School cars were used to provide children in very remote areas with access to education. The School Car CPR 51 was rebuilt as a school car in 1942, and was used in Northern Ontario for children who did not have access to a normal school. The 51's teacher lived on-board for 35 years. In service from 1928 to 1967, this school car was an ingenious way of providing regular schooling for children living in remote communities in Northern Ontario. It is currently restored and housed at Exporail in Saint-Constant, Québec.
York Region Geocachers Club, in association with Kortright Centre for Conservation, hosts the annual YRGC Weekend Geofest each Spring to introduce the general public to our game along with social and interactive opportunities for veteran geocachers. Included in those opportunities we teamed up to present the Geofest Express where all geocache varieties are available for the finding.
We have expanded out of the park to bring you a series of caches from Bolton to the northern edge of Kortright and on surrounding trails. Based on Canadian railways and passenger trains, the Geofest Express geocaches are made up of both `Park and Grabs` and an additional hiking section. No tickets are required on this historic journey. Get on the track to Geofest! ALL ABOARD!
More information on the Geofest Express and YRGC Weekend Geofest found at York Region Geocachers Club
Congratulations to The Barn Swallows on the FTF!