Google controls 92% of the internet searches. Google searches are suggestions based on other people’s searches. However, Google gives highest preferences to their advertisers. When you do a search on Google starting with the letter “a", the first suggestions to show up is Amazon, AOL mail, American Airlines, Amazon Prime, Auto Zone, AirBnB and so on. This is no ... Continue Reading
Lorne Park History—The Caravan House
Lorne Park first got started as an exclusive resort. The hotel in the amusement park was called "The Lorne Park Hotel". In a survey of 1888, "Toronto and Lorne Park Summer Resort Company" included cottage lots, a hotel, wharf and walking trail. The 75 acres of "pleasure grounds," was operated by the Toronto Park Association. The park included separate parlours for men and ... Continue Reading
Port Credit West Village—”Brightwater”
The West Village Port Credit, now called “Brightwater" has significant plans for the future. Redevelopment is on it's way. It's bright, bold and beautiful. We hope you would agree! As life moves on, changes are inevitable. Imperial Oil land frontage from 181 Lakeshore Rd. West to 70 Mississauga Road South. The city approved the Imperial Oil land redevelopment into a ... Continue Reading
The Barn in Clarkson
The Barn, a few years away from it's 100th anniversary sits in the heart of Clarkson, Mississauga. The Barn is a gem for imported lines as well as made in Ontario. There is a large selection of certified reclaimed wood furniture and exclusive benches and harvest tables. It is far less expensive to furnish your home or office with real wood which has shown to out last ... Continue Reading
Port Credit Bricks in 1891
Thomas Nightingale opened his brick yard in Port Credit in 1891. Port Credit bricks were used extensively for building in the area. In those days, the brick business was labour-intensive. A shortage of labour around 1900 resulted in a large influx of European immigrant labourers, many of them Italians, who were recruited to work at the brick yard. ... Continue Reading