Rockland is a bilingual (mostly francophone) community located about 25 kilometers east of Ottawa in Canada, in the city of Clarence-Rockland. In 1868 a sawmill was built here by William Clarence Edwards on the Ottawa River, followed by a link to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1888. Edwards, who held timber rights in the area and was also the first postmaster, named the area for the rocky nature of its landscape. Bilingualism in Canada refers to laws and policies of the federal government – and some other levels of government – mandating that certain services and communications be available to the public in both English and French. ... A Francophone is a person who speaks French natively or by adoption (i. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada location. ... Clarence-Rockland is a bilingual city in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section should include material from Saw mill A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ... This is about the river in Canada. ... Grand Trunk Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system headquartered in Montreal, Quebec which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...

It Is Also the worst town in all of eastern Ontario. The largely francophone population controls almost every establishment, and destroys any attempts at multi-culturalism. If anyone does not conform to the town model of acceptablity, then they are shunned and alientated in the community. Types that are not included in Rockland's acceptable persons model are: Latinos Punks African-Canadians and anyone Anglophone See Also: City of Clarence-Rockland Eastern Ontario is the region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies between the Ottawa and St. ... Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ... Latino refers to people living in the US of Latin American nationality and their US-born descendants. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... An anglophone is someone who speaks English natively or by adoption. ... Clarence-Rockland is a bilingual city in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. ...