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Encyclopedia > Ayr, Ontario

The village of Ayr, Ontario, Canada is a settlement located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southern Ontario. Ayr is located south of Kitchener, Ontario and west of Cambridge, Ontario. Major highways in the area include Highway 401. Ayr was originally an agricultural centre and maintains several businesses related to agriculture in the present. The community is rapidly expanding as sub-divisions are added to provide housing for people working in Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Map of Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario with North Dumfries in red. ... The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (or Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... Bell Tower Of Old City Hall The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has a population of 190,399 (2001 census). ... Map of the Region of Waterloo with Cambridge in red. ... Highway 401 as part of the 400-series network Ontario provincial highway 401, The Kings Highway 401, or the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, which is normally referred to simply as Highway 401 (pronounced four-oh-one), is a freeway that extends across Southern Ontario, Canada. ... Bell Tower Of Old City Hall The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, Canada, has a population of 190,399 (2001 census). ... Map of Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario with Waterloo in red. ... Map of the Region of Waterloo with Cambridge in red. ...


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The plaque on the one side reads, "Their name liveth forever" and on the other side of the cross is written "To the memory of those men of Ayr and country side who in the Great War died for King and Country 1914-1918".
Dear Sir: The Reeve and Councillors of the village of Ayr accept from the Memorial Committee the Memorial Cross "Cross of Sacrifice" with the thanks and desire to congratulate the committee on the very efficient manner in which the work in connection with it was carried out.
This plot is where we remember those who have passed on as a result of the two wars and this memory is sacred as the ground of the whole plot.
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