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Founded in 1873 as the Imperial Bank in Toronto by Henry Stark Howland, former vice president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce. The bank became the Imperial Bank of Canada in 1874.

The bank had a capital of $1,000,000 and the head office was located on Wellington Street in Toronto, Ontario.

The Imperial Bank of Canada branches expanded beyond Toronto and were found in St. Catharines, Ingersoll, Welland, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and Port Colborne.

In 1875, it amalgamated with the Niagara District Bank, which had been chartered on May 19, 1855, in Montreal.

Imperial Bank of Canada acquired Weyburn Security Bank in 1931 and Barclays Bank (Canada) in 1956.

It merged with the Canadian Bank of Commerce in 1961 to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

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The old mill is now a condominium.

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Melville United Church in Fergus celebrated its 160th anniversary in 2005.

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This 'modern' movie theatre was opened on August 28, 1928. The building was awarded it’s ‘Heritage Building’ designation in 2011 so that the original tin ceiling in the theatre proper, the terrazzo floors, the five leaded glass transom windows and the stone exterior will be protected.

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The church was built in 1900.

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