The parks, trails, historic buildings, and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church that still stand today all bore witness to a history that began with David and Mary Thomson in 1799.

The Man Who Looks at Stars Four years after he arrived in Canada, David Thompson's began his work as a geographer and mapmaker when fate and opportunity collided. In 1778, two days before ...

"It is the finest old masters painting in existence. Full stop. I say that without exaggeration," said Mr. Mitchell, an art historian and framer who has been a confidant of David Thomson since 1987.