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Bustling town to bedroom community

Like so many small towns and villages, Heidelberg was once a more bustling place than it is today. Early on, it was home to a flour mill, sawmill, a band, a musical society, a debating society, shoemakers, tailors, wagon-makers and blacksmiths, along with football and hockey teams. The Steiss Cheese

By Steve Kannon

Last updated on May 03, 23

Posted on Jan 14, 21

4 min read

Bustling town to bedroom community
A photo of the former Heidelberg Public School from Rosanne Atwater-Hallatt’s history of the village. [Submitted]
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Steve Kannon
Steve Kannon

Elmira, Ontario, Canada

A community newspaper journalist for three decades, Steve Kannon is the editor of the Observer.

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