Real Estate developer Harry Stinson makes a public presentation of his proposed 100-storey Connaught Towers at the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce building. It would have made it the tallest building in Canada. Three months later, on Thursday September 4, Harry Stinson closes up the Connaught Towers sales office in downtown Hamilton and the project is officially cancelled. 2008 – Hamilton hosts the Vanier Cup. (Championship trophy of Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's football.) 2009 – Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall visit Dundurn Castle and HMCS Haida. 2009 – Toronto/ Hamilton wins 2015 Pan American Games bid. 2010 – June 23, 2010, A 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Ontario (including Hamilton) References History of Hamilton, Ontario