IN HONOUR OF GEORGE H. CHALLIES WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ST. LAWRENCE PARKS AND UPPER CANADA VILLAGE |
At the age of 73, in conjunction with the seaway and power development of the St. Lawrence River, a project which he had sponsored during his twenty-six years as a member of the Provincial Parliament, Mr. Challies, as chairman of the Parks Commission, undertook to develop a system of provincial parks along the St. Lawrence River.
When Mr. Challies retired at the age of 81, the parks were well established and he had become very devoted to the progress and success of Upper Canada Village.
THE ST. LAWRENCE PARKS COMMISSION 1967