Orillia, Ontario
Nickname: "The Sunshine City"
Map of Ontario with the location of Orillia as a red dot.
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Simcoe County
Mayor	Ron Stevens
Area
- City	km²
Population
- City (2004)	32,692
- Density	1,018.0/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.city.orillia.on.ca/

The Welcome sign to Orillia

Orillia, pronounced ōrĭl'ēə, is a city located in Simcoe County in south-central Ontario, Canada, on Lake Couchiching. It is about 135 kilometres north of Toronto. // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ... Image File history File links Ontario-orillia. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces and territories of Canada. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... In the Canadian province of Ontario, there are three different types of census divisions: single-tier municipalities, upper-tier municipalities (which can be regional municipalities or counties) and districts. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... EDT (shown in yellow) is UTC-4 The Eastern Time Zone of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of Northern America and the west coast of South America. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | UTC | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7:30 | +8 | +8:30 | +8...  Areas that observe daylight saving time  Areas that once observed daylight saving time  Areas that have never observed daylight saving time A 2001 public service announcement for the upcoming turning back of the clocks Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time or, daylight savings time, is a widely... Eastern Daylight Time or EDT is equal to: In North America, Eastern Standard Time + 1, or UTC − 4 hours. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | UTC | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7:30 | +8 | +8:30 | +8... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1324x937, 1082 KB)The welcome sign on Memorial Avenue going into Orillia. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1324x937, 1082 KB)The welcome sign on Memorial Avenue going into Orillia. ... Chicago from the air. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ...

History and geography

The Village of Orillia was incorporated in 1867 (sharing the same birthyear as Canada), became a town in 1875, and was designated a city in 1969. The City of Orillia is located on the shores of two connected lakes: Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Both lakes are part of the Trent-Severn Waterway. Travel north on Lake Couchiching, then through three locks and the only marine railway in North America leads to Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. Travel south-east across Lake Simcoe, though many locks (including two of the highest hydraulic lift locks in the world) eventually leads to Lake Ontario. From either of these Great Lakes one can connect to the St. Lawrence and thence to the Atlantic Ocean. A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town A town is a residential community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Chicago from the air. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ... Lock One on the Trent-Severn Waterway This article is not about the British company Severn Trent Water. ... Canal locks in England. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... Lake Huron and the other Great Lakes Lake Huron, bounded on the west by Michigan and on the east by Ontario, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Canal locks in England. ... Lake Ontario (French: lac Ontario), bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes in North America on or near the Canada-United States border. ... 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. ...

The human history of the region extends back several thousand years: in the "Narrows", a small waterway that connects Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe, there is marinearchaeological evidence of ancient fishing weirs used by Huron and Iroquois people to trap fish over 4,000 years ago. Also, there are several archaeological sites in the surrounding area that provide evidence of trading, fishing, and hunting camps that were visited for hundreds of years by Amerindians. Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Fishing Weir- a piece of early technology used by North American Natives and early settlers to catch fish for trade and to feed their communities. ... This article is about the First Nations people, the Wyandot, also known as the Huron. ... The Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations) is a group of First Nations/Native Americans. ... A Sioux in traditional dress including war bonnet, circa 1908. ...

Also of historical note, the famed French explorer Samuel de Champlain visited the area that would later become Orillia in the early 1600's. Ecole Samuel de Champlain, a local francophone elementary school, is named in his honour. A monument to Samuel de Champlain can also be found in Couchiching Park, and is a National Historic Site. Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain (about 1580 – 25 December 1635) was a French geographer, draftsman, explorer and founder of Quebec City. ... National Historic Site is a designation for a protected area of historic significance. ...

In Stephen Leacock's 1912 Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, Orillia was used as the basis for the fictional town known as "Mariposa", although Leacock stated that the fictional town could really be any town. The book was based on Leacock's experiences in the town and the city has since the book's release attempted to mimic the fictional location in as many ways as possible. The Stephen Leacock Museum, located in Orillia, is a National Historic Site. As well, William E. Bell's 1989 novel "Five Days of the Ghost" was also set in Orillia, with many readers recognizing popular local spots, including the Guardian Angels Catholic Church, the Samuel de Champlain statue in Couchiching Park as well as Big Chief Island in the middle of Lake Couchiching. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel de Champlain by Théophile Hamel (1870) Samuel de Champlain (about 1580 – 25 December 1635) was a French geographer, draftsman, explorer and founder of Quebec City. ... Lake Couchiching is a small lake in southern Ontario separated from Lake Simcoe by a narrow channel. ...

Orillia was the first municipality in North America to introduce daylight saving time and had the first municipal hydro electric transmission plant in North America.  Areas that observe daylight saving time  Areas that once observed daylight saving time  Areas that have never observed daylight saving time A 2001 public service announcement for the upcoming turning back of the clocks Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time or, daylight savings time, is a widely...

Name

The first recorded use of the name to describe the region, which until then had no officially sanctioned designation, was in 1820 when the name was given in York, Upper Canada by then Lieutenant-Governor Sir Peregrine Maitland, Maitland was a veteran of the British campaign against the French in Spain, called the Peninsular War, during the Napoleonic Wars where he served under the command of Wellington. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Map of Upper Canada (orange) Upper Canada was a British territory in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario This is a list of lieutenant-governors of the Canadian province of Ontario, before and during Confederation in 1867. ... Sir Peregrine Maitland (July 6, 1777–May 30, 1854) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... The Second of May, 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes, by Francisco de Goya (1814). ... Combatants Allies: • Great Britain (until 1801)/United Kingdom(from 1801) • Prussia • Austria • Sweden • Russia • Portugal • Spain • and others • France • Denmark-Norway • Poland Casualties Full list The Napoleonic Wars comprised a series of global conflicts fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France (1799 - 1815). ... Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ...

While there are no records clearly indicating the reason for the name Orillia, the most common explanation holds that the name originates in the Spanish, "orilla," which can mean either the shore of a lake or river. The Spanish pronunciation sounds much like, "oreeya," and since the word itself is spelled almost identically to Orillia, without the second, "i," it has come to be commonly accepted as the source word for the city's name. Further backing the theory of a Spanish origin are the names of surrounding communities and landmarks, which include Oro for gold, Mariposa for butterfly, and Mono for monkey. Historical documents contain a second spelling of the name which was never officially recognised, Aurelia, which when pronounced sounds similar to the name and is considered a clerical error. ^[1] Oru-Medonte is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... Mariposa was a little known unincorporated settlement and geographic township in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Families Superfamily Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae Superfamily Papilionoidea: Papilionidae Pieridae Nymphalidae Lycaenidae Riodinidae A butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera, and belongs to one of the superfamilies Hesperioidea (the skippers) or Papilionoidea (all other butterflies). ... Mono is a town in south-central Ontario, in the County of Dufferin northeast of the Town of Orangeville on the Nottawasaga River. ... For other uses, see Monkey (disambiguation). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Look and feel

Orillia is known as the "Sunshine City", taking the moniker from the Sunshine Sketches by Stephen Leacock. Many local businesses also use "Mariposa" in their names. The city council actively restricts the construction of large buildings downtown and seeks to maintain a certain "small town" look with regard to signs and decorations.

Many tourists and boaters are attracted to the city each year because of its waterfront park and its position as a gateway to Lake Country, cottage country in Muskoka, Algonquin Provincial Park, and other natural attractions. The city's waterfront has an extensive lakeshore boardwalk, a large park with two beaches, several playgrounds, an outdoor theatre, a touring ferry, and a children's' train. The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in... Algonquin Provincial Park is a provincial park located between Georgian Bay and the Ottawa River in central Ontario, Canada. ...

The city of Orillia also is home to a large number of retirement homes (currently 9, with 4 more under construction). As such, it is often characterized as a "retirement community", although less than 18% of the city's population is actually over 65 (see below).

Orillia is home to an annual Perch Fishing Festival, where farmed perch are released into the region to be caught for prize money. This event also includes a large social gathering consisting of a "perch fry".

The port of Orillia also has an annual "christmas in june", which includes a boat decorating contest and turkey buffet, every june 24th. Also, boat and cottage shows are held in june and august.

Orillia is the original and current site of the popular Mariposa Folk Festival. The Mariposa Folk Festival was founded in Orillia, Ontario, and after being held in various places in Ontario for a few decades, has returned there. ...

Environmental issues

In 1989, representatives of Ogden Martin Ltd., of Mississauga, approached the City of Orillia regarding the construction of a massive recycling and incineration facility which was to be used for handling the trash of nearby cities and Toronto. This was to be one of three facilities used to deal with the garbage produced by the greater Toronto region. Motto: Pride in our past, Faith in our future Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Established 1974 City Mayor Hazel McCallion Governing Body Mississauga City Council MPs Navdeep Singh Bains, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Omar Alghabra, Paul Szabo MPPs Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Peter Fonseca, Tim Peterson, Harinder Takhar... For other forms of waste plant that produce energy see waste-to-energy Hong Kongs decomissioned Kwai Chung Incineration Plant Incineration is a solid waste treatment technology involving combustion of waste at high temperatures[1]. Incineration and other high temperature waste treatment systems are described as thermal treatment. In... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ...

The plan to accept the incinerator was developed by city council with no public input, citing a potentially significant boost the local economy — not only in terms of jobs, but also in the resale of recycled materials, the energy generated by the facility and the duties charged to other cities involved. Some citizens reacted negatively to the closed-doors approach to the talks. Indeed, Orillia's then-mayor, John Palmer, noted on the day of the vote on the plan that Ogden Martin "has asked council not to reveal any details until tonight."(Orillia Packet & Times, 4-9-90).

Many residents were concerned about the environmental effect this would have on the region, leading to protests and public awareness programs by a network of concerned citizens calling themselves Stop Incineration Now. At a protest by a large number of high school students, then-mayor John Palmer famously noted that if he had been their teacher, "I'd shoot every last one of you", a quote that was shown on televised news and reported in Orillia and Toronto newspapers.

When city council made no effort to involve the public in the discussions, anti-incineration activists polled over 2,000 residents on Ogden Martin's proposal, and found that 75% were against incineration, 10% for incineration, and 15% undecided. A petition was circulated against the incinerator and was signed by approximately 9,000 residents (out of a total population of only 24,000). Look up Petition in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. ...

A committee consisting of Orillia's 54 doctors generated a report, based on extensive research of published health data, that recommended a rejection of the incinerator proposal - 52 (and later, 53) of the doctors endorsed the report. Dr. Don Philpott, a member of the committee, noted that: "People can be bamboozled into thinking that acceptable risk means no additional risk, but that is just not true..." In retaliation for the call to reject the incinerator's installation, Ogden Martin threatened to sue the doctors of Orillia for defamation. The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) passed a resolution in support of the Orillia doctors, after which the threat of litigation was dropped. The Ontario Medical Association is a professional organization for physicians in Ontario, Canada. ...

The provincial New Democratic Party (NDP) government under Premier Bob Rae had a strong agenda of environmental protection and quickly began to fight the initiative to build these incinerators. In September of 1992, and citing a number of reasons, the Ministry of Environment under the NDP government banned the development of new municipal solid waste incinerators and enacted stricter standards for existing incinerators. The Environment Minister at the time, Ruth Grier, called incinerators "a technological quick fix which creates new environmental problems without solving old ones." The New Democratic Party (NDP; Nouveau Parti démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Robert Keith Rae, PC , OC, O.Ont , QC , B.A., LL.B, B.Phi. ...

Incinerators are highly controversial generally, and are known to generate toxic emissions and to produce ash that may itself need to be quarantined as hazardous waste. The energy production value is also questionable, given the expenditure required for scrubbers and detoxification mechanisms. While it was claimed that the proposed incinerator would have produced only a small amount of carbon black, which would have been sent into extreme elevations and eventually fallen in northern Québec, environmentalists' concerns were more focused on the emission of heavy metals, dioxins and other carcinogens, and other hazardous materials. Moreover, Ogden Martin's questionable environmental record suggests that the filtration of particulate matter would have been imperfect at best. Notably, in 1992 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cited Ogden Martin for 6,000 violations between 1989 and 1991 at its Indianapolis incinerator alone. Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability corrosivity reactivity toxicity Generally, toxicity is quantified through the use of the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure or TCLP test, as required by EPA. Hazardous... Carbon black is a material produced by the incomplete combustion of petroleum products. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... The term heavy metal may have various more general or more specific meanings. ... Dioxins form a family of toxic chlorinated organic compounds that bioaccumulate in humans and wildlife due to their fat solubility. ... In pathology, a carcinogen is any substance or agent that promotes cancer. ... EPA redirects here. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ...

The citizens' campaign ultimately led to a rejection of the plan by the city council and Toronto now ships much of its waste to the United States, although there have also been recent efforts to improve recycling and composting programs. The international recycling symbol. ... An active compost heap, steaming on a cold winter morning. ...

Unfortunately, problems remain with the city's current approach to waste management. The city's landfill site is placed near the lakeshore on what was once a bog, with a stream running through it into Lake Simcoe. This has caused the water near the site to have an unpleasant odour. Movements to shut down the dump and create a new one in another location have been rejected due to the cost of such an effort, despite the environmental cost already being paid by the region. The Orillia landfill site also contains an on-site composting, sorting and recycling programme, although it remains the case that the composting site is even closer to the Simcoe waterfront than the other waste. Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local aesthetics or amenity. ... A landfill compaction vehicle in operation A landfill, also known as a dump (US) or a tip (UK), is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment. ...

The OPP

The OPP Headquarters

In the early 1990s, Orillia reached an agreement with the OPP to convert all local police to the provincial level for a discounted service cost and the construction of a new headquarters location. The initial location was a section of the Tudhope building, a then run-down former appliance factory which was shut down in the 1970s^[2], while the new building's site was selected and its development began. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1929 KB)The OPP Headquarters, photo taken by myself and released under the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1929 KB)The OPP Headquarters, photo taken by myself and released under the public domain. ...

During the construction of this new facility, there was more than a year long transition from Orillia to Ontario police, in which all Orillia officiers were given the opportunity to convert or seek work in other municipalities - this transition ended on June 3rd, 1996, when the OPP officially became the only police force in Orillia.

The partially renovated Tudhope building that had served as the OPP headquarters prior to completion of the new building is now used as City Hall, with the remainder of the building being rebuilt as downtown apartments and a satellite campus for Lakehead University. Lakehead University is situated at the head of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario. ...

The new location, which lies on the southwestern skirts of the city at 777 Memorial Avenue, now houses the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Headquarters, Training Centre and Museum. The Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) is the provincial police force for the province of Ontario, Canada. ...

Residents of note

Orillia has been home to numerous artists and politicans of note. This includes:

• A. Charles Baillie, Chancellor of Queen's University
• James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• William E. Bell, author
• Franklin Carmichael, one of the Group of Seven
• Leslie Frost, Premier of Ontario
• Jake Gaudaur, football player
• Stephen Leacock, humourist
• Rick Ley, hockey player
• Gordon Lightfoot, singer/songwriter
• Robert W. Mackenzie, politician
• Marnie Woodrow, novelist
• Dave Beckett, painter

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Communities

• Orchard Point
• Orillia

According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ...

• % Change (1996-2001): 4.6
• Dwellings: 12,172
• Area (km²): 28.61
• Density (persons per km²): 1,018.0

1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Demographics

Racial profile

• Caucasian: 93.4%
• Aboriginal: 3.1%

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• Protestant: 52.6%
• Catholic: 22.9%
• Other Christian: 2.1%
• No religion: 20.7%

Age Structure Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...

• 0-14 years: 18.4%
• 15-64 years: 64.0%
• 65 years and over: 17.6%

Severn is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada located between Lake Couchiching, and the Severn River, (both are part of the Trent-Severn Waterway) in Simcoe County. ... Oru-Medonte is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County. ... Ramara is a township in Simcoe County in south-central Ontario, Canada stretching along the northeastern shore of Lake Simcoe from Gambridge to Orillia, and along the entire eastern shore of Lake Couchiching from Orillia to Washago. ... Oru-Medonte is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County. ...

Notes and references

External links

• City of Orillia
• Scenic Orillia
• Lake Country
• Orillia Opera House
• Stephen Leacock Museum
• Orillia Museum of Art & History
• Ontario Plaques - Chief William Yellowhead
• Ontario Plaques - Founding of Orillia
• Ontario Plaques - Franklin Carmichael
• Ontario Plaques - Huron Fish Weirs
• Ontario Highway 11 Homepage - Orillia

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Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Haliburton is a county of Ontario, Canada, known as a tourist and cottage industry area, for its scenery and for its resident artists. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Lambton County, Ontario is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville are located in Southeastern Ontario, Canada. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Middlesex County is a census division located in Western Ontario. ... Northumberland County is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in east-central Ontario, Canada. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Peterborough County is located in Ontario, Canada. ... The United Counties of Prescott and Russell are consolidated counties located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Renfrew is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Simcoe is a county located in central Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario counties and regions ... Wellington County (population 75,000) is a county located in Ontario, Canada. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Cochrane District, Ontario is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... The Manitoulin District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... Parry Sound District is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Categories: Stub | Ontario districts ... The Sudbury District is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is located in Ontario, Canada, and is located in the southwest portion of the Greater Toronto Area and until 1974 was known as Halton County. ... The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in... Heraldic Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty Corporate Motto: Building Communities, Building Lives Location of the Niagara Region within Ontario Area: 1,852 sq. ... Oxford County, Ontario is a regional municipality and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is located in the south-western part of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Ontarios Rising Star Area: 1,761. ... The city of Brant (or County of Brant) is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[2] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... The Municipality of Chatham-Kent, is located in Southwestern 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. ... 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. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Nickname: Steel City, Steeltown, The Hammer Area: 1,117. ... Location of Kawartha Lakes in Ontario The City of Kawartha Lakes is a city in east-central Ontario, Canada, and makes up the former County of Victoria. ... Norfolk County (pronounced nor-foke) is a city-status municipal government on Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Bob Chiarelli Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux (CPC... The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... In the Canadian province of Ontario, municipalities operate in various hierarchies. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = The People are the City Location City Information Established: 1853 Area: km² Population:  - Total (2001 census)  - Urban (2001)  - Growth  - Rank 103,710 (source) 129,963 (source) approx. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[2] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Brockville (2001 population 21,375, metropolitan population 44,741) is located in the Thousand Islands region on the St. ... Gananoque clock tower Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, located at 44°1955 North 76°944 West. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = Faith, Fidelity and Progress Location City Information Established: April 23rd, 1827 (founded) April 23rd, 1879 (incorporated) Area: 86. ... Kingston, Ontario, is a historic city in Ontario, Canada, located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... Nickname: The Forest City Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 (as village) Incorporated 1855 (as city) City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best Governing Body London City Council MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) vacant seat Irene Mathyssen (NDP) Joe Preston (CPC) MPPs Chris Bentley (OLP) Deb Matthews (OLP... Pembroke (population 13,490 in the 2001 Canadian census) is a city at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley in eastern Ontario, Canada. ... Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 112,000) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ... Prescott is a town of approximately 4,200 people on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Ontario, Canada, directly across from Ogdensburg, New York. ... Quinte West is a municipality in central eastern Ontario, Canada. ... Smiths Falls (2001 population 9,977) is a town in Ontario, Canada. ... St. ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} Location City Information Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 32. ... Stratford (2001 population 29,676) is a city on the Avon River in Perth County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: The City of Roses Motto: Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Essex* Settled 1748 Incorporated 1854 Mayor Eddie Francis Governing body Windsor City Council MPs Joe Comartin (NDP) Brian Masse (NDP) MPPs Dwight Duncan (LIB) Sandra Pupatello (LIB) Area    - City 120. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...