Goderich Harbour

Goderich Harbour. . The Goderich Harbour was established by the Canada Company in 1826 to promote the settlement and commercial development of the Huron Tract. The Port of Goderich became the gateway of the Huron Tract. By the 1830's, the Canada Company had built the most serviceable harbour dockage on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. By the mid-nineteenth century, the Port of Goderich thrived by shipping commodities such as fish, lumber, grain and salt. The importance of Goderich as a port facility was duly recognized during the Fenian raids between 1866-1868 when Goderich became the Port of Call for two Royal Naval gunboats sent to protect the port. Today, the harbour is the busiest on the Canadian side of Lake Huron with salt, grain and calcium chloride being the main commodities shipped. The harbour also has an active commercial fishing industry., This plaque is dedicated, in commemoration of the purchase of the Goderich Harbour, by the citizens of the Town of Goderich, from Her Majesty the Queen, Elizabeth II, on November 10, 1999, under the Federal Ports Divestiture Program. The harbour acquisition, including the beaches, the wharfs, the piers and the breakwaters, was made possible through a private-public partnership between the Corporation of the Town of Goderich and Sifto Canada Incorporated. The Goderich Port Management Corporation was founded to operate, manage and maintain the harbour on behalt of the Town., (Town Council members and other names not transcribed) ,