The Township of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh is a municipality in Huron County,

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, Canada. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh townships in 2001, in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The three former townships now comprise the wards of the amalgamated municipality. Mayor of Dungannon Robert Brindley Jr.

Geography

Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh is located in the northwest corner of Huron County.

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is the western boundary and the Township has of Lake Huron shoreline. Its southern boundary is the

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between Goderich and Auburn. The eastern border is Huron Road 22, from Auburn north to Huron Road 86 near Whitechurch. Huron Road 86 is generally the northern border of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh except for the

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community limits which are in

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Communities

The township encompasses the communities of Amberley, Auburn, Benmiller, Carlow, Dungannon,

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, Kintail, Nile, Port Albert, St. Augustine, St. Helens and Saltford.

Military history

Kintail, Ontario, Canada (from Highway 21)

During

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the

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operated ''No. 31 Air Navigation School'' as part of the

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on Highway 21 near Port Albert. The school relocated from Great Britain to RCAF Station Port Albert on 18 November 1940 and closed on 17 February 1945. The site was later used as a race car track and in 2013 is farmland. There is a memorial cairn and plaque at 83700 Highway 21. The airfield was located across the road from the cairn at . The Huron Country Museum in nearby

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has an extensive collection of artifacts from No. 31 ANS.

Transportation

Highway 21 travels through the western portion of the township. Huron Road 1 proceeds north from Benmiller through Carlow then

. Goderich Municipal Airport is also located in the Township of ACW. Huron Road 25 proceeds east from Highway 21 to the edge of ACW at Huron Road 22 in Auburn.

Facilities

Municipal offices are located west of Carlow (82133 Council Line), north-east of Goderich at the south end of the township.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh 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.

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township municipalities in Ontario Lower-tier municipalities in Ontario Municipalities in Huron County, Ontario BCATP Military history of Canada during World War II