Spier, Ontario

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Coordinates: 43°44′19″N80°21′48″W / 43.73861°N 80.36333°W / 43.73861; -80.36333 Coordinates: 43°44′19″N80°21′48″W / 43.73861°N 80.36333°W / 43.73861; -80.36333
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Wellington
Township Centre Wellington
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNBC CodeFCRCY [1]

Spier (also Spires) is an unincorporated rural community in Centre Wellington Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. [1] [2] The settlement was part of West Garafraxa Township until 1999. [3] [4]

Centre Wellington Township in Ontario, Canada

Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, located in Wellington County. The primary communities are Elora and Fergus. The area is agricultural but also includes industries such as manufacturing. In the Canada 2016 Census, the population was stated as 28,191.

Wellington County, Ontario County in Ontario, Canada

Wellington County is a county located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada and is part of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The County, made up of two towns and five townships, is predominantly rural in nature. However many of its residents commute to urban areas such as Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo, Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto and Hamilton for employment. According to the 2016 Census, the population of the County was 90,932.

History

Forbes Moir emigrated from Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1858, and purchased 250 acres (100 ha) in the area. Moir went on to serve as councillor, deputy reeve, reeve, auditor, and school trustee in West Garafraxa Township. [5] [6]

Aberdeenshire Council area of Scotland

Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

When the Credit Valley Railway was constructed in 1879, a portion ran through Forbes Moir's property, and Spires became a flag stop located there. The line was later owned by the Ontario and Quebec Railway, and then Canadian Pacific Railway. The line was abandoned in 1988, and has been converted into the Elora Cataract Trailway, a 47 km (29 mi) recreational rail trail. [5] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Credit Valley Railway

The Credit Valley Railway was a railway located in Ontario, Canada from Toronto to St. Thomas. Chartered in 1871 by Ontario railway magnate George Laidlaw, it operated as an independent company until 1883 when it was leased by the Ontario and Quebec Railway, a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) operating company building a network of lines in southern Ontario.

The Ontario and Quebec Railway (O&Q) was a historic railway located in southern and eastern Ontario, Canada. It was initially chartered in March 1881 by managers of the Canadian Pacific Railway to run between Toronto and Perth, where it would connect, via a short branch line, to the CPR-controlled Brockville and Ottawa Railway. Construction began in 1882, and the line was completed in August 1884.

Canadian Pacific Railway railway in Canada

The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), also known formerly as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railroad incorporated in 1881. The railroad is owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001.

Spires post office was located at the settlement from 1882 to 1913, where Forbes Moir served as postmaster for over 20 years. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Spier". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Centre Wellington". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Restructuring Flashnews Municipal Restructuring Summary Table". Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Archive Record". Wellington County Museum and Archives. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Pioneer - MOIR, Forbes". Rootsweb. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Spires". Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Thorning, Stephen. "Oversharp Cattle Buyer Bilked Local Farmers in 1893". The Wellington Advertiser. 41 (42). Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  8. ↑ "History of the Trailway". Elora Cataract Trailway. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "ECTA Trail Map" (PDF). Elora Cataract Trailway. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Archive Record". Wellington County Museum and Archives. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
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