Town of Amherstburg, Ontario
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Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Essex
Government
- Mayor	Wayne Hurst
- Governing body	Amherstburg Town Council
- Member of Parliament	Jeff Watson (CONS)
- Member of Provincial Parliament	Bruce Crozier (LIB)
Area
- Town	185.7 km² (71.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Town	21,748
- Urban	13,410
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Website: http://www.town.amherstburg.on.ca

Amherstburg (2006 population 21,748; UA population 13,410) is a town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 25 kilometres (15 mi) south of Detroit. Image File history File links AmherstburgOntLocation. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Essex County covers the area at the very tip of Southwestern Ontario. ... Jeffrey Friederich Watson (born March 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... Bruce Crozier is a politician in Canada. ... The Ontario Liberal Party is a centre-left provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Although DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Landsat satellite photo, showing Lake Saint Clair, as well as St. ... Essex County covers the area at the very tip of Southwestern Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... “Miles” redirects here. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor...

The town, across the river from the United States, was permanently established as a British military fort in 1796. During the days of the Underground Railroad, the town was often the point at which freed slaves entered Canada. The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about a 19th-century slave escape route. ...

Amherstburg is home to several tourist attractions, including Fort Malden and the North American Black Historical Museum. Bastion of the Detroit River For 200 years, fortifications at Fort Malden have witnessed and participated in the struggles which helped forge a new nation out of the North American wilderness. ... The Nazery AME Church National Historic Site and North American Black Historical Museum are located in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. ...

Amherstburg is a town which takes pride in its history and on the first weekend of every August they hold a heritage festival comprised of activities at several locations around town. At Fort Malden for example, they hold a military timeline event where re-enactors depicting eras ranging from the Roman Empire to the Second World War establish camp and perform battle demonstrations

The local public high school in Amherstburg is General Amherst High School, named after Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst. // General Amherst High School (circa 1922) Amherstburg, Ontario General Amherst High is the local high school in the southwestern Ontario community of Amherstburg. ... Jeffrey Amherst, painted by Joshua Reynolds in 1765 Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as Jeffery) (January 29, 1717 – August 3, 1797) served as an officer in the British Army. ...

Communities

• Amherstburg
• River Canard
• Amherst Pointe
• Willow Beach
• Holiday Beach
• Malden Centre
• Boblo (Bois-Blanc) Island - Private Community

River Canard is a hamlet of roughly 500 people in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada that is approximately 12 miles south of Windsor, Ontario, situated on the Canard River. ... Malden Centre is a small community in the town of Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, (formerly part of Malden Township, Ontario). ...

External links

• Town of Amherstburg Official Website
• Black Historical Museum Official Website
• Amherstburg Wrestling Association-We aren't going anywhere

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	Trenton, Michigan/Monroe, Michigan	Lake Erie	Essex, Ontario

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Essex County, Ontario

	Topics on Essex County, Ontario
Transportation	Current Provincial Highways: Highway 3 • Highway 77 • Highway 401 Essex County covers the area at the very tip of Southwestern Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 107 Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ontario. ... For the movement of people or objects, see transport. ... Ontario Provincial Highway #3 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 77 is the name of a current Kings Highawy that travels from Leamington, Ontario to Highway 401. ... Highway 401 redirects here. ... Former Provincial Highways: Highway 2 • Highway 39 • Highway 98 • Highway 107 • Highway 114 Essex County Roads: County Roads • Windsor Suburban Roads Railways: Essex Terminal Railway • Windsor Subdivision • Chatham Subdivision • CASO Subdivision Highway 2 was the major east-west provincial highway in Southern Ontario, running from Windsor in the west to the Lancaster in the east and joining together the towns and cities of the western two thirds of the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. ... Highway 39 is a well-known former Provincial Highway in the northern part of Essex County. ... This moderately long highway travels through the northern part of Essex County, Ontario, starting its journey in Windsor, Ontario. ... This is one of Ontarios shortest Provincial highways, at just 1. ... This was one of Ontarios shortest Provincial highways, at just 1. ... This page lists all of the numbered county roads in Essex County, Ontario. ... Map of the Windsor Suburban Roads. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... ETR Logo Essex Terminal Railway (AAR reporting mark ETL) is a Canadian shortline railroad, travelling from the Town of Amherstburg, Ontario, through La Salle, to the City of Windsor, Ontario in Essex County, Ontario, a distance of 21 miles (32 km), with connections to CPRail and CN Railway. ... The Windsor Subdivision is a rail line owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Michigan. ...
Municipalities	Amherstburg • Essex 1 • Kingsville • Lakeshore • LaSalle • Leamington • Township of Pelee Island • Tecumseh • Windsor 2
Communities	Belle River3 • Colchester • Comber • Cottam • Deerbrook • Emeryville • Harrow3 • Maidstone • Malden Center • McGregor • Oldcastle • Puce • River Canard • Ruthven • St. Clair Beach3 • St. Joachim • Seacliffe • Stoney Point • Woodslee
Attractions and Parks	Point Pelee National Park • Fort Malden National Historic Park • Jack Miner Bird Sanctuary • Colasanti's Tropical Gardens • ERCA • Chrysler Canada Greenway • Trans-Canada Trail
Geography	Bois Blanc Island • East Sister Island • Fighting Island • Middle Island • Peche Island • Pelee Island • Point Pelee
Related Topics	Detroit, Michigan • Detroit River • Windsor • Ontario
1 County seat. 2 Separated Municipality, as of 1998. 3 Formerly a separate municipality, merged into another as of 1998.
List of municipalities in Ontario