The tragic consequences of 1812 for the native nations ... of swampland in 1813 to warn British and Canadian troops of an imminent attack. For Canadians, the war was, and remains, the cornerstone ...

British troops devoured the victuals and wine before ... helped early European settlers ward off starvation during the lean years of the War of 1812. And muskrat remains a local delicacy.

Many of the Fencibles have deep roots in this part of southeastern Ontario, with ancestors who fought for the British in the War of 1812 and beyond. "My family's had properties taken from the ...