| Ignatius Jesuit Centre | |
|---|---|
 Orchard Park Office Centre entrance | |
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| Former names | Ignatius College St. Stanislaus Novitiate |
| Alternative names | Orchard Park Office Centre |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Federal architecture |
| Address | 5420 Hwy 6 North |
| Town or city | Guelph, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°34′14″N 80°17′02″W / 43.570543°N 80.284014°W |
| Construction started | 1913 |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Inaugurated | 1959 |
| Website | |
| IgnatiusGuelph.ca | |
Ignatius Jesuit Centre (formerly the St. Stanislaus Novitiate and Ignatius College) is a set of buildings in Guelph, Ontario. It features the Orchard Park Office Centre and the Loyola House Jesuit Retreat and Training Centre. It was founded in 1913 and the current buildings date from 1934.[1] In 1918, St. Stanislaus Novitiate was attended by the son of the Justice Minister of Canada, Charles Doherty, so when Canadian military officers surrounded it attempting to enforce the Military Service Act, the premises became the centre of a political scandal that became known as the Guelph Raid.[2]
- ^ Orchard Park Archived 2014-12-01 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 9 July 2014
- ^ Reynolds, Mark, "The Guelph Raid: when police routed alleged World War I draft dodgers - including a cabinet minister's son - in a Catholic seminary in the heart of Orange Ontario, a national scandal erupted" from Canada's History, February 1, 2002, retrieved 9 July 2014