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The History of Central Business District

The story of Central Business District and the city around it.

Central Business District is part of Cootes Paradise, Ontario — a community with its own local history shaped by the people, industry, and landmarks around it.

Bell Homestead National Historic Site

Alexander Graham Bell made the world's first long-distance telephone call from his father's homestead in Tutela Heights, just minutes from West Brant. The Bell Homestead National Historic Site preserves the farmhouse and coach house where Bell conducted his early telephone experiments in the 1870s. Open seasonally for tours.