Uxbridge Information & Events

Experience nature at its best, while travelling over the Oak Ridges Moraine, a unique geological feature less than 1 hour from Toronto. Ride in a heritage coach from the 1950's or in a vintage coach from the 1920's. Watch the scenery from the doors-open baggage car

Built in the late 1800's to transport grain and lumber it was known as the Toronto and Nippissing Railway (T&N). Once completed it ran from Toronto to Coboconk.

Passenger service which began in 1871 is continued today by GO Transit with trains running from Stouffivle to Toronto.

The York Durham Heritage Railway offers seasonal scheduled train rides as well as special events rides. such as the Halloween ride and the ride with "Santa". 

Some of the York Durham Heritage Railway Rolling Stock includes a heritage coach from the 1950's, a vintage Pullman Coach built in 1919, and a baggage car built in 1957. The three locomotives were all built in the early 50's to by Montreal Locomotive works and one by American Locomotive. The equipment is available for movie shoots and has been used in movie productions, music and video shoots as well as magazine spreads.

Uxbridge Station

The Uxbridge Station with its very distinctive "Witches Hat" roof is owned and maintained by the Town of Uxbridge. For more history and information about the line visit The York Durham Heritage Railway web site.

The train is equipped with a wheelchair accessible washroom, snack bar and souvenir stand. Full wheelchair acces to the trian is only at the Uxbridge Station.

The 2011 Canadian Safe Boating Awareness Week will take place from Coast to Coast to Coast in Canada from May 28 to June 3, 2011.

The purpose of this initiative is to ensure that all Canadians who head out on the waters in canoes, kayaks, sailboards, sailboats, fishing boats, personal watercraft, power boats, cruisers and houseboats are equipped with the knowledge required to have a safe day on the water. 
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The Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons will be providing FREE Recreational Vessel Courtesy Checks. At the invitation of the boat owner and with reference to the appropriate section in the "Safe Boating Guide",the CPS Boating Safety Specialist reviews the safety equipment required by law. Boats that meet regulations are issued a 2011 CPS RVCC decal.  

Visit their YouTube Channel for Boating Safety tips and more

Muskoka Farmers Markets

Week end or midweek Muskoka Farmers Markets have you covered. If you are planning a day trip to the Muskoka's or a boat cruise on Lake Muskoka you may want to take in a local Farmers Market

Open For The Summer Season

The Bracebridge Farmers Market

SATURDAYS

From May 21 to Thanksgiving
8:30am - 1:00pm
Memorial Park,
Manitoba Street (downtown)

The Gravenhurst Farmers Market

WEDNESDAYS

From May 16th to October 5th
9:00am - 2:00pm
Special events field at Muskoka Wharf

Huntsville Farmers Market

Thursdays

From May 26th to the end of October
9:00am - 2:00pm
Canadian Tire Parking Lot
77 King William Street

CRUISE SHIPS

The Lady Muskoka

Sightseeing Cruises on the modern 300 passenger ship "Lady Muskoka" on beautiful Lake Muskoka. Available for weddings, charters, bus tours, company functions etc  2011 schedule

Segwun and Wenonah ll

Take a dinner cruise in Muskoka aboard the amazing Segwun, North America's oldest operating steamship.Launch your curiosity on Wenonah II with all its modern conveniences. It's the one-of-a-kind way to experience Muskoka. 2011 schedule

The Segwun and The Wenonah II

Residents and Visitors to Uxbridge can once again enjoy some of the ongoing displays at the museum that depict the Townships History and Heritage.

One of the ongoing displays you may want to enjoy while you are there includes a photographic display of The Disappearing Wooden Barns of Southern Ontario, by photographer "Norman Mansfield".

The display includes a scale model of a hip roof barn built by Clarence Brown.

Tour Of Homes

enjoy a rare opportunity to view the second floor of the museums "Carmody House", that is currently being restored, during Trinity United Church's 41st annual Tour of Homes  June 4, noon to 5 p.m

The Uxbridge Historical Centre...

... is located at 7239 Concession 6, just north of Brock Street. Museum tours take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday including holidays. For more information, call 905-852-5854 or visit, www.uxbridgehistoricalcentre.com. 

Paul Henderson

Paul's career began in Lucknow, Ontario and progressed through Junior "A" with the Hamilton Red Wings and the National Hockey League (NHL). He scored 376 goals and added 384 assists during his 18 years as a professional hockey player. Paul played for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Atlanta Flames and included 5 years in the World Hockey Association.

Historic "72" Canada - Russia Hockey Series

Paul Henderson 3 winning goals 3 games

"History will remember Paul for the first Canada-Russia Hockey series in 1972, when Canada needed a victory in each of the last 3 games to win the series. Incredibly, Paul scored the winning goal in each of the 3 games. The goal in the last game was recently declared the greatest sports moment in the last century and Team Canada 72 was voted the Team of the Century. It made him a Canadian hero - a status he retains to this day."

"Paul is a member of several Sports Halls of Fame including Canada‟s Sports Hall of Fame. He was born and raised in southwestern Ontario and is married to Eleanor, his high school sweetheart. They have 3 married daughters and seven grandchildren"

Patrick Timney

After graduating from the University of Toronto, where he studied voice and opera Patrick was invited to join the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble.  Here, in addition to performing in leading roles on tour and in mainstage productions, he created roles in three world premieres .

Patrick has performed with opera companies and symphonies across North America. Operatic roles include Count Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly and Marcello in La Boheme.

On the symphonic stage

"Patrick is noted for performances of Messiah, Elijah and Vaughn Williams' Five Mystical Songs - to name a few, in addition to a wide range of Broadway repertoire. He also portrayed Monsieur Andre in the Canadian National Tour of Phantom of the Opera for nearly three years."

"Patrick and his wife Lisa perform together in concert settings. Some of their favorite repertoire comes from Broadway musicals, a genre that they love because of its abilities to tell compelling stories and to touch people‟s hearts."

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Fridays At The Foster is a series of Musical events every Friday evening from 7:30-8:30pm May thru October.

This Friday, May 27th, features Jane Loewen.Active in the local music scene as a singer, pianist & music director Jane brings her singing talents to the Foster as she offers a mixed program of Broadway, Jazz & Classical favourites.

Are You looking for a Unique setting for your wedding? This stunning byzantine structure makes an excellent location for weddings and wedding pictures. call 908.852.6731 for details

Bonnor Boys Dance And Car Raffle

Uxbridge Splashpad

ELIMINATION CAR DRAW FOR A 2011 CHEVY CRUISE

With an ongoing commitment to Uxbridge in memory of a friend, Brent Bonner, the Bonnor Boys will host an elimination draw for a 2011 Chevy Cruise.

This is part of their efforts to raise funds for a splash pad for the kids of Uxbridge.

Tickets for the draw are $100.00 each and includes admittance for 2 to the dance to be held at the Uxbridge Arena On June 11th and a chance to win the Chevy Cruise and the additional $7,000.00 in cash prizes.

The evening will include a live band, dancing on the ice pad, food and a cash bar with all proceeds going towards the splash pad.

Tickets are available at the

Uxbridge Arena
291 Brock Street West

Williamsons Uxbridge
259 Toronto Street South

or from
Bob Ferguson @ 905.852.1374 

About The Bonnor Boys

• Started in the spring of 2004 after the passing of a close friend, Brent Bonner.
• Started to provide funds for Brent's son Benjamin's future through a fund raising hockey tournament.
• Objectives: fun, memories, friendship and community!
• Their friend has passed but his memory will live on through their actions

Becoming so much more

• From 5 original members to 30, from one event to 5 annually, 
• From one heart felt thought to endless possibilities

In memory of a friend Brent Bonner they have been able to donate back to community programs and individuals in need.

Over the past years they have provided the community with:

• an annual hockey tournament and golf tournament.
• assisted with the Brent Bonner Mixed Baseball Tournament,
• take part in the Uxbridge Fall Fair with a Dunk Tank.

..... source Bonnor Boys web site

Spring Road Trips

Seven Days In May

Lindsay Lilac Festival

and so much more

With something for every one the 11th annual Lindsay Lilac Festival is a joint effort presented by the Lindsay and District Horticultural Society and the Lilac Gardens Of Lindsay.

Other events taking place during the festival include a horse show, a quilt show, a car rally, and a hockey tournament.

Less than an hour from Uxbridge Lindsay is located on the Scugog River providing boaters  access to the Trent Canal system 

With a population of just under 20,000 lindsay is the seat for The City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria County. 

Multiple Web Sites

Even today there are some with no web presence at all and many with a single web site. Multiple web sites, social media sites, blogs, listing syndication and service provider sites are just a few of things your REALTOR® should provide.  

Virtual Tours

Virtual tours are like having a 24/7 open house for your home.

A single picture on an MLS® listing is no longer acceptable, an absolute minimum is the nine pictures allowed on the local MLS Site

QR Codes

We were the first to Use QR Codes for real estate in the local paper and in the popular "The Real Estate Book" This particular one goes to a beta mobile web site.

Text Information

Today a growing number of home buyers are extremely tech savvy and can pop off a text request for information faster than you can find a pen and paper to write down the information to call or look up our web site. Once they text the appropriate code they instantly receive a message back with basic property information as well as contact information for later follow up.

Your Real Estate agent should have a large footprint on the web and appear in the top ten if not number one for a variety of real estate related searches.

Visit Sundae Funday and Make a virtual sundae

From now to July 16, 2011, Frigidaire® is  donating $1 to Save the Children® Canadafor every virtual sundae (rumored to be better than the real thing because it's going to a great cause! and there are no calories to count) created up to a maximum of $25,000

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY

About Save the Children^® Canada

Save the Children^® is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children around the world, with a focus on aboriginal children here at home. Save the Children^® and their partners work to teach parents the skills to raise emotionally secure, psychologically and physically healthier kids.

May 20 David Barrett - Guitar
David composes his own music and performs solo guitar in Can. and the U.S., with some of the best known bands & musicians and plays a variety of music

Admission By Donation at the door

9449 Concession 7
(Take Main St North)

The Thomas Foster Memorial is a striking contrast to the surrounding rolling farm lands.

Inspired by the Taj Mahal in India and Christian Byzantine churches it was built as a resting place for Foster's wife and daughter. 

"success is determined, not by financial worth, but rather if the world became a better place because that person passed through it."  Thomas Foster At the dedication of the Memorial.

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Fridays At The Foster has returned for another season of great music in a great venue

Benign Essential Blepharospasm (BEB) Week

May 15th - 21st 2011

"My Grandma Wears Funky Glasses  and I helped pick them out." ..... Joseph

Hopefully this post will help raise awareness of this disorder which in turn will help in raising funds for research into the cause to help find a cure.

Currently the most common form of treatment is periodic injections of botulinum toxin.

This movement disorder of the eyelids affects an estimated 5 out of every 100000 people, mostly women, with the average age of onset being 56. 

"The term blepharospasm ['blef-a-ro-spaz-m] can be applied to a forced, sustained, and involuntary closure of the eyelids. It stems from a number of causes, beginning with dry eyes, and, may progress to a state where the person is "legally blind". The blepharospasm referred to here is officially called Benign Essential Blepharospasm (BEB). "Benign" indicates the condition is not life threatening, and "essential" is a medical term meaning "of unknown cause"."      www.blepharospasm.ca 

Yes Grandma Wears Funky Glasses ... not to be cool or to be told they look like Elton John's but because Grandma has a very rare eye condition, called Benign Essential Blepharospasm (BEB).

A few Years ago three of my young grandsons were called upon to help their grandmother pick out her new glasses at the optometrist's office. They had their job cut out for them

There were all shapes and sizes. some were big and round, some were oval, some old fashioned and some very modern. I wanted something that would reflect on me, my personality, my perspective on life. They had to be different and yet distinguished, Something that would help portray an image of who I was.

Given the opportunity, my three grandsons had their own visions of what I should be wearing. Something a little bit out of the ordinary. Something that reflected how they saw me not how I thought the world should see me.

Knowing I required a special tinted prescription for a very rare eye condition, called Benign Essential Blepharospasm (BEB), they felt something a little bit funky was in order. What they helped choose has raised a few eyebrows and questions from my generation and received complimentary comments from the younger generation.

Building A Community

A Community Thats Building Relationships

May 14th in partnership with members of the Uxbridge Parks and Recreation Department the Save the South Balsam Street Play Park Group cleaned up the South Balsam Street Park.

While dropping off some drinking water for the thirsty volunteers I noticed that the fence repairs were already underway. Despite the drizzle there were numerous volunteers working away with many bags of refuse and piles of tree branches all ready for pick up.

As a local REALTOR® it does my heart good to see a community take ownership of issues in their neighbourhood and work together to the benefit of the community.

Sarah Pratt and all those who worked with her to save the park, from being decommissioned, and made a commitment to the town to do a spring clean up every year are to be commended.

From the young 10 year old girl who on her own initiative went door to door to gather signatures on a petition to those who wrote to council and those who were able to attend the council meeting dealing with the park congratulations.

To all those who stepped up to the plate to help with the cleanup a super congratulations on the effort and a job well done.

Councilor Jacob Mantle, wearing the dark shirt in the background, brought some heavy equipment to the party.

Save the South Balsam Street Play Park
Group is on Facebook  

Sarah Pratt at the park on clean up day

Support The EpiPen® TAKE ACTION Event

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that can be life threatening.

A New Canadian Survey reveals that people living with anaphylaxis are stressed and often limit common activities that you and I take for granted, and do every day, because they are perceived as too risky.

Children that are severely allergic are being kept away from school, prevented from eating out at restaurants, enjoying traveling, and the fun of summer camps. Activities such as sleepovers, and birthday parties can cause so much concern that parents of children with severe allergies are keeping their children away.

This weekend there is a walk in support of the Allergy/Asthma Information Association (AAIA) to raise funds for research and education while increasing awareness. There is still time to add your support, just  click here!The walk is Saturday May 14th

Take Action - Support A Walker Here!  and help
one small step lead to big changes.

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MAKE IT A GREAT DAY 

Whitby, ON

Saturday May 14

Heydenshore Pavilion, adjacent to the Whitby Waterfront Trail

Check-in begins at 9am. Event begins at 10am.
Description: 5km Walk, 5km Run, 10km Run, 2km Family Scamper/Walk

Health Canada has developed a webpage with information about food allergies and links to the new Government of Canada brochures with information on each of the nine priority food allergens in Canada.

Government of Canada Brochures

• Egg Allergy
• Milk Allergy
• Peanut Allergy
• Seafood Allergy (fish, crustaceans, shellfish)
• Sesame Allergy
• Soy Allergy
• Sulphite Sensitivity
• Tree Nuts Allergy
• Wheat Allergy