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Clearview Public Library
Clearview Public Library is a public library serving the residents of the Township of Clearview, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, and through contracts to the residents of the adjoining townships of Adjala–Tosorontio, Simcoe County, and Mulmur, Dufferin County. Library branches are located in the communities of Stayner, Creemore and New Lowell. A drop box is located in the community of Nottawa. History Before the formation of Clearview Township, local Women's Institutes played a significant role in establishing local libraries. The Stayner chapter of the Women's Institute owned the Stayner Branch library building at 201 Huron Street until just after World War II. After the war, this building was remodeled and the Women's Institute waived the final $900 payment on the Stayner Branch, returning the money to the Library Board for the purchase of new books. In 1921, the first public library in Creemore was located on the top floor of the Corbett Drug Store. Miss Flossie Wei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clearview Public Library, Creemore Branch
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Clearview Public Library, Stayner Branch
Clearview or clear view may refer to: Entertainment * ''Clearview'' (album), the seventh studio album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall Companies * Clearview AI, a facial recognition company * Clearview Cinemas, a chain of movie theatres within the New York metropolitan area that is owned by Bow Tie Cinemas Places Canada * Clearview, Oakville, Ontario * Clearview, Ontario United States Inhabited places * Clearview, Queens, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City surrounded by Auburndale, Beechhurst, and Bay Terrace. * Clearview, Oklahoma * Clearview, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Clearview, Virginia * Clearview, Washington * Clearview, West Virginia Other places in the United States * Clearview High School (Lorain, Ohio) * Clearview (Falmouth, Virginia), an 18th-century home * Clearview Airpark, an airport located in Westminster, Maryland Other places * Clearview, South Australia, Australia * Clearview Primary School, Rolleston, New Zealand Transportation * Clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNIB
The CNIB Foundation (french: Fondation INCA) is a volunteer agency and charitable organization dedicated to assisting Canadians who are blind or living with vision loss, and to provide information about vision health for all Canadians. Founded in 1918 as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (french: Institut national canadien pour les aveugles) to assist soldiers who had been blinded in the First World War, CNIB originally offered sheltered care and specialized employment to people with vision loss. It has since expanded to include other programs and services, including research, public education, rehabilitation counselling and training, advocacy and an alternative-format library for people living with a print disability. It is a member of the Braille Authority of North America. History The Canadian National Institute for the Blind was incorporated on March 30, 1918, to provide food, clothing and sheltered residences for blind veterans returning from World War I as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Lowell, Ontario
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Creemore, Ontario
Creemore () is a former village, now part of Clearview Township, located in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It lies approximately north of Toronto, 40 minutes west of Barrie, and 20 minutes south of Collingwood and Georgian Bay. It sits on the eastern boundary of the Niagara Escarpment. Creemore purportedly has North America's smallest jail. Coboconk and Tweed make similar claims of their jails. History The settlement of Creemore began in 1842 and by the turn of the century it was a thriving village of about 800 people with a vibrant business community. In 1993, the amalgamation of Sunnidale, Nottawasaga, Village of Creemore and Town of Stayner took place and it became Clearview Township. Before explorers arrived in the early 17th century, indigenous people lived in the general area of Creemore. Some of these native tribes included: Petun, Wyandot (Wendat), Iroquois, and Algonquin. Soon, early white explorers arrived to trade with these native tribes. Along with the arriva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
