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Encyclopedia > Waterford, Ontario
Waterford
Coordinates: 42°56′″N 80°17′″W / Expression error: Unexpected / operator, Expression error: Unexpected / operator
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Government
 - County Mayor Dennis Travale
 - Governing Body The Council of The Corporation of Norfolk County
 - MPs Diane Finley (Con)
 - MPPs Toby Barrett (Con)
Population (2001)
 - Town 2,500
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span N0E 1Y0
Area code(s) 519/226

Waterford is a small town located in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada about 11km (7 miles) north of the town of Simcoe, which is the county seat for Norfolk County. Population of the town is approximately 2,500 (2001). Antiques as well as food of all genres can be purchased either in the town or near the town on Ontario provincial highway 24. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ontario. ... Dennis Travale is the second mayor of Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. ... Norfolk County is the name of several counties: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada Norfolk County, England Norfolk County, Virginia, USA (extinct) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 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. ... Diane Finley PC, MP (born October 3, 1958 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... A Legislative Assembly in some parts of the Commonwealth refers to a legislature, or a chamber of the legislature. ... Toby Barrett (born November 3, 1945 in Port Dover, Ontario) is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the district of Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant for the Progressive Conservative Party. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Metronome, a public art installation showing the time in New York City The Eastern Time Zone (ET) 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 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ... 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 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Area code 519 is an area code that covers almost all of southwestern Ontario. ... Norfolk County (pronounced IPA: ) is a city-status single-tier municipal government on the north shore of Lake Erie in southwestern Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... Simcoe is a community of approx. ... ... Ontario provincial highway 24 is a highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which begins at Highway 3 in Simcoe, and ends at Main Street, in Erin. ...


The town sits on the old Canada Southern Railroad, preceding various other rail company takeovers, the latest of which was by CN/CP. The now idle line passes through Ontario between Buffalo, New York and Detroit, Michigan. The Canada Southern Railway (AAR reporting marks CASO) was a railroad in southern Ontario, Canada, founded on February 28, 1868 as the Erie and Niagara Extension Railway and later adopted the Canada Southern Railway name on December 24, 1869. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Erie County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Area  - City  143. ...


The area surrounding the village is primarily agricultural land, with tomatoes, tobacco and corn among the chief crops. Other natural health and organic crops are being explored, such as ginseng, but area farmers are generally suffering from the decline of the tobacco industry. In 1979, a freak tornado swept through Waterford, devastating trees, homes, and public property. The tornado also caused blackouts which lasted for hours throughout most of Norfolk County. Binomial name Solanumlycopersicum Linnaeus ref. ... Shredded tobacco leaf for pipe smoking Tobacco can also be pressed into plugs and sliced into flakes Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in genus Nicotiana. ... “Corn” redirects here. ... Species Subgenus Panax Section Panax Series Notoginseng Panax notoginseng Series Panax Panax bipinnatifidus Panax ginseng Panax japonicus Panax quinquefolius Panax vietnamensis Panax wangianus Panax zingiberensis Section Pseudoginseng Panax pseudoginseng Panax stipuleanatus Subgenus Trifolius Panax trifolius Panax is a genus of 11 species of slow-growing perennial plants with fleshy roots... A tornado in central Oklahoma. ... Power Outage is an episode of The WB drama series, Charmed. ...


Former Minister of Agriculture and Liberal MP Bob Speller lives with his family in the community of Villa Nova, just minutes east of Waterford. In the Cabinet of Canada, The Minister of Agriculture is responsible for overseeing the federal governments agriculture department, currently known as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. ... The Honourable Robert Bob Speller, PC (born February 29, 1956) is a former Canadian politician. ...

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Academia and sports

Waterford is home to the Norfolk Harvesters men's and women's rugby teams. The organization was founded in 2002 by Ryan Elliott. The local high school is called Waterford District High School and their teams are collectively called the Wolves. There are also two elementary schools and Bloomsburg Public School is located to the south in the hamlet of Bloomsburg. Waterford District High School is a public high school in Waterford, Ontario, Canada. ... Bloomsburg Public School is a feeder school to Townsend Central Public School that educates students from kindergarten to sixth grade and a special education program that is taught by Ms. ...


Pumpkinfest

Every October the weekend of the third Friday of the month, the community hosts a Pumpkin Festival. This includes a fireworks display, parade, home decorating contest and a spook house. The event is centered around the pumpkin harvest. Tourism reaches a peak during this time for Waterford. The Pumpkinfest was the backdrop for a national ad campaign featuring President's Choice Pumpkin Cheesecake. Fireworks over Miami, Florida, USA on American Independence Day Fireworks at Epcot, Florida, USA The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House illuminated under New Years Eve Fireworks 2005 A Fireworks event (also called a fireworks show) or Pyrotechnics is a spectacular display of the effects produced by... United States Marines on parade. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the film, see Pumpkin (film). ... Polish Cheesecake A slice of Jewish-style baked Lemon Cheesecake Japanese white chocolate cheesecake Green tea flavored cheescake served with green tea ice cream A cheesecake is a sweet, cheese-based pie. ...


Vango Adventure Farm

Vango Adventure Farm (featured on the Dragon's Den television show) is located just south of Waterford proper, and is owned by Mr. Mark VanGoethem. There are a lot of things for young families to do and although the admission is pricey, the entertainment value is worth it in the summer and early autumn. The theme park was officially opened on September 30, 2006 and there was live country music playing throughout. The farm is open on weekends for tourists until after Halloween. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Dragons Den. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Halloween, or Halloween, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children, who, in a tradition commonly known as trick-or-treating, dress in costumes and go door-to-door to collect sweets, fruit, and other gifts. ...


Attractions include a corn maze, an old fashioned hay ride, rabbits, goats, alpacas, birds, mini-putt, food, a pavilion, a place to measure your height, a splash pad, and a water slide. This theme park is slowly expanding into 15 different phases. People heading from Brantford, Turkey Point, Long Point, Port Dover, and Simcoe can enjoy a quick and convenient ride to the theme park. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Stacked hay in Romania Haystacks on stilts in Paddy fields, North Kanara, India Hay is dried grass or legumes cut, stored, and used for animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like cattle, horses, goats and sheep. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. ... Species See Species and subspecies The goat is a mammal in the genus Capra, which consists of nine species: the Ibex, the West Caucasian Tur, the East Caucasian Tur, the Markhor, and the Wild Goat. ... This article is about a breed of domesticated ungulates. ... who cares though]] island species, have also lost the ability to fly. ... Putt-Putt redirects here. ... Pavilion may refer to a type of building: Pavilion (structure) or to a specific building: Pavilion, New York London Pavilion Royal Pavilion Balboa Pavilion Pavilion is a brand name of computers and notebooks made by Hewlett-Packard. ... Height is the measurement of distance between a specified point and a corresponding plane of reference. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Established May 31, 1877 Government  - City Mayor Mike Hancock  - Governing Body Brantford City Council  - MP Lloyd St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the Long Point located on the north shore of Lake Erie. ... Port Dover is a community in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, located on the north shore of Long Point Bay, south of Simcoe, Ontario on Highway 6. ...


External links

Coordinates: 42°56′N, 80°17′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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Waterford, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (244 words)
Waterford is a small town located in Norfolk County, Ontario about 11km (7 miles) north of the town of Simcoe, which is the county seat for Norfolk County.
The area surrounding the village is primarily agricultural land, with tobacco and corn among the chief crops.
The event is centered around the pumpkin harvest.
Larry & Susan Stitt's Web Page - pafg104 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (701 words)
William James Hughes [Parents] was born in Dec 1869 in Oakville, Ontario.
Bruce Johnson Hall was born on 2 Jun 1907 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Charles Leroy Hall was born on 23 Jan 1910 in Townsend Twp, Ontario, Canada.
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