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150 Years of Brockville History of Canada 150
In honour of Canada150, the Brockville Museum will be starting a special project. For the 150 days leading up to Canada Day (beginning February 1st), we will post to Facebook something that happened in the Brockville area every year from 1867-2017. These posts will include excerpts from the newspapers, photographs and artifacts from the Brockville Museum’s collection. After they have been posted to Facebook, we will add them to this site in 25-year increments. (Click on image for details).
In 1992 the Ookpik Winter Carnival made a return after a one year absence. It started in 1971 and at its height, the event ran for five days and included carnival breakfasts, snow queen pageants, a mushers ball, and ice sculpting contests. The carnival ran for nearly three decades.
In 1842, writer Charles Dickens, travelled to Canada and observed that Brockville was the “prettiest town in all the Canadas”. 150 years later, Brockville started “A Dickens of a Festival”, held in December for several years in the early 1990s. The event included performances of ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Arts Centre, readings of Dickens, and decorated downtown storefronts. Shared: a poster for the ‘93 festival.
The long-awaited Aquatarium – originally known as the Maritime Discovery Centre – opened its doors in 2016. Plagued by delays with many articles written on the subject, the opening of the Aquatarium was certainly the most published event of the year. Visitor attendance during its first year exceeded expectations.
In 1992 the Ookpik Winter Carnival made a return after a one year absence. It started in 1971 and at its height, the event ran for five days and included carnival breakfasts, snow queen pageants, a mushers ball, and ice sculpting contests. The carnival ran for nearly three decades.