Hagersville, Ontario
Hagersville is a community in Haldimand County, Ontario which gained international notoriety in 1990 for a gigantic uncontrolled tire fire which spewed toxic smoke for seventeen days. The fire itself actually occurred in Townsend, a neighbouring community, but media labelled it as Hagersville due to Townsend's relatively unknown status in the area.
Hagersville is the birthplace of Canadian drummer Neil Peart, of Rush fame.[1]
Hagersville is home to the Hagersville Hawks, a junior hockey team that plays in the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Hagersville is also the birthplace of Becky Kellar, who is a 3 time Olympian with 2 gold medals and 1 silver in Women's Hockey.
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History
Upon the construction of Highway 6, known formerly as the Plank Road, a small village popped up around 1855 when Charles and David Hager bought most of the land in the center of the area. David Almas owned the land on the east side of the road, while John Porter owned the land in the west end.
The building of the Canada Southern Railroad in 1870, and of the Hamilton and Lake Erie Railway three years later helped to make Hagersville a prosperous village in 1879.
Close by the rail crossing was The Junction Hotel, later becoming The Lawson Hotel after a change in ownership. Perhaps it was best known as Murph's Place when retired NHL player Ron Murphy took ownership. It was also known as the Hagersville Inn, but today it is known as The Old Lawson House. In 1852, Charles Hager built a frame hotel at the corner of the Plank Road and Indian Line. Hagersville's first post office was in this hotel and Joseph Seymour suggested the community be called Hagersville to honour the Hager brothers.
During World War II, Hagersville was the home of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station 16 Service Flying Training School, teaching trainee pilots how to fly the Harvard and Anson aircraft.
Hagersville is also known for Hewitt's Dairy Bar.
Climate
| Climate data for Hagersville | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
18 (64) |
25.5 (77.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32 (90) |
28.5 (83.3) |
20 (68) |
18 (64) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7 (45) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8 (18) |
−8 (18) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.8 (35.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
13 (55) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5 (41) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.5 (−15.7) |
−26 (−15) |
−20 (−4) |
−11 (12) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2 (36) |
4.5 (40.1) |
4 (39) |
−2 (28) |
−6 (21) |
−14 (7) |
−23 (−9) |
−26.5 (−15.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 61.8 (2.433) |
48.2 (1.898) |
75.7 (2.98) |
80.6 (3.173) |
76.9 (3.028) |
84.7 (3.335) |
88.2 (3.472) |
85.8 (3.378) |
94.1 (3.705) |
83.2 (3.276) |
86.9 (3.421) |
73.9 (2.909) |
939.9 (37.004) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Official web site: Neil Peart". http://www.neilpeart.net/. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 30 April 2010
External links
- Hagersville Tire Fire
- CBC Archives: The Hagersville Tire Fire
- The Royal Canadian Legion, #164 Hagersville
- Haldimand County
Coordinates: 42°57′N 80°03′W / 42.95°N 80.05°W
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