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Brockville
Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Although it is the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, it is politically independent of the county. It is included with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only. Known as the "City of the 1000 Islands", Brockville is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about halfway between Kingston to the west and Cornwall to the east. It is south of the national capital Ottawa. Brockville faces the village of Morristown, New York, on the south side of the river. Brockville is situated on land that was inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians and later by the Oswegatchie people. Brockville is one of Ontario's oldest communities established by Loyalist settlers and is named after the British general Sir Isaac Brock. Tourist attractions in Brockville include the Brockville Tunnel, Fulford Place, and the Aquatarium. History Human inhabitation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brockville Tunnel
The Brockville Railway Tunnel, also called the Brockville Tunnel, is a former railway tunnel located beneath the downtown of Brockville, Ontario, Canada. It is the first railway tunnel built in Canada; construction began in September 1854 and the first train passed through the tunnel on December 31, 1860. Since 2017 it has been opened to the public as a free seasonal tourist attraction. The tunnel runs in a north/south direction from Water Street, for a distance of 527 m (1,730 ft). It passes underneath what is now Brockville City Hall, built in 1863–64 as the Victoria Hall. It was built by the Brockville and Ottawa Railway. The tunnel was designed to provide a rail link from the timber trade of the Ottawa Valley to the Brockville port facilities on the St. Lawrence River ship route. The Brockville and Ottawa Railway, incorporated in 1853, ran from Brockville, through Smiths Falls, to Sand Point, near Arnprior, with a branch line from Smiths Falls to Perth. Its first B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulford Place
Fulford Place is a historic mansion in Brockville, Ontario. It was completed in 1901 for Senator George Taylor Fulford, a Canadian businessman and politician. The home is now a historic house museum reflecting Edwardian era decorations, and it is operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1992. History After purchasing a patent for Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People in 1890 and making a fortune selling the pills, the Fulfords had a mansion built for them in Brockville, on the shore of the St. Lawrence River where several other beautiful estates were located, many of which were owned by other successful business people. In 1898, the Fulfords commissioned their estate to be built on the King’s Highway, on the eastern edge of Brockville. Architect Albert W. Fuller from Albany, New York, designed Fulford Place, and it was elaborately decorated in the Beaux-Arts style. It was built between 1899 and 1901, and had 35 room ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities In Ontario
Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada with 14,223,942 residents as of Canada 2021 Census, 2021 and is List of Canadian provinces and territories by area#Land area, third-largest in land area at . Ontario's 444 municipalities cover only of the province's land mass yet are home to of its population. These municipalities provide Local government, local or regional municipal government services within either a single-tier or shared two-tier municipal structure. A municipality in Ontario is "a geographic area whose inhabitants are incorporated" according to the ''Municipal Act, 2001''. Ontario's three municipality types include upper and lower-tier municipalities within the two-tier structure, and single-tier municipalities (Unitary authority, unitary authorities) that are exempt from the two-tier structure. Single and lower-tier municipalities are grouped together as local municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquatarium (Ontario)
The Aquatarium is a non-profit interactive science and education museum located in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. The facility focuses on the history and ecology of the Thousand Islands region of the Saint Lawrence River. References External linksOfficial website {{authority control Brockville Natural history museums in Canada Science museums in Canada Museums in Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thousand Islands
The Thousand Islands (french: Mille-Îles) constitute a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario and the U.S. islands in the state of New York. The islands range in size from over to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, or uninhabited outcroppings of rocks. To count as one of the Thousand Islands, emergent land within the river channel must have at least of land above water level year-round, and support at least two living trees. Geography The Thousand Islands archipelago is at the outlet of Lake Ontario at the head of the Saint Lawrence River. The region is bisected by the Canada–United States border and covers portions of Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties in the U.S. state of New York, in addition to parts of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Counties Of Leeds And Grenville
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county in Ontario, Canada, in the Eastern Ontario subregion of Southern Ontario. It fronts on the Saint Lawrence River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States, opposite of the State of New York. The county seat is Brockville. The county was formed by the union of the historical counties of Leeds and Grenville in 1850. Subdivisions There are 10 municipalities in Leeds and Grenville (in order of population): * Municipality of North Grenville (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Rideau Lakes (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Augusta (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal (part of Grenville sub-region) * Village of Merrickville–Wolford (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Athens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds And Grenville United Counties
The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, commonly known as Leeds and Grenville, is a county in Ontario, Canada, in the Eastern Ontario subregion of Southern Ontario. It fronts on the Saint Lawrence River and the international boundary between Canada and the United States, opposite of the State of New York. The county seat is Brockville. The county was formed by the union of the historical counties of Leeds and Grenville in 1850. Subdivisions There are 10 municipalities in Leeds and Grenville (in order of population): * Municipality of North Grenville (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Rideau Lakes (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands (part of Leeds sub-region) * Township of Augusta (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal (part of Grenville sub-region) * Village of Merrickville–Wolford (part of Grenville sub-region) * Township of Athens (par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands And Rideau Lakes
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (french: Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands et Rideau Lakes) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons since 1979. Prior to the 2015 election, the riding was known as Leeds—Grenville. The 2018 Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes federal by-election was won by Michael Barrett. Geography The riding consists of the entirety of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2016 Census'' Ethnic groups: 94.4% White, 3.5% Indigenous Languages: 93.0% English, 3.7% French Religions (2011): 76.2% Christian (23.9% Catholic, 19.3% United Church, 15.0% Anglican, 4.0% Presbyterian, 1.5% Baptist, 10.9% Other), 22.6% None Median income: $34,329 (2015) Average income: $42,939 (2015) History The federal district was created in 1976 from parts of Grenville–Carleton and Leeds ridings. It was initially defined as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Brock
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he commanded his regiment in Upper Canada (part of present-day Ontario) successfully for many years. He was promoted to major general, and became responsible for defending Upper Canada against the United States. While many in Canada and Britain believed war could be averted, Brock began to ready the army and militia for what was to come. When the War of 1812 broke out, the populace was prepared, and quick victories at Fort Mackinac and Detroit defeated American invasion efforts. Brock's actions, particularly his success at Detroit, earned him accolades including a knighthood in the Order of the Bath and the sobriquet "The Hero of Upper Canada". His name is often linked with that of the Native American leader Tecumseh, although the two m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario (census population 1,763,186 in 2016) (french: Est de l'Ontario) is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River. It shares water boundaries with Quebec to the north and New York State to the east and south, as well as a small land boundary with the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region of Quebec to the east. It includes the cities of Ottawa, Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston and Pembroke, the towns of Gananoque, Prescott and Smiths Falls, and the counties of Prescott and Russell, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Lanark, Renfrew, Leeds and Grenville, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington. Some sources may also include Hastings, Prince Edward, and occasionally Northumberland in the definition of Eastern Ontario, but others classify them as Central Ontario. The region may also be referred to as Southeastern Ontario to differentiate it from the Northern Ontario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census Divisions Of Ontario
The Province of Ontario has 51 first-level administrative divisions, which collectively cover the whole province. With two exceptions, their areas match the 49 census divisions Statistics Canada has for Ontario. The Province has four types of first-level division: single-tier municipalities, regional municipalities, counties, and districts. The first three are types of municipal government but districts are ''not''—they are defined geographic areas (some quite large) used in many contexts. The last three have within them multiple smaller, lower-tier municipalities but the single-tier municipalities do not. Regional municipalities and counties differ primarily in the services that they provide to their residents. (Lower-tier municipalities are generally treated as census subdivisions by Statistics Canada.) In some cases, an administrative division may retain its historical name even if it changes government type. For instance, Oxford County, Haldimand County, Norfolk Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands And Rideau Lakes (provincial Electoral District)
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1987. Before the 2018 election, it was known simply as Leeds—Grenville. It consists of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Since 1999, provincial ridings have been defined to have the same borders as federal ridings. For the 2018 election, the district gave up a small portion of territory to Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston is a federal electoral district in Eastern Ontario, Canada. History Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representa .... Members of Provincial Parliament Election results 2007 electoral reform referendum References External linksMap of riding for 2018 election {{DEFAULTSORT:Leeds-Grenville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
