Minto is born! Originally called Mercury Homes, The Greenberg family launch the real estate construction company in Ottawa.
Minto Founders (left to right)
Irving, Lorry, Gilbert and Louis
Long distance calling comes to Canada. The first transatlantic telephone cable is laid from Newfoundland to Oban, Scotland.
Minto debuts its new name Minto Construction Limited, and it sticks.
Soon-to-be Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson wins Nobel Peace Prize for organizing the world’s first UN Peacekeeping mission.
The first Grammy Awards are held in Beverly Hills, California. Henry Mancini
wins Album of the Year.
Ottawa streetcars take their final trip around the tracks on May 1.
Minto's very first Ottawa communities are released: Brook Gardens and Heron Park.
Five communities join the Minto Communities Canada family: Brant, Mayfield, Selkirk, Dundas, and MacArthur.
Minto Communities Canada cuts the ribbon on six new communities: Coronation, Norwood, Exec, Riverview, Admiral, Parkview Gardens.
This year Minto Communities Canada launches five communities: Parkway Park, Rembrandt, Ferndale, Mutual, and Westview Apartments.
In five short years, Minto Communities Canada has built nearly 2000 homes!
The Canadian Bill of Rights is drawn up to protect the human rights of Canadians.
And the award goes to … Minto Communities Canada enters the Canadian Housing Design Council’s competition and wins 2 awards.
Minto wins again! Two more regional Canadian Housing Design Council awards go on the shelf.
O Canada! The Canadian flag design contest finds a winner and the maple leaf flag we know today is created.
Colour! Camera! Action! CBC broadcasts Canada's first colour television program. (A colour TV in 1966 would have been worth over $6,000 today!)
Montreal hosts the Expo ‘67 for Canada’s birthday and the world is invited.
Canada celebrates its first heart transplant and joins the ranks as the 18th
heart transplant in the world!
A purple haze settles over Ottawa as Jimi Hendrix plays the Ottawa Capitol Theatre.
We were the first! Minto Communities Canada Horizon House in Parkwood Hills is the first high-rise condo built in Canada.
Canada is officially a bilingual country! Le Canada est officiellement un pays bilingue! NASA takes one giant leap for mankind and lands on the moon!
Parkwood Hills, Skyline, Fisher Heights, Stewart Farm, Hawthorne Meadows open their doors.
Minto Communities Canada unveils Crystal Beach.
Bayshore arrives in Ottawa.
Lakeview and Fairfield Heights are launched.
Bellands and Graham Park open their doors.
Bruce Farm and Heron Gate are launched.
Briargreen and Beaconwood are released.
Minto Communities Canada launches Elmridge in Ottawa.
The RCMP have been proudly serving and protecting Canada for 100 years.
Winner! Gagnant! Canada’s first national lottery has a whopping $1million jackpot.
Canada hosts its first Olympic Games! Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Montreal to open the 21st Summer Olympics.
All aboard! VIA Rail Canada leaves the station for the first time and provides convenient transportation for Canadians in 8 provinces.
Tanglewood and Ryan Farm are launched.
3100 Carling and Beaconhill are unveiled.
Navaho and Hillsview communities join the Minto Communities Canada family.
Minto Communities Canada introduces Ambleside I, II, III, 373 Laurier, and Stonehenge.
Glencairn is the latest Minto Communities Canada community.
Britannia is released.
Barrhaven, Bethamy and Lassiter are launched.
Minto Communities Canada releases Almonte, Fairfield, Northridge and Orleans Wood communities.
1977
Minto Communities Canada unveils new home designs.
Grab the sunscreen and swim trunks, Minto starts building in South Florida.
Grab the sunscreen and swim trunks, Minto starts building in South Florida.
Waking up at the crack of dawn and going for a run becomes a passion for Canadians. The government limits import of runners to boost Canadian shoe sales.
Queenswood is the next Minto community to be launched.
Terry Fox arrives in Ottawa on his Marathon of Hope.
Justice for justice! Bertha Wilson is the first woman on Canada’s Supreme Court.
Next stop: The first sections of the OC Transpo Transitway. Baseline, Iris, Queensway, Lincoln Fields, LeBreton, Lees, and Hurdman stations open.
Even the sky wasn’t the limit for Marc Garneau, Canada’s first astronaut in space.
Minto Communities Canada expands to the Big Smoke and builds two high rise buildings in Toronto — Optima on the Park in Scarborough.
Minto Communities Canada expands to the Big Smoke and builds two high rise buildings in Toronto — Optima on the Park in Scarborough.
R-R-Roll up the rim to win! Tim Horton’s annual contest shows up on cups across the country for the first time.
Many thought it was crazy that we ditched the $1 bill for a coin — the Loonie is introduced.
Queenswood is the next Minto community to be launched.
Fisher Glen and Bilberry Creek open their doors.
Minto Communities Canada launches Chapel Hill, Aventura, Valley Stream and Cedarwood Village.
Billberry Creek Village, Botanica, Centrepointe are the latest Minto communities.
Carlisle is released.
Gardenway is released.
Westpark is the latest Minto community.
1989
You can always go downtown! Minto headquarters and the Minto Suite Hotel is completed in downtown Ottawa.
Disbanded for 57 years Ottawa’s NHL team The Ottawa Senators makes its triumphant return to the city.
Ottawa promises to keep on rockin’ in the free world with the inception of Bluesfest. No Repechage needed. The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival launches with huge success and doesn’t look back.
A legend in the making, Minto is the first inductee into the Ottawa-Carleton Home Builders' Association Hall of Fame.
A legend in the making, Minto is the first inductee into the Ottawa-Carleton Home Builders' Association Hall of Fame.
The Ottawa Ice Storm of 1998 is called one of Canada's worst natural disasters in history.
Welcome to the family, eh! Nunavut becomes Canada’s third territory.
Cedargrove and Emerald Meadows launch with great success.
Upper Hunt Club joins Minto Communities Canada.
Minto Communities Canada cuts the ribbon on Radcliffe and Chapman Mills.
Lisgar Station, Gables at Beacon Hill and Granmercy Place are launched.
Craig Henry and Morgan's Grant are introduced.
Minto receives the Outstanding Philanthropic Regional Corporation Award from the Ottawa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Minto receives the Outstanding Philanthropic Regional Corporation Award from the Ottawa Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals
Ottawa is growing! Barrhaven, Kanata, Manotick, Nepean and Orléans are incorporated into Ottawa. Ottawa lays down some serious track and the O-Train makes its first trip on January 1!
Minto celebrates the completion of the Minto Dream Home as part of the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery. Minto has built this grand prize home annually ever since.
Minto celebrates the completion of the Minto Dream Home as part of the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery. Minto has built this grand prize home annually ever since.
The Ottawa Tulip Festival, the largest in the world, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Wedding bells are ringing! Same-sex marriage is legalized in Ontario. We struggled to find ways to pass the time during the Northeast Blackout of 2003.
The Metropole stands tall as Minto’s tallest residential high rise in Ottawa.
The Metropole stands tall as Minto’s tallest residential high rise in Ottawa.
Congratulations Mr. Greenberg! Minto chairman and CEO, Roger Greenberg, named Ottawa Business Journal’s CEO of the Year.
Congratulations Mr Greenberg! Minto chairman and CEO, Roger Greenberg, named Ottawa Business Journal’s CEO of the Year.
Half a century worth of great homes! Minto turns 50!
Half a century’s worth of great homes! Minto turns 50!
The new Ottawa War Museum opens its doors in celebration of its 125th anniversary.
3 billion viewers tune in as Vancouver hosts the 21st Olympic Winter Games.
Almonte, Belleview, and Avalon are ushered in with the new millennium.
Island Park West is launched.
Centralla in Hunt Club and Appleford Village join the Minto family.
Quarry Ridge is released.
Minto Communities Canada unveils Spectra.
Centro is the latest Minto Ottawa community.
2008
Minto's first Net Zero demonstration home opens,'Inspiration' is one of the greenest homes in Canada!
Minto is living green! 2,224 Minto Ottawa homes are ENERGY STAR® qualified.
Minto is living green! 2,224 Minto Ottawa homes are ENERGY STAR® qualified.
The 160,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art Minto Recreation Complex opens its doors in Barrhaven.
The 160,000 sq. ft., state-of-the-art Minto Recreation Complex opens its doors in Barrhaven.
Ottawa perfects its touchdown dance with the REDBLACKS. The CFL team plays their first season.
Avalon Encore is released. A new stage of Avalon is built on the west side of Tenth Line Road.
Avalon Encore is released. A new stage of Avalon is built on the west side of Tenth Line Road.
The Minto Dream Home is a sprawling masterpiece in Mahogany in partnership with CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery.
The Minto Dream Home is a sprawling masterpiece in Mahogany in partnership with CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery.
Minto Communities Canada opens the Killarney show home, certified Net-Zero.
Minto Communities Canada opens the Killarney show home, certified Net Zero.
Ampersand, Butternut Creek, TrailsEdge are launched.
Klondike Crossing and Quarry Glen join the Minto family.
Minto Communities Canada unveils six communities this year: Armstrong, Morris Village, Arcadia, Lansdowne, Mahogany, and UpperWest.
Minto Beechwood is launched for sale.
Avalon Encore is released.
Quinn's Pointe opens on April 25 in celebration of Minto's 60th anniversary.
Minto Communities Canada launches Potter's Key on Sept 17.
2016
Minto unveils Net-Zero Energy Townhomes in Arcadia.
Minto is a proud sponsor of Ottawa 2017 celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Minto is a proud sponsor of Ottawa 2017 celebrations of Canada’s 150th anniversary.
A year to remember! Ottawa celebrates Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Here’s to the next 60 years!
Minto Communities unveils its new
look and feel, and updated logo.
Harmony launches on June 3 and sells out within minutes.
Riversbend at Harmony, near the Jock River in Barrhaven, launches June 23.
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