Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Motto: Building Community. Building Lives.
Area:	1,852 sq. km.
Population  - Total (2001)  - Cdn. CD Rank: Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A motto is a phrase or collection of words intended to describe the motivation or intention of a sociological grouping or organization. ... Image File history File links Niagara File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Census division is the next smallest political region below province or territory, in Canada, similar to a county. ... - Density	410,570 Ranked 13th Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... 220.4/km²
MPs
Dean Allison, Walt Lastewka, John Maloney, Rob Nicholson
MPPs
Jim Bradley, Kim Craitor, Tim Hudak, Peter Kormos, Jennifer Mossop
Regional Chair	Peter Partington
Governing body	Niagara Regional Council
Regional Niagara

Niagara Regional Municipality (2001 population 410,574), also known as Niagara Region, Regional Niagara, or the Regional Municipality of Niagara, is an area covering 12 municipalities, including th cities of Niagara Falls, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, and Welland; the towns of Fort Erie, Grimsby, Lincoln, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Pelham; and the townships of Wainfleet and West Lincoln, covering 1850 square kilometres. The regional seat in Thorold, where Niagara Regional Council meets. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Dean Allison (born February 18, 1965) is a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Niagara West—Glanbrook. ... The Honourable Walter Thomas Walt Lastewka, PC (born October 11, 1940 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. ... John David Maloney (born January 5, 1945 in Welland, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. ... The Hon. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... James J. Bradley (born February 19, 1945 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a long-time Ontario Liberal Party politician and MPP in the Ontario legislature. ... Kim Craitor is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Tim Hudak is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Peter Kormos (born October 7, 1952 in Welland, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... Jennifer Mossop is a politician in Ontario, Canada. ... The Niagara Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Niagara Falls in the Niagara Region Niagara Falls, Ontario (2001 population 78,815) is a city located on the Niagara River, in the Golden Horseshoe region. ... Location of Port Colborne in the Niagara Region Port Colborne (2004 population 24,797) is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in southern Ontario, Canada in Niagara Region. ... Location of St. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Cities in Ontario ... Welland (2001 population 48,402) is a city on the Welland Canal in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. ... Fort Erie (2001 population 28,143) is a town on the Niagara River in Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Categories: Canada-place stubs | Ontario communities | Coastal towns of Canada ... Lincoln is a town on Lake Ontario on the Niagara Peninsula. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Ontario communities | Coastal towns of Canada ... Location of Pelham in the Niagara Region Pelham is a town on the Niagara peninsula in Ontario, Canada on the Welland River. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Ontario communities ... West Lincoln, township on the Niagara Peninsula of southern Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara situated half way between Hamilton, and Welland. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Cities in Ontario ... The Niagara Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Ontario, Canada. ...

The region boasts a number of tourist attractions, including its "Wine Country" and the internationally-renown Niagara Falls. The Horseshoe Falls, one of the three Niagara Falls. ...

Demographics

Racial Groups

• 94.5% White
• 1.2% Aboriginal
• 0.9% Black
• 0.7% Chinese

Religious Profile White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Indigenous peoples are: Peoples living in an area prior to colonization by a state Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with the dominant nation. ... Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ...

• 43.2% Protestant
• 36.4% Roman Catholic
• 3.8% other Christian
• 0.9% Muslim
• 14.6% non-religious

Top Ten Largest Races Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...

• Canadian - 121,660 (those who are most likely of British/French origin whose ancestors have been in Canada for many generations)
• English - 108,425
• Scottish - 66,385
• Irish - 56,640
• German - 49,435
• French - 48,155
• Italian - 44,645
• Dutch - 23,805
• Ukrainian - 16,735
• Polish 16,295

English may refer to: The nation of England. ... Scottish can refer to: adjective for Scotland see: Scotch the Scottish people. ...

Attractions

Airports

• St. Catharines-Niagara District Airport (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Welland-Port Colborne Airport (Welland)

Education

• Brock University (St. Catharines)
• Niagara College

Brock University is a modern comprehensive university located in St. ... Niagara College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Welland, Ontario. ...

History and Trails

• Fort George National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Fort Mississauga National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Greater Niagara Circle Route
• Navy Island National Historic Site (Niagara Falls)
• Niagara Parkway
• Niagara Wine Route
• Queenston Heights National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Waterfront Trial
• Welland Canal Parkway

There is also a massively fortified garrison at Fort George, Scotland, completed in 1769. ... Navy Island is a small island in the Niagara River in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Queenston Heights is a geographical feature of the Niagara Escarpment immediately above the village of Queenston, Ontario, Canada. ... Welland Canal The Welland Canal is a ship canal that runs 43. ...

Other

• Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls)
• Lundy's Lane Tourist District (Niagara Falls)
• Niagara Olde Town (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Welland Canal Centre (St. Catharines)
• Wet and Wild (Lincoln)

Clifton Hill is the major tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario. ... The Battle of Lundys Lane was a battle of the War of 1812 on July 25, 1814, fought in present-day Niagara Falls, Ontario. ...

Protected areas

• Short Hills Provincial Park
• Wainfleet Bog Provincial Wildlife Preserve
• Ball's Falls Conservation Area
• Chippawa Creek Conservation Area
• Long Beach Conservation Area
• Morgan's Point Conservation Area
• Cave Springs Conservation Area
• St. John's Conservation Area
• Rockway Conservation Area
• Louth Conservation Area
• Mountainview Conservation Area
• Beamer Memorial Conservation Area
• Woodend Conservation Area
• Woolverton Conservation Area
• Wainfleet Wetlands
• Humberstone & Willoughby Wetlands
• Mud Lake Wetlands
• E.C. Brown Conservation Area
• United Empire Loyalist Conservation Area
• Port Davidson Weir Conservation Area
• Sugar Bush Conservation Area
• Stevensville Conservation Area
• Virgil Dams Conservation Area
• Happy Rolph's Bird Sancuary

Highways

400-series expressways

• Highway 405
• Highway 406
• Highway 420
• Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)

Highway 405 as part of the 400-series network Highway 405 is a short 400-Series Highway in Ontario, Canada that connects the Queen Elizabeth Way to the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge in the village of Queenston. ... Highway 406 as part of the 400-series network Highway 406 near downtown St. ... Highway 420 as part of the 400-series network Highway 420 is a 400-Series Highway in Ontario, Canada. ... The Queen Elizabeth Way as part of the 400-series network The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital freeway linking Buffalo, New York and the Niagara Peninsula with Toronto and its western suburbs. ...

Other highways

• Ontario provincial highway 3
• Ontario provincial highway 20
• Ontario provincial highway 58
• Ontario provincial highway 58A
• Ontario provincial highway 140

Ontario Provincial Highway #3 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Ontario Provincial Highway 58 is a provincially maintained highway on the Niagara Peninsula of Ontario. ... Ontario Provincial Highway 140 is a provincially maintained highway in the Niagara region in Ontario. ...

Surrounding census divisions

• Hamilton, Ontario
• Haldimand County, Ontario

Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... 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. ...

External links

• The Regional Municipality of Niagara

Census Divisions of Ontario
Counties of Ontario: Bruce | Dufferin | Elgin | Essex | Frontenac | Grey | Haliburton | Hastings | Huron | Lambton | Lanark | Leeds and Grenville | Lennox and Addington | Middlesex | Northumberland | Perth | Peterborough | Prescott and Russell | Renfrew | Simcoe | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Wellington
Regional Municipalities of Ontario: Durham | Halton | Muskoka | Niagara | Oxford | Peel | Waterloo | York
Single Tier Municipalities of Ontario: Brant | Brantford | Chatham-Kent | Greater Sudbury | Haldimand | Hamilton | Kawartha Lakes | Norfolk | Ottawa | Prince Edward | Toronto
Separated municipalities - Historic counties of Ontario
Districts of Ontario: Algoma | Cochrane | Kenora | Manitoulin | Nipissing | Parry Sound | Rainy River | Sudbury | Thunder Bay | Timiskaming