Location of Port Colborne in the Niagara Region

Port Colborne (2001 population 18,450) is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada near Niagara Falls. The city is named after Sir John Colborne, a British war hero and the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada at the time of the opening of the First Welland Canal. File links The following pages link to this file: Port Colborne, Ontario Categories: User-created public domain images ... File links The following pages link to this file: Port Colborne, Ontario Categories: User-created public domain images ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ... Lock 3 of the Welland Canal, with the Garden City Skyway bridge in background. ... Heraldic Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty Corporate Motto: Building Communities, Building Lives Location of the Niagara Region within Ontario Area: 1,852 sq. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status but is not fully co-official) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty... The Right Honourable John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (February 16, 1778 – April 17, 1863), British field marshal, was born at Lyndhurst, Hants and entered the 20th (Lancashire Fusiliers) in 1794, winning thereafter every step in his regimental promotion without purchase. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Map of Upper Canada (orange) Upper Canada was a British territory in what is now the Canadian province of Ontario. ... A publick notice in a newspaper announcing the opening of the canal The Welland Canal has gone through many incarnations in its history. ...

The city grew up around the canal, and is home to one of the world's longest canal locks at 1,380 ft (420 m). The lock is very flat at an elevation of one to four ft depending on the water level in lake Erie. The Welland Canal joins lake Erie shortly south of the lock and is crossed by one of very few remaining lift bridges on the canal. The annual Canal Days festival with live music, an antique car show, food from around the globe and other attractions attracts large numbers of visitors. Recently completed work on a 24-Hour Sobey's Grocery Store. This has led to a string of "Steaks at 2am" graffitti markings painted all over town. Canal locks in England. ...

A curiosity in town is the "incredible shrinking mill". When travelling east on Lakeshore road, the mill at the horizon seems close, but seems to move farther away as one drives closer to it.

To the east of downtown lies Sherkston Shores resort, offering over 2 miles of sandy beach, a privately held campground, minigolf, horseback riding and other attractions.

Golf enthusiasts can choose from 3 golf courses open from April until late fall.

One of the city's main employers until the 1990's used to be Inco, operating a nickel refinery on the east side of town. Today this refinery is partially shut down and only a fraction of people are employed by INCO. Inco Limited is a Canadian mining and metals company, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. ...

Demographics

(according to the Statistics Canada 2001 census) Statistics Canada is the Canadian federal government bureau commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. ... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

• Population: 18,450
• Area: 123.37 km².
• Population Density: 149.6 people per km².
• Growth Rate (1996-2001): 0.0%
• Total Private Dwellings: 8,362
• Average earnings of all persons with earnings: 28,537

Communities

• Bethel
• Cedar Bay
• Gasline
• Lorraine
• Pine Crest Point
• Port Colborne
• Sherkston
• Sherkston Beaches
• Shisler Point
• Silver Bay
• Humberstone

Lorraine is a town in southern Ontario, Canada on the shores of Lake Erie and the Niagara Pennisula. ... Silver Bay, Ontario, Canada is located on Lake Erie between Wyldwood and Cedar Bay. ...

External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 42.88663311897406° -79.25192555111505°
  • WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
  • Street map from Mapquest
  • Topographic map from Topozone
  • Aerial photograph from Terraserver

• Port Colborne website
• Port Colborne Economic & Tourism Development Corporation website
• Niagara Peninsula Communities website
• Port Colborne Sailors the Jr.B hockey team

		Welland, Niagara Falls
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Location of Fort Erie in the Niagara Region Fort Erie (2001 population 28,143) is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ...