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    What does the Canadian Pacific Railway and Scottish Glencoe Lochan Trail have in common?

    Donald Alexander Smith – Lord Strathcona

    The answer is: Donald Alexander Smith!

    Born in 1820, in the small town of Forres in Scotland, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 18 and is known to most Canadians as Lord Strathcona.

    Driving the last spike at Craigellachie, 1885

    He made his fortune building [...]