Wintario was the first lottery game offered by the Ontario Lottery Corporation in Ontario , Canada .
101-675: Beginning in May 1975, Wintario, Ontario's flagship lottery was born. Conceived by Ontario's Progressive Conservative Government, Wintario came from an idea that it could raise money for worthwhile community recreational projects from which the province could benefit. The first draw was held from the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto on May 15, 1975 and broadcast on television with Fred Davis and Charlie Farquharson, Don Harron 's alter ego. He came up with Wintario's first button presser selected from
202-475: A Red Tory due to his association to former premier Bill Davis. MPP Frank Klees , the third candidate in the race, was a supporter of the Common Sense Revolution and campaigned for a parallel private health care system. The 2004 leadership election was held on September 18, 2004, electing John Tory as the party's new leader. Tory, who had first worked as an aide to Premier Bill Davis, was elected to
303-475: A tannery , hotels, and churches. Into the early 1900s, the village carriage and wagon maker, George Diefenbacker (his preferred spelling) would entertain his grandson, John Diefenbaker , each summer. The first library in Wellesley Village was incorporated in 1900, and except for the period between 1916 and 1921, there has been continuous public library service ever since. The current branch, now part of
404-445: A 12 percent reduction in hydro bills, cutting "middle-class taxes by 22 per cent", and a commitment to balancing the provincial budget. Brown also attempted to distance himself from socially conservative policies, declaring himself pro-choice, and refusing to discuss abortion and gay marriage issues at the policy convention, stating that he believed the "vast majority" of the party was on board with socially progressive policies. Led by
505-432: A 13-year-old girl in the audience named Paula Salmond won $ 100,000 at the live draw. She had bought the ticket at the door with her birthday money. She was numb when Greg asked her to press the button. A girl named Amy Wynn-Theriault (pronounced Wintario) was a guest on the 500th draw from Campbellford . Wintario was discontinued in late 1989 as the lottery revenues would no longer go into grant projects, but instead into
606-416: A 3-digit $ 10 draw, a 4-digit $ 100 draw, a 5-digit $ 1000 draw, four 6-digit draws for $ 25,000, a 6-digit draw worth $ 100,000 that could be broken down for subsidiary prizes by matching the last five, four or three digits. A 2-digit Win-fall number for free books of five Wintario tickets was also drawn. A show would end with hosts telling players how to claim their tax-free lottery prizes. They would also announce
707-464: A Christmas Shoppers Bonus Draw, a Giant Bonus Draw, a Whale of a Bonus Draw, Aloha Bonus, Car-razy Bonus, and the special "10 Winning Years Anniversary" bonus that kept players saving their Wintario ticket stubs for weeks. People in the audience were selected to press the button that activated each draw from the Ryo-Catteau lottery machines mixing on stage. Known as Wintario Button Pressers, it could be
808-591: A Liberal minority government. Miller was defeated in a no-confidence motion on June 18. Peterson was asked to form a government later in the day, ending the longest period of one-party rule in Canadian provincial history. Miller was replaced as leader by Larry Grossman at a second leadership convention . When the Liberal-NDP Accord expired, an election was held in 1987 in which the Tories were reduced to third place in
909-436: A Liberal proposal to extend funding for Catholic separate schools until Grade 13 . Davis reversed himself in 1985, and enacted the funding extension as one of his last acts before leaving office. Davis governed until 1985 with a team of advisers known as the "Big Blue Machine" because of their reputed political and strategic skills. Their stamp on the party was so strong that many refer to the Tories' long rule over Ontario as
1010-458: A clear violation of the rules of the party, as the party in general is supposed to be neutral on the leadership review question. Tory responded by stating that he and his supporters will reimburse the party for the letters that the caucus members had sent in support of Tory's position as leaders. As a result, the party's president, Blair McCreadie, had stated that the matter is closed. A supporter of Tory's, PC Youth President Andrew Brander, launched
1111-428: A county seat, Hawkesville originally anticipated being chosen over Berlin and Galt . However, John Hawke had the deciding vote, and he cast it in favour of Berlin. With the railway and the county seat, Berlin began to grow rapidly and kept on growing; Hawkesville flourished only until the end of the century before diminishing. At the end of the 1900s, the area was home to doctors, blacksmiths , and merchants, as well as
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#17328810967911212-433: A drug store, a furniture store, a funeral home, retirement residences, three auto body shops, insurance brokerages, a veterinary clinic, a bakery, a flower shop, a pizza shop, a chiropractor, a catering business, three restaurants, a butcher shop, gourmet meats and deli, an art gallery, and numerous hair dressers. Hawkesville is home to several small and medium size businesses including the larger Frey Building Contractors and
1313-409: A festival mascot, a recent grand prize winner, a town crier, a performer from the town's pre-show, the mayor, or a member of Ontario's Provincial Parliament. The machines were manually loaded by three lottery staff introduced at the beginning of the show. Once loaded, Faye would instruct the machines needed to mix. Then she would send the proceedings out to the audience. The cohost would interview
1414-454: A general revenue fund. Therefore, Wintario could no longer say it helped the projects it once had. The final draw was held on January 4, 1990 in Sault Ste. Marie. A total of 647 draws from numerous towns, villages and cities across Ontario during the lottery's 15-year existence. It is estimated the lottery and Global Television crews had logged a distance equivalent to nine and a half times around
1515-524: A hotel two churches and a school with 78 students. By 1869, the population of the village of Wellesley was 400; the nearest rail station was 9 mi (14 km) away in Baden . The village of Heidelberg was settled in the 1840s and had a post office by 1855, receiving mail three times a week. By 1864, it contained two stores, two hotels, a Lutheran Church, and a school; the population was about 250. The township had three Roman Catholic Separate schools. In 1869,
1616-400: A large array of livestock and pet feeds as well as edible grains out of four facilities. The mill has been family run for almost 100 years. Currently Jeff Jones, grandson of the founder, is the president and CEO. Linwood is also home to Linwood Veterinary Services, one of the largest farm animal veterinary clinics in southwestern Ontario. Also, there are many small manufacturing companies in
1717-451: A large brick church was completed. A brass band from Buffalo, New York gave a concert before the church dedication. At the time of its opening, it was said to be the largest and finest church west of Toronto . The Region of Waterloo Library operates branches in St. Clements, Linwood and Wellesley Village, which host author readings, family storytimes, and a variety of other programs. Wellesley
1818-593: A larger majority in 2022 . The first Conservative Party in Upper Canada was made up of United Empire Loyalists and supporters of the wealthy Family Compact that ruled the colony. Once responsible government was granted in response to the 1837 Rebellions , the Tories emerged as moderate reformers who opposed the radical policies of the Reformers and then the Clear Grits . The modern Conservative Party originated in
1919-527: A live draw, hosts' opening remarks would let viewers know where they were coming from, why they were there. It was 30 minutes of free publicity for the town. A community video would show the town, depicting what the people were like, community history, landmarks, and thanking each place for hosting them. Each host community was given a commemorative "Wintario" plaque as a thank-you gift from the Ontario Lottery Corporation. Another segment would show
2020-516: A lottery staffer known as the "ball girl". Faye would announce each number until the proper number of digits needed were read. The machines were reloaded by the ball girl, and the same process would happen again. One memorable button presser was a man named Bob Thorton, who wished his parents in Huntsville good luck during the $ 100,000 draw. His parents watching from home won $ 100,000 from his button press on that very draw. In March 1983 from Cloyne ,
2121-435: A lottery-funded grant at work in some Ontario town. Wintario Grants funded nearly every Ontario recreation centre, arena, theatre, art gallery, museum, or local non-profit group. At one point, if a group never applied for a lottery funded grant, the question was "why not"? Wintario in 1975 was a bi-weekly draw that drew one winning ticket number. Tickets contained a five-digit number that ranged from 10000 to 99999, followed by
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#17328810967912222-601: A new format which featured a unique scramble draw in which lottery players could match six numbers in any order at all and win $ 50. The Mystery Bonus Wheel was also new and at first featured merchandise prizes like dishwashers, televisions, Coleman camping gear, flatware, a boat, $ 500 cash, and a car. The show's draw format changed too. The $ 25,000 prizes were replaced by two $ 10,000 draws. The grand prize for $ 100,000 stayed and could be broken down for smaller prizes. Wintario's format changed again on April 12, 1984 from Cornwall . Wintario now offered three $ 100,000 grand prize draws,
2323-497: A new top prize of $ 200,000, and the Mystery Bonus Wheel offered either $ 10,000 cash or a new car. The show had so many draws in a half-hour that pre-draws had to be done prior to air so that the show could allow the bigger prizes to be done live. Tickets issued now had a letter before the six-digit number. Players who matched the letter with the correct six digits would win the top prizes. The $ 200,000 now could be broken down by
2424-416: A region with a large Black settler population. In 1837, John Philip Schweitzer from Germany squatted at what is now Hawkesville, and had 40 acres (160,000 m ) of land cleared over the following nine years. Then, John Hawke received government permission to buy the clearing for $ 700.00 on the condition that he build a grist mill (for flour) and a sawmill within two years. The village of St. Clements
2525-497: A series number from one to 96. Based on previous weeks' ticket sales, the number of tickets issued varied depending on customer demand. Retailers often would run out of tickets, as Thursday night became known in Ontario as "Wintario Night". Commercials echoed, "Mondays we bowl, Thursdays we Wintario!" Wintario went weekly on November 29, 1979 and tickets became a six-digit number ranging from 000000 to 999999. Wintario draws then contained
2626-512: A series of last-minute challenges of delegates on the grounds that they are representing ridings where they neither live nor work. Tory received 66.9% support, lower than internal tracking which showed him more comfortably in the 70 per cent range - appeared to come as a shock to Tory. The percentage of support received by Tory was nearly identical to Joe Clark's 1983 support when he was federal PC leader, which resulted in Clark resigning as leader, and
2727-626: Is home to the Wellesley Applejacks , a junior hockey team that plays in the Provincial Junior Hockey League . The Linwood Chiefs are the township's main junior fastball club and play in the South Perth Men's Fastball League. The Wellesley Fishing Derby is an annual event, held on Labour Day Monday, also located on the pond in which fishers attempt to catch three tagged fish which cash prizes are awarded for. On occasion,
2828-653: Is often seen as the benchmark for Canadian party leaders to get to stay on as leader. Three hours after the leadership review vote, John Tory announced to the delegates at the Ontario PC's general meeting that he would stay on as leader of the Party. Tory came under heavy criticism from several party members following this delay, with his opponents signalling that they would continue to call for an end to what they called his 'weak' leadership. Other party members, such as former Mike Harris's chief of staff Guy Giorno and interim leader of
2929-657: Is the rural , north-western township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario , Canada. It encompasses 277.79 km (107.26 sq mi) and had a population of 11,260 in the Canada 2016 Census . By 1805, many Mennonites from Pennsylvania had settled nearby in Berlin but Wellesley Township itself was not surveyed until 1842-43, due to being part of the Queen's Bush
3030-622: The 1999 general election , and held generally stable support until Harris's departure as party leader in 2002. A slide in PC support began in early 2000 according to Ipsos-Reid , when the Tories fell behind the Liberals in the public opinion polls for the first time since the 1999 election, with 36% support of those polled, compared to 42% for the Liberals and 17% for the NDP. Later in 2000, Liberal support rose to about half of those polled, while PC support remained in
3131-618: The 2014 election or John Tory 's proposal to extend public funding to all faith-based schools in 2007 . At the PC's weekend policy convention on November 25, 2017, their "People's Guarantee" platform was released. Brown's platform was described as centrist on many issues, and included proposals such as opting-in to the federal carbon tax "backstop" (while criticizing the Liberal's cap-and-trade system) and providing child care subsidies. Brown's platform also included more traditional PC platform items relating to cutting taxes and user fees, such as
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3232-468: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Wellesley had a population of 11,318 living in 3,366 of its 3,444 total private dwellings, a change of 0.5% from its 2016 population of 11,260 . With a land area of 277.74 km (107.24 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.8/km (105.5/sq mi) in 2021. Most of the earlier companies have left the town of Wellesley, but many historic buildings still remain that enrich
3333-635: The Campaign Life Coalition , a socially conservative anti-abortion organization that had supported Brown's leadership bid and disapproved of his move to the centre a breakaway party called "Ontario Alliance" was formed to represent disaffected social conservatives. Similarly, the Trillium Party of Ontario aimed to represent conservative libertarians who have been left out. In particular, Brown expelled Carleton—Mississippi Mills MPP and former Ontario Land Association president Jack MacLaren out of
3434-589: The Great Depression . Late in the 1930s and early in the 1940s, the Conservatives re-organized and developed new policies. Rather than continue to oppose government spending and intervention, a policy which hurt the party politically in the time of the Great Depression, the Conservatives changed their policies to support government action where it would lead to economic growth. The party changed its name to
3535-512: The Legislative Assembly of Ontario . They only won 16 seats, their worst showing in over half a century. Grossman was personally defeated in his downtown Toronto riding and resigned immediately. Andy Brandt was the party's interim leader until a leadership election was held in 1990 in which Mike Harris defeated Dianne Cunningham . Three months after the election of Harris, and only three years into the, typically, four-year term of
3636-576: The Liberal-Conservative coalition founded by Sir John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier in 1854. It is a variant of this coalition that formed the first government in Ontario with John Sandfield Macdonald as premier . Until becoming the Progressive Conservatives in 1942, the party was officially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario", reflecting its liberal-conservative origins, but became widely known as
3737-765: The Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs , colloquially known as the Tories , is a centre to centre-right political party in Ontario , Canada . During its uninterrupted governance from 1943 to 1985, the Ontario PC Party adhered to the ideology of Red Toryism , favouring government intervention in the economy, increased spending on infrastructure, education and health care and being progressive on social issues such as equal pay for women, anti-discrimination laws, voting rights for First Nations people and French-language services . In
3838-468: The federal PC Party accused him of damaging the conservative image in Canada by moving to the left on some issues. Davis continued the rapid expansion of community colleges, universities, and highways across Ontario. Davis retired in 1985. At a leadership convention , he was succeeded by Industry and Trade Minister Frank Miller . A Blue Tory , Miller was considerably more conservative than Davis, and shifted
3939-590: The "Big Blue Machine era". During its 43 years of domination, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario was seen as a centrist party, with the Liberals being to its right and the New Democratic Party to its left. However, its base of support remained with socially conservative voters in rural Southern Ontario. Davis largely reconciled these differences and emerged one of the most popular politicians in Ontario's history. Other conservatives in
4040-524: The "Progressive Conservative" party after its federal counterpart changed its name to the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 1942 on the insistence of its new leader, John Bracken , whose roots were in the populist Progressive Party . The Progressive Conservatives took advantage of Liberal infighting to win a minority government in the 1943 provincial election , reducing
4141-448: The "button presser" and ask them to press the button that activated the trap doors on the lottery machines. It then was a matter of waiting for a ball to come out of each machine. Only one ball was allowed to emerge. Sometimes a machine might take a couple of minutes to drop a ball. The integrity of the draw was monitored by a Montreal Trust officer. Each number was presented to the TV camera by
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4242-427: The 1990s, the party underwent a shift to Blue Toryism after the election of Mike Harris as leader, who was premier from 1995 to 2002 and favoured a " Common Sense Revolution " platform of cutting taxes and government spending while balancing the budget through small government . The PCs lost power in 2003 ; however, they came back to win a majority government in 2018 under Doug Ford , and were reelected with
4343-447: The 2006 PC Policy Convention, Tory introduced his plan for shaping up the PCs' platform for the 2007 election campaign. His ideas were stated in what have been called "The White Papers". The party experienced a drop in popularity, however, after Tory pledged to provide government funding for faith-based schools . The proposal, which proved to be unpopular with voters, contributed largely to
4444-544: The Conservative Party. John Sandfield Macdonald was actually a Liberal and sat concurrently as a Liberal Party of Canada member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada but he was an ally of John A. Macdonald (though not a relative). His government was initially a true coalition of Liberals and Conservatives under his leadership but soon the more radical Reformers bolted to the opposition and Sandfield Macdonald
4545-583: The Country Lane Builders. The town is home to three furniture businesses: Chervin Custom Woodworks, Hawkwoods Custom Furniture, and Homestead Woodworks. Hawkesville was also home to Noah Martin and his famous summer sausage . Since his passing, Noah Martin's summer sausage has been made outside of Hawkesville. The largest employer in the township is Jones Feed Mill, located in Linwood. They manufacture
4646-783: The Fair Employment Practices Act of 1951, the Fair Accommodation Practices Act of 1954 and the Ontario Anti-Discrimination Commission Act of 1958, advocated equal wages for women with the Act to Ensure Fair Remuneration for Female Employees, and granted First Nations people the right to vote in 1955. Frost improved health care access to Ontarians through the passing of the Hospital Services Commission of Ontario Act of 1956 and
4747-720: The French-Canadian population in Ontario. The Tories were in power for all but five years from 1905 to 1934. After the death of Whitney in 1914, however, they lacked vision and became complacent. The Tories lost power to the United Farmers of Ontario in the 1919 election but were able to regain office in 1923 election due to the UFO's disintegration and divisions in the Ontario Liberal Party . They were defeated by Mitch Hepburn 's Liberals in 1934 due to their inability to cope with
4848-523: The Liberal government, David Peterson called a provincial election, in which the PCs failed to improve their standing, but which resulted in the defeat of the Liberals by Rae's NDP. In the 1995 election , Harris catapulted his party from third place to an election victory, running on a small government platform called the " Common Sense Revolution ". The platform promised tax cuts (including 30% cuts to provincial personal income tax), and adopted wedge issues including deficit reduction , welfare cuts,
4949-484: The Liberals to third-party status. Drew called another election in 1945 , only two years into his mandate, to get a majority government. The PCs played up Cold War tensions to win a landslide majority, though it emerged several years later that the PC government had set up a secret department of the Ontario Provincial Police to spy on the opposition and the media. The PCs would dominate Ontario politics for
5050-510: The Ontario legislature in a by-election in March, 2005, in the seat that Eves held. In polling prior to the 2007 general election , the PCs' support rose after the first Liberal budget in 2004. The party was virtually tied with the Liberals, as Tory has experimented with several different orientations. During his first year as leader, Tory attempted to rise above partisan politics, openly contemptuous of partisan moves and pledging to improve decorum in
5151-470: The Progressive Conservatives to the right. Soon after taking office, he called an election in which the PCs were reduced to a minority government, and actually finished behind the Liberals in the popular vote for the first time in 42 years. Soon afterward, the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) of Bob Rae reached an agreement with David Peterson 's Liberals in which the NDP would support
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#17328810967915252-497: The Region of Waterloo Library system, is located in the former S.S. No. 16 Wellesley Township public school building. The school closed its doors in 1967. The building gradually came back to life as the library was placed in the left classroom on the main floor in July 1970. A residential summer camp for children has been located on Paradise Lake , located near Bamberg, since 1924; Camp Ki-WaY
5353-469: The Tories were routed, falling to 24 seats. In early 2004, Eves announced his intention to step down as leader. A leadership convention to replace him was called for the fall. Jim Flaherty was the first to enter the race, campaigning on the same right wing platform as in 2002. He was soon opposed by John Tory , a former executive with Rogers Cable and a Toronto mayoral candidate in 2003 (a position he would ultimately win in 2014 ), sometimes viewed as
5454-484: The aftermath. On July 2, 2014, Jim Wilson was chosen by the Progressive Conservative caucus to be its interim leader until the 2015 leadership election . On May 9, 2015, the membership elected Patrick Brown , a federal Conservative MP from Barrie, as the leader of the party. Christine Elliott was the unsuccessful candidate with Vic Fedeli , Lisa MacLeod , and Monte McNaughton withdrawing prior to
5555-512: The audience. It was decided that Wintario draw its winning numbers in communities that the Ministries of Tourism and Recreation and Citizenship and Culture helped through lottery funds. The next nine Wintario draws were not televised, but took place in communities such as Plantagenet , Wallaceburg , Bracebridge , Oakville and St. Catharines , to name a few. In October 1975, in Sault Ste. Marie ,
5656-481: The birthplace of several congregations. A Presbyterian congregation worshipped in town from 1868 to 1946. Their old church building was dedicated as Hawkesville Mennonite Church on January 1, 1950. A United Brethren church also existed in Hawkesville from 1865 until 1904. The gothic windows and rafters are still visible inside the shop of Hawkwoods Custom Furniture. Another group started meeting in 1931 and completed
5757-612: The building of a Gospel Hall next door to the village's cemetery in 1939. This group became the Hawkesville Bible Chapel, but their Hall became overcrowded and they moved into a new building in Wallenstein in 1968 where the Wallenstein Bible Chapel remains today. The first Catholic Church built in the township was a log church built in St. Clements around 1840, in 1853, the log church was deemed too small and in 1858,
5858-455: The campaign, defeating his successor as minister of finance, Jim Flaherty . Eves was a Red Tory , unlike Harris. He'd tried to blunt some of the edges of the more radical elements of Harris's platform while in Cabinet. His distancing from the Common Sense Revolution continued after he became premier. He killed plans to sell off Hydro One and re-imposed retail price controls on electricity, capping
5959-480: The central organizer in Harris's campaigns, refused to work for Eves. The "Whiz Kids" reputation for competence was marred by publicity stunts such as handing down his government's second budget at the headquarters of Magna International instead of in the provincial legislature. Voter backlash against this break with parliamentary tradition forced the delay of a planned spring election in 2003. In May 2003, Eves released
6060-417: The charm of the surrounding sugar maple woods and the quiet river banks. Summer mornings are sure to find a few young fishermen reclined on the bank, reeling in northern pike , yellow perch , and rainbow trout . To the south, the tall hills beyond the river plain shelters a large gravel pit and in the skies over the hills, the river, the village and the woods, are sure to be found the red-tailed hawk and
6161-420: The common sightings of cardinals , blue jays , robins , chickadees , nuthatch , and numerous song sparrow . Paradise Lake is surrounded by cottages on private land; there is no public access to the water nor a public beach. The township of Wellesley comprises the communities of Bamberg, Crosshill, Dorking, Hawkesville, Kingwood, Linwood, St. Clements, and Wellesley. The population was 576 in 2016. In
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#17328810967916262-683: The community centre grounds. Wellesley has also held the Wellesley Santa Claus Parade early in December since 2005 which includes floats created by many local businesses, churches and other organizations from around the area mainly driving down Queen's Bush Road, Nafziger Road, Maple Leaf Street, and Molesworth Street. Though only the Hawkesville Mennonite Church and the Countryside Conservative Mennonite Fellowship remain, Hawkesville has been
6363-703: The draw began broadcasting on the Global Television Network , hosted initially by Fred Davis and Faye Dance. Greg Beresford replaced Davis when he retired in October 1980. Replacement co-hosts for Dance and Beresford were Pam Henry and CHFI-FM 's Sandy Hoyt. Bill Lawrence also filled in during the early 1980s. The Ontario Lottery Corporation had so many requests from towns to host the draw show that many waited for an arena to be built so that Wintario could visit. Draws were held in high schools, theatres, arenas, community centres, and odd places. For instance, one draw
6464-460: The entire township in 1841, was only 254. The area now the village of Wellesley on the Nith River was first settled in 1847, by John Smith and was originally called Schmidtsville . The post office opened in 1851 and the village was renamed Wellesley after Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley , the eldest brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington . The community quickly grew to be
6565-548: The first or last five, four or three digits. The final show format change was in April 1986. Wintario was condensed from having 12 draws to five draws in a half-hour. An instant scratch and win box was added to tickets. Players could win small $ 2 and $ 5 prizes. Symbols replaced the lettering system. Each six-digit ticket had either a diamond, circle, square, triangle, heart or club. The top prize remained at $ 200,000. Every so often Wintario would hold bonus draws; some of those included
6666-463: The heritage of the downtown area. A notable business that had its beginning in Wellesley is Erb Transport, which moved to the nearby town of New Hamburg . Presently, the largest businesses in town are Wellesley Apple Products (founded in 1922), two hardware and lumber retailers, two feed retailers, a gas station, a bank, an arena, an accessible playground, a splash pad, a community centre, a grocery store,
6767-401: The introduction of workfare , and the repeal of an employment equity law Harris characterized as "the quota law." Public opinion on the Harris government was polarized. The government was criticized on issues such as health care, the environment, education, and social policies. Strikes and protests including a 1997 teacher's strike beleaguered its first term. But it won a second majority in
6868-416: The largest economic centre in rural Waterloo County , with a wood mill, feed mill, a grain mill (which still stands after being constructed in 1856), leather tanner, cheese factory, restaurants and housing, and many other businesses that also brought much trade to the town from the nearby farms and farming villages. By 1864, the village also had two stores, a flour mill, three wagon makers, boot and shoe shops,
6969-585: The launching of the Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan program in 1959. In 1961, John Robarts became the 17th premier of Ontario. He was one of the most popular premiers in years. Under Robarts's leadership, the party epitomized power, continuing Drew and Frost's policies on health care, education, infrastructure and social issues, introducing the Ontario Human Rights Code in 1962. He was an advocate of individual freedoms and promoted
7070-530: The legislature. In his second year as leader, Tory adopted a more traditional approach to the issues, sharply opposing the Liberal plans on taxes, spending, deficits and cuts. Heading into the election year, Tory put most of his emphasis on criticizing the government's handling of a standoff with Mohawk aboriginals in Caledonia in order to portray the government as weak. He also emphasized traditional right-wing issues like taxes, crime and government spending. During
7171-444: The location of the next live draw. In the spring of 1982 from St. Clements , Wintario began featuring a weekly Snowball Bonus in which 25 balls, 20 red and five white lettered balls were loaded into a seventh machine. If a red ball fell then they would draw a six-digit number for $ 1,000. If a white letter ball fell, then the six-digit number "snowballed" into a prize ranging from $ 50,000 to $ 500,000. On June 3, 1982, Wintario introduced
7272-399: The low 30s. This pattern held through to the 2002 leadership campaign, when PC support rose to 37%, while the Liberals retained the support of about half of those polled. With the resignation of Mike Harris in 2002, the PCs held a leadership election . Ernie Eves , who had been Harris's minister of finance, and who had the backing of almost all PC members of provincial parliament (MPPs), won
7373-519: The main street, and a classic car show, all of which now attract thousands of visitors each year. Linwood hosted its first Elvis festival in August 2008. This features Elvis impersonators from throughout Ontario. On June 24, 2006, the town held its first annual Art Around the Pond gala where artisans of all kind were able to exhibit and advertise their creations and expertise. Stalls and tables are organized around
7474-494: The mid-to-high 30s, while the Liberals scored in the mid-to-high 40s. Despite his attempt to recast the Tory government as a moderate one, Eves was unable to reverse the slide in the polls the Tories had suffered in the last years of Harris's tenure. Eves asked Flaherty's campaign chairman, Jaime Watt, to co-manage the PC election campaign, along with the rest of the "Whiz Kids" team that had previously worked for Harris. Only Tom Long ,
7575-401: The next four decades. Under Drew and his successor, Leslie Frost , the PCs were a strong champion of rural issues but also invested heavily in the development of civil works throughout the province, including the construction of the 400 series of highways, beginning with the 401 across Toronto. On social issues, Frost's Progressive Conservative government passed anti-discrimination laws such as
7676-587: The north and south sides of the Wellesley Pond while visitors can navigate the trail on the east side to access both ends. Speeches by local governors are given and live music is played on the central island. The Wellesley Fall Fair is held once every year on the second Tuesday and Wednesday of September following Labour Day . There is a parade at around noon on the Wednesday that the local public school participates in and there are also rides and activities located on
7777-415: The opposition Bob Runciman, supported John Tory, saying that his opponents should accept the results and move on. John Tory announced his pending resignation as leader on March 6, 2009; the day following his defeat in a by-election for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock . On June 27, 2009, party members elected Tim Hudak as the party's new leader. Christine Elliott , Frank Klees , and Randy Hillier were
7878-587: The party after he made negative disparaging comments about Francophone language rights. MacLaren subsequently crossed the floor to become the Trillium Party's first member in the Ontario Legislature. As well, some conservatives in Northern Ontario who have felt unrepresented by the Tories and alienated by the party leadership have joined the Northern Ontario Party. On January 24, 2018, Brown
7979-572: The party gained a reputation for being pro- labour as a result of links between the Orange Order and the labour movement. After 33 years in Opposition , the Tories returned to power under James P. Whitney , who led a progressive administration in its development of the province. The Whitney government initiated massive public works projects such as the creation of Ontario Hydro . It also enacted reactionary legislation (such as Regulation 17 ) against
8080-475: The party hold a leadership review vote at the first party convention after an election defeat. From the election day until the 2008 General Meeting, party members were divided into two "camps": those who supported John Tory's position as party leader and those who opposed his leadership. Several campaigns to oust John Tory as leader of the party, most notably by a party activist group led by former party president Rueben Devlin called Grassroots PC . John Tory had
8181-435: The party implemented the public health care system that continues to this day. He led the party towards a civil libertarian movement. As a strong believer in the promotion of both official languages, he opened the door to French education in Ontario schools. In 1971, Bill Davis became party leader and the 18th premier. Anti-Catholicism became an issue again in the 1971 election , when the Tories campaigned strenuously against
8282-611: The party's loss. The Liberals won a second majority government , and the PCs made negligible gains in the legislature (one more seat, but a 3 per cent drop in the popular vote). Tory, who had left his Dufferin–Peel–Wellington–Grey seat to run in Don Valley West , would lose to Liberal incumbent Kathleen Wynne . As a result of the election loss, the party decided to hold a leadership review vote at its 2008 General Party Meeting in London. The Ontario PC Party's constitution requires that
8383-428: The party's platform, "The Road Ahead". The document promoted an aggressive hard-right agenda, and was closer in spirit to Harris and Flaherty's agenda than to Eves's own. In releasing this document, Eves reversed his earlier positions on banning teacher's strikes, jailing the homeless, private school tax credits and same-sex marriage . The platform also called for mortgage interest deductibility. The PC election campaign
8484-444: The political centre by reach out to groups that do not typically support the party including trade unions , and pursue "sensible" carbon pricing . He also unveiled a new logo to represent the commitment to "inclusion, renewal, openness and change". Brown stated his intention to change the party by moving away from past campaigns where one particular issue often cost them support, such as Tim Hudak 's proposed public sector job cuts in
8585-418: The price at 4.3 cents per kilowatt-hour, and vowing to keep it capped until at least 2006. During the summer after Eves's election as leader, the PCs closed the gap in popular support considerably, placing only two percentage points behind the Liberals in two summer public opinion polls. By the autumn of 2002, however, Eves's "honeymoon" with the voters was over, and the party fell back in the polls, hovering in
8686-441: The public support of the PC legislative caucus, and most notably, support from former premiers and predecessors Ernie Eves and Bill Davis . The lead-up to the review vote was marked by high emotions on both sides of the debate and allegations of rule breaking. Such allegations were risen when caucus members sent letters on party letterhead seeking support for Tory. The letters signed by Tory MPPs Bob Runciman and Toby Barrett were
8787-464: The rights of the provinces against what he saw as the centralizing initiatives of the federal government, while also promoting national unity against Quebec separatism. He hosted the 1967 "Confederation of Tomorrow" conference in Toronto in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve an agreement for a new Constitution of Canada. Robarts opposed Canadian Medicare when it was proposed, but later endorsed it fully, and
8888-569: The ticket price was $ 10; Wintario was retired a year later. In 1996, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation discontinued Wintario completely from its lottery line-up. In 2010, the OLG brought Wintario back as a $ 2 instant scratch game that was on the market for three months. Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario ( French : Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario ), often shortened to
8989-494: The township into a growing commuter town with a population mostly living in suburban developments, and travelling into the nearby cities of Kitchener and Waterloo for work. Hawkesville never would get the railroad. On a hill itself, ringed by the flat of the Conestogo River , itself inside a ring of tall hills, it was deemed too difficult a task to bring the trains through town. Instead of progress, Hawkesville has maintained
9090-642: The township such as EMB Manufacturing, makers of the Wallenstein brand of forestry equipment. In celebration of some of the town's most well-known exports, the Wellesley Apple Butter and Cheese Festival was first held in 1975, and has been held annually on the last Saturday in September ever since. The festivities include many street market venues, coach rides, remote-controlled boat races, open heritage sites and amusements, horseshoe-pitching contests, guided farm tours, live music, meals that can be purchased on
9191-517: The unsuccessful candidates. Hudak led the PCs through two elections. In the 2011 provincial election , the McGuinty Liberal government was reduced to a minority . Hudak's Tories were widely expected to win the 2014 provincial election but the Liberals, now led by Kathleen Wynne , were returned with a majority government largely due to Hudak's campaign pledge to cut 100,000 public service jobs by attrition rather than by layoffs. Hudak resigned in
9292-466: The village of Bamberg had a population of 200; it was on the stagecoach line to St. Agatha. When the Waterloo County boundaries were established in 1852 to include the townships of Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot , Woolwich , and North Dumfries , John Hawke was named the first reeve of Wellesley and the first township hall was built in Hawkesville. When the decision was being made for the location of
9393-543: The vote. Since he did not hold a seat in the Legislature, the party requested that MPP Garfield Dunlop resign his seat in Simcoe North so that Brown could run. Brown was elected as MPP for Simcoe North in a by-election held September 3, 2015. At the party's 2016 Annual General Meeting (the first since the leadership election) Brown announced that the PCs would take on a more inclusive and compassionate tone, shifting to
9494-553: The voting public, and allowed the Liberal campaign to portray the Tories as needlessly confrontational. A critical point in the campaign was when a member of the Eves team jokingly referred to McGuinty as an " evil reptilian kitten-eater from another planet ", a comment that made the Tories appear desperate to vilify their opponents. In the final days leading up to the vote, Eves was further criticized for saying that McGuinty just says "whatever comes into his pointy little head". On election day,
9595-549: The world just in Ontario. A Wintario Extra game was introduced after the last draw in 1990, and a new lottery show debuted on TV Ontario , hosted by Sandy Stahlbrand and Kevin Lund. Called Ontario Lottery Live , it included all the Saturday draws and summarized the week's winning numbers for all lottery games. The show had no live audience and paled in comparison to Wintario's live show. Ontario Lottery Live only lasted two years. In 1995
9696-460: Was accused by two women of engaging in sexual misconduct. Brown denied the allegations and initially refused to step down. After pressure from within the party caucus, including calls for his resignation by deputy PC leaders Sylvia Jones and Steve Clark , he resigned as leader in the early hours of January 25, with some aspects of the allegations later proving to be false or unconfirmed. Wellesley, Ontario The Township of Wellesley
9797-1106: Was held in a barn in Varna in 1986. Another draw was held on the MS Chi-Cheemaun ferry docked at Tobermory in the summer of 1984. Wintario went to festivals, centennial celebrations and openings of new arenas, launched the annual Ontario plowing matches each fall, kicked off fiddle and step dancing competitions, and celebrated Ontario's bicentennial celebrations in 1984. Wintario during summer months did draws from outdoor sites in Niagara Falls , Kingston , and Barrie . Both Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition and Ottawa 's SuperEX were lucky to have hosted Wintario annually to launch their respective summer fairs. Special one-hour "Yours to Discover Ontario" draws were held often, in which two separate winning numbers were drawn for special weekend getaway packages at Ontario Resorts. Those draws showcased regions of Ontario to boost tourism . Wintario had many draw formats over its 15-year lifespan. During
9898-745: Was left leading what was essentially a conservative coalition that included some Liberals under the Liberal-Conservative banner. After losing power in 1871, this conservative coalition began to dissolve. What was originally a party that included Catholics and Protestants became an almost exclusively English and Protestant party, more and more dependent on the Protestant Orange Order for support, and even for its leadership. The party became opposed to funding for separate (Catholic) schools , opposed to language rights for French-Canadians , and distrustful of immigrants. Paradoxically, an element of
9999-624: Was owned by the Kiwanis Club until 2009 when it was donated to the YMCA . The early settlers of Bamberg were from Germany and the village was initially named Weimar; it was changed to Bamberg in 1852. The first settlers were squatters, including the Moser and Kroetsch families. By 1904, Bamberg, had two general stores, various businesses, a brewery, and post office. The country scenery and rolling hills, along with its small-town feel, have gradually transformed
10100-411: Was riddled with mistakes and miscues, and Eves appeared uncomfortable trying to sell a platform he had opposed only a year earlier. In contrast, the Liberals had spent the last four years positioning themselves as the government in waiting, and ran on the simple platform of "Choose Change". PC television ads which attacked Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty as "still not up to the job" were received poorly by
10201-497: Was settled in 1840, by Michael Spiehlmacker. A post office opened in 1853. By 1864, there was a large Roman Catholic church, two stores, three hotels and some tradesmen, although the population was only about 100. By 1869, the population had increased to 200 and the post office was receiving mail daily. Records from 1846 about the entire Township indicate that much of the land had been "Queen's Rush, crown land, where fifty acre lots were given away to actual settlers". The Population of
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