Restoule is a community and

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in geographic Patterson Township in the Centre Unorganized Part of Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the Restoule River between

Commanda Lake Commanda Lake (or Lake Commanda) is a lake in central Ontario, Canada. Located on the border between Patterson Township and Pringle Township, in the Almaguin Highlands region of the District of Parry Sound, it is fed by Gee Creek, Commanda Cree ...

, and

Restoule Lake Restoule Lake is a lake found in the Almaguin Highlands region of the Parry Sound District in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of the larger lakes in the area and contains many islands. It was discovered by fur traders. The lake is named ...

and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region. Restoule has a local services board that covers the main community of Restoule and the small communities of Carr and Farley's Corners in neighbouring geographic

Pringle Township Pringle is an unorganized geographic township in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. It is topographically part of the Almaguin Highlands region, and is part of the census subdivision of Unorganized Centre Parry Sound District. The township ...

. Along with the nearby communities of Loring and Port Loring and other smaller hamlets, the area promotes itself as the Loring-Restoule tourist area. Restoule is located south of Lake Nipissing, and north of Ontario's famous cottage country. Despite being north of this area, Restoule is a major centre for cottages, as is the entire Loring-Restoule region. Due to location and distance from

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, Restoule is not as popular as regions such as

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to the south. The largest nearby city is North Bay 65 kilometres by road northeast of Restoule. Restoule is located on Ontario Highway 534 and is a 9 kilometre drive southeast of Restoule Provincial Park. There is only one way to get into Restoule, and that's on Highway 534 from the east. There's a secondary route from the west from Dokis territory and leads into town on Hawthorne Rd. Entering the village, one can see the main General Store off the highway on the right. The main centre of the community however can be found off Highway 534, across the Restoule River. On this side of the river, there is a Royal Canadian Legion (Branch #639), a Lion's Club, Community Centre, Outdoor Hockey Rink, Play structures, and a United Church. There is a Pentecostal Corner Gospel Church 5 km east of the village at the intersection of Hwys. 524 and 534. There are several housekeeping cottages, camps and lodges. Cottages dot the shores of both Restoule Lake north of town and Commanda Lake south of town. Also dotting the rolling countryside are various farms. Most of all, the scenery is dominated by majestic forests on the Canadian Shield. Restoule residents elect three local government organizations to manage their affairs: The Restoule Local Services Board, Patterson Township Local Roads Board and Restoule Sanitary Landfill Committee. Restoule has broadband Internet access and cell phone service provided by Bell. As of August 2020, there is Fido/Rogers coverage (albeit 'roaming') in the area, including at nearby Restoule Provincial Park.

Etymology

This place in Parry Sound District, 36.1 km west of Powassan, was named in 1878 after

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chief Joseph Restoule, who was still alive when the postmaster provided details to the chief geographer of Canada in 1905.

Other places of the same name in Ontario

There is also a geographic Restoule Township in Algoma District, Ontario, on the

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, Restoule had a population of 502 living in 252 of its 559 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 455. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. According to the

Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial census ...

: * Population: 455 * % Change (2011-2016): +3.4 * Dwellings: 539 * Area (km²): 125.64 * Density (persons per km²): 3.6

Notable residents

* Frances Lankin, Canadian senator and former NDP Member of Provincial Parliament.

Politics

Politically, Restoule, as with most of rural Parry Sound District leans Conservative.

Election results in Restoule

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, Jo-Anne Boulding , align="right", 40 , align="right", 16.88 , align="right", 11.85
, Liberal , Andy Mitchell , align="right", 63 , align="right", 28.90 , align="right", 43.86 ,

, Jo-Anne Marie Boulding , align="right", 22 , align="right", 10.09 , align="right", 11.77
, Liberal , Andy Mitchell , align="right", 59 , align="right", 27.06 , align="right", 47.51 , Progressive Conservative , Keith Montgomery , align="right", 29 , align="right", 13.30 , align="right", 18.71 ,

, Joanne Bury , align="right", 10 , align="right", 4.59 , align="right", 4.41
, Progressive Conservative , Lewis MacKenzie , align="right", 81 , align="right", 33.75 , align="right", 26.79 , Liberal , Andy Mitchell , align="right", 62 , align="right", 25.83 , align="right", 41.59 ,

, Carl Wirth , align="right", 22 , align="right", 9.17 , align="right", 3.98 , Jackie Raney , align="right", 1 , align="right", 0.42 , align="right", 0.55 ,

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, Rick Alexander , align="right", 1 , align="right", 0.42 , align="right", 0.31 Provincial , Progressive Conservative , Norm Miller , align="right", 118 , align="right", 55.40 , align="right", 48.51 , Liberal , Dan Waters , align="right", 55 , align="right", 25.82 , align="right", 34.44 ,

, Jo-Anne Boulding , align="right", 23 , align="right", 10.80 , align="right", 9.92 , Progressive Conservative , Norm Miller , align="right", 58 , align="right", 49.15 , align="right", 49.30 , Liberal , Evelyn Brown , align="right", 31 , align="right", 26.27 , align="right", 34.31 ,

, Joanne Bury , align="right", 3 , align="right", 2.54 , align="right", 3.39 , Independent , Anne Marsden , align="right", 2 , align="right", 1.69 , align="right", 0.43 , Independent , John Turmel , align="right", 1 , align="right", 0.85 , align="right", 0.23 , Progressive Conservative , Ernie Eves , align="right", 137 , align="right", 57.32 , align="right", 57.68 , Liberal , Isabel Doxey , align="right", 68 , align="right", 28.45 , align="right", 27.55 ,

, Dan Waters , align="right", 31 , align="right", 12.97 , align="right", 13.42 ,

, Iris Tamssot , align="right", 3 , align="right", 1.26 , align="right", 0.85 , Progressive Conservative , Ernie Eves , align="right", 181 , align="right", 67.54 , align="right", 65.47 ,

, Dan Reed , align="right", 57 , align="right", 21.27 , align="right", 14.20 , Liberal , Mark Fisher , align="right", 30 , align="right", 11.19 , align="right", 20.33

References

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