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Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Fenelon Falls is a village in Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Kawartha Lakes. Nicknamed the "Jewel of the Kawarthas," it has a population of 2,500 permanent inhabitants, which swells in the summer due to tourism and holiday cottages. Fenelon Falls is home to lock 34 on the Trent-Severn Waterway between Sturgeon Lake and Cameron Lake. It is primarily a tourist town and therefore is most active during the summer season. The main street of Fenelon Falls is called Colborne Street. The eponymous falls are hidden from plain view, because the main road crosses over the river just upstream; however, the falls are easily viewed from a nearby restaurant or from a path on the north bend of the Fenelon River. The falls power a hydro-electric dam, which diverts some of the water flow. History Fenelon Falls, originally named ''Cameron's Falls'', was renamed after the township, which was named after François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (not to be confused with his more famous ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture, and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Lake (Ontario)
Cameron Lake, Ontario is one of the Kawartha Lakes and is a lake bordering the town of Fenelon Falls and is part of the Trent–Severn Waterway. The lake is some long by wide and is quite deep, reaching in places. The lake lies between locks 34 & 35 on the Trent–Severn Waterway. Much of the side of the lake is taken up with housing and is a popular place to live. The town of Fenelon Falls is found between Sturgeon Lake and Cameron Lake. The lake is popular with boaters and fisherman. Fish found in the lake include: * smallmouth bass, *largemouth bass, *walleye (pickerel) and *muskie (occasionally tiger muskellunge). In the lake are found the Lakers Islands (a.k.a. Boyd and Rathbun islands). The Burnt River and Rosedale River are tributaries of the lake. Cameron lake is not eutrophic because it has a high flushing rate which counteracts its high phosphorus loading. See also *List of lakes of Ontario This is an incomplete list of lakes in Ontario, a province of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride For Sight
Ride may refer to: People * MC Ride, a member of Death Grips * Sally Ride (1951–2012), American astronaut * William Ride (19262011), Australian zoologist Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Ride'' (1998 film), a 1998 comedy by Millicent Shelton * ''Ride'', a 2004 short film by Stephen Sinclair * ''Ride'' (2009 film), a Telugu film * ''Ride'' (2012 film), an American short music film. * ''Ride'' (2014 film), an American drama film starring Helen Hunt * ''Ride'' (2018 film), a 2018 film with American actress Bella Thorne Games * ''Ride'' (video game), 2015 video game * '' Tony Hawk: Ride'', a video game Music Albums * ''Ride'' (Billy Crawford album) * ''Ride'' (EP), by Ride * ''Ride'' (Shelly Fairchild album) * ''Ride'' (Godspeed album) * ''Ride'' (Jo Hikk album) * ''Ride'' (Boney James album) * ''Ride'' (Loreen album) * ''Ride'' (Oysterband album) * ''Ride'' (Jamie Walters album) * ''R.I.D.E.'' (pronounced "Ride"), album by Trick Pony * ''Ride'', by NaNa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Ontario Visitor
The ''Central Ontario Visitor'' was a weekly community newspaper in Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada, published in conjunction with the ''Bobcaygeon Independent'' and the ''Fenelon Falls Gazette The ''Fenelon Falls Gazette'' was a weekly community newspaper in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1873 by E.D. Hand. Ownership changed hands many times over the years, until it was purchased along with then owner, Citizens Com ...''. It was established in 1985. The paper was geared towards tourists, and was inserted, weekly, into the Independent and Gazette during the warmer months of May through October. Past editors * Norm Wagenaar (199?–1999) Past publishers * Andrea Douglas (1995–1998) * Charles Canning (1998–1998) * Myra Futa (1998–2000) References Weekly newspapers published in Ontario Publications established in 1985 Publications disestablished in 1999 1985 establishments in Ontario 1999 disestablishments in Ontario {{Canada-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenelon Falls Gazette
The ''Fenelon Falls Gazette'' was a weekly community newspaper in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1873 by E.D. Hand. Ownership changed hands many times over the years, until it was purchased along with then owner, Citizens Communication Group in 2000 by Metroland Publishing. The ''Gazette'' covered community events, school issues, family milestones, local crimes and tragedies. During ownership by Citizens Communication Group (CCG), the Fenelon and Bobcaygeon news teams worked closely together, and from time to time, some stories of general interest ran simultaneously in the ''Gazette'' and its sister paper, the ''Bobcaygeon Independent''. During ownership by Metroland Publishing, a similar news style was used with common pages in both Fenelon and Bobcaygeon papers, and the ''Lindsay This Week'' newspaper. The paper was incorporated into ''Kawartha Lakes This Week'' in late 2004 in keeping with the amalgamation of Lindsay, Fenelon Falls and Bobcaygeon into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Haines
Emily Savitri Haines (born 25 January 1974) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the lead singer, keyboardist and songwriter of the rock band Metric and a member of the musical collective Broken Social Scene. As a solo artist, she has performed under her own name and as Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. Haines possesses the vocal range of a mezzo-soprano. Early life Born in New Delhi, and raised in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Haines is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States (her parents were both born in the US). She is the daughter of Canadian poet Paul Haines; her mother founded a school for under-privileged children in India. Her middle name, Savitri, is from '' Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol'', an epic poem by Sri Aurobindo. Her sister is the Canadian television journalist Avery Haines and her brother is Tim Haines, owner of Bluestreak Records in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Haines grew up in a house rich with experimental art and musical expression and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, serving as the party's first leader from 2004 to 2015. Harper studied economics, earning a bachelor's degree in 1985 and a master's degree in 1991. He was one of the founders of the Reform Party of Canada and was first elected in 1993 in Calgary West. He did not seek re-election in the 1997 federal election, instead joining and later leading the National Citizens Coalition, a conservative lobbyist group. In 2002, he succeeded Stockwell Day as leader of the Canadian Alliance, the successor to the Reform Party, and returned to parliament as leader of the Official Opposition. In 2003, Harper negotiated the merger of the Canadian Alliance with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to form the Conservative Party of Canada and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenni Byrne
Jenni Byrne is a political advisor, political commenter, and government relations expert. A member of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, she is a former advisor to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and former Principal Secretary to Doug Ford. Once referred to as "the most powerful woman in Ottawa," she currently operates her own consulting firm, Jenni Byrne + Associates. Personal life Family Byrne was born to Jerry and Julie Byrne in 1976 in Fenelon Falls, Ontario. Her mother was a teacher, who died in 2010 at the age of 58. Her father is a carpenter who joined the Reform Party in the 1990s to protest the long-gun registry enacted as part of the Firearms Act, 1995, introduced by the Liberal government of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. Her sister, Jerra Kosick (nee Byrne), is also involved with the Conservative Party of Canada, most recently serving as the chief of staff to Minister Michelle Rempel. Byrne is not married and does no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raine Storey
Raine Storey (born 3 June 1995) is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... artist known for her paintings, illustrations and multi-disciplinary designs. Life and work Raine Storey was born to Sue and Chris Storey and grew up in Fenelon Falls, ON. Her mother is the daughter of the British-born Canadian artist Derek Woodhead and is a nationally decorated police officer. Storey consistently cites her grandfather as the chief influence on her work, stating in 2013 that, "He pushes me the most". She commented again in 2017, calling her grandfather, "a talented artist" who she is "closely tied with". As a 15-year-old Fenelon Falls Secondary School student, Storey founded ''Raine Storey Illustration'', taking private commissions, while selling her creations. Storey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loran Award
LORAN, short for long range navigation, was a hyperbolic radio navigation system developed in the United States during World War II. It was similar to the UK's Gee system but operated at lower frequencies in order to provide an improved range up to with an accuracy of tens of miles. It was first used for ship convoys crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and then by long-range patrol aircraft, but found its main use on the ships and aircraft operating in the Pacific theater during World War II. LORAN, in its original form, was an expensive system to implement, requiring a cathode ray tube (CRT) display. This limited use to the military and large commercial users. Automated receivers became available in the 1950s, but the same improved electronics also opened the possibility of new systems with higher accuracy. The U.S. Navy began development of Loran-B, which offered accuracy on the order of a few tens of feet, but ran into significant technical problems. The U.S. Air Force worked on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fenelon Falls Secondary School
Fenelon Falls Secondary School (FFSS) is a public high school located at 66 Lindsay Street in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada. FFSS was founded in 1827. , it has about 1,000 students and 90 teachers and support staff. It is a member of the Trillium Lakelands District School Board. It was previously in the Victoria County Board of Education. History FFSS was founded around 1827 and the current school building is located on the south side of Fenelon Falls. Since its erection, the building has gone through a number of renovations, adding a new gymnasium and part of an art wing. Campus The school consists of three floors, the third being the greenhouse and the associated classroom attached. Portables also serve as classrooms located just outside, at the back-right of the school. A large field and track are situated past the road behind the back of the school, available for physical education classes and sporting events, with nearby tennis courts providing for tennis-oriented physic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Railway
The Victoria Railway was a long Canadian railway that operated in Central Ontario. Construction under Chief Engineer James Ross began in 1874 from Lindsay, Ontario, with authority to build through Victoria County to Haliburton, Ontario, to which it opened on . The line is best known as having been built by a large group of Icelandic immigrants, who found the Kinmount winters too rough, and so they all moved to Gimli, Manitoba. The line became part of the Midland Railway of Canada and then later part of the Canadian National Railways. The line was abandoned completely by the early 1990s. History The Victoria Railway was originally planned as the Lindsay, Fenelon Falls, and Ottawa River Railway, which was chartered in 1872. The line ran north from Lindsay through the former Victoria County and continued onwards to join a then prospected line of the Canadian Pacific Railway near the town of Mattawa. Soon after the gauge was changed from a narrow to standard gauge, and the rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
