699 (total) | 673 (total) |
Median household income | $72,000 | $68,267 |
Chesterville, Dundas County, has been represented in Parliament by various Ridings during the vast political history of Canada: [36]
Parliament | Years | Riding |
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Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada | 1792 - 1840 | Riding of Dundas |
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada | 1840 - 1867 | Riding of Dundas |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 1867 - 1934 | Riding of Dundas |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 1934 - 1975 | Riding of Grenville-Dundas |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 1975 - 1995 | Riding of Stormont-Dundas and Glengarry |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 1995 - 1999 | Riding of Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry and East Grenville |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 1999 - 2007 | Riding of Stormont-Dundas and Charlottenburg |
Legislative Assembly of Ontario | 2007–Present | Riding of Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry |
From incorporation as a village in 1890 until amalgamation into the township in 1998, Chesterville was represented by many Reeves and Councillors: [37]
Year | Reeve & Deputy Reeve | Councillors |
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1890 - 1891 | Miles Brown | Michael Grady Francis Sharkey Chester Casselman J.G. Gillespie |
1891 - 1892 | W.N. Barrie | Michael Grady Chester Casselman Allan Merkley James Bogart |
1892 - 1893 | W.N. Barrie | J.C. Casselman Michael Grady Miles Brown George Hamilton |
1893 - 1896 | W.B. Lawson | Miles Brown J.C. Casselman Michael Grady Isaac Garrow |
1896 - 1898 | W.B. Lawson | Miles Brown J.C. Casselman P.D. Grady A.C. Garrow |
1898 - 1899 | J.G. Gillespie | P.D. Grady C.J. Soule A.C. Garrow A.S. Morrison |
1899 - 1900 | J.G. Gillespie | P.D. Grady Irwin Ball Cephrenus Hummel C.B. Rae |
1900 - 1901 | George Hamilton | Irwin Ball Vene Robinson J.P. Bogart Wm. Huxtable |
1901 - 1903 | W.B. Lawson | Miles Brown J.C. Casselman P.D. Grady Wm. Huxtable |
1903 - 1904 | William Rae | Hugh Kearns P.D. Grady Thomas McGee Giles Whiteside Bogart |
1904 - 1905 | William Rae | P.D. Grady P.P. Coyne Wm.A. Merkley Wm. Huxtable |
1905 - 1906 | W.B. Lawson | A.M. Fulton Wm. Huxtable F.W. Merkley L.A. Zufelt |
1906 - 1907 | L.A. Zufelt | T. Houlehan Chas. Chambers F.W. Merkley Wm. Huxtable |
1907 - 1908 | Wm. Huxtable | L.A. Zufelt Chas. Chambers W.F. Fulton C.F. Robinson |
1908 - 1909 | Vene Robinson | Thomas McGee Chas. Chambers John Jordan Calvin Simser |
1909 - 1910 | Vene Robinson | W. Brown Geo. Ellis Chas. Chambers Thomas McGee |
1910 - 1911 | Wesley Hamilton | Geo. Ellis Chas. Chambers Hugh Kearns Harry G. Merkley |
1911 - 1912 | W.A. Brown | Orren Casselman Geo. Ellis Chas. Chambers H.G. Merkley |
1912 - 1913 | Chas. Chambers | H.G. Merkley Geo. Ellis Thomas Houlehan Wesley Hamilton |
1913 - 1914 | Giles Whiteside Bogart | J.H. Fulton F.M. Sanders Lawrence Jordan Thomas Houlehan Jr. |
1914 - 1915 | Giles W. Bogart | J.H. Fulton T.O. Keyes Lawrence Jordan Thomas Houlehan Jr. |
1915 - 1916 | Wesley Hamilton | F.W. Merkley John Murphy Lawrence Jordan Thomas Houlehan |
1916 - 1917 | Wesley Hamilton | Thomas Ellis John Murphy Lawrence Jordan Thomas Houlehan |
1917 - 1918 | Giles W. Bogart | Isaac Pelletier F.W. Merkley Thomas Ellis J.T. Kearns |
1918 - 1919 | Wesley Hamilton | F.W. Merkley Ed. Flynn W.O. Dixon Thomas Houlehan |
1919 - 1920 | Wesley Hamilton | A.H. Forbes Cephrenus Hummel Thomas Houlehan Chas. Chambers |
1920 - 1921 | Wesley Hamilton | A.H. Forbes Cephrenus Hummel Thomas Houlehan Isaac Pelletier |
1921 - 1922 | Wesley Hamilton | J.H. Fulton Cephrenus Hummel Thomas Houlehan David Allison |
1922 - 1923 | Wesley Hamilton | Isaac Pelletier Cephrenus Hummel Lawrence Jordan A.H. Forbes |
1923 - 1924 | Wesley Hamilton | Isaac Pelletier Cephrenus Hummel W.O. Dixon C.W. Casselman |
1924 - 1925 | Wesley Hamilton | Isaac Pelletier C.W. Casselman Frank Dwyer A.H. Forbes |
1925 - 1928 | Wesley Hamilton | W.B. Lawson S.H. Hutt Jas. Masterson Isaac Garrow |
1928 - 1929 | J.H. Brownlee | W.B. Lawson S.H. Hutt Jas. Masterson Isaac Garrow |
1929 - 1930 | Wesley Hamilton | C. Hummel S.H. Hutt Jas. Masterson G.H. Barkley |
1930 - 1931 | Wesley Hamilton | Isaac Pelletier C. Hummel R.J. Barrie A.B. Clayton |
1931 - 1932 | W.H. Casselman | A.B. Clayton David Allison Thomas Allen R.J. Barrie |
1932 - 1933 | W.H. Casselman | A.B. Clayton David Allison J.T. Kearns G.H. Barkley |
1933 - 1934 | W.H. Casselman | Thomas Flynn F.W. Merkley C.F. Marshall G.H. Barkley |
Year | Reeve & Deputy Reeve | Councillors |
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1934 - 1935 | W.H. Casselman | C.F. Marshall Melvin Durant P.S. Boyd D.A. McDonald |
1935 - 1936 | W.H. Casselman | R.J. Barrie Melvin Durant P.S. Boyd Thomas Allen |
1936 - 1937 | W.H. Casselman | W.H. Fairbrass Melvin Durant P.S. Boyd Thomas Allen |
1937 - 1938 | W.H. Casselman | W.H. Fairbrass G.H. Barkley R.J. Barrie H.C. Hummel |
1938 - 1939 | W.H. Casselman | Ralph G. Smith G.H. Barkley R.J. Barrie H.C. Hummel |
1939 - 1940 | W.H. Casselman | Thomas Allen G.H. Barkley R.J. Barrie H.C. Hummel |
1940 - 1942 | W.H. Casselman | Thomas Allen Herman Hummel Geo. Barkley Ralph Smith |
1942 - 1944 | George Barkley | Thomas Allen Herman Hummel Robert J. Barrie Ralph Smith |
1944 - 1945 | George Barkley | Thomas Allen Herman Hummel Robert J. Barrie Leon Marcellus |
1945 - 1946 | George Barkley | Charles McMillan Sidney Morris Robert J. Barrie Leon Marcellus |
1946 - 1947 | George Barkley | Charles McMillan Perley Boyd John Morris George Gillard |
1947 - 1948 | Perley Boyd | Charles McMillan John Turner Glen Merkley Matthew Flynn |
1948 - 1949 | Charles McMillan | John Turner Carl McMillan Harold Hamilton Milton Phillips |
1949 - 1951 | Charles McMillan | Haldane Durant John Turner James Brannen Lawrence Doering |
1951 - 1952 | Charles McMillan | Haldane Durant Carl McMillan James Brannen R.G. Smith |
1952 - 1953 | Charles McMillan | Haldane Durant Carl McMillan James Brannen Marshall Page |
1953 - 1954 | Charles McMillan | Carl McMillan John Turner Marshall Page Gordon Lannin |
1954 - 1955 | Charles McMillan | Carl McMillan John Turner Stella Campbell Anna Marcellus |
1955 - 1956 | Charles McMillan | Stella Campbell Anna Marcellus Frank Arnold Harold Sharkey |
1956 - 1958 | Charles McMillan | Carl Merkley Edwin Merkley Frank Arnold Harold Sharkey |
1958 - 1959 | Charles McMillan | J.A. Butcher Edwin Merkley Frank Arnold Harold Sharkey |
1959 - 1960 | Carl Merkley | J.A. Butcher Keith Graham George LaFlamme Harold Sharkey |
1960 - 1964 | Carl Merkley | James Fyke Keith Graham George LaFlamme Harold Sharkey |
1964 - 1965 | Carl Merkley | James Fyke Garnet Droppo George LaFlamme Harold Sharkey |
1965 - 1966 | Carl Merkley | Keith Graham Garnet Droppo George LaFlamme Harold Sharkey |
1966 - 1967 | Carl Merkley | Keith Graham James Fyke Allan Clement James Moran |
1967 - 1968 | Carl Merkley | Keith Graham Gordon Lannin Allan Clement Lorne Trimble |
1968 - 1969 | James Brannen | Adolphe Lauzon Fred Coons Harry Allison Ernest Kelly |
1969 - 1971 | James Brannen | Archie Black Fred Coons Harry Allison Ernest Kelly |
1971 - 1975 | Keith Graham | Archie Black Fred Coons Stuart Allan Jack Lannin |
1975 - 1977 | Keith Graham | Archie Black Nelson LaPrade Stuart Allan Garnet Droppo |
1977 - 1979 | James Brannen | Stuart Allan Mac LaSalle Bert Van Kessel Garnet Droppo |
1979 - 1981 | James Brannen | Al Kennedy Erik Thompson Bert Van Kessel Carl Ward |
1981 - 1983 | Carl Ward Bert Van Kessel | Bryan Beazer W. James Cook Michael Coyne |
1983 - 1985 | Carl Ward W. James Cook | Michael Brannen Rudi Derstroff James Sullivan |
1985 - 1989 | Carl Ward Bert Van Kessel | Roger Cole Shirley Coons Mike McMahon |
1989 - 1991 | James Cook Shirley Coons | Roger Cole Peter Van Kessel Mike McMahon |
1991 - 1995 | James Cook Shirley Coons | Martin Derks Roger Cole Peter Van Kessel |
1995 - 1997 | James Cook Shirley Coons | Sharon Casselman Gail Parker Peter Van Kessel |
In 1998, the villages of Winchester and Chesterville amalgamated with Winchester and Mountain Townships to form the Township of North Dundas . The township has since been represented by many Mayors and Councillors: [38]
Year | Mayor & Deputy Mayor | Councillors |
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1998 - 2000 | Claude Cousineau | *Ward 1 (Winchester Township) Alvin Runnalls Martin Schoones *Ward 2 (Mountain Township) Keith Fawcett Estella Rose *Ward 3 (Winchester Village) Bob Riddell David Sloane *Ward 4 (Chesterville Village) Gail Parker Roger Cole |
2000 - 2003 | Claude Cousineau | *Ward 1 Alvin Runnalls Martin Schoones *Ward 2 Keith Fawcett Estella Rose *Ward 3 Allan Armstrong David Sloane *Ward 4 Gail Parker Roger Cole |
2003 - 2006 | Alvin Runnalls Bill Smirle | Allan Armstrong Estella Rose Martin Schoones |
2006 - 2010 | Alvin Runnalls Estella Rose | Allan Armstrong Eric Duncan John Thompson |
2010 - 2018 | Eric Duncan Gerry Boyce | Allan Armstrong Tony Fraser John Thompson |
2018 - 2022 | Tony Fraser Allan Armstrong | Gary Annable Tyler Hoy John Thompson |
Maple Ridge became a senior public school in 1973, amidst controversy about a large addition to the school. Due to declining enrollment, Maple Ridge closed in June 2011. [55]
In 1918, Nestlé opened its first Canadian milk plant in Chesterville and began operation as The Maple Leaf Condensed Milk Company. [56] The factory operated in Chesterville until 2006, when it ceased operations.
The Chesterville “clock tower” was unveiled on July 8, 2000, as part of a millennial project by the Rotary Club of Chesterville. It is located downtown at the intersection of Main and King streets. A kiosk stands beside the clock, built in honour of Leon Marcellus, a prominent Chesterville businessman, and hosts regular historical displays. The clock tower was refurbished in 2022.
The old iron bridge, built in 1888 to cross the Nation River and connect both sides of town, was replaced by a larger concrete bridge on November 21, 1950, which remains to this day. The old iron bridge had replaced a smaller wooden one originally built in the 1840s. The current concrete bridge spans the river from behind the Community Centre across to the Gathering House and waterfront.
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The Dundas County Militia was a regiment of the provincial militia of Upper Canada that was raised in Dundas County, Ontario, in the 1780s. The battle honours and legacy of the Dundas Militia are perpetuated by the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.
George Hummel Sr. was a miller and early pioneer in Upper Canada, establishing a settlement that would eventually become the village of Chesterville.
Alexander George Fraser Macdonald was a Canadian soldier and publisher who commanded the 154th Battalion, CEF during the First World War. He was also a good friend of Sir Sam Hughes.