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Arran–Elderslie
The Municipality of Arran–Elderslie is a township (Canada), township in Bruce County in Western Ontario, Canada. The township is located at the headwaters of the Sauble River (Ontario), Sauble River, and the Saugeen River forms the northwestern boundary. Communities The township comprises the communities of Allenford, Arkwright, Arranvale, Burgoyne, Ontario, Burgoyne, Chesley, Ontario, Chesley, Dobbinton, Dreamland, Dunblane, Ellengowan, Elsinore, Gillies Hill, Invermay, Kelly's Corners, Lockerby, Mount Hope, Paisley, Ontario, Paisley, Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, Salem, Salisbury, Tara, Ontario, Tara, Vesta and Williscroft. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Arran–Elderslie 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. Population trend:Statistics Canada: Canada 1996 Census, 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario
Salem is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, southwestern Ontario, Canada. The community is in township (Canada)#Ontario, geographic Elderslie Township at the intersection of Concession 10 Elderslie and Sideroad 15 South Elderslie, northwest of the community of Chesley, Ontario, Chesley and northeast of the community of Paisley, Ontario, Paisley. The community is on Snake Creek, a tributary of the Saugeen River. References Communities in Bruce County {{WesternOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara, Ontario
Tara is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County, in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a designated place and had 1,037 residents and 458 dwellings as of the 2011 census. Tara is in geographic Arran Township and is located on the Sauble River. It has an area of and an urban area that covers . Tara is in the federal electoral district of Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound and in the provincial electoral district of the same name. A railway point called "Tara Siding" is south of the community on the opposite bank of the Sauble River. It was created in 1855 by the building of the Stratford and Huron Railway, and abandoned 1993. History Richard Berford and John Hamilton were the first European settlers to move onto and survey the lots of the future village of Tara in 1851. The opening of the road from Southampton to Owen Sound in 1852 helped the early growth of the community, as the village is located approximately half-way in between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paisley, Ontario
Paisley is an unincorporated community and village in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie, Bruce County in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Paisley is defined by its position at the confluence of the Saugeen River and the Teeswater River, and at the junction of Bruce Roads 1, 11, and 3. History Paisley began with the settlement in 1851 of Simon Orchard and Samuel T. Rowe at the site of what would become the village of Paisley, later that year John Valentine, built a sawmill here. The village was named in 1856 after Paisley, Renfrewshire in Scotland. Notable persons *Alexander James McPhail, an agricultural reformer, was born in Paisley in 1883. * Marshall Kay, a paleontologist prominently involved with the study of continental drift, was born in Paisley in 1904. *Isabella Valancy Crawford Isabella Valancy Crawford (25 December 1846 – 12 February 1887) was an Irish-born Canadian writer and poet. She was one of the first Canadians to make a living as a freelance writer. "Craw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sauble River (Ontario)
The Sauble River is a river in Bruce County and Grey County in southwestern Ontario, Canada that flows from its headwaters in the township of Chatsworth to Lake Huron at the community of Sauble Beach. Etymology The river was originally called ''Rivière aux Saubles'', or "sandy river", by the French. It was named the River aux Saubles on maps until 1881, when it became the Sauble River. When first settled, the area included a sawmill and later, a hydro electric plant. Course The Sauble River begins at an unnamed pond in the township of Chatsworth in Grey County, between the communities of Desboro to the north and Mooresburg to the south. It heads north then west, takes in the left tributary Grimston Creek and right tributary Keady Creek, passes along the border to the municipality of Arran–Elderslie in Bruce County near the community of Grimston, before entering that municipality and reaching the community of Tara, where it takes in the left tributary Tara Creek. The river ... [...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] |
Georgian Bluffs
Georgian Bluffs is a township in southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County located between Colpoy's Bay and Owen Sound on Georgian Bay. The township was incorporated on January 1, 2001, by amalgamating the former townships of Derby, Keppel, and Sarawak, and the village of Shallow Lake. History The now-former township of Derby was surveyed by the prolific Crown land surveyor Charles Rankin in 1846. Communities The township comprises the communities of Alvanley, Balmy Beach, Benallen, Big Bay, Clavering, Copperkettle, Cruickshank, East Linton, Hogg, Inglis Falls, Jackson, Keady, Kemble, Kilsyth, Lake Charles, Lindenwood, Oxenden, Shallow Lake, Shouldice, Springmount, Squire, Wolseley and Zion. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Georgian Bluffs 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. See also *List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bruce Peninsula
:''South Bruce Peninsula is not to be confused with the Municipality of South Bruce, Ontario'' South Bruce Peninsula is a town at the base of the Bruce Peninsula of Ontario, Canada, in Bruce County between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. It was formed on January 1, 1999, when the town of Wiarton, the village of Hepworth, and the townships of Albemarle and Amabel were amalgamated. This new municipality was created to provide necessary political representation, administrative support and necessary municipal services on behalf of the residents. Tourism, particularly cottage rental and providing services to visitors, is the major industry in the area. Many cottages are found along Sauble Beach (North and South). Communities The town comprises a number of villages and larger communities. These include the following: * Albemarle Ward: Adamsville, Colpoys Bay, Hope Bay, Howdenvale, Mar, Purple Valley, Red Bay; ''McIver'' * Amabel Ward: Allenford, Clavering, Elsinore, ''Hepworth'', Olipha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce County
Bruce County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada comprising eight lower-tier municipalities and with a 2016 population of 66,491. It is named for James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, sixth Governor General of the Province of Canada. The Bruce name is also linked to the Bruce Trail and the Bruce Peninsula. It has three distinct areas. The Peninsula is part of the Niagara Escarpment and is known for its views, rock formations, cliffs, and hiking trails. The Lakeshore includes nearly 100 km of fresh water and soft sandy beaches. Finally, the Interior Region has a strong history in farming. History Cessions of First Nations lands The territory of the County arose from various surrenders of First Nations lands. The bulk of the land arose from the Queen's Bush, as a result of the 1836 Saugeen Tract Agreement. This was followed by the cession of the Indian Strip in 1851, for a road between Owen Sound and Southampton that was never constructed. Fricti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesley, Ontario
Chesley (originally Sconeville) is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran–Elderslie. The name Sconeville was replaced in 1868 to mark the career of Solomon Chesley, an official in the pre-Confederation Indian Department. Its town slogan is "The Nicest Town Around." Chesley is located north of both Walkerton on Bruce Road 19 and Hanover on County Road 10. The town was named after Solomon Chesley, a former official in the Indian Department in Canada West. It is now an example of a typical rural Ontario community. Chesley originally developed around mills built on the Saugeen River around 1858. It expanded further when it was connected to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1881. A great fire destroyed most of the original downtown core in 1888, and the destroyed wood buildings were replaced by brick and stone. From 1877 to 2004, the town had a weekly newspaper called ''The Chesley Enterprise''. The town's major source of employment is ... [...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] |
Brockton, Ontario
Brockton is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Bruce County. , the population was 9,461. The current municipality was formed on January 1, 1999, by amalgamating the former township of Brant, former township of Greenock and the town of Walkerton. Brockton's name was formed as a portmanteau of the three merged municipalities (''Br''ant Green''ock'' Walker''ton''). Communities Communities in the Municipality of Brockton include the former town of Walkerton and the villages within the boundaries of the two former Brant and Greenock Townships: Bradley, Cargill, Chepstow, Dunkeld, Eden Grove, Glammis, Greenock, Little Egypt, Malcolm, Maple Hill, Narva, Marle Lake, Lake Rosalind, Pearl Lake, Pinkerton, Portal, Riversdale and Solway. Mayors *David Thomson (1999-2003) *Charlie Bagnato (2003-2010) *David Inglis (2010–2018) *Chris Peabody (2018–present) Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brockton had a popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce County Municipal Elections, 2010
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