NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Town of Whitby

Whitby (estimated 2004 population 110,000) is a town located east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is the seat of Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... I, the creator of this image, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... 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 Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... Hon. ... Whitbyâ€”Oshawa in relation to the other Toronto area ridings Whitbyâ€”Oshawa is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Christine Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in a byelection on March 30, 2006. ... 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. ... A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) A metre or meter[1] (symbol: m) is a unit of length and the current base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... World map of the population density in 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. ... -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 public service announcement for turning the clock back one hour at the end of daylight saving time Daylight saving time (DST), also known as summer time and sometimes... for North America see also: Atlantic Standard Time Zone and Eastern Daylight Time Categories: Time zones ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York 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. ... Durham Regional Municipality, also called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... 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 Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats...

History

The Town of Whitby was incorporated in 1855, three years after it was chosen as the seat of government for the newly formed County of Ontario. Although settlement dates back to 1800, it was not until 1836 that a downtown business center was established by Whitby's founder Peter Perry. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Perry (November 14, 1792-August 24, 1851) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. ...

Whitby Township (now the Town of Whitby) was named after the seaport town of Whitby, Yorkshire, England. In addition to Whitby, Yorkshire, the Town of Whitby is also officially twinned with Longueuil, Québec and Feldkirch, Austria. Statistics Population: 13,740 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ893109 Administration District: Scarborough Shire county: North Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (North Riding) Services Police force: North Yorkshire Police Ambulance service: Yorkshire Post office... Longueuil is a city in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from Montreal, of which it is a suburb. ... During the 1960s, a terrorist group known as the Front de libÃ©ration du QuÃ©bec (FLQ) launched a decade of bombings, robberies and attacks on government offices. ... Feldkirch can refer to: In Austria: Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district Feldkirch (district), an administrative division of Vorarlberg In France: Feldkirch, Haut-Rhin, a commune (municipality) in France. ...

When the township was originally surveyed in 1792, the surveyor, from the northern part of England, named the townships east of Toronto after towns on England's northeastern coast: York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington. The name "Whitby" is Danish, dating from about 867 CE when the Danes invaded Britain. It is a contraction of "Whitteby," meaning "White Village." The allusion may be to the white lighthouse on the pier at Whitby, Yorkshire, and also at Whitby, Ontario.' 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events September - Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ...

Whitby's chief asset was its fine natural harbour on Lake Ontario, from which grain from the farmland to the north was first shipped in 1833. In the 1840s a road was built from Whitby Harbour to Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay, to bring trade and settlement through the harbour to and from the rich hinterland to the north. In the 1870s a railway was constructed to Port Perry and Lindsay from Whitby Harbour. 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events and Trends Technology First use of general anesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long The first electrical telegraph sent by Samuel Morse on May 24, 1844 from Baltimore to Washington, D.C.. War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February... Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... // Events and Trends Technology The invention of the telephone (1876) by Alexander Graham Bell. ... Port Perry, Ontario, (Pop. ... Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. ...

Whitby is also the site of Trafalgar Castle School, a private girls' school founded in 1874. The building, constructed as an Elizabethan-style castle in 1859–62 as a private residence for the Sheriff of Ontario County, is a significant architectural landmark and Whitby's only Provincial historic site marked with a plaque. The school celebrated its 125th anniversary in 1999. Trafalgar Castle School in Whitby, Ontario is a private day and residential school for girls and young women in grades 6 through 12. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

During the Second World War, Whitby was the location of Camp X, a secret spy training facility established by Sir William Stephenson, the "Man Called Intrepid". Although the buildings have since been demolished, a monument was unveiled on the site of Camp X in 1984 by Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor John Black Aird. Camp X was the unofficial name of a World War II paramilitary and commando training installation, on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario between Whitby and Oshawa in Ontario, Canada. ... Sir William Samuel Stephenson, C.C., M.C., D.F.C. (January 23, 1897–January 31, 1989) was a Canadian soldier, airman, businessman, inventor, spymaster, and the senior representative of British intelligence for the entire western hemisphere during World War II. Stephenson is best-known by his wartime intelligence codename... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Lieutenant Governor or Lieutenant-Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... The Honourable John Black Aird, OC , O.Ont. ...

Modern status

Today, Whitby is the seat of government in Durham Region. It is commonly considered part of the Greater Toronto Area, although for census purposes it belongs to the greater Oshawa Metropolitan Area. They are both in the eastern part of the Golden Horseshoe region. The Town of Whitby also includes the Village of Brooklin, and the hamlets of Ashburn, Myrtle, and Myrtle Station. The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... Oshawa (2004 population 150,000, metropolitan population 296,298) is a city on Lake Ontario located 56 kilometres east of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A census metropolitan area, or CMA is a Canadian census subdivision comprising a large urban area (known as the urban core) and adjacent areas (known as urban and rural fringes) that have a high degree of social and economic integration with the urban core. ... The census divisions that constitute the original Golden Horseshoe appear in red on the map. ...

Economy

The Durham Region government is the town's largest employer. As is the case with Oshawa, several major manufacturing businesses are located in Whitby. The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ...

Healthcare

Despite being among the 100 largest cities in Canada, Whitby lacks a hospital. The Whitby General Hospital has been converted into a private long-term care medical center. Also located in the town is Whitby Mental Health Centre, a mental hospital. The table below is a list of the 100 largest cities (or municipalities) in Canada. ...

Sports

Whitby's most famous sporting team are the Whitby Dunlops, a celebrated ice hockey squad that captured the world championship in 1958 at Oslo, Norway. This team featured long-time president of the Boston Bruins, Harry Sinden. The Dunlops were revived in 2004. Some famous athletes from Whitby are; Olympic Medalists and NHL players Adam Foote, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Gary Roberts, and WWE wrestler Andrew "Test" Martin. The Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 kmÂ² {{{arealand}}} kmÂ² 0. ... The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Harry Sinden (born September 14, 1932 in Collins Bay, Ontario, Canada) was the coach of the Canadian national mens hockey team during the 1972 Summit Series and the American national womens hockey team during the 1998 Winter Olympics. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ... The modernized NHL shield logo debuted in 2005, replacing the orange and black shield, which had been used since the leagues inception. ... Adam Foote, cross-checking American John LeClair at the 1998 Winter Olympics. ... Joe Nieuwendyk at the 1998 Winter Olympics. ... Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966, in North York, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice Hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Andrew Test Martin (born Andrew J. Martin on March 17, 1975 in Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently performing for the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), under the ring name Test. ...

Whitby is also home to the Iroquois Sports Complex, one of the largest minor sports centers in North America, including six ice pads, the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame, swimming pool, tennis courts, five ball diamonds, a skatepark, and a soccer pitch. Whitby also developed the McKinney Sports complex which boasts three ice pads, and Luther Vipond Arena in Brooklin, with one ice pad. Skatepark in Davis, California. ...

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