Early Haliburton County Christmas Traditions plus Epic Canadian Bank Failures
Revisiting 1860's Haliburton Christmas traditions plus Canadian banks weren't always as safe as they are today.
Revisiting 1860's Haliburton Christmas traditions plus Canadian banks weren't always as safe as they are today.
This week, Kate revisits some 1860's Haliburton County Christmas traditions, Plus, today Canadian banks are today considered to be safe and stable system - and a model for the rest of the world. Like, zero depression bank collapses and no failures or bail outs during the 2008 world-wide financial crises. But it wasn't always that way. It took a few epic failures in the late 1800's and early 1900's before things would change for the better.
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 timewarp@canoefm.com
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