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Selected historical notes: "Victorian Canada" Era
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1878:
• Montréal Bicycle Club formed
ΓÇó Toronto Industrial Exhibition Association erects permanent buildings for annual fair
ΓÇó Marquis of Lorne becomes governor general
• Universities of Montréal and Western Ontario established
ΓÇó Edison granted Canadian patent on gramophone
1883:
ΓÇó Amalgamation of Grand Trunk and Great Western Railways
ΓÇó Valuable nickel-copper deposits discovered near Sudbury
ΓÇó Canada adopts Sandford FlemingΓÇÖs system of standard time
ΓÇó Farmers Union meets in Winnipeg, drafts bill of rights
• First Montréal Winter Carnival
ΓÇó Robert Harris commissioned to paint The Fathers of Confederation
ΓÇó Toronto Trades Assembly begins organization of Trades and Labour Congress
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from the Prime Ministers of Canada CD-ROM
Copyright ©1996 ExCITE, Simon Fraser University