Hagersville is a community in
Haldimand County, Ontario in Canada.
Location and airports
*Hagersville is approximately southwest of
Hamilton, Ontario, southwest of
Caledonia, Ontario, and northeast of
Port Dover, Ontario.
*Hagersville's nearest airports are
Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport (CYHM) () (formerly Mount Hope Airport),
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) (), and
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) ().
Demographics and area
Hagersville is a population centre with a land area of .
Hagersville's 2016 population was 2,815, a 14% growth from the 2011 population of 2,579.
Of the total population, 87.5% are
European, 9% are
First Nation and 3.5% are
visible minorities (mostly
Filipino,
South Asian and
Latin American).
Hagersville is adjacent to
Mississaugas of the Credit and
Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation reserves.
Notable people
* Hagersville was the birthplace of
Neil Peart (1952–2020), drummer of the Canadian rock group
Rush.
* Hagersville is the birthplace of
Becky Kellar-Duke, b. 1 January 1975, who is a 4 time Olympian with 3 gold medals and 1 silver in Women's Hockey.
* Hagersville is the birthplace of
Carl Reid, b. 14 December 1950, Roman Catholic priest, who is Ordinary of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia.
* Hagersville was the birthplace of
Jay Silverheels (1912–1980), who played
Tonto in the 1950s television series ''
The Lone Ranger''.
* Hagersville is home to the
Hagersville Hawks
The Hagersville Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team from Hagersville, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League in the Ontario Hockey Association.
History
The Hagersville Hawks were founded in 1992. The town was ...
, a junior hockey team that plays in the
Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League.
History
Upon the construction of
Highway 6
Route 6, or Highway 6, may refer to routes in the following countries:
International
* AH6 (highway), Asian Highway 6
* European route E6
* European route E006
Albania
* :de:Nationalstraße 6 (Albanien), National Road SH6
Argentina
* P ...
, known formerly as the Plank Road, a small village popped up around 1855 when Charles and David Hager bought most of the land in the center of the area. David Almas owned the land on the east side of the road, while John Porter owned the land in the west end.
The building of the Canada Southern Railroad in 1870, and of the Hamilton and Lake Erie Railway three years later helped to make Hagersville a prosperous village in 1879.
Close by the rail crossing was The Junction Hotel, later becoming The Lawson Hotel after a change in ownership. Perhaps it was best known as Murph's Place when retired NHL player
Ron Murphy
Robert Ronald Murphy (April 10, 1933 – March 6, 2014) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins over the course of an 889-game National Hock ...
took ownership. It was also known as the Hagersville Inn, but today it is known as The Old Lawson House. In 1852, Charles Hager built a frame hotel at the corner of the Plank Road and Indian Line. Hagersville's first post office was in this hotel and Joseph Seymour suggested the community be called Hagersville to honour the Hager brothers. As of 2020, the Lawson property offered rooms as affordable housing for many residents.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
No. 16 Service Flying Training School RCAF was estavlished by the
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
as part of the
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan[
] at 274 Concession 11 Walpole southwest of Hagersville. No. 16 SFTS opened on 8 August 1941 and closed on 30 March 1945. After the RCAF finished with the site it was used by the
Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (french: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also respo ...
for various purposes and was known as Camp Hagersville. The camp was closed in 1964.
Between the 1960s and 1990s, the camp was used as a residence for youth and then a flea market. As of 2013 the site was an industrial park. Some of the military homes are still there, and the housing area is known as "White Oaks Village". A good view of the site and the old hangars is had from Concession 10 Walpole. The base was located at .
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In 1990, a large uncontrolled
tire fire emitted fumes of toxic smoke into the atmosphere for seventeen days. The fire itself occurred in
Townsend, a neighbouring community, but media credited it to Hagersville due to Townsend's relatively unknown status in the area. The so-called "Hagersville Tire Fire" has reportedly been linked to long-term health issues, including some "rare, aggressive cancers," among firefighters who experienced the event first-hand.
Climate
Education
Grand Erie District School Board operates
Hagersville Secondary School
Hagersville Secondary School (HSS) is a secondary school in Hagersville, Ontario, operated by the Grand Erie District School Board
The Grand Erie District School Board (GEDSB, Originally known as Haldimand Norfolk Brant (English-language Public ...
. Two elementary schools are in Hagersville: Hagersville Elementary School (operated by
Grand Erie District School Board) and St. Mary's School, a Catholic elementary school (operated by
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
The Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board (BHNCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 51 prior to 1999) is a separate school board in Ontario, Canada. The school board is the school district administr ...
).
References
External links
Haldimand County
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Communities in Haldimand County
BCATP
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), or Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Z ...
Military history of Canada during World War II