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Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, it share water boundariess with Quebec, to the north and New York State to south. Image File history File links Eastont. ...
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Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked...
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The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...
, Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...
State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...
Population: 1,392,346 (2001), est. 1,647,000 (2004). Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
It includes the census divisions of Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Lanark, Renfrew, Leeds and Grenville, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, and Ottawa. Motto: Sic Dat Diligentia Terra (He who works hard reaps a good harvest) Area: 2,001. ...
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Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
Renfrew is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are located in Southeastern Ontario, Canada. ...
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Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government - Mayor Larry OBrien - City Council Ottawa City Council - MPs List...
Many sources may also include Hastings, Prince Edward, and sometimes even Northumberland in the definition of Eastern Ontario, but some classify them as Central Ontario. Eastern Ontario sometimes refers only to the part of the province that lays east of where Lake Ontario narrows into the St. Lawrence River. Sometimes the region centred on Kingston can be called Mid-Eastern Ontario. Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ...
The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in east-central Ontario, Canada. ...
Central Ontario is the portion of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario. ...
Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...
The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ...
History
French explorers and fur traders were the first Europeans to pass through this region. Samuel de Champlain, explorer, traversed the Ottawa River in 1615 on his way westward to the Great Lakes. By far the largest city in the region is the recently amalgamated city of Ottawa, capital of Canada, which accounts for roughly 60% of Eastern Ontario's population. Kingston, itself once capital of the Province of Canada, is the other major city in the region. Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Location of the City of Ottawa in the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1850 as Town of Bytown Incorporated 1855 as City of Ottawa Amalgamated January 1, 2001 Government - Mayor Larry OBrien - City Council Ottawa City Council - MPs List...
Murney Tower, Kingston The Fort Henry Guard performing an historical demonstration The Prince George Hotel. ...
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Much of the remainder of the region relies on agriculture and tourism. Heavier reliance on recreation and tourism exists in the more rugged Renfrew county in the northwest of Eastern Ontario.
Of all Ontario's regions, parts of Eastern Ontario are the most heavily influenced by the United Empire Loyalists, American settlers who moved to Upper Canada out of loyalty to the British Crown during and after the American Revolutionary War. The Loyalist influence has a presence in the counties of Lennox and Addington, Leeds and Grenville, Frontenac, Lanark, Hastings, and Prince Edward. The name United Empire Loyalists is given to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other British Colonies as an act of fealty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolutionary War. ...
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In Ottawa, Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and (although declining) Renfrew, Eastern Ontario is home to the largest Franco-Ontarian community within Ontario. Also, a group of Scottish Highlanders from the Highland land clearances were granted land to settle in the latter two districts around the time of the united empire loyalist migration. Franco-Ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are French Canadian or francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ...
Large numbers of Irish Catholics, mainly from Cork and surrounding counties settled in the area in the decades following the war of 1812, the majority of them in or near to present day Ottawa. Many arrived through government backed immigration schemes to settle unoccupied lands and fill labour shortages. Along with the Franco-Ontarians in particular, they made up the majority of canal builders on the large Rideau Canal project and were heavily employed in the area's extensive lumber industry. County Cork (Contae Chorcaí in Irish) is the most southwesterly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. ...
Franco-ontarians (French: Franco-ontarien) are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...
The Locks in Summer The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ...
Through the last century, newer immigrant groups have added to the cultural mix, mostly in Ottawa itself.
Politically, Eastern Ontario is a cultural divide that reaches into political lines. Except for the easternmost parts (which are heavily French-speaking and almost always vote Liberal), the rural areas of Eastern Ontario are very conservative, similar to much of Western Canada and large parts of the United States, due to strong religious influence and a heavily traditional agricultural base. Ottawa is mixed, with a left-wing core where the NDP is strong, a more conservative (but sometimes swinging liberal) west end and a more liberal east end due to its bilingual nature. The Liberal Party of Canada (French: ), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party. ...
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Climate and Geography The climate of Eastern Ontario is humid continental with large seasonal variation. Snow and ice are dominant during the winter season. Ottawa receives close to 250cm (100 in) of snowfall over an average winter and snow usually remains on the ground for a couple of months, at minimum. However in recent years, there seems to be a trend towards snow free periods, even in mid-winter. In particular, in the year 2006, there was no snow on Christmas Day. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...
Ice storms are also relatively common, especially on lower terrain if compared with other parts of the country. One such large storm caused vast power outages and affected the local economy, known as the 1998 Ice Storm. Winters are more severe and longer along the Ottawa River, particularly in higher terrain of Renfrew County than further south along the Upper St. Lawrence River shoreline. The 1998 Canada Ice Storm was a massive ice storm that struck eastern Canada and Northern New York in January 1998. ...
Summers are fairly warm and humid in the Ottawa and St. Lawrence valleys, usually lasting a little longer than winter does in duration. The average July maximum temperature is 27C (80F). Temperatures rarely exceed 35C (95F), but during periods of hot weather, high humidity is often an aggravating factor. During early August 2006, temperatures reached the 40s with the humidex. Thunderstorms are on occasion severe, causing tree and property damage. Many of these storms tend to hit the area in the evening or at night.
Spring and fall are changabale seasons, prone to extremes in temperature and unpredictable swings in conditions. Average annual precipation averages around 950mm (37 in.).
The eastern section of Eastern Ontario, that is east and south-east of Ottawa, including the towns of Cornwall, Embrun and Hawkesbury is generally a flat plain, dotted with some extensive woodlots and boggy marshes, but is primarily farmland. Certain sections here are prone to low lying flooding and spring ice jams, particularly on the banks of the South Nation River. Cornwall. ...
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Hawkesbury is a town in Eastern Ontario on the Ottawa River, near the Quebec/Ontario border. ...
The South Nation River is a river whose watershed covers 3,900 km², a large part of eastern Ontario. ...
The Laurentian Highlands, which form a small section of the extensive Canadian Shield, cuts through the western section from the Upper Ottawa River valley southeast toward to the St. Lawrence River around Gananoque. Here sedimentary rock can be found folding over the Shield. This is also the portion where the greatest concentration of inland lakes are found. In Renfrew County, this higher terrain is called the 'Madawaska Highlands', after a major river thats disects these hills. Some highland peaks are over 400m higher than the Ottawa River. The picturesque area of the St. Lawrence River bordering New York State is known as the Thousand Islands region reflected by its numerous small islands. The bulk of the Laurentian Upland is located just to the north of the Ottawa River in adjacent Quebec and covers a vastly larger area within that province. The Laurentian Highlands consist of a landmass that extends from the Gatineau and Ottawa rivers in the west to beyond the Saguenay River in the east, with an elevation ranging from 400 metres to more that 1000 metres (about 1300 to 3300 feet) in Laurentides Provincial Park north of Quebec...
Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield— also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Bouclier Canadien (French), or Laurentian Plateau— is a large shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American craton. ...
Gananoque clock tower Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, located at 44°1955 North 76°944 West. ...
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Sunset over one of the smallest islands. ...
, Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...
Ottawa itself is at the confluence of the Rideau River and Ottawa River. A series of rugged rapids and waterfalls are found along these rivers in Ottawa. Most of the underlying rock in and around the city of Ottawa is limestone bedrock, also found in abundance farther south around Kingston. Limestone was used during the construction of the Rideau Canal, which connects Kingston and Ottawa by water and was also heavily used as the building blocks for many governmental and other buildings in both cities. rapids on the Rideau River opposite Carleton University The Rideau River is a Canadian river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. ...
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The Locks in Summer The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. ...
Contrary to popular perception, the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers do not actually converge in Ontario. A small portion of Quebec, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, lies between the Ontario-Quebec border and the river junction. This region has a land border with Ontario, but must cross water to reach any other part of Quebec. , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...
Vaudreuil-Soulanges is located at the center right of this image, forming a small triangle just to the west of the confluence of the Ottawa and St. ...
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