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Encyclopedia > Alma, Ontario

Alma, or Alma Station, is a small rural village in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a part of the Township of Centre Wellington in Wellington County and lies north of Elora, and south of Arthur. Local businesses include restaurants, car mechanics, and the local variety store, as well as a vibrant agricultural scene. Rural area in Dalarna, Sweden Sheep eating grass in rural Australia Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Western Ontario is a region of Ontario centred on London, Ontario. ... Centre Wellington is a township in south-central Ontario, in the County of Wellington north of the City of Kitchener. ... Wellington County (population 75,574) is a county located in Ontario, Canada. ... Elora on the Grand River Elora is a village in Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,546 (according to the 2001 census). ... Arthur is a town in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. ... Toms Restaurant, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... A Mechanic is a person who fixes things (generally machinery) or works to keeps things operating properly. ... Five and dime was a common nickname in the United States for five-and-ten-cent stores (also called 5 and 10s), popular in the early to mid-20th century. ...


Alma is home to the annual "plunger-toss", a competition in which participants throw household plungers into empty toilets. Common household plungers: to the left, a toilet plunger; to the right, a sink plunger A plunger is a common device used to release stoppages in plumbing. ... Flush toilet A toilet is a plumbing fixture and a disposal system primarily intended for the disposal of the bodily wastes urine and feces. ...



 
 

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