Grand River, Ontario

Dunnville is a town in southern Ontario of approximately 13,000, about 45 minutes from Niagara Falls, Hamilton, Fort Erie and Buffalo, New York. It is located near the end of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, historically near the Talbot Trail. Home to several banks, bars, a Tim Hortons and some shops. A unique restaurant in the town is the Grand Island BBQ (and mini-putt) on the former site of a 19th century woollen mill Image File history File links Download high resolution version (514x705, 10 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (514x705, 10 KB) Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... 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... Skyline of Niagara Falls, Canada, as seen from Niagara Falls State Park across the river. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Location in the province of Ontario, Canada Coordinates: , Country Province Incorporated June 9, 1846[1] Government  - Mayor Fred Eisenberger  - City Council Hamilton City Council  - MPs List of MPs Dean Allison Chris Charlton David Christopherson Wayne Marston David Sweet  - MPPs List of MPPs Sophia Aggelonitis Andrea... Location of Fort Erie in the Niagara Region Fort Erie (2001 population 28,143) is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... The Grand River is the name of several rivers in different countries: The Grand River in Ontario in Canada The Grand River in Michigan in the United States. ... Haldimand is a single-tier municipality (but called a county) on the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario, on Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. ... The Talbot Trail is an historically significant overland route completed in the 1820s in Ontario, Canada, near the north shore of Lake Erie. ... Tim Hortons is a coffee-and-doughnut fast food restaurant chain largely based in Canada. ...

Originally built as the entrance to the Welland "feeder" canal, the town once boasted several water-powered mills and a once-bustling canal port; however, the feeder canal closed in the late 1880s and, the last mill was destroyed and replaced with a condominium complex about 10 years ago. There is an impassable dam at Dunnville which regulates the level of the Grand River at Port Maitland which, in the 19th century, also helped regulate the level of the Welland Canal (from 1828 until 1887 when the (3rd) canal began to intake its water directly from lake Erie). This article is about structures for water impoundment. ... Grand River, Ontario Port Maitland is a small community in the province of Ontario Canada. ... A ship transits the Welland Canal, with the Homer Lift Bridge and Garden City Skyway in background. ...

Only a few kilometres from Lake Erie, Dunnville has many private vacation properties. Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the tenth largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ...

Bick's Pickle Factory, Dunnville's largest factory, provides employment for a small percentage of the town's population, mainly students. It is also home to Rosa Flora, owned and operated by the Bulk family, which is a large greenhouse that ships to many Ontario and American businesses.

Demographics

Filled with great people of all descriptions.

Local People of Note

• James N. Allan - Politician
• Shelley Marshall - Comedian
• Matt Roik - NLL Player
• Nathan Horton - NHL Player
• Chore (band) - rock band, Sonic Unyon Records
• Ryan Barnes - NHL Player
• Jim Gregory (ice hockey) - NHL Hall of Famer, former Toronto Maple Leafs GM
• Dan Glenney - Canadian War Museum
• André Fauteux - Sculptor

James Noble Allan (November 13, 1894 - May 9, 1992) was a Canadian politician. ... Shelley Marshall (b. ... Matt Roik (b. ... Nathan Horton (born May 29, 1985 in Welland, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey center who currently plays for the Florida Panthers of the NHL. // After two highly successful years with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, Horton was drafted third overall by the Panthers in the... Chore is a band that formed in January of 1995. ... Ryan Barnes Ryan Barnes (born January 30, 1980, in Dunnville, Ontario), is a hockey player who most recently played seven games with the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League while registering no points and nine penalty minutes. ... Jim Gregory (born November 4, 1935 in Dunnville, Ontario) is a former general manager and league executive in the National Hockey League. ...

Schools

• Dunnville Secondary School - Panthers
• St. Michael's Catholic School - Golden Hawks
• Dunnville Christian School
• Fairview Avenue Public School - Falcons
• Dunnville Central Public School
• Thompson Creek Elementary School- Timberwolves
• Grandview Public School - Gators
• Anna Melick Public School- Mustangs
• Faith Jubilee Academy

Service Clubs

Optimist Club, Dunnville, ON

• Lions Club
• Optimist Club
• Rotary International Club
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 142
• 611 Harvard Royal Canadian Air Cadets
• Kinsmen
• 2nd Dunnville Scouting

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External links

Dunnville Community Theatre

• Dunnville, Ontario is at coordinates 42°54′24″N 79°37′01″W / 42.906788, -79.616806 (Dunnville, Ontario)Coordinates: 42°54′24″N 79°37′01″W / 42.906788, -79.616806 (Dunnville, Ontario)