Haliburton Marks the Coronation of QE2 plus Canada's Worst Nautical Disaster

02/06/2023 15 min
Haliburton Marks the Coronation of QE2 plus Canada's Worst Nautical Disaster

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Episode Synopsis

This week, 2 items from this week in history. Kate talks about how Haliburton marked the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II seventy years ago today (as of this broadcast). Plus, Paul talks about Canada's worst nautical disaster - the sinking of the Canadian Pacific Railway's trans-atlantic luxury liner the Empress of Ireland 99 years ago this week (as of this broadcast).
Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at [email protected]