Ontario's Provincial Plaques

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The Niagara Parks Commission

Photo by contributor Colin Semple - April 22, 2006

Location

The Region of Niagara
The City of Niagara Falls
A contributor, Wayne Adam, updated me on this plaque's location: Upriver from the Falls, along the river sidewalk opposite the bus/limo parking lot near Table Rock House

Text

In 1885, the Province of Ontario established The Niagara Parks Commission as part of an international effort to preserve the natural scenery around Niagara Falls. Originally, the commission included Colonel Casimir Gzowski, Chairman, John W. Langmuir and J. Grant Macdonald, and was responsible for making the park self-financing while keeping admission free to the public. The Commissioners acquired parkland along the Niagara River to create Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park, which opened on May 24, 1888. Beginning with a 62.2-hectare park, the Commission has grown to administer a world famous, 1720-hectare park along the full length of the Niagara River, nationally and provincially significant historic sites, botanical gardens, a horticultural school and recreation areas, while remaining financially self-sufficient.

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