It's Simoe Day here in Ontario.It is named for Col. John Graves Simcoe ...
- Hero of the American Revolution
- Commanding officer of the Queen's York Rangers
- Founder of Toronto
- First Lt. Governor of Upper Canada
- Builder of Yonge Street
- Abolished slavery in what's now Ontario 30 years before the rest of the British Empire did it and 60 years before Abe Lincoln did it
Enjoy your long weekend.
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