North Dundas, Ontario

Communities

• In the former Mountain Township: Hallville, Harmony, Inkerman, Mountain, South Mountain; Belmeade, Inkerman Station, North Mountain, Reid's Mills, Rosehaven, Van Camps; Baldwins Bridge, Cloverdale, Mulloys, Oak Valley, Vinegar Hill; Hyndman's Ridge, Kerr's Ridge
• In the former Winchester Township: Chesterville, Marionville, Morewood, Mountain, Ormond, Winchester; Cannamore, Cass Bridge, Connaught, Melvin, North Winchester, Winchester Springs ; Annable, Bethune Bush, Forward, Limerick, Maple Ridge, Nation Valley, The Boyne, The Ninth

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Events

Education

• Winchester Public School : 547 Louise Street South, Winchester. Winchester Public School was founded in 1890. The original building burned down in 1927 and a new school was built on the same lot later that year.
• Chesterville Public School : 38 College Street, Chesterville. Chesterville Public School was founded in 1902. The original building was demolished in 1963 to make way for a larger, more modern school. Happy Face Nursery School operates out of this location, offering the following programs: Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, and School Age.
• Nationview Public School : 3045 County Road 1, South Mountain. Nationview Public School was founded in 1972. Happy Face Nursery School operates out of this location, offering the following programs: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, and School Age.
• St. Mary's Catholic School : 67 Main Street South, Chesterville. St. Mary's Catholic School was founded in 1903. From 1907 to 1972, the Sisters of Providence taught at the school. The original school was demolished in 1963 to make way for a larger, more modern school.
• North Dundas District High School : 12835 County Road 43, Chesterville. North Dundas District High School was founded in 1963. Following a fire in 1962 that destroyed Winchester High School, the Township of Winchester, along with the Villages of Winchester and Chesterville, agreed to build an amalgamated high school to service both villages and the surrounding area. As a consequence, Chesterville High School, was demolished in 1963. Following the closure of Maple Ridge Senior Elementary School in 2011, North Dundas District Intermediate School was created for grades 7 and 8. The Intermediate School is located on the second floor of NDDHS.

  Newspapers

• Winchester Press. The Winchester Press was a weekly newspaper founded by Byron Lane that was first published on 1 May 1888. George H. Challies, who later served as MPP for the area, was a newspaper boy for the Press in 1894. The Press was sold in 1912 or 1913 to George C. Lacey, who later sold it in 1915 to James H. Ross after buying the Chesterville Record. The business was devastated when a fire destroyed their office, which was located on the south side of Main Street West, directly beside the store owned by Aaron Sweet. For the next 30 years, it had several homes, including the Legion building and the Lannin Block. William Fernell "Fern" Workman, who had worked at the Press since 1918 or 1919, purchased the newspaper in 1942 from Ross's widow. In October 1951, the Press was given a new home with the completion of its office on the north-east corner of St. Lawrence and Clarence Streets. Following Workman's death on March 30, 1957, his sons Reginald and Ronald became co-owners. They sold the newspaper in September 1981 to John Morris, who co-owned the St. Lawrence Printing Company with his brother Robin. Morris died on June 5, 2004. At the time of his death, in addition to the Winchester Press, he owned the Leeds & Grenville Business News, the Manotick Messenger, the Barrhaven Independent, the Osgoode & Rideau Packet, the Tupper Lake Free Press, and the Gouverneur Tribune Press. Ownership of the Press then transferred to Morris' wife, Beth, who owned it until the newspaper's closure in January 2020. The last edition was published on January 1, 2020.
• Chesterville Record. The Chesterville Record is a weekly newspaper that was founded by Robert L. Harrop, the Chesterville station master. It was first published on December 12, 1894. Thomas T. Shaw purchased the newspaper the following year. The Record was given a new home in 1910 when an office was built on King Street, where the business stayed until 2018. T. T. Shaw sold the Record to George C. Lacey in 1914, who owned it until 1950. Lacey's daughter Helen, along with her husband Keith Graham, then became the co-publishers until they sold the newspaper to Blake Feeley and Wayne LaPrade in 1969. In 1976, the Record was sold to the St. Lawrence Printing Company, co-owned by brothers John and Robin Morris. Robin Morris eventually split from the St. Lawrence Printing Company and established Etcetera Publications, under which he continued to publish the Chesterville Record. Robin Morris acted as editor of the Record for many years until his death on December 9, 2014. In August 2018, the newspaper was purchased by Linda Vogel, AJ Al-Rajab, and Donald Good. In December of that year, the long-time office at 7 King Street was demolished and the business was moved to 29 King Street.
• Eastern Ontario Agri-News. Eastern Ontario Agri-News is a monthly tabloid published by Etcetera Publications. It was established in 1978 by John and Robin Morris, who at the time were co-owners of the St. Lawrence Printing Company. When Robin Morris broke off from the St. Lawrence Printing Company and established Etcetera Publications, he continued to publish Agri-News.
• Nation Valley News. Nation Valley News is an all-digital news and advertising company founded and operated by Nelson Zandbergen.

  Notable people

• Hudson Allison, Montreal stock-broker and victim of the Titanic disaster. He was born in Chesterville in 1881 and worked as a clerk in Chester Casselman’s general store. His wife, Bess Waldo Daniels, and their daughter, Helen “Loraine”, also perished in the sinking. Their infant son, Hudson “Trevor” Allison, survived the sinking. Hudson’s body was recovered by the Mackay-Bennett and interred at Maple Ridge Cemetery, Chesterville.
• Larry Robinson, Stanley Cup winner and Hockey Hall of Fame member, was born in Winchester in 1951.
• George Beverly "Bev" Shea was born on February 1, 1909, in Winchester. He is a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer and hymn composer. Shea has often been described as "America's beloved Gospel singer" and is considered "the first international singing 'star' of the gospel world" as a consequence of his solos at Billy Graham Crusades and his exposure on radio, records, and television. According to the Guinness Book of Records Shea holds the world record for singing in person to the most people ever, with an estimated cumulative live audience of 220 million people.
• Dewey Martin of the rock band Buffalo Springfield was born in Chesterville in 1940.
• Matt Carkner, a professional hockey player who scored one of the greatest goals in Ottawa Senators history, a triple overtime winner in the 2010 playoffs vs the Pittsburgh Penguins, has played for the National Hockey League 's Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks and New York Islanders; he is now with the AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers
• Slater Koekkoek, who grew up in the Township and was born in Winchester, Ontario, was selected 10th overall by Tampa Bay Lightning during the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks and made his NHL debut on March 31, 2015 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

  Politicians

• Andrew Broder, MPP for Dundas, MP for Dundas. He was a long-time merchant in Winchester. His store was located on the south-west corner of Main and St. Lawrence Streets, the current site of Sweet Corner Park. He was the uncle of Aaron Sweet.
• Aaron Sweet, MPP for Dundas. In 1888, he served as the first Reeve of the newly-incorporated village of Winchester. He was a merchant in Winchester for many years. His store, formerly located on the south-west corner of Main and St. Lawrence Streets, was previously owned by his uncle, Andrew Broder. Sweet Corner Park, which now occupies the space where the store was, was named in his honour.
• Orren D. Casselman, MP for Dundas, was born in Chesterville. He was the half-brother of William H. Casselman.
• William H. Casselman, MPP for Dundas. He was born in Chesterville and served as Reeve from 1931 until his death. He was the half-brother of Orren D. Casselman.
• Preston Elliott, MP for Dundas, was born in Chesterville.
• George Holmes Challies, MPP for Dundas and Grenville-Dundas, was born in Winchester. He was active in the establishment of the Winchester District Memorial Hospital.
• Frederick McIntosh Cass, MPP for Grenville-Dundas, Minister of Highways, Minister of Municipal Affairs, Attorney-General of Ontario, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, was born in Chesterville.
• Eric Duncan, MP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, was born in North Dundas. He served as the Mayor of North Dundas from 2010 to 2018.