Winona, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Winona is a small community in southern Ontario
, that is officially a part of the city of Hamilton
, Ontario.
1. The Winona Peach Festival began in 1967 when it was just a local street festival organized to raise a little money for local charitable organizations. By 2003, it was run by more than 2,000 volunteers, had attendances over 100,000 and generated about $3,730,000 that stayed in the community, as estimated by a 2003 Enigma Research study.
The Festival is classified as an International event due to attendees from Western New York.
2. E.D. Smith, founded in 1882, a food service manufacturer of specialty sauces, ketchup, and fruit fillings. In 1918, a camp housed about a hundred young female members of the Farm Service Corps who could choose to live in tents or in a room in the barracks. A young woman of 18, Lois Allan was one person who lived in one of the tents. The Farm Service Corps was an initiative of the Government of Ontario to replace the men who had left the farms for the Front of the First World War.
3. Juno Award
winner, Ian Thomas
, born in Hamilton
, Ontario, Canada, makes his home in Winona. He is the Canadian singer/songwriter of such hits, Painted Ladies (1973), Calabash (1976), Liars (1976), Pilot (1979), and Time is the Keeper (1979). In 1990, he started the band, The Boomers. Years later, he moved on to teaming up with Murray McLauchlan
("Down by the Henry Moore
"), Marc Jordan
(Marina del Rey) and Cindy Church
and released a live CD and DVD of a performance titled, Lunch at Allen's
.
He is the brother of Dave Thomas
, a famous actor known from Second City
and the character Doug McKenzie from Bob & Doug McKenzie
.
In 2009, the school building located at Lewis Road and Barton Street that was originally Winona High School was demolished with plans to relocate Winona Public School to this location. A time capsule was discovered by an operator of an excavator. It had been sealed in the cornerstone when the school was built in 1962.
Winona was part of the township of Saltfleet. On January 1, 1974, it became part of the New Town of Stoney Creek
. Stoney Creek became a city in 1985. Fifteen years later, it was forcibly merged with the City of Hamilton
by order of the Ontario government.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, that is officially a part of the city of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Ontario.
International acclaim
Winona is home to these internationally known entities:1. The Winona Peach Festival began in 1967 when it was just a local street festival organized to raise a little money for local charitable organizations. By 2003, it was run by more than 2,000 volunteers, had attendances over 100,000 and generated about $3,730,000 that stayed in the community, as estimated by a 2003 Enigma Research study.
The Festival is classified as an International event due to attendees from Western New York.
2. E.D. Smith, founded in 1882, a food service manufacturer of specialty sauces, ketchup, and fruit fillings. In 1918, a camp housed about a hundred young female members of the Farm Service Corps who could choose to live in tents or in a room in the barracks. A young woman of 18, Lois Allan was one person who lived in one of the tents. The Farm Service Corps was an initiative of the Government of Ontario to replace the men who had left the farms for the Front of the First World War.
3. Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
winner, Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)
Ian Thomas is a singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is younger brother to famed comedian and actor Dave Thomas.-Career:...
, born in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Ontario, Canada, makes his home in Winona. He is the Canadian singer/songwriter of such hits, Painted Ladies (1973), Calabash (1976), Liars (1976), Pilot (1979), and Time is the Keeper (1979). In 1990, he started the band, The Boomers. Years later, he moved on to teaming up with Murray McLauchlan
Murray McLauchlan
Murray McLauchlan, CM is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.-Biography:Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old...
("Down by the Henry Moore
Down by the Henry Moore
"Down by the Henry Moore" is a single by Canadian artist Murray McLauchlan. Released in 1975, it was the fourth single from his album Sweeping the Spotlight Away. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in August 1975....
"), Marc Jordan
Marc Jordan
Marc Jordan , is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer, session musician, and actor. Covering a wide variety of genres, he has written songs for a number of well-known artists, including Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Cher, Bette Midler, and Josh Groban...
(Marina del Rey) and Cindy Church
Cindy Church
Cindy Church is a Canadian country and folk artist. Church released three studio albums on Stony Plain Records and was nominated for Best Country Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards in 1995 and 1996. She is also a member of the award winning group Quartette....
and released a live CD and DVD of a performance titled, Lunch at Allen's
Ian Thomas (Canadian musician)
Ian Thomas is a singer, songwriter, actor and author. He is younger brother to famed comedian and actor Dave Thomas.-Career:...
.
He is the brother of Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas (actor)
David "Dave" Thomas is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but moved to Durham, North Carolina where his father, John E. Thomas, attended Duke University and earned a PhD in Philosophy. Thomas attended George Watts and Moorehead elementary schools...
, a famous actor known from Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
and the character Doug McKenzie from Bob & Doug McKenzie
Bob and Doug McKenzie
Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of fictional Canadian brothers who hosted "Great White North", a sketch which was introduced on SCTV for the show's third season when it moved to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is played by Rick Moranis and Doug is played by Dave Thomas...
.
Schools
Winona's first school was a private school, located close to the Fifty Creek. 1816 marked a turning point for education as Winona's John Willson spearheaded Upper Canada's first Common School Act. Winona's present Elementary School, Winona Public School, is located at 255 Winona Road, Winona, Ontario, L8E 5L3. It was the fourth Elementary School built. The previous building, located at Highway 8 and Winona Road, was called Saltfleet School No. 1. The school anticipates moving to the location of the old Winona High School at Barton Street and Lewis Road. A new building is to be completed by the Spring of 2011. A Secondary School, Winona High School, was located at the corner of Lewis Road and Barton Street until it was sold to the Roman Catholic School Board. The high school colours were Purple and White and the mascot was the Viking. Glover Road Public School was built to ease the congestion of Fruitland and Winona schools when the population boomed after WWII. It was located on the SE corner of Barton St. and Glover Road. The population boom was short-lived however, and the school closed in 1982.In 2009, the school building located at Lewis Road and Barton Street that was originally Winona High School was demolished with plans to relocate Winona Public School to this location. A time capsule was discovered by an operator of an excavator. It had been sealed in the cornerstone when the school was built in 1962.
Early families
Probably the most well known family in Winona is the Smith name. ED Smith and Sons dominated the economy and society of Winona from 1890-1980. John Willson and his son were some of the most prominent of the early settlers. His son's house became a palatial hotel in the late 1900s and the Willson farm became the first Winona Park. Many of the roads in Winona were derived from the names of the local farm owners. Alexander S. Glover: Glover Road, and Levi Lewis: Lewis Road. Other historical names include, Johnathon Isaac Pettit (located near Highway 8 and Winona Road), Inglehart (Fifty Conservation Area), Carpenter, Fred B. Henry, Puddicombe, Jacob Smith and Van Duzer.
Early churches
Winona's churches have been a source of stability in a shifting landscape. Winona Gospel Church, located near Glover Road and Highway 8; St. Johns Anglican Church, located at Winona Road and Highway 8; and Fifty United Church, located on Highway between Winona Road and Fifty Road.
History and geography
Winona allegedly got its name from the name of an Indian Princess who was sacrificed over Niagara Falls, though other towns of Winona also claim to be named for some local variation. Winona's first settlers built a farming hamlet called "the Fifty" close to the creek of that name and tight to the waterfront. Winona's centre shifted in the late 19th century away from the water and the creek to a new central place built around the railway and roads, and tied together by Winona (then called Station) Road. Later, the focus shifted in favour of Highway 8, the escarpment, and Winona Road.Winona was part of the township of Saltfleet. On January 1, 1974, it became part of the New Town of Stoney Creek
Stoney Creek, Ontario
Stoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
. Stoney Creek became a city in 1985. Fifteen years later, it was forcibly merged with the City of Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
by order of the Ontario government.