Riverfront in Paris

Corner of William and Grand River

Paris is a community on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into the County of Brant, thus ending 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality. // Paris is the capital of France. ... Grand River Ontario This article is about the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. ... 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... This article is about the year. ... The city of Brant (or County of Brant) is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. ...

The town was first settled in 1829 when Hiram Capron bought the land and built a mill on the present townsite. The town of Paris was officially established in 1850. Since the late 1990s, Paris has experienced substantial population growth, which may be in part attributed to the rising popularity of rural communities among GTA boundcommuters (see bedroom community). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For the game, see: 1850 (board game) 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... A map of Torontos Census Metropolitan Area, which contains a large portion of the Greater Toronto Area. ... Commuting is the process of travelling from a place of residence to a place of work. ... Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...

The first long distance telephone call was made on August 10, 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell's father from downtown Brantford. Alexander Graham Bell received the call at what is now retail store The River Lily, located at 91 Grand River St. North, Paris. It was a boot shop and a telegraph office at that time. Paris is also the transmitter site for a number of broadcast stations serving the Brantford and Kitchener-Waterloo areas. The actual tower site is 475 Ayr Road, just south of Ayr, and was erected and owned by Global in 1973 for CIII-TV. It leases space for broadcast clients including Conestoga College's campus radio station CJIQ as well as rebroadcasters of CBLA, CBL-FM, CJBC-FM and CBLN-1. Brantford (2001 population 86,417)[1] is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Kitchener-Waterloo (K-W) is an unofficial but ubiquitous name for the area in Ontario, Canada, consisting of the twin cities of Kitchener and Waterloo, approximately 100 kilometres west of Toronto. ... CIII-TV is a television station owned by CanWest Global that serves most of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Former logo The Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public college based in Kitchener, Ontario in Canada. ... Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. ... CJIQ-FM, branded as The Condor, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 88. ... A rebroadcaster, in Canadian broadcasting, is a television or radio transmitter which airs the programming associated with a radio or television station in a different market. ... CBLA is a Canadian radio station. ... CBL is the CBC Radio Two station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... CJBC is the callsign of two Canadian radio stations, which broadcast the CBCs French language radio networks in Toronto, Ontario. ... CBLT - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Paris District High School is the only high school in Paris. Paris District High School (PDHS) is a regional high school in Paris, Ontario, Canada. ...

Paris is not only referred to as "the cobblestone capital of Canada" (in reference to a number of aged cobblestone houses) but also as "the prettiest town in Canada", even though Goderich, Ontario offically has this title as quoted by the Queen. Paris is located at 43°12′N, 80°23′W. A cobblestone-covered street Cobblestones are stones used in the pavement of early streets. ... Goderich (pronounced either God-rich or God-er-ich) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario and is the county seat of Huron County. ...

Paris was named for the nearby deposits of gypsum, used to make Plaster of Paris. For other uses, see Gypsum (disambiguation). ... This article is about the building material. ...

The town hosts an annual "Fall Fair", a carnival which takes place over the labour day weekend. The Fall Fair features several rural lifestyle exhibits, as well as a midway which is complete with carnival games, rides, demolition derbies, Armchair Quarterback, and the Gravitron. Labour Day Parade in Toronto in the early 1900s A Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ...

Films shot in Paris

• Away from Her (2006)
• Blood & Guts (1978)
• Hard Part Begins, The (1973)
• Ordinary Magic (1993)
• Phil the Alien (exteriors) (2005)
• Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The (2005)
• Shadow Builders (1998)
• Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes (1994) (TV) [1]

Famous people

• Syl Apps, Olympian, Toronto Maple Leafs player and Member of Provincial Parliament
• Todd Brooker, alpine skier
• Deborah Ellis, writer of award-winning children's novels
• Natasha Filliol (nee Yaremczuk), Olympic triathlete
• George Bernard Flahiff, Roman Catholic Cardinal
• Phyllis Gretzky (nee Hockin), mother of Wayne Gretzky
• D. Gregor Hagey, feature film cinematographer
• Elysia Muise, Canadian Winter Games 2003 gold medalist for ringette
• Ted Reader, Celebrity Chef
• Linda Schuyler, television producer of Degrassi
• Barry Silverthorn, documentary producer of The End of Suburbia
• Albert Walker, infamous conman and convicted killer
• Jay Wells, New York Rangers player and Stanley Cup champion
• John Bemrose, author of The Island Walkers
• Wayne Gretzky's father, Walter, attended High School in Paris from the family farm in nearby Canning.

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Service Clubs

• Kinsmen Club of Brantford
• The Lions Club of Paris
• The Kiwanis Club of Paris

Kinsmen Club of Brantford is a Canadian service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride who does much needed charitable work within their community. ...

Buildings and Structures

• CIII Television Tower
• The Historic Arlington Hotel
• The Canadian Tavern

External links

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Paris, Ontario

• The County of Brant

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Festivals and Events

• The Cobblestone Festival
• The Paris Fair
• Springtime in Paris
• Christmas in Paris

See also

• At The Forks of The Grand - History book on town