 One of Canada's most notable inventors, Donald Lewes Hings, CM MBE (November 6, 1907 – February 25, 2004) lived at the peak of Capitol Hill.In 1937 he created a portable radio signaling system for his employer CM&S, which he called a "packset", but which later became known as the "Walkie-Talkie".Also, one of Canada' most celebrated artists, Jack Leonard Shadbolt, OC OBC (February 4, 1909 – November 22, 1998) was a Canadian painter lived on HarbourView, an extension of Glynde Avenue on Capitol Hill.