Liberals snub Battle of Ridgeway event: Irish invading Canada not “multi-culti” enough?
David Menzies commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Ridgeway, considered a catalyst for Confederation, noting the absence of any representative of the Trudeau Liberals among the list of dignitaries in attendance. Watch David's video for the story. MORE
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Battle of Ridgeway
Fort Erie Museum Services brings a new look to the Battle of Ridgeway through a dynamic exhibit located right on the battlefield.
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Ridgeway Parade
What is this?
A three-part event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Ridgeway.
When is this?
Saturday, June 4th, 2016 from noon - 6:30 p.m.
Where is this?
There are three components at three different locations:
• Parade - Noon - from Crystal Ridge Arena, up Ridge Rd. to Hwy. #3, to Ridgeway Battlefield Park.
• Ceremony - 1pm - at Ridgeway Battlefield Park
• Festival - 3pm - at Crystal Ridge Arena
How do I get there / where do I park?
• Highway #3 will be closed from Gorham Road to Ridgemount Road from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Free parking and shuttle bus service will be at the Crystal Ridge Arena - Rebstock Road entrance to the park beside the arena.
• Buses will run from there to Ridgeway Battlefield Park from 10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
• Buses will run from Ridgeway Battlefield Park back to the Arena from 2:30 p.m.
Who is putting this on?
The Town of Fort Erie along with The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry - Wentworth Regiment. It is being coordinated by Fort Erie Museum and Cultural Services and the Fort Erie Community and Gaming Development Corporation.
What is the cost?
Admission is free to all three events.
What is happening during the Parade?
• Approximately 200 soldiers from The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, along with their regimental band, will march up Ridge Road from the Crystal Ridge Arena to Ridgeway Battlefield Park.
• They will stop at Ridgeway Village Square where the Mayor of Fort Erie will grant each regiment “Freedom of the City”.
• Several community and youth organizations will line the sidewalks in downtown Ridgeway to greet the soldiers.
• This Is a marching parade, not a parade with floats etc.
What is happening during the Ceremony?
• A parachute drop - unfurling a Canadian flag - to mark the opening.
• Period music from The Orono Cornet Band
• Plaque unveilings; a bronze plaque in memory of the soldiers who died as a result of being deployed to this battle; a Memorial to the Ridgeway Nine, the 9 soldiers who died at the battle; and a
Heritage Tree plaque for the Ironwood Tree that stood on the battlefield in 1866.
• Book launch - First Hand Accounts of the 1866 Fenian Raid and Battle of Ridgeway, published by Fort Erie Museum Services.
• Tributes to the soldiers who lost their lives as a result of this battle through speeches, wreath laying, honour guards, taps, and a gun salute.
What is happening at the Festival?
• Tactical demonstrations by The Queen’s Own Rifles Pioneers and Skirmishers and The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Ceremonial Guard - Wentworth Regiment.
• Modern and historic weapons and uniform displays by the Canadian Armed Forces.
• Artifact displays by the Fort Erie Historical Museum, The Queen’s Own Rifles Museum, The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Armoury, and various collectors.
• Music by the Orono Cornet Band and the Military Regimental Band
• Interactive children’s activities - try on a soldiers uniform, arts and crafts projects
Are there washrooms at the Ceremony at Ridgeway Battlefield Park and at the Festival at Crystal Ridge Arena?
Yes, there will be outdoor portable toilets at both locations.
Will there be food at the Ceremony at Ridgeway Battlefield Park?
Yes, there will be a food truck which will also sell soft drinks, up until the ceremony begins at 1:00 p.m.
Will there be food at the Festival?
Yes, the Lions Club of Ridgeway and Fort Erie, along with their partners and sponsors will be selling food including hamburgers, hot dogs, pop and beer. This will take place on the pavement area next to the Crystal Ridge Community Centre, which is adjacent to the Crystal Ridge Arena.
Will I have time to watch both the Parade and the Ceremony?
Yes, you can watch the end of the parade from Hwy.#3 which is also where the ceremony will be taking place. If you chose to watch the parade from downtown Ridgeway, you would have to drive yourself to one of the side streets that run off of Highway #3 and walk to the ceremony - parking will be very limited. Another option is to station yourself at Ridgeway Battlefield Park and watch the parade on your cell phone. The parade will be live streamed on the Town's YouTube channel. Please ensure you can access this link before arriving:
Is this event accessible?
• Yes, there will be an accessible parking area, accessible shuttle bus, accessible washroom and accessible seating at the ceremony.
Who do I contact if I have questions?
The Fort Erie Historical Museum
• 402 Ridge Road, Ridgeway, ON, L0S 1N0.
• 905-894-5322
• museum@forterie.ca
• museum.forterie.ca
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battle of ridgeway
The 18 Cleveland Rangers (the boys in green) at Old Fort Erie for the 150 battle of ridgeway
Jump into Battlefield Park: 150th Anniversary Battle of Ridgeway
150th Anniversary Battle of Ridgeway opening ceremony JUMP!
I jumped into the event to bring in the Canadian flag being raised for the ceremony.
I flew in dragging behind my 1000 sq ft Flag for all to see!
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Battle of Ridgeway
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Battle of Ridgeway
The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes the Battle of Lime Ridge or Limestone Ridge) was fought in the vicinity of the town of Fort Erie across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, near the village of Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians.
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The Battle of Ridgeway 1866 - Part 1. Lecture by Dr. Peter Vronsky
2013: Dr Peter Vronsky on the Battle of Ridgeway and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
Dr. Peter Vronsky's 9 November 2013 presentation at the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives on the Battle of Ridgeway and The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.
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Mayor Redekop Allowing Passage into Ridgeway
On June 4th 2016, there was a parade at Ridgeway, Ontario, about the
150th Anniversary of the Battle of Ridgeway, fought June 2nd 1866. As
the Queens Own Rifles and the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry entered
Ridgeway in the Parade, both groups asked passage intto Ridgeway
Korea The Forgotten War Volume 4 Retreat and Dig In
With the Communists in full pursuit, reports from the front were grim. This is a sight that hasn't been seen...men of the United States ARmy fleeing from a battlefield, abandoning their wounded, running for their lives. The withdraw was of such a scale that it became known as The Big Bugout.
In the sky, the Saber and Panther jets were still beating the MIG's in critical air battles
In the bone-chilling winter weather, the Allied forces made it below the 38th parallel and started to dig in...
The rear guard delaying action paid off and the regrouped armies began the task of fighting for key hills that overlooked the surrounding territory.
Irish Invaders
The Irish invasion of 1866 continued in 2011
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Just think how easy it will be to come back from an exciting day at the beach and prepare meals in the well-appointed kitchen with a gas stove or on the bbq out back.
If you don't feel like cooking, there are several local restaurants within walking distance.
Beebalm cottage is close to public boat launch, marina, fishing and a waterfront park (home to the Fort Erie Music Festival) with a playground.
Crystal Beach, Ontario home the sandy shores of Bay Beach is just a 15 minute drive from the Peace Bridge and only 1.5 hours from Toronto making it a convenient vacation destination.
While Bay beach is the main draw to the area, there are lots of other places to go and activities to see and do.
Niagara Falls: It is only 20 minutes to Niagara Falls where you'll be able to take in the world famous waterfalls and other attractions such as Fallsview Casino, Casino Niagara, Clifton Hill, Bird Kingdom, and the Butterfly Conservatory.
Kids will love Safari Niagara, go-car racing or going for a walk on the Friendship Trail
For the history buff you can visit Old Fort Erie and Ridgeway Battlefield.
Discount Clothing - The Outlet Collection in Niagara-on-the-Lake is just up the highway.
Wine - Niagara-on-the-Lake is where you'll find the region's finest wineries.
Beer - The Brimstone Brewing Company in Ridgeway makes craft beer.
Golf Lover: There are over 40 regional golf courses in the region.
Racing: There is live thoroughbred racing at the Fort Erie Race Track.
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Nomorenarcissism: Even Unarmored Wheeled Trucks Get Stuck
The primary purpose of an army - to be ready to fight effectively at all times - seemed to have been forgotten.... The leadership I found in many instances was sadly lacking and I said so out loud. The unwillingness of the army to forgo certain creature comforts, its timidity about
getting off the scanty roads, its reluctance to move without radio and telephone contact, and its lack of imagination in dealing with a foe whom they soon outmatched in firepower and dominated in the air and on the surrounding seas - these were not the fault of the Soldier, but of the policymakers at the top.
--General Matthew Ridgway on the U.S. Army During the Korean War
Part of the confusion the wheeled idiots create is to not differentiate between UNARMORED wheeled trucks and trying to slap a metal box on top of wheels. If you are very light you can be somewhat cross-country mobile with high RPMs and floatation with dune buggies but this has repeatedly failed once military equipment piles on as seen in the 9th High Technology Test Bed Division flop in the 1980s.
To get some payload, unarmored wheeled trucks with high torque like Land Rovers/Humvees can somewhat go cross-country--but only gingerly and getting stuck is common. Central tire inflation is also a bust (pardon the pun) because each tire is still churning up the ground below from 30-40 PSI fully inflated to a dismal 20-25 deflated--3 times the ground pressure of a M113 Gavin light armored track! What you see in this video is a truck roughly equivalent to our FMTV-series trucks get stuck in soft ground. Combine the mass of any vehicle with its acceleration the forces being imparted into the ground (F= M x A) to break its crust multiply faster than you can let air out of tires or even widen tracks--a lot of WW2-style tank duelers think they can have their heavy 70 ton tank protection and be cross-country mobile by having wide tracks. Field and combat experiences show otherwise.
When one places a heavy metal box on wheels to try to get minimal protection from small bullets and near miss bomb blasts, ALL cross-country mobility goes out the window. Even when you THINK you are mobile on a compacted dirt road ruts appear and VOILA! your entire column is stuck as seen in the Afghanistan videos with the Canadian LAV-IIIs getting stuck just trying to reach a mere village (no one shooting or blowing them up).
If the earth kicks your ass there's not much left for the enemy to do to finish you off.
Newton's Laws of physics must over-rule the fashion narcissism of the wheelsters and we must finally face the battle against the earth FIRST and win it with forces optimized for both closed terrain/3D maneuver in light tanks and open terrain/2D maneuver with medium-to-heavy tanks. The wheeled truck is obsolete for military applications and dead on arrival at the road/land mine interface on the non-linear battlefield even if v-hull shaped MRAPs and long overdue for a trip to scrapyards.
Psycho Family REACTS to Call of Duty: WW2 Trailer!
The Ridgway family reacts to the new call of duty trailer
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Bettys Restaurant 8921 Sodom Rd Niagara Falls On Canada 905 295 4436
Historical Photos of Bettys Restaurant which was built in the early 1960s and people from Canada, United States and international guest come to savor their home cooked meals, soups, salads, desserts and Sunday Brunch all you can eat buffet. Winner of several years of Trillium Awards for Great Food and Good Service.
Betty's Restaurant
8921 Sodom Rd
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
L2E 6S6
905 295 4436
Open Daily 8 am - 9 pm.
Seasonal Hours - see Betty's Restaurant website for details
please note the signs close to the restaurant say Chippawa Ontario (which is part of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)
Photos and video created by Linda Randall
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Lenny Kravitz
If you want it
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Album - It's time for a love revolution, deluxe cd disc 1
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Old Fort Erie - 360
Fort Erie was the first British fort to be constructed as part of a network developed after the Seven Years' War (often referred to as the French and Indian War in the United States) was concluded by the Treaty of Paris (1763) at which time all of New France had been ceded to Great Britain. It is located on the southern edge of the Town of Fort Erie, Ontario, directly across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York.
The British established control by occupying the French forts and by constructing a line of communications along the Niagara River and Upper Great Lakes. The original fort, built in 1764, was located on the Niagara River’s edge below the present fort. For the following 50 years, Fort Erie served as a supply depot and a port for ships transporting merchandise, troops and passengers via Lake Erie to the Upper Great Lakes.
The fort first saw action as a supply base for British troops, Loyalist Rangers and Iroquois Warriors during the American Revolution. The little fort at the water’s edge suffered considerable damage due to continuous winter storms. In 1803, planning was authorized for a new Fort Erie on the heights behind the original post. The new fort was made more formidable being constructed of the Onondaga Flintstone that was readily available in the area.
Fort Erie was the site of the bloodiest battlefield in the history of Canada. This new fort was unfinished when the United States declared war on June 18, 1812. Part of the garrison of Fort Erie fought at the Battle of Frenchman's Creek against an American attack in November 1812. In 1813, Fort Erie was held for a period by U.S. forces and then abandoned on June 9, 1813. The fort had been partially dismantled by the small garrison of British troops and Canadian militia as they withdrew.
British reoccupation followed American withdrawal from the area in December 1813. The British attempted to rebuild the fort. On July 3, 1814 another American force landed nearby and again captured Fort Erie. The U.S. Army used the fort as a supply base and expanded its size. At the end of July, after the Battles of Chippewa and Lundy’s Lane, the American army withdrew to Fort Erie and were besieged by the British. In the early hours of August 15, 1814, the British launched a four-pronged attack against the fortifications. A well-prepared American defence and an explosion in the North East Bastion destroyed the British chance for success with the loss of over 1,000 of their men.
An American sortie on September 17 captured two of the British batteries and the American troops were able to spike the guns in one of them before being driven back to the fort. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Eleazer D. Wood was killed leading this sortie. Shortly afterward, the British lifted the siege and retired to positions to the north at Chippawa. After an unsuccessful American attack at Cook’s Mills, west of Chippawa, news reached the American forces that the eastern seaboard of the U.S. was under attack. On the November 5, 1814, with winter approaching, the Americans destroyed the fort and withdrew to Buffalo. See Siege of Fort Erie.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed December 24, 1814, ending the War of 1812. Fearing further American attacks, the British continued to occupy the ruined fort until 1823. Some of the stones from the fort were then incorporated into the construction of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, which stands today on the Niagara Parkway 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the fort.
In 1866, a brigade of Fenians (Irish Republicans) used the ruins of the old fort as a base for their raid into Ontario. The Fenian Brotherhood invaded Canada on June 1, 1866 with more than 500 American Civil War veterans by crossing the Niagara River a little north of Fort Erie. Their first order of business was to occupy the town of Fort Erie and demand food and equipment from the local population. The invaders offered Fenian bonds as payment but were refused by the townsfolk.
The Fenians then marched north to try and capture the town of Chippewa at the Niagara River exit of the Welland Canal. Before reaching their goal, and discovering a British and Canadian force had reached the town before them they turned to face a weak Canadian militia brigade that was approaching Fort Erie from the west, routing it at the Battle of Ridgeway. The Fenians returned to Fort Erie where they defeated a second small force of local Canadian militia, including a naval detachment from Dunnville. Unable to get reinforcements across the river and concerned over the approach of a large number of Canadian Militia and British regulars, the Fenians retreated from Fort Erie for Buffalo.
The fort was restored to the 1812-1814 period and officially reopened on July 1, 1939. During the restoration, a mass grave of 150 British and 3 American soldiers was uncovered and currently lies beneath a monument which was originally erected in the fort's ruins in 1904.
Battle of Fort Erie (1866)
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Battle of Fort Erie (1866)
The Battle of Fort Erie was a bloody skirmish in the afternoon immediately following the Battle of Ridgeway on June 2, 1866 in Canada West.
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Cannon Demo at Fort Erie - Fenian Raids, featuring Daryl
June 11 after the first reenactment of the Battle of Ridgeway during the Fenian Raids. Old Fort Erie crew demo the field 3-pounder, presented by Daryl Learn.
Living Illusions Water Torture Cell Escape 2 of 3
This is #2 of 3 video edits of the same Water Torture Cell escape by Kristen Johnson at the Brethren Youth National Convention in Ashland, OH. Video #2 shows the entire escape with 2 cameras edited together and some extras to help build the tension.
Artifact Vlog #1: Uniform Pieces
The first episode in a new series from the Niagara Falls Museums. This artifact vlog features uniform pieces from the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Check out the story behind the pieces of material and come check it out in person at the Niagara Falls History Museum. niagarafallsmuseums.ca