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Encyclopedia > York Regional Municipality
York Regional Municipality

York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. Population: 803,780 (2002). It is the fastest growing census division in Canada, expected to surpass 1.5 million residents by 2020. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area. The regional seat is in Newmarket. Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth largest lake in the province. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Census division is the next smallest political region below province or territory, in Canada, similar to a county. ... Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and fifth largest in North America, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago. ... Newmarket (2004 population 71,000) is a town located roughly 64 km (30 miles) north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada , has an area of 38. ...


Towns and cities in York Region include:

There is also one Indian reserve: Chippewas of Georgina Island Aurora (2001 population 40,167) is a town located roughly 40 kilometres north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... East Gwillimbury, is a town on the Holland River in the Regional Municipality of York. ... Categories: Canada-place stubs | Ontario communities ... King (population approx. ... The Corporation of the Town of Markham is in Regional Muncipality of York or York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Newmarket (2004 population 71,000) is a town located roughly 64 km (30 miles) north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada , has an area of 38. ... Richmond Hill (2001 population 132,030) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Vaughan (2002 population 216,000) is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Whitchurch-Stouffville, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area. ... In Canada, an Indian reserve is specified by the Indian Act as a tract of land, the legal title to which is vested in Her Majesty, that has been set apart by Her Majesty for the use and benefit of a band. ...


External link

  • York Region (http://www.region.york.on.ca/)


Census Divisions of Ontario
Counties of Ontario: Bruce | Dufferin | Elgin | Essex | Frontenac | Grey | Haliburton | Hastings | Huron | Lambton | Lanark | Leeds and Grenville | Lennox and Addington | Middlesex | Northumberland | Perth | Peterborough | Prescott and Russell | Renfrew | Simcoe | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Wellington
Regional Municipalities of Ontario: Durham | Halton | Muskoka | Niagara | Oxford | Peel | Waterloo | York
Single Tier Municipalities of Ontario: Brant | Brantford | Chatham-Kent | Greater Sudbury | Haldimand | Hamilton | Kawartha Lakes | Norfolk | Ottawa | Prince Edward | Toronto
Separated municipalities - Historic counties of Ontario
Districts of Ontario: Algoma | Cochrane | Kenora | Manitoulin | Nipissing | Parry Sound | Rainy River | Sudbury | Thunder Bay | Timiskaming

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Regional Municipality of York, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (329 words)
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in south-central Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto.
The population in 2005 was estimated at 890,000.
The Region of York signed a "Friendship Agreement" with the city of Omsk, Russia, on November 6, 1996, and later signed a "Twinning Agreement" on August 28, 1997.
The Regional Municipality of York Water Supply (2902 words)
The Infrastructure Corridor Study Area for this project includes the eastern portion of the Town of Markham and the southeastern portion of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville in the Regional Municipality of York and the western portion of the Town of Pickering in the Regional Municipality of Durham.
In addition to the consultation discussed above, and at the Town's request, York Region has agreed in principle to the negotiation of a Community Benefits Agreement during the preparation of the EA with the objective of having an agreement in place prior to the submission of the EA for approval to the Minister of Environment.
The Region of York is committed to obtaining the necessary approvals at the appropriate time of the implementation phase.
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