1867 MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS TO CELEBRATE

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This proclamation by Queen Victoria, dated May 22, 1867, declared that as of July 1, 1867, the province of Canada (Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia and New Brunswick would be united into one Dominion under the name of Canada. July 1 became known as Dominion Day (now Canada Day). So was born our nation, not out of war, revolution or a rally of national pride, but rather through step-by-step negotiations and conferences, resulting in the terms of Confederation. In Marmora the Iron Works had amalgamated with the Cobourg and Marmora Railway Company and the future looked good. Marmora was still known all over Canada and in many parts of the Old World. Indeed, the Village was referred to coloquially as "The Works" and was beginning to boom.

But life was different then. As one child asked, "Why are olden people weird?" and a good question it is. When you look at old pictures, you see the differences, but sometimes, perhaps in the form of a smile or the glint of an eye, you also can see our roots. One hundred and fifty years from now, our descendants will look up our misconceptions and the results they have in the very fibre of their being. They will not likely understand us any better than we do Victorians. The march of time will make us weird and do the same to our descendants in turn forever. For when we march, we march to different drummers. Change touches people subtly, their lives slowly accelerated, their communities expanded and their beliefs are inexorably reshaped.

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February 05, 2017

What about a flag?

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Shortly after Canadian Confederation in 1867, the need for distinctive Canadian flags emerged. The first Canadian flag was that then used as the flag of the Governor General of Canada, a Union Flag with a shield in the centre bearing the quartered arms of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick surrounded by a wreath of maple leaves. The rest is history............

The Canadian Flag Education Centre is proud to present this chronological / historical account of who and how our beloved Canadian Flag was brought to fruition in 1964/1965. This video is made available with the approval of Historical Canada.

1965: Sid Demorest, Legion President, presented the Marmora Scout troop with a new Canadian flag. The Legion were the Scout sponsors and Wayne VanVolkenburg was the Assistant Scoutmaster at the time.

Cub leader Doris VanVolkenburg receiving the new flag from Legion member Sid Demorest, June,1965. Scout leader Wayne VanVolkenburg receiving the flag for that group.

Celebrating 1867

1867 MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS TO CELEBRATE

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What about a flag?

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