going postal for canada post

otterville, ontario - a small village in oxford county in southern ontario. despite its small size, the village of otterville has a lot of interesting history. otterville was initially settled by quakers, who, beginning in 1829, encouraged recently emancipated slaves from the united states travelling through the underground railroad in canada to settle in this community, which offered prosperous farmland and stability. you can read more in this small town canada article, which was my main point of reference in this write-up. the canada post office in otterville is charming, but there is not much available information online about the history of the building itself.

st. williams, ontario - a simple and aging building houses the canada post office of st. williams ontario. located in norfolk county, st. williams is best known to residents of the area for the beauty of the conservation land which surrounds it. the town of st. williams was incorporated the same day on which the canada post office was established in 1838.

vittoria, ontario - the oldest town in norfolk county, located approximately 5km from lake erie. originally called 'tisdale's mills', the village of vittoria dates back to the early 1800s, built around a grist mill which was one of only two in the area to survive burning by american militias during the war of 1812. while many other buildings in the town are quite historic, the building which is home to the vittoria canada post is comparatively modern and simple.

cumberland, ontario — very innocuous and small canada post office in the unincorporated village of cumberland, formerly it’s very own township. since 2001, the unincorporated village of cumberland has been a part of the city of ottawa, located near the eastern boundary separating larger ottawa from the clarence-rockland district of ontario!

carp, ontario - cute small post office in a quaint village west of kanata, township of huntley! located on the carp river & in the western-most ward of ottawa proper.

there is something beautiful, i think, in documenting the things nobody else notices.