Watch History on the Move this Saturday, September 28 in the Flour Mill

The Flour Mill Museum is moving from its current location at 245 St. Charles St. to a new home in O’Connor Park, located at 140 St. George St. in Sudbury. Residents are invited to watch the relocation of the heritage house and log cabin this Saturday, September 28.

Trucks will transport the museum via St. Charles Street and Morin Avenue between approximately 9 and 11 a.m. On-street parking will be prohibited on this route beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, September 27 until the move is complete. Access to driveways will be temporarily blocked as the trucks move past.

Residents in the immediate vicinity of St. Charles and Morin will experience temporary power and telecommunications (telephone, internet and cable) outages beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Utility providers must disconnect overhanging service lines to make room for the procession.

Historical displays celebrating everyday life in the Flour Mill in the early 1900s are located in the heritage house, which was built around 1902 by François Varieur, a foreman at Evans Lumber. In 1910, he sold the house and adjacent land to the Manitoba and Ontario Flour Mill Company. The land was used to build the flour mill and silos and the house was used as a residence for the mill’s superintendent until 1920. In 1987, the house was relocated to St. Charles Street.

The relocation of the Flour Mill Museum is required to make room for construction of a sanitary sewer lift station on St. Charles Street to protect the waters of Junction Creek. The museum’s new home in O’Connor Park will complement existing playground equipment, a splash pad and pickleball courts.

More information on the reopening of the Flour Mill Museum will be provided to the public once details are finalized