White River (population 1000), is a township located in Ontario, Canada, on the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 631. It was originally set up as a rail town on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885. In 1961, it was finally made accessible by car via Highway 17 of the Trans-Canada Highway. The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395... Highway 17 in Mattawa. ... The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR; AAR reporting marks CP, CPAA, CPI), known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Example of Trans-Canada Highway marker shield. ...

The forest industry is the largest employer, exploiting native timber such as white spruce, black spruce, balsam fir, jack pine, white birch, aspen, and balsam poplar. A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... Binomial name Picea glauca (Moench) Voss The White Spruce (Picea glauca) is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 15-30 m tall, rarely to 40 m tall, and with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m. ... Binomial name Picea mariana The Black Spruce (Picea mariana) is a common coniferous tree in North America. ... Binomial name Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. ... Binomial name Pinus banksiana Lamb. ... Binomial name Betula pubescens Ehrh. ... Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus Populus sect. ... Species Populus angustifolia Torr. ...

The township is perhaps best known for being the home of Winnie the Pooh. In August 1914, a trapped Black Bear cub named Winnie was sold to Captain Harry Colebourn in White River. Over the years, the animal became the basis for the popular literary character. Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, Childrens record narrated by James Stewart, c. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Binomial name Ursus americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), also known as simply the black bear or cinnamon bear, is the most common bear in North America. ... Cub can refer to: the young of large prey animals such as bears, lions and other big cats, and wolves; a member of Cub Scouts; a member of the Chicago Cubs, a baseball club; an Indie rock subgenre Twee pop band - Cub (band) The Piper Cub, a line of light... Winnipeg was the name given to the Black Bear cub that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh stories by A. A. Milne. ...

Trivia

White River advertises itself as "The Coldest Spot in Ontario." Its official weather station (closed in 1976) was located in a frost hollow and recorded temperatures as low as -70^oF (-57^oC). However, most residential areas have good air drainage and do not see temperatures much below -40^o. Gardeners can keep their flowers alive into October and grow non-boreal species such as silver maple. Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Binomial name Acer saccharinum L. The Silver Maple (Acer saccharinum) is a species of maple native to the eastern United States and adjacent parts of southeast Canada. ...

External links

• White River website