Living in Aurora, Town of Aurora, Ontario » True Story https://livinginaurora.ca Living In Aurora Ontario Canada Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:51:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Who Was Mrs. Capstick, Pet Cemetery, Part V https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/who-was-mrs-capstick-pet-cemetery-part-v/ https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/who-was-mrs-capstick-pet-cemetery-part-v/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:14:02 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=2373 was always on the spotlight. However, Victor Blochin was famous for breeding West Highland White Terrier (Westie) at his Bencruachan Kennels, and while searching around I have seen Victor Blochin Trophy, I legacy he left behind. READ FULL STORY HERE …]]> https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/who-was-mrs-capstick-pet-cemetery-part-v/feed/ 0 People Behind The Pet Cemetery, Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Blochin, Part IV https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/people-behind-the-pet-cemetery-mrs-anne-elizabeth-blochin-part-iv/ https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/people-behind-the-pet-cemetery-mrs-anne-elizabeth-blochin-part-iv/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:44:32 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=2347

May I suggest street names, Anne Elizabeth Blochin Street, Victor Blochin Street and Happy Woodland Avenue. It was their land after all.

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If according to the article ‘the cemetery was laid out 11 years ago …’, then taking into consideration the newspaper age it must have been from 1927 or 1930s. I am trying to figure out the real name, as different sources call the pet cemetery Happy Woodlawn, and some Happy Woodland. On the end does it really matter.

READ FULL STORY HERE …]]> https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/about-canadas-only-pet-cemetery-in-aurora-finally-part-iii/feed/ 0 Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery, Dog Ghost Stories, Part II https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/happy-woodlawn-pet-cemetery-dog-ghost-stories-part-ii/ https://livinginaurora.ca/culture/happy-woodlawn-pet-cemetery-dog-ghost-stories-part-ii/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:51:39 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=2275 Forgotten Mysteries 1947 book by R. Dewitt Miller that I stumbled upon and the local article to connect the two to find out that Mr. and Mrs. Blochin were the owners of the Bencruachan Kennnels and a couple who started the first pet cemetery in Canada here in Aurora.

According to the author the pet cemetery was called Happy Woodland. However to my further search the name seemed to be Happy Woodlawn, that is according to the local newspaper articles.

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