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In 1845, a t the age of 18, armed with a little formal training in surveying and engineering, Fleming emigrated to Canada from Kirkcaldy, Scotland. He completed his engineering education and in 1858, as chief engineer of the Northern Railway, he first proposed a railway to the Pacific. Many years later, he played a leading part in its construction. Nationalist and imperialist of talent, vision and energy, he was responsible for a wide variety of projects central to Canada’s scientific, academic and cultural life. Fleming designed the "Three-Penny Beaver," Canada’s first adhesive postage stamp, in 1851. He also proposed the present system of standard time, by which the world is divided into 24 equal time zones. It was adopted in 1884. He was knighted in 1897 on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Sir Sandford Fleming, C.M.G., served as the second Chancellor of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (1880-1915). Sir Sandford Fleming College, with campuses in many Ontario locations, was named in his honour.
He died at Halifax in 1915.

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Helen Flether is a producer.

Eveline Isabelle Flint (nee Jackson) was born in Terrace BC, she studied at UBC and worked as a journalist for a short time before moving to London, England, marrying her husband Ted Flint (1943-2003), and having their only son. The family made Kingston their permanent home in 1968. After spending 12 years working at Queen's University in the Personnel Department Eveline embarked on a long career as a Financial Advisor. She assisted many friends, former colleagues and other clients in preparing for, and enjoying their retirement.

Eveline's passion was community engagement. While at Queen's, Eveline was founding president of the University Staff Association and a member of the first two Principal's Committees on the Status of Women. She was on the selection committee for the first Equal Employment Opportunity Officer, an organizer for the 1985 Courage to Dream Conference (which planted the seed for the creation of the community foundation) and a board member of The Ban Righ Foundation for Continuing Education for Women.

Among her community activities, Eveline was past president of The Kingston Arthritis Society, Medic Alert Chair for Kingston Life Underwriters, and a member of the Grand Theatre Summer Festival Advisory Committee for several years. Eveline was the last president of The Martello Tower Society, and led the reorganization into The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston. She was an Honorary Life Member of the Board of the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area.

Theodore "Ted" Flint was a real estate agent in Kingston, Ontario.

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