
	Where results make sense

Topic: Casimir Gzowski

Related Topics

Pauline Mills McGibbon

Grand Trunk Railway

List of Canadian national parks

1841

Marilyn Bell

Paterson, New Jersey

Passaic River

1898

Duff McKagan

Poland

Coat of Arms of Canada

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

Nunavut

Charleston (dance move)

Charleston (dance)

	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		Gzowski’s account of the rebellion, his exile, and his remarkable career in the United States captivated the governor, who is said to have declared, “We must keep you in Canada.” Bagot needed men with Gzowski’s skills.
		Gzowski studied the contours and capabilities of the thinly settled region with a practised eye as he traversed the countryside, laying down gravel and plank roads between Hamilton and Amherstburg, and building harbours at Port Stanley and Rond Eau (Rondeau Harbour).
		Hancock to Merritt, 1 Oct. 1841; Gzowski to Merritt, 6 Oct. 1841; MU 1188—92; MU 2194; MU 2690—701.
	www.biographi.ca /EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=40257 (6403 words)

	Casimir Gzowski - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Honourable Sir Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski (March 5, 1813-August 24, 1898), was an engineer who served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
		As president of the Toronto Turf Club, in 1859 he was a prime factor in the creation of the Queen's Plate, the first organized thoroughbred horse race in North America.
		Casimir Gzowski was the great-grandfather of CBC radio personality Peter Gzowski.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /casimir_gzowski.htm (243 words)

	Obituaries Today
		Gzowski, was best known as the host of CBC Morningside for 15 years, from 1982 until May 1997 when it went off the air.
		Gzowski was born in Toronto in 1934, but when he was six, he moved to Galt (now part of Cambridge), Ontario and was brought up by his mother and her new husband, Reg Brown.
		Gzowski was the great-great-great grandson of a Polish noble who was an engineer, Sir Casimir Gzowski, who constructed the Grand Trunk Railway from Toronto to Sarnia and planned the park system along the Canadian bank of the Niagara River.
	www.obituariestoday.com /Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=27484 (690 words)

	Peter Gzowski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Peter Gzowski (July 13, 1934 - January 24, 2002) was a Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter, most famous for his work on the CBC radio show Morningside.
		Gzowski was the great-grandson of Sir Casimir Gzowski, a Polish noble who was an engineer and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
		In the spring of 1957, Gzowski became city editor of The Moose Jaw Times-Herald in Saskatchewan.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Peter_Gzowski (396 words)

	Gzowski Story
		Gzowski, 67, a lifelong smoker who knew his habit led to the emphysema that killed him, was surrounded by his family as well as longtime companion, Toronto publicist Gillian Howard, when he took his final weak breath.
		Friends and fans have known for some time Gzowski was ailing, but few outside his immediate clan realized he was this ill. Ironically, he quit smoking two years ago and even took treatment at a private clinic, but up to 75 cigarettes a day for some 50 years had already done their horrendous damage.
		Gzowski was born in Toronto in 1934, the only child of a brief, unhappy union, but there was royalty of sorts in his bloodline -- his great-great-grandfather was Sir Casimir Gzowski, a swashbuckling engineer-nobleman-lawyer who was knighted by Queen Victoria.
	deena.ca /sungzowski.html (882 words)

	Casimir Gzowski -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Honourable Sir Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski (March 5, 1813 – August 24, 1898), was an engineer who served as acting (additional info and facts about Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
		Gzowski was born in (A city in the European part of Russia; 2nd largest Russian city; located at the head of the Gulf of Finland; former capital of Russia) St.
		Casimir Gzowski was the great-grandfather of CBC radio personality (additional info and facts about Peter Gzowski) Peter Gzowski.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Ca/Casimir_Gzowski.htm (377 words)

	Gzowski Scholarship Established (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gzowski, great-great-grandfather of well-known Canadian broadcaster Peter Gzowski, was born on March 5, 1813, in St. Petersburg, Russia, into a Polish family allied with the czar of the time.
		Gzowski went to work for a contractor who sent him to Kingston in 1842 to bid on a contract involving the Welland Canal.
		Gzowski was head of Upper Canada's public works department and much of the major infrastructure of Ontario in his day - roads and harbours and bridges - was built under his direction.
	www.kpk-ottawa.org /sip/sprawozd/980824_gzowski_scholarship.html (415 words)

	PETER GZOWSKI fonds
		Peter Gzowski was born July 13, 1934 in Toronto but grew up in Galt, Ontario.
		Gzowski served as Trent's eighth Chancellor from 1999 until his death in 2002 from chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.
		This fonds was created by and in the custody of Peter Gzowski before it was donated to Trent University Archives.
	www.trentu.ca /library/archives/99-015.htm (595 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski was born in 1813 at St. Petersburg into an old Polish noble family — his father, Count Gzowski, at that time being an officer in the Russian Imperial Guard.
		Gzowski was a wealthy man by now, a leading Toronto citizen with an elegant home where he, his wife, and eight children lived a busy family and social life.
		Carried out in 1871-73 by Gzowski and his partner, Macpherson, this was a difficult task of engineering as it had to solve the problems of gales off Lake Erie, fierce river currents, and winter ice jams piling against the bridge piers.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /heirloom_series/volume6/108-111.htm (1231 words)

	cbc.ca
		So engaging were some of Peter's Gzowski's radio interviews that many people who were listening to them on their car radios would drive to the shoulder of the highway or park by the curb on a leafy street so they could better pay attention to what was being said.
		He was a champion of literacy, raising millions for the cause through his annual golf tournaments called the "Peter Gzowski Invitationals" held across the country, even on the ice and the snow of the Arctic (using orange balls).
		Gzowski is a stand-in for Canada, as curious as he is courteous, interested in hockey heroes and indigenous customs and all the forgotten chapters of a national history and culture that he constantly challenges his listeners to cherish and defend."
	www.cbc.ca /news/obit/gzowski_peter (1235 words)

	Station Information - Casimir Gzowski
		The Honourable Sir Casimir Stanislas Gzowski (1813-1898), served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
		He was knighted in 1890, and briefly served as Lieutenant Governor before Oliver Mowat took power in 1897.
		Gzowski was the great-grandfather of CBC radio personality Peter Gzowski.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/casimir_gzowski.html (150 words)

	Casimir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Casimir effect, about the quantum mechanical attraction between conducting plates.
		Casimir Gzowski, an engineer and acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897
		Casimir Zeglen, a priest and an early inventor of Bulletproof vests
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Casimir (129 words)

	Gzowski, Peter
		Great-great-grandson of the engineer Sir Casimir GZOWSKI, he grew up in the small town of Galt, Ont, and was shaped by the disciplined traditions of Ridley College.
		A restless, versatile man, Gzowski also worked as entertainment editor of the Toronto Star, as editor of the Star Weekly and (briefly in 1970) as editor of Maclean's.
		Of the many honours Gzowski received late in his career, he was proudest of an honorary doctorate from the U of T, a Governor General's Award for the Performing Arts (1995), and being appointed Chancellor of Trent University in 1999.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0003513 (345 words)

	Casimir Gzowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Honourable Sir Casimir Stanislas Gzowski (1813 - 1898), served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
		As president ofthe Toronto Turf Club, in 1859 he was a prime factor in the creation of the Queen's Plate, the first organized thoroughbred horse race in NorthAmerica.
		Casimir Gzowski was the great-grandfather of CBC radio personality PeterGzowski.
	www.therfcc.org /casimir-gzowski-169778.html (211 words)

	Competition - Gzowski #2
		Originally, the Gzowski Cups were awarded as first and second prizes based on the execution of a significant sized task.
		Among his other accomplishments, Colonel Gzowski was the first chairman of the Niagara Parks Commission (1885-93), was a founder of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers in 1887, and served as Administrator of Ontario (1896-97).
		Sir Casimir Gzowski is remembered in a park in Toronto bearing his name and by a plaque at the International Bridge across the Niagara River at Fort Erie.
	www.cmea-agmc.ca /comp_Gzowski2_e.asp (285 words)

	CPC - Poles in Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1841, Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski from Poland arrived in Canada via the U.S.A. and for 50 years made numerous contributions in the engineering business, military and community life of Toronto and Southern Ontario, for which he was knighted by Queen Victoria.
		Casimir S. owski was born in 1813 and died in 1898.
		Gzowski’s personal qualities, his professional skills and his devotion to public affairs in the land of his adoption made him one of the foremost citizens of the Dominion in the second half of the 19
	www.kpk.org /english/poles.htm (1877 words)

	Gzowski, Sir Casimir Stanislaus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Casimir Gzowski built some of Canada's earliest railways as well as many of its bridges, canals, roads and other public works.
		The son of a Polish count, he had joined an unsuccessful rebellion against the Russians, and then emigrated to the United States in 1834, moving to London in 1841.
		He is the great-great grandfather of Peter GZOWSKI.
	thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=J1ARTJ0003512 (176 words)

	Sir Casimir Gzowski's The Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Hall was the Victorian Gothic mansion built by Sir Casimir Gzowski in 1858 on the western edge of Toronto.
		Casimir was a lover of flowers and liked to tend his rose.
		Gzowski, born in 1813, fell afoul of Czarist authorities for his part in the Polish revolt of 1832, and emigrated first to The United States and then to Canada.
	www.lostrivers.ca /points/thehall.htm (338 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		Boleslaus II Boleslaus II, c.1039-1081, duke (1058-76), and later king (1076-79) of Poland; son and successor of Casimir I. Throughout his reign he opposed the influence of the Holy Roman Empire.
		He asserted Polish power in Bohemia, Hungary, and S Russia by interfering in their civil wars.
		The son of John Casimir, count palatine of Zweibrücken, he brought the house of Wittelsbach to the Swedish throne when his cousin, Queen Christina, abdicated in his favor.
	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=Casimir+Gzowski&rc=10&fh=10&fr=11 (538 words)

	Peter Gzowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Gzowski was known for a personably but somewhat gruff at times interviewing style.
		In 1948 at the age of 14 he away from home and found his paternal who managed to have Peter admitted to College in St.
		After university Gzowski was at the Timmins local newspaper.
	www.freeglossary.com /Peter_Gzowski (518 words)

	Peter Gzowski (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Peter Gzowski (July 13, 1934 - January 24, 2002) was aCanadian broadcaster, writer and reporter, most famous for his work on the CBC radio show Morningside.
		Gzowski was known for a personably friendly butsomewhat gruff at times interviewing style.
		Gzowski attended the University of Toronto but nevergraduated.
	www.therfcc.org /peter-gzowski-152748.html (365 words)

	Encyclopedia: Peter Gzowski
		Peter Gzowski, CC, LL.D (July 13, 1934 - January 24, 2002) was a Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter, most famous for his work on the CBC radio show Morningside.
		Kazimierz StanisÅ‚aw Gzowski The Honourable Sir Kazimierz StanisÅ‚aw Gzowski (March 5, 1813 â€“; August 24, 1898), was an engineer who served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
		An ACTRA Award is a Canadian prize given to members of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists for accomplishment in film, radio and television.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Peter-Gzowski (1396 words)

	Casimir Gzowski - TheBestLinks.com - Canada, North America, Poland, Queen Victoria, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Casimir Gzowski - TheBestLinks.com - Canada, North America, Poland, Queen Victoria,...
		Casimir Gzowski, Canada, North America, Poland, Queen Victoria, Russia, United...
		The Honourable Sir Kazimierz Stanisław Gzowski (1813-1898), was an engineer who served as acting Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1896 to 1897.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Casimir_Gzowski.html (280 words)

	Geometry.Net - Authors: Gzowski Peter
		It was part of him, like the way he’d walk off the makeshift volleyball court on the island after a pick-up game had been poor and boring with his head down and some kind of disapproval of the whole evening air trailing behind him,” Bruce wrote.
		Peter Gzowski did not broadcast in Inuktitut as I recall, anything from him was in English.
		Biography and discography of peter gzowski peter gzowski (Toronto, Ontario, 1934 Toronto, Ontario, 2002) peter gzowski.
	www4.geometry.net /authors/gzowski_peter.html (2103 words)

	The Queen's Plate \| History
		Sir Casimir Gzowski and Thomas Patteson were the two men who brought the race into close association with Buckingham Palace.
		The president of the club was Gzowski, a distinguished engineer whose father had been a Polish officer in the Russian Imperial Guard.
		In his capacity as aide-de-camp to the Queen, Sir Casimir invited the Lornes to be his house guests in Toronto.
	www.ojc.com /thoroughbred/raceevents/qp/history.asp (835 words)

	Hall of Fame - Builder - T.C. Patteson, 1976
		Patteson and Sir Casimir Gzowski conspired to bring a member of the royal family to the races.
		Gzowski, an aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria, invited the Marquis and Marchioness to be his house guests.
		The Marchioness was the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria.
	www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com /builders/1976/TC_Patteson.asp (620 words)

	Encyclopedia: Casimir Gzowski
		Download high resolution version (723x857, 60 KB)Kazimierz Gzowski This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
		The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons.
		The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known by the abbreviation CBC, is Canadas government-owned radio and television broadcaster.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Casimir-Gzowski (1048 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)