43-542: Tweed Farms in Niagara-on-the-Lake , Ontario was the world's largest legal cannabis greenhouse in 2014. At that time, it had 350,000 square feet (33,000 m) of indoor space. It is owned by Canopy Growth Corporation , a publicly traded Canadian company. In 2017 the company received a license to expand to c. 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m) of space, to be ready for production by April 2018. In November 2021, Canopy Growth Corporation shut down Tweed Farms as
86-568: A humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb bordering on Dfa ) using the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm but also borders an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb ) using the −3 °C (27 °F) isotherm, having four seasons, with warm summers, cold winters, and cool to mild autumns and springs. Snowfall is moderate, averaging around 3 feet (92 cm) per year, one of the lowest yearly snowfall totals received in all of Ontario. A long shoreline along Lake Ontario results in more moderate temperatures than neighbouring cities, as well as seasonal lag . In
129-604: A designation which was approved in 2003. The historic centre had been designated as a provincial Heritage Conservation District under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1986. Although it did not make the final list, the historic district was considered for nomination as a World Heritage Site . The town has other National Historic Sites of Canada within its boundaries: the Battlefield of Fort George and nearby Fort George, Butler's Barracks, Fort Drummond , Fort Mississauga ,
172-579: A repertory company featuring the works of George Bernard Shaw , his contemporaries, or plays about his era (1856–1950), running from April to December. The festival operates four theatres in the centre of town: the Festival, The Jackie Maxwell Studio, The Royal George, and the Court House Theatre. The Festival produces over 750 performances annually, featuring its lauded repertory ensemble and employs over 520 artists, artisans and artsworkers locally. Along
215-601: A skate park. Once a year, on the Victoria Day weekend in May, the community holds its "Virgil Stampede." The festival includes rides, attractions and its annual soccer start-up tournament. Virgil's educational institutions are St. Michael's Elementary School and Crossroads Public School, which opened in September 2011, amalgamating the now-closed Virgil and Colonel John Butler Public Schools. The town's only secondary school, Niagara District,
258-555: Is a fort on the shore of Lake Ontario , at the mouth of the Niagara River in Niagara-on-the-Lake , Ontario, Canada. The fort today consists of a box–shaped brick tower and historic star–shaped earthworks. The all–brick fort was built from 1814–1816 during the War of 1812 , to replace nearby Fort George . It was built on a foundation of brick and stone salvaged from rubble left after retreating United States forces burned
301-467: Is home to many shops, restaurants, wineries, and a growing number of breweries. Historic Old Town is a popular shopping and dining destination. In 2014, Niagara-on-the-Lake also opened an open-air outlet mall, the Outlet Collection at Niagara , which is Canada's largest open-air outlet mall. Films that have used Niagara-on-the-Lake as a filming location include: Niagara-on-the-Lake can be reached by
344-590: Is located at 16001 Niagara River Parkway, Niagara-On-The-Lake. Niagara-on-the-Lake has a junior men's hockey team, Niagara Predators in the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League . The current team was first registered as Toronto Predators from 2013 to 2020 and relocated after the cancelled 2020-2021 season to NOTL to playoff in the Meridian Credit Union arena located in Virgil. The team replaced
387-753: Is no record of a mayor using it until Jerry Mussen in the early 1920s, and even afterward the title was used only irregularly until the Regional Municipality of Niagara Act of 1969 legislated that "The mayor of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake shall be known as the Lord Mayor." The town's current lord mayor is Gary Zalepa, as of the 2022 municipal election. Previous lord mayors have included Betty Disero , Patrick Darte, Dave Eke, Gary Burroughs, Art Viola, Mike Dietsch , Stan Ignatczyk, Jim Marino, Wilbert Dick, Jake Froese and Fred Goring. Niagara-on-the-Lake experiences
430-571: Is not known, as one engineer later reported: "When I visited the Niagara Frontier … I found that a corps of Free Men of Colour had been raised … but had been turned over to that of the Engineers, any necessity for this I never could learn, but it seems to have been the fashion in Canada to heap all kinds of duties upon the latter." Toward the spring of 1814 the company was ordered to construct a new fort on
473-679: Is today commemorated within the walls of Fort Mississauga by a plaque erected by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. After the British captured Fort Niagara on 19 December 1813, Captain Runchey's Company of Coloured Men was attached to the Royal Engineers to help repair the fortifications at the mouth of the Niagara River. Whether race influenced the authorities' choice for this duty
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#1732870185936516-487: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Niagara-on-the-Lake had a population of 19,088 living in 7,857 of its 8,578 total private dwellings, a change of 9% from its 2016 population of 17,511 . With a land area of 131.35 km (50.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 145.3/km (376.4/sq mi) in 2021. In addition to the primary town site of Niagara-on-the-Lake (the Old Town),
559-566: The Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Wayne Gates . It is the only municipality in Canada whose elected leader is designated as lord mayor, a title most common in the United Kingdom . Popular legend suggests Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn bestowed the title on the mayor of Niagara during a visit to the town in the early 19th century, in recognition of the town's history as the first capital of Upper Canada; however, there
602-533: The Neutral (15th century); Seneca (late 17th century); and Mississauga (18th century). In 1804, a lighthouse was erected at the site, which had become known as Mississauga Point. This was the first lighthouse on the Great Lakes , but was dismantled in 1814 to make way for Fort Mississauga, which incorporated stone from the lighthouse. Mississauga Point Lighthouse was designated a National Historic Site in 1937, and
645-524: The Niagara Peninsula at the point where the Niagara River meets Lake Ontario , across the river from New York , United States. Niagara-on-the-Lake is in the Niagara Region of Ontario and is the only town in Canada that has a lord mayor . It had a population of 19,088 as of the 2021 Canadian census . Niagara-on-the-Lake is important in the history of Canada : it served as the first capital of
688-594: The Niagara-on-the-Lake Nationals , which joined as a Junior A team in 2018-2019 sponsored by the local bar Bricks and Barley. The Nationals left the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League but announced that the team would fold after their first season due to poor attendance, but returned to play the following season. The Predators play at the 500 seat Meridian Credit Union Arena across from Centennial Sports Park. Built in 2003-2005
731-497: The Queen Elizabeth Way , a highway that stretches to Fort Erie to the south, Hamilton to the west and curves around Lake Ontario to Toronto. Public transportation is served by Niagara-on-the-Lake Transit . Niagara-on-the-Lake has a long history of recreational boating. There are 2 boat clubs located there. Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club is located at 10 Melville Street, Niagara-On-The-Lake. Smuggler's Cove Boat Club
774-686: The Welland Canal . It is home to the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus of Niagara College and a large outdoor shopping mall. Virgil, just southwest of the Old Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, is the area most visited by tourists. The community has a large Mennonite community, who settled in the area from Russia in the early to mid-20th century. Virgil has a large sports park, serving as the centre of Niagara-on-the-Lake's bustling hockey, softball, lacrosse and soccer leagues, two arenas, three baseball diamonds and
817-577: The Canadian shore, dubbed Fort Mississauga, materials for which were obtained from the ruins of the nearby town of Newark. With the American navy now controlling Lake Ontario, this work was crucial to the security of British forces in the Niagara Peninsula, one British officer later noting "Mississauga … is a pretty little Fort, and would prevent vessels coming up the river." These duties consequently precluded
860-632: The Coloured Corps' participation in the Niagara campaign that summer, even during the subsequent Siege of Fort Erie, where British forces desperately lacked trained engineer troops. The British Army was stationed at the fort from 1813 to 1855, followed by the Canadian Militia , which used it as summer training ground beginning in the 1870s, then during both World Wars and the Korean War . A golf course
903-664: The Jamboree. It was the first to be held outside Europe and had the theme "Jamboree of New Horizons." Niagara-on-the-Lake was named the Prettiest Town in Canada in 1996 by Communities in Bloom , a nationwide beautification programme. The town is now a popular tourist destination, located at the northern terminus of the Niagara Parkway , a scenic drive and biking/walking path. Fort Mississauga Fort Mississauga National Historic Site
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#1732870185936946-543: The Niagara Parkway is RiverBrink Art Museum in Queenston . It is home to a collection of over 1,400 artworks and artifacts by Canadian and international artists assembled by Samuel E. Weir. Completed in 1970, the building features Georgian-style architecture, including a mansard roof and gabled windows. It served as Weir's country residence and was converted into an art museum following his death in 1981. Niagara-on-the-Lake
989-524: The United States during the volatile aftermath of the American Revolution . Renamed Newark by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1792, it was the first capital of Upper Canada (now the province of Ontario). The Upper Canada legislature first met at Navy Hall on September 17, 1792, and met there four more times until June 1796. In 1797, Simcoe moved the capital to York because Newark
1032-506: The company struggled with profitability. As a result of the closure, 30 staff were laid off and 60 staff would be relocated to other indoor facilities in Kincardine, Ontario and Smiths Falls, Ontario . This Cannabis -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Niagara-on-the-Lake Niagara-on-the-Lake is a town in Ontario , Canada. It is located on
1075-480: The first on the Great Lakes ), Navy Hall, Butler's Barracks, and Queenston Heights . Niagara-on-the-Lake features historical plaques. Critical battles in defence of Upper Canada took place here, and at nearby at Queenston and St. David's, both now part of Niagara-on-the-Lake. In one of these, Laura Secord gained her fame (She is known for having walked 32 km out of American-occupied territory in 1813 to warn British forces of an impending American attack). The town
1118-511: The fort in December 1813 but abandoned it in 1815. The tiny portion of the fort that still remains has been fully restored. Fort Mississauga was built starting in 1813 but was not completed until after the war in 1816. During the war, the settlement of Niagara was razed and burnt to the ground by American soldiers as they withdrew to Fort Niagara. (Afterwards, on December 19, 1813, the British captured Fort Niagara.) The citizens rebuilt Niagara after
1161-400: The nearby town of Newark (as Niagara-on-the-Lake was known then) in December, 1813. It would help in the defence of Upper Canada the following year, as part of a regional network that included Fort George , Navy Hall , and Butler's Barracks . However, the fort would not be completed until after the war. Before the fort was built, the site was used by at least three different First Nations:
1204-566: The oldest surviving golf course in North America. Today, Niagara-on-the-Lake draws tourists with its colonial-style buildings, the Shaw Festival , Fort George, wineries, an outlet mall on the highway, and its proximity to Niagara Falls . The Niagara Region has the second-highest percentage of seniors in Ontario. Before the British settlers came, the point where Fort Mississauga is situated
1247-430: The province of Upper Canada , the predecessor of Ontario. It was called Newark from 1792 to 1797. During the War of 1812 , the town, the two former villages of St. David's and Queenston , and Fort George were the sites of numerous battles following the American invasion of Upper Canada, and the town was razed. Niagara-on-the-Lake is home to the oldest Catholic church, the second-oldest Anglican church in Ontario, and
1290-428: The remains of General Brock were originally interred; they were removed. A new town-hall and court-house are intended to be erected by the town. There is a fire brigade with two engines and a hook and ladder company. Churches and chapels total five. Two newspapers are published weekly ... Steamboats run daily, as long as the weather will allow of it, from Toronto ... The Niagara Harbour and Dock Company were incorporated in
1333-586: The rink has seating and attached to the smaller Centennial Arena built in 1967. Niagara-on-the-Lake also has a Men's soccer team, the Lakers, which plays in the Peninsula Soccer League (PSL). The team was formed in the 2019 season and sponsored by a local bar, Sand Trap. Niagara-on-the-Lake also has a rich history in the sport of lacrosse. The Town of Niagara was the site of the 8th World Scout Jamboree in 1955. Over 11,000 Scouts from 71 countries attended
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1376-740: The site of the Mississauga Point Lighthouse , the Niagara Apothecary (the oldest apothecary in Canada), the Niagara District Court House , Queenston Heights , Queenston-Chippawa Hydro-electric Plant, Willowbank and Vrooman's Battery. The Gate House, built after 1849, was the site of the former Wilson's Hotel and the inaugural meeting of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1797. John "Irish John Wilson (1744-~1798)
1419-524: The town also includes the settlements of Colemans, Homer, McNab, Mississauga Beach, Queenston , St. Davids, and Virgil. In June 2024, the museum for the town received funding from Library and Archives Canada to document oral histories about the Mennonite community in Virgil. Glendale is located near the junction of the Queen Elizabeth Way QEW , Highway 405 , and Highway 55 , and adjacent to
1462-495: The town built its first public school, Niagara Public School . The town's present name of Niagara-on-the-Lake was adopted around 1880 as a postal address to distinguish the town from Niagara Falls . The name was officially adopted in 1970 when the Town of Niagara and the Township of Niagara merged. Most of the former military sites, such as Fort George, Navy Hall, and Butler's Barracks , have been restored. Fort George's restoration
1505-430: The war, with the residential quarter around Queen Street and toward King Street, where the new court house was rebuilt out of range of Fort Niagara's cannons. The Smith's Canadian Gazetteer of 1846 describes "Niagara (formerly called Newark)" as follows: It has been a place of considerable trade. On the east side of the town is a large military reserve. About half a mile up the river are the ruins of Fort George, where
1548-966: The year 1830 ... the vessels turned out by the Company [include] the steamboat "London," which commenced running in the spring of 1845, the fastest boat on the upper lakes ... The Company usually employ about 150 hands; and, when particularly busy, have employed as many as 350. There is also on the premises a marine railway, large enough for hauling up vessels of the first class. Post Office, post every day. Professions and Trades.—Three physicians and surgeons, nine lawyers, twelve stores, taverns, two chemists and druggists, three booksellers and stationers, two saddlers, four wagon makers, two watchmakers, two tallow-chandlers, marble works, two printers, two cabinet makers, one hatter, four bakers, two livery stables, two tinsmiths, three blacksmiths, six tailors, seven shoemakers, one tobacconist, one bank agency, ... large quantities of apples, peaches, and cider are shipped annually. In 1859,
1591-635: Was a sergeant with the Butler's Rangers and Loyalist from New Jersey. The stone foundation of the Gate House is the remains of the hotel after 1849 fire. His son John Wilson Jr. built the nearby Wilson-Guy House. Niagara-on-the-Lake is within the federal electoral district of Niagara Falls , currently represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Tony Baldinelli , and the provincial electoral district of provincial electoral district of Niagara Falls , represented in
1634-467: Was both as a stop on the Underground Railroad for those travelling further into Upper Canada and as a refuge in its own right. Its stock of regency and classical revival buildings, considered the best in the country from the post-War of 1812 period, led the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada to recommend the town's historic district be designated a National Historic Site of Canada ,
1677-547: Was closed by the District School Board of Niagara in 2010. The Old Town also had an elementary school on King Street: Parliament Oak Public School. It was on the site of the signing of the Act Against Slavery of 1793, by the first legislative session of the parliament of Upper Canada. The school was closed on June 25, 2015. The town is home to the Shaw Festival , Canada's second largest producing theatre and
1720-591: Was done as a "Make Work Project," guided by plans from the Royal Engineers during the Great Depression of the 1930s, an early example of historic preservation. Fort George National Historic Site is a focal point in a collection of War of 1812 sites, which, collectively, are managed by Parks Canada under the name Niagara National Historic Sites. That administrative name includes several national historic sites: Fort Mississauga , Mississauga Point Lighthouse (1804,
1763-430: Was inhabited by at least three Native American tribes: the Neutral (15th century); Seneca (late 17th century); and Mississauga (18th century). The settlement was founded in 1781 as Butlersburg in honour of Colonel John Butler , the commander of Butler's Rangers . It was later renamed West Niagara to distinguish it from Fort Niagara . It was a British military base and haven for pro-British loyalists fleeing
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1806-438: Was laid out nearby in the late 1870s. Today, Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Course surrounds the site, but public access is permitted via a walking path, with a warning to look out for golfers, who have the right of way. The path starts at the corner of Front and Simcoe streets. The block house is the only building of the original fort to survive with all other buildings (mostly log structures) destroyed or dismantled. The interior of
1849-609: Was very close to the border with the U.S. Newark was renamed Niagara in 1798. Fort George was built just south of the settlement in 1796-1799. During the War of 1812, Niagara was taken in the Battle of Fort George by American forces in May 1813 after a two-day bombardment by cannon from Fort Niagara and the American fleet, followed by a fierce battle. After capturing Fort George, the Americans built their own fortifications there. The British retook
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