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He was born in Millbrook, Durham County, Canada West in 1857, the son of James Stratton, an Irish immigrant and later customs collector at Peterborough. He married E.J. Ormond in 1881. Stratton was publisher of the Peterborough Examiner and also sold books, stationery, and wallpaper. He served as a member of the Board of Education in Peterborough.
Before playing in the National Hockey League, Plager played for the Peterborough Petes in Peterborough, Ontario, where he met his wife Donna Hickey. After retiring from the NHL, Plager returned to Peterborough with Donna, sons William Jr., Brett and daughter Dara. Plager is the brother of former NHL players/coaches Bob Plager and Barclay Plager.
He later worked at the Cornwall Standard-Freeholder and then the Peterborough Examiner as a general assignment reporter. It was during his time at the Cornwall paper in November 1963 when McRae experienced the arguably most-defining and shocking news story of the 20th century: the Assassination of John F. Kennedy:
Kirk Albert Walter Wipper, CM (December 6, 1923 – March 18, 2011) was a Canadian academic and founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum, which is located in Peterborough, Ontario. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He has been called a "pioneer in the development of outdoor education in Canada ."
The Peterborough Examiner is a newspaper that services Peterborough, Ontario and area. The paper started circulation in 1847, and is currently owned by Torstar and operated by its Metroland division.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Sport reporter for Peterborough Examiner, journalist with Sudbury Star Neil Stevens (June 14, 1947 – April 1, 2022) was a Canadian sportswriter who covered numerous sports, including ice hockey , indoor lacrosse , the Olympic Games , and figure skating .
Joseph James Duffus (June 17, 1876 – February 7, 1957) was a Canadian merchant and parliamentarian.. Born and raised in Peterborough, Ontario, Duffus was a graduate of the Royal School of Cavalry and Royal School of Infantry [1] and in his career was a soldier, farmer and businessman.