Bradford Bypass threatens ancient Indigenous site ‘more significant than 95 percent of all historic/archaeological sites in Canada’

Royal Ontario Museum

The Bradford Bypass will be an environmental nightmare for the Holland Marsh wetland complex, but newly discovered evidence shows the highway could also destroy one of the most significant archaeological sites in all of Canada. 

The Lower Landing was a historic meeting point for First Nations around Lake Simcoe, a popular post for fur traders, and later a significant naval depot during the War of 1812. But Doug Ford, his PC government and the developers pushing the highway, have ignored the immeasurable importance of the historic site. 

Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga January 23, 2022