Port Weller, Ontario is a community in St. Catharines,

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, Canada and is part of the

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region. It is located north of the centre of St. Catharines at the north end of the

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, but part of that city in much the same way as

Port Dalhousie Port Dalhousie is a community in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Known for its waterfront appeal, it is home to the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and is historically significant as the terminus for the first three (19th century) routes of the ...

. Port Weller is bounded by Lake Ontario (North Boundary), Read Road (East), Linwell Road (South) and Walkers Creek (West Boundary). Port Weller East & West are divided by the Welland Canal. Port Weller West has a significantly higher population than Port Weller East because of industrial and agricultural development on the east side, such as the Welland Canal,

Port Weller Dry Docks Port Weller Dry Docks was a shipbuilder on the Welland Canal at the Lake Ontario entrance. The shipbuilder was founded in 1946 and the site was initially owned by the Government of Canada for storage purchases. The shipyard expanded to include ship ...

and local farms.

History

Port Weller, Ontario was named after John Laing Weller, an engineer on the first

.Peggy Muntz ''John Laing Weller: The Man Who Does Things'' (Port Weller, Ontario 2007). John Laing Weller, a graduate of the

Royal Military College of Canada '') , established = 1876 , type = Military academy , chancellor = Anita Anand ('' la, ex officio, label=none'' as Defence Minister) , principal = Harry Kowal , head_label ...

, is listed on the Wall of Honour in

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Features

Port Weller contains vast green/play-space, including 11 parks, half with creeks or streams; 3 tennis & 4 basketball courts; 4 baseball & 6 soccer fields; 6+ playgrounds, 2 elementary schools, and 3 churches. A unique attraction in Port Weller East is the 9/11 Memorial Park located on the Lake Ontario shoreline just north of Happy Rolphs Bird Sanctuary. The 9/11 Memorial Park is home to a variety of trees, each planted to commemorate a Canadian lost in the North and South Towers of the

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. To access the Memorial Park, take Lakeshore Road to Read Road and follow Read Road north to the lake. The first official child born in Port Weller, was Frederick Shapero on November 18, 1914. Son of European immigrants, he eventually became founder of Active Customs Brokers Ltd., established in 1953.

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