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Encyclopedia > Echo Bay, Ontario
The "Big Loonie" in Echo Bay.
The "Big Loonie" in Echo Bay.

Echo Bay is a community in the Ontario township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, near Sault Ste. Marie. The community is located on the shores of the Echo Bay and Lake George. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 4th 1,076... The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario. ... Nickname: The Soo Motto: Naturally Gifted Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario District Algoma District Incorporated 1887 (town), 1912 (city) City Mayor John Rowswell Governing body The Corporation of the City of Sault Sainte Marie MPs Tony Martin MPPs David Orazietti Area    - City 715 km²  (276 sq mi) Elevation 192 m...


The town is home to a big loonie, similar to the Big Nickel in Greater Sudbury, around 260 km eastward. Robert-Ralph Carmichael, one of the Canadian dollar coin's designers, lives near Echo Bay. See also loony (short for lunatic), which is sometimes spelled loonie. Loonie is the unofficial but commonly-used name for Canadas gold-coloured, bronze-plated, one-dollar coin. ... The Big Nickel @ Dynamic Earth in Sudbury The Big Nickel is a nine- metre (30- foot) replica of a 1951 Canadian nickel, on the grounds of Dynamic Earth in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Location City Information Established: 1883 (as Sudbury) 2001 (as Greater Sudbury) Area: 3,354 km² Population:  - City (2001)  - CD Rank  - Municipal Rank 155,219 20th in Canada 26th in Canada Population density: 46. ... Robert-Ralph Carmichael is a Canadian artist who designed the loonie side of the Canadian one dollar coin. ...


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The water is typical for Georgian Bay, shallow and rocky at the shore.
A mecca for birdwatchers every spring and fall, this peninsula south of Brighton is a major flyway for migrating birds, home to waterfowl and shorebirds, and a staging point for Mexico-bound monarch butterflies.
Echo Bay man dies in Highway 69 crash (218 words)
The driver of the van, William Fredrick Hooey, age 26, of Echo Bay, Ontario, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, a southern Ontario male, was taken to the St. Joseph's Health Centre in Sudbury by ambulance, suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
A post mortem is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow in Sudbury to determine the cause of death.
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