NEW PHOTOS! Why do the people of Shakespeare and their supporters shown in the photos here have to lose their homes, their businesses, and this glorious little hamlet full of history, to a highway widening? This is my question for the people at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and, in particular, for Minister Jim Bradley. How do you [...] Read more

IT’S UP! Our video with a couple of verses of Rev. Glenn Kukkola’s song “We Are Still Here” is now up on YouTube. Glenn’s song is great and sends a strong message to the Ministry of Transportation. We hope someone over there is listening – like Minister Jim Bradley. I went to the Save Shakespeare Rally [...] Read more

  I talked to Jeff Workman on Friday, October 16; he is heading the local fight to save the hamlet of Shakespeare, Ontario, from a road widening that could destroy this 177 year old village. Here is that interview: Click Here Jeff is rallying citizen power to fight back in the name of small communities everywhere. We hope [...] Read more

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Why should we bother about rescuing from a highway widening a little village of 750 people called Shakespeare. After all, a wider highway will move people from Kitchener-Waterloo to Stratford, Ontario, about two minutes faster than today. One reason may be found in these photographs. They are pics of Shakespeare today; real history, not faux rebuilds [...] Read more