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In April 1916, Vermilion was just like every other community in Canada. It was dealing with the First World War. From raising money for...

Another month, and another bit of news to look at from the community exactly 100 years ago! What was going on back then, and how did it...

The Vermilion Hotel was one of the largest buildings in the community during the 1920s. Every day, people would stay there as they...

Back during the First World War, while everyone was worried about what was happening to their brothers, sons and fathers overseas, it was...

In early February 1929, Vermilion was abuzz with news that the new high school was finally finished. For years, Vermilion had been...

Hockey has always been important to Vermilion, and more than a few players from the area have gone on to achieve great things in hockey...

In 1949, everyone was enjoying the end of a long decade that saw the worst war in human history. In Vermilion, one way they celebrated...

A new month means it is time to dive back into the time machine and see what was going on in the community a century ago. These items may...

Curling has always been a pretty big deal in Vermilion, but in January 1953 it reached epic proportions. At the beginning of the month, a...

From 1950 to 1952, the story of Marvin Osbaldeston was in newspapers across Canada. Unfortunately, it was for a tragic reason. Marvin...

In December 1910, Vermilion was only a few years old but when you start to get people together in one place, things are going to happen....

It is a new year, new month and time to start looking at what was going on 100 years ago in the community. The year started off with a...

Today, smallpox is no longer a concern. Since about 1980, it has been eradicated from the planet through a comprehensive and worldwide...

Nine-year-old Rosetta Annetts was a hero. On Nov. 17, 1928, she was at her family’s farm home when suddenly a fire broke out. Home alone...

Each month, I like to take a look at what was going on in the community exactly 100 years ago. As we are now in November, we are...

In early October 1915, while the First World War was raging, Mayor M.A. Brimacombe, the mayor of Vermilion, vas traveling on the West...

On Oct. 11, 1922 at 10:30 a.m., a public ceremony was held in Vermilion as Mayor J.W.G. Morrison laid down the foundation stone of the...

With submarines becoming a threat to Pacific oil shipping in 1942, the Canadian National Railways were looking for a new place to get...

As with the first column of each month, it is time to dive back 100 years exactly to see what was going on in the community in October of...

On Sept. 21, 1955, a business in Vermilion celebrated five decades of service to the community. It was Long’s Drug Store, which had...