Comments on: Perth, Ontario: A Case in Heritage Planning

By: jasmine

jasmine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:06 +0000

Yes it is true that Perth evidently has a history and a stature that most towns of its size would envy.It’s really a very beautiful place.

By: John94

John94 — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:28:50 +0000

Perth was actually home to the last duel in Ontario, not all of Canada. I live in Perth, I know. It is a beautiful place, I wouldn’t hesitate to visit it. ;)

By: Hugh Chatfield

Hugh Chatfield — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:14:09 +0000

re Ken Gildner’s comment

Thanks… we unfortunately had to shut down our store in Perth. The BIA decided to go its own way and the shop-heritage-perth.com site is now part of my companies promotional activity – celebrating the spectacular Heritage Town of Perth Ontario.

Perth Ontario now has a Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7086997274

By: chris jikeli

chris jikeli — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:13:13 +0000

maybe you could add this website

http://beautifulperth.com All About Perth Ontario

By: Ken Gildner

Ken Gildner — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:26:06 +0000

Thank you for the link, Hugh! Your town’s BIA has done an excellent job of consolidating the local retail sector.

- Ken

By: Hugh Chatfield

Hugh Chatfield — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:01:39 +0000

1) I believe the correct distinction is that the last FATAL duel in Canada was fought in Perth. Robert Lyon, one of the protagonists didn’t survive and is buried in Perth in the “Old Burial Grounds”. The pistols used in the duel are still on display in the Perth Museum on Gore St.

2) For more stories of Perth check my site
http://all-about-perth.com :
the story of Perth… Past, Present and Future

For a more detailed look at merchants in town – see http://shop-heritage-perth.com. Up to Jan of this year we had a store “urbanMarket – Perth” on Gore street.

By: Patrick Donovan

Patrick Donovan — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 23:36:15 +0000

Sounds like an interesting place. Thanks for the description. I’ll have to check it out sometime.

I’d like to challenge you on the two following points, however:

1)
1833 is not the date of the last duel fought in Canada. There was a duel fought between parliamentarians Dominick Daly and Thomas Cushing Aylwin in Quebec City in 1845. See:
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=38506&query=dominick%20AND%20daly

2)
There are many heritage preservation programs in Canada, including a fine one at the University of Montreal.