Wheatley is a small town in Southwestern Ontario, within the municipality of Chatham-Kent. It lies about 12 kilometers (7 miles) east of Leamington. Nearby parks include Two Creeks Conservation Area, Kopengaron Woods Conservation Area, and Point Pelee National Park, along with Rondeau Provincial Park being only a half-hour's drive to the east. It also boasts Wheatley Provincial Park, home to the endangered Blue Racer snake, which can only be found in the park as well as the Point Pelee National Park, and Pelee Island. Nickname: The Maple City & The Classic Car Capital of Canada Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County none–Single-tier municipality Established 1998 City Mayor Randy Hope Governing body Chatham-Kent Council MPs Bev Shipley (CPC) Dave Van Kesteren (CPC) MPPs Pat Hoy (OLP) Maria Van Bommel (OLP) Area    - City 2... Nickname: Motto: Building on the Past. ... Point Pelee National Park is a park in Essex County in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ... Rondeau Provincial Park is a park in southwestern Ontario located on an 8 km long sand spit extending into Lake Erie. ... Wheatley Provincial Park is located on Lake Erie near Wheatley, Ontario in Chatham-Kent County. ... Categories: Canada geography stubs | Islands of Canada | Ontario communities ...

The town has a few beaches, and the Camper's Cove Campsite and beach as well as Holiday Harbour. It lies on former Highway 3. The town's population before merging with Chatham-Kent in 1998 was roughly 1,500. It is now about 1,700. Ontario Provincial Highway #3 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. ...

Wheatley is the primary community of license for CHWI, a television station more popularly associated with the city of Windsor. In the United States (and potentially elswhere), each radio station or TV station is assigned a city of license by the Federal Communications Commission that they must serve. While this has become far less meaningful over the decades, stations are still required to post their public file somewhere within the... CHWI, A-Channel Windsor (formerly known as The New WI) is a television station owned by CHUM Limited. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ...

Wheatley's sign proudly proclaims it as the "Freshwater Fish Capital of the World" and has a large fishing port located on Lake Erie. It is home to the famous Omstead's fishery, a Canadian company founded in the town which still harbors its family. It has also been named on many occasions 'most millionaires per capita in Canada. Lake Erie (pronounced ) is the eleventh largest lake on Earth[2] and, of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest by surface area, the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume. ...

Hike Metal Products; a boat repair/fabricating company based in the habour, is the maker of the Maid of the Mist, the ferry boat used at Niagara Falls for the tours under the great Canadian waterfall. Maid of the Mist The Maid of the Mist is a boat tour of Niagara Falls. ... For other uses, see Niagara Falls (disambiguation). ...

The small town celebrates the annual Fish Festival during the summer, St. John The Baptist Celebration, a Santa Claus Parade, outdoor summer concerts and Two Creeks Conservation Area and other community events. Santa Claus parades are parades held in some countries, but above all in North America, to celebrate the official opening of the Christmas season with the arrival of Santa Claus. ...

Wheatley has one public school which hosts many different activities and sports. Wheatley has minor and senior soccer sponsored by the Chatham-Kent Police. Wheatley's arena lies directly behind the public school and is NHL approved. Wheatleys' skating lessons are highly acclaimed by nearby towns such as Leamington.

Wheatley's downtown is home to its most famous restaurant "The Lucky Wok" and "The Car Barn". Other buildings include: Post Office, Library, Bank, Mac's Milk, Martan's store, Drug Store, among others. It is also home to internet sites http://www.jimaging.net (photo related) and http://www.tourneytracker.net (poker related) Wheatley's Remembrance Day takes place on library grounds as does other ceremonies.

Coordinates: 42°06′N, 82°27′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...