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Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority
The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) is a conservation authority in Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Conservation Authorities Act of Ontario. It is a corporate body, through which municipalities, landowners and other organizations work cooperatively to manage the Saugeen River watershed and natural resources within it. Created in 1950, the SVCA has jurisdiction over 4,675 km2. (1,800 sq. miles) of land in southwestern Ontario, and owns over 8,498 ha (21,000 acres) of natural areas, including conservation areas and forests.History of Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority. History The Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority was created with the intention of responding to problems of |
Formosa, Ontario
Formosa is a community located in the municipality of South Bruce, in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Prominent features of Formosa include: * a hilltop church (named the Church of the Immaculate Conception) built from 1875-1883 * Lion and Lioness Park – a picnic stop * Formosa Springs Brewery (Brick Brewing Company) * site of the Saugeen Conservation's main administrative office * Formosa Inn and TNT General Store (1886) Neighbouring towns include Mildmay and Walkerton. The postal code for the hamlet is N0G 1W0. Origins Rev. Gaspar Matoga, a Jesuit missionary, visited the area in January 1853, on one of many trips to minister to the new settlements of the region. Upon seeing the valley in which the present day hamlet is situated, he described it as ''formosa'', the Latin word for beautiful. School The new community of Formosa had a school as early as 1854. There have been schools in one form or another on the present school grounds since 1868. The first school in Form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Highlands, Ontario
Grey Highlands is a municipality in the southeast corner of Grey County, Ontario, Canada that was formed on January 1, 2001, by the amalgamation of the village of Markdale and the townships of Artemesia, Euphrasia and Osprey, which included the unincorporated hamlets of Eugenia, Ceylon, Maxwell, Singhampton, Priceville, Kimberley, Badjeros and Feversham. The former village of Flesherton is also located within the municipality; it was amalgamated with Artemesia Township in 1998. According to the 2016 Census, the municipality covers a land area of 882 square kilometres and has a population of 9,804. The municipality has a healthy population growth and the average age (43 years old) is close to the provincial average (41 years old). The average household size is 2.5 and the average total income of all households is $94, 000. The average after tax income of all households in the municipality is $77,000 Communities * Eugenia * Feversham * Flesherton * Kimberley * Markdale * Vandel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton, Ontario
Southampton is a community on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, and close to Port Elgin. It is located at the mouth of the Saugeen River in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Territory. The size of the town is 6.44 square kilometres. The permanent population in 2016 was 3,678 but the summer population is higher, due to cottagers and campers spending vacation time in the area. Although the community still has its own post office, and road signs indicating the name Southampton, it is no longer an entity in its own right. In 1998, Port Elgin, Southampton and Township of Saugeen, all along the shores of Lake Huron, were amalgamated to form the Town of Port Elgin-Saugeen-Southampton. On December 17, 1998, the Province renamed the community the Town of Saugeen Shores. The primary employment categories are agriculture, small business, tourism and the Bruce Power nuclear power station which is 40 kilometres away. Southampton is a bedroom community, a retirement destin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canoeing
Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other activities such as canoe camping, or where canoeing is merely a transportation method used to accomplish other activities. Most present-day canoeing is done as or as a part of a sport or recreational activity. In some parts of Europe canoeing refers to both canoeing and kayaking, with a canoe being called an ''open canoe''. A few of the recreational forms of canoeing are canoe camping and canoe racing. Other forms include a wide range of canoeing on lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds and streams. History of organized recreational canoeing Canoeing is an ancient mode of transportation. Modern recreational canoeing was established in the late 19th century. In 1924, canoeing associations from Austria, Germany, Denmark and Sweden founded the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerton Tragedy
The Walkerton ''E. coli outbreak'' was the result of a contamination of the drinking water supply of Walkerton, Ontario, Canada, with ''E. coli'' and '' Campylobacter jejuni'' bacteria. The water supply was contaminated as a result of improper water treatment following heavy rainfall in late April and early May 2000, that had drawn bacteria from the manure of nearby cattle used to fertilize crops into the shallow aquifer of a nearby well. The first reported case was on May 17. The contamination caused gastroenteritis and sickened more than 2,000 people and resulted in six deaths. Subsequently, Associate Chief Justice of Ontario, Dennis O'Connor launched an inquiry into the outbreak, called the ''Walkerton Inquiry''. Walkerton Public Utilities Commission operators Stan and Frank Koebel, neither of whom had any formal training, were sentenced on December 20, 2004, after pleading guilty to charges of common nuisance stemming from the contamination—Stan to one year in jail, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Grey, Ontario
West Grey is a township in the northern area of Southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River, the Beatty Saugeen River, and the South Saugeen River. The municipality was formed by order of the Province of Ontario on January 1, 2001 when the former Townships of Bentinck, Glenelg, and Normanby, the Village of Neustadt, and the Town of Durham were amalgamated in a county-wide reorganization. Communities The Municipality of West Grey comprises the communities of Aberdeen, Allan Park, Alsfeldt, Ayton, Barrhead, Bentinck, Biemans Corners, Bunessan, Calderwood, Crawford, Durham, Edge Hill, Elmwood, Glen, Glenelg Centre, Habermehl, Hampden, Irish Lake, Lamlash, Lauderbach, Lauriston, Louise, Moltke, Mulock, Nenagh, Neustadt, Pomona, Priceville, Rocky Saugeen, Topcliff, Traverston, Vickers, Waudby and Welbeck. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, West Grey had a population of living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington North, Ontario
Wellington North is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within Wellington County. Communities The primary communities in Wellington North are the village of Arthur and the town of Mount Forest. The township also contains the smaller communities of Damascus, Derrynane, Farewell, Gordonville, Green Park, Kenilworth, Metz, Monck, Mount View, Olivet, Petherton, Riverstown and Wagram. History On January 1, 1999, the township was formed through the amalgamation of the townships of Arthur and West Luther, the village of Arthur and the town of Mount Forest, and a small portion of the West Garafraxa Township. The newly amalgamated township was named Wellington North on April 17, 1999. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Wellington North had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southgate, Ontario
Southgate is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County. Southgate was formed on January 1, 2000, when the Village of Dundalk, the Township of Proton and the Township of Egremont were amalgamated. The headwaters of the South Saugeen, Beatty Saugeen and Grand Rivers are located in Southgate. Communities The township comprises the communities of Bethel, Birdell, Boothville, Cedarville, Conn, Dromore, Dundalk, Egerton, Gildale, Holstein, Hopeville, Keldon, Kingscote, Landerkin, Proton Station, Robbtown, Signet, Swinton Park, Tartan, Thistle, Varney, Ventry and Yeovil. The largest communities are Dundalk and Holstein. Infrastructure The former rail line roadbed has become a snowmobile and ATV trail which is owned by Grey County. Dundalk's three elementary schools are Egremont Community School, Dundalk & Proton Community School and Highpoint Community School. The high school is Grey Highlands Secondary School, which is located in the near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bruce, Ontario
:''South Bruce is not to be confused with the Town of South Bruce Peninsula'' South Bruce is a municipality in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. History South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the Township of Culross and the Village of Teeswater amalgamated to form the Township of Teeswater-Culross. Similarly, the Village of Mildmay joined with the Township of Carrick to form the Township of Mildmay-Carrick. The following year, both Mildmay-Carrick and Teeswater-Culross amalgamated again to form South Bruce, choosing Teeswater as the seat of the municipality. Communities The two main population centres in South Bruce are Mildmay and Teeswater. Other communities within the municipal boundaries are Carlsruhe, Deemerton, Formosa and Salem. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, South Bruce had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saugeen Shores, Ontario
Saugeen Shores is a town in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998. In addition to the two main population centres of Southampton and Port Elgin, the town includes a portion of the village of Burgoyne and the North Bruce area, straddling the municipal eastern and southern boundary respectively. In 2016, the permanent population of Saugeen Shores was 13,715, in a land area of . The primary employment categories are agriculture, small business, tourism and employment at the Bruce Power nuclear power station. The population doubles in the summer due to cottagers and campers who arrive in the area. Close to MacGregor Point Provincial Park, the town has several beaches on Lake Huron. History The name "Saugeen" is the corrupted form of the word ''Zaagiing'' in the language of the Chippewas of Saugeen Ojibway Territory, meaning "at the river's outlet" or "at the mouth of the river". The area that is now Port Elgin was settled by Europeans in 1849, when Lachlan McLean ("Loch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morris-Turnberry, Ontario
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the north portion of Huron County, near the Bruce County border, southeast of Wingham. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Morris and Turnberry townships in 2001 in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The two former townships now comprise the wards of the amalgamated municipality. Morris-Turnberry's only significant settlement is Bluevale, located at the junction of Huron Roads 86 and 87 east of Wingham. This is where Elias Disney, father of Walt Disney, was born in 1859. Sunshine is also located here. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morris-Turnberry had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Prior to amalgamation (2001): * Population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minto, Ontario
Minto is a town in midwestern Ontario, Canada, on the Maitland River in Wellington County, Ontario, Wellington County. Minto is the western terminus of Ontario Highway 9, Highway 9. It is named for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto; 8th Governor General of Canada. The Town of Minto was formed in 1999 through the amalgamation of the Township of Minto, the Towns of Harriston, Ontario, Harriston and Palmerston, Ontario, Palmerston, along with the Village of Clifford, Ontario, Clifford. Communities In addition to the primary settlement of Palmerston, Ontario, Palmerston, the town also includes the smaller communities of Clifford, Ontario, Clifford, Cotswold, Ontario, Cotswold, Drew, Fultons, Glenlee, Greenbush, Harriston, Ontario, Harriston, Harriston Junction, Minto, Teviotdale, Ontario, Teviotdale and White's Junction. Note: Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Minto had a population of living in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
