The origins of sugar
cane and its use in the ancient world.
The spread of the sugar industry around the world.
The growth of the New World sugar industry and
its connection to the slave trade.
The social influence of sugar in society from
the 13th – 19th Century.
The early technology of sugar refining (sugar
cane manufacturing).
The development of the sugar beet industry in
the 18th Century.
Early attempts at the development of a Canadian
sugar refining industry.
His family origins in
Scotland.
His career as a major building contractor within
Canada.
His influence and involvement in the development
of 19th Century Canadian society, trade, and architecture.
His family and descendants.
The establishment of
the Canada Sugar Refinery, Montreal (1854).
The construction and running of the refinery by
the Redpath and Drummond families.
Business activities 1854 - 1875.
The development and installation of new refining
technologies and the expansion of the refinery.
The establishment of
the Company as a public entity (1880).
Technological developments in the refining industry
during the late 19th and early 20th Century.
The development of the Company, the introduction
of packaged product lines, and women in the workplace
(1912).
World War I, government controls and the “Dance
of the Millions”.
Post war economic problems.
The merger of the Canada Sugar Refining Co. Ltd.
with the Dominion Sugar Co. Ltd. (1930).
The origins of the Ontario
sugar beet industry (1900 - 1910).
The history of the Dominion Sugar Co. Ltd. (1910
- 1930).
Changes in the technology of the sugar beet industry
(1900 - 1967).
Government policies and the decline of the beet
industry (1945 - 1967).
The closure of the Ontario sugar beet industry
(1967).
World War II and governmental
controls.
Post war modernization and technological changes
in the sugar industry.
The construction of the Toronto refinery (1957
- 1959).
Development of the corporation (1959 - Date)
Tate & Lyle.
Expansion and development of the Toronto refinery.
The current production
methods of sugar refining as practiced at the Toronto
facility.
The world-wide distribution of the sugar industry.
Transportation and distribution systems for sugar
(including scale model road and rail vehicles).
Sugar packaging from around the world.
Click here
to view Redpath Sugar advertising from the beginning of
the 20th century.
N.B.
THE PUBLIC IS NOT PROVIDED WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO THE
REFINERY PRODUCTION AND PACKAGING AREAS. A VIDEO OUTLINING
THE REFINERY PROCESS IS SHOWN AS PART OF THE TOUR.
