As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the ABCD neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
While you can now visit Niagara Falls again in person, there are still many digital experiences that are available and worth experiencing from your backyard.
Check out some of Research Casting International's current projects in this year’s Digital Doors Open tour. Explore their facility and watch as they work on the restoration of a brontosaurus, blue whale and mastodon!
As part of Digital Doors Open, through this video, the Red Sky Métis Independent Nation shares with us their traditional knowledge of preparing birch tea.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Mount Royal/Pavilion neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
As part of Digital Doors Open, watch this video (from Tourism Oxford) to learn more about the significance of the Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum.
During Digital Doors Open, discover this vibrant neighbourhood, which features the Bramalea Ltd. Community Park and Dog Park, and the colourful Franceschini Bridge.
Local yearbooks are one of 10 favourite items that are explored as part of Digital Doors Open by Karen Ball-Pyatt, Manager of the Grace Schmidt Room’s vast collection at the Kitchener Public Library.
As part of Digital Doors Open, watch the video below for a behind-the-scenes experience of this fascinating structure: the North House at rare Charitable Research Reserve.
What was it like for Devon Hogue, the Business Information Officer for the City of Cambridge during those first days in August 2016 when The Handmaid's Tale was just a concept being pitched for the first time? Just how do you explain to residents why there are gallows erected in the park, army tanks and men with machine guns on the bridge, and three bodies hanging from the wall by the river? Find out in the following episode of Digital Doors Open Waterloo Region.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Professor William Moore of Boston University discusses the architecture and style of the Masonic Temple in Windsor in this video.
In 2020, and as part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Valley Creek neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
Watch this documentary – entitled Ritchie’s Follie: The Central Ontario Railway, by Sean Scally – to learn more about this little-known piece of Trenton history.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Sheridan neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Spring Valley neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
The sanctuary of Brampton's Grace United Church has wonderful woodwork, a gallery with an intricate wrought-iron railing, and over 40 stained-glass windows.
The beautiful Casavant pipe organ at Brampton's Grace United Church was installed in 1924, a gift from the Duggan family in memory of those who served in the First World War.
In 1982, people from Grace United formed a non-profit group to build Grace Court, a seniors’ apartment building in downtown Brampton in recognition of the need for affordable seniors’ housing in the area.
As part of Digital Doors Open, take a virtual sanctuary tour of Brampton's Grace United Church, hear all about the congregation’s 198-year history, and take a look at how the Casavant pipe organ works and what it sounds like.
As part of Digital Doors Open, watch the Art and Architecture video series that explores the symbolism of the Assumption Church in Windsor as presented through art and architectural features (Part One of four is shown here).
The Brampton Transit Sandalwood Facility featured in this video represents an award-winning transit system that focuses on customer service, provides seamless connections to GO Transit, the Toronto Transit Commission, York Region and Mississauga Transit – contributing to the growth of Brampton and its commitment to being a green city.
As part of Digital Doors Open, you can follow along with knowledgeable and enthusiastic guides from the Guelph Hiking Trail Club as they explore the new Radial Line Trail from downtown Guelph to the Arboretum in this virtual tour.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Sandalwood West neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
Watch the award-winning Convoy to Remembrance documentary below to learn about the Ontario Regiment Museum’s participation in Remembrance Day celebrations.
Since the Doris McCarthy Artist-in-Residence Program launched at Fool's Paradise in 2014, over 30 artists have completed residencies here. Meet one of the artists here.
Watch this documentary by Sean Scally – entitled Lumberbaron: The Gilmour Years – and discover the story about the effect of the Gilmour Lumber Company on the region from Trenton to the Muskokas.
As part of Digital Doors Open, watch the video below for an introduction to the genealogist and archivist from Local History Branch - Windsor Public Library who are both onsite to answer your questions.
As part of Digital Doors Open, join volunteer Michael Avis on a tour of the house in this video, as well as the log cabin and grounds, where you will experience Brampton’s pioneer heritage first hand.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Credit Valley neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
Through virtual tours of The Robert McLaughlin Gallery given by Curator of Collections Sonya Jones, learn about the history of Lakeview Park in Oshawa’s Jewel by the Lake.
During Digital Door Open, watch this video from Quinte Waste Solutions to see how recycling works - from curbside collection to the sorting line to the finished bales of recycled materials that are then sold to companies for new uses.
As part of Digital Doors Open, enjoy a virtual tour of 618 Athol Street in Whitby and learn more about the features of this unique structure (including its original woodwork, leaded-glass windows and brick fireplaces).
As part of Digital Doors Open, watch this film – entitled Playing with Fire, by Sean Scally – and learn what really happened that fateful night over a century ago to the British Chemical Company Site.
Learn more about their lives and their company through this Sean Scally video – entitled Apples and Egos: The Saga of Eben James and William Fraser – and see for yourself how apples and egos impacted the history of Trenton.
Join tour guide Steve Collie – member of the Brampton Heritage Board and the Brampton Historical Society – for an informative and enlightening guided tour of downtown Brampton.
For Digital Doors Open, follow along with local historian and storyteller Mary Harris in this video as she describes Barrie's history, colourful proprietors, scandals, fights, grand events and unusual guests from years gone by.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Snelgrove neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
Stone Secrets – Episode 1: James McIntyre. Discover who was the Chaucer of Cheese, the Milton of Stilton. Listen to the fascinating story of Canada's cheese poet!
Stone Secrets – Episode 2: Merle Montgomery. Listen to the story of Merle Montgomery and his heroic efforts to protect the citizens of Ingersoll in 1918.
Join artist Ron Baird as he speaks up close and personal about three unique metal structures, Time, Tracks and Trestle Bridge, in Brampton's Mount Pleasant Village Square.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Guelph author Cindi Conlon will take you on a virtual walk of Douglas Street in this video and highlight the fascinating history of the street and its buildings.
As part of Digital Doors Open, take a virtual tour of the Canadian Conservation Institute through this video and learn more about this fascinating site.
Devon Hogue, the Business Information Officer for the City of Cambridge, takes us on a tour of key locations and the many challenges and rewards along the way. Join the tour in the below episode of Digital Doors Open Waterloo Region.
Additional video resources of the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives include a fascinating history of Peel's Black communities through the North Peel Community Church.
Additional video resources of the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives include a rare opportunity to explore one of artist Tom Thomson's sketchbooks from inside the art gallery vault.
As part of Digital Doors Open, Brampton residents can enjoy a virtual neighbourhood walking experience and share what they love about the Mount Pleasant Village neighbourhood and what can be changed using the online survey and mapping tools.
As part of Digital Door Open, this virtual tour, talk and displays will help you understand the religion, culture and diversity of Guelph’s Muslim community.