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Bonnechere Valley, Ontario
Bonnechere Valley is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 3,898 in the 2021 Canadian census. It was established on January 1, 2001, by amalgamation of the village of Eganville and the townships of Grattan, Sebastapol, and South Algona. Communities The administrative and commercial centre of Bonnechere Valley is Eganville, a small community occupying a deep limestone valley carved at the Fifth Chute of the Bonnechere River. The township also comprises the smaller communities of Augsburg, Castile, Clontarf, Constant Creek, Cormac, Dacre, Donegal, Esmonde, Grattan, Lake Clear, McGrath, Perrault, Ruby, Silver Lake, Scotch Bush, Vanbrugh, Woermke, and Zadow, as well as the ghost towns of Newfoundout, Balaclava and Foymount. History The power of the Bonnechere River has been harnessed since 1848 but it was John Egan's grist mill that gets credit for stimulating the area's economic growth. In 1911, the Great Fire destroyed many of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Township Municipalities In Ontario
A township is a type of municipality in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. They can have either single-tier (not part of another higher tier government form, like a county) status or lower-tier (part of another higher tier government form, like a county) status. Ontario has 200 townships that had a cumulative population of 990,396 and an average population of 4,952 in the Canada 2011 Census, 2011 Census. Ontario's largest and smallest townships are Centre Wellington and Cockburn Island (Ontario), Cockburn Island with populations of 26,693 and 0 respectively. History Under the former ''Municipal Act, 1990'', a township was a type of local municipality. Under this former legislation, a locality with a population of 1,000 or more could have been incorporated as a township by Ontario's Municipal Board upon review of an application from 75 or more residents of the locality. It also provided that a township could include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science), crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Limestone forms when these minerals Precipitation (chemistry), precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place through both biological and nonbiological processes, though biological processes, such as the accumulation of corals and shells in the sea, have likely been more important for the last 540 million years. Limestone often contains fossils which provide scientists with information on ancient environments and on the evolution of life. About 20% to 25% of sedimentary rock is carbonate rock, and most of this is limestone. The remaining carbonate rock is mostly Dolomite (rock), dolomite, a closely related rock, which contains a high percentage of the mineral Dolomite (mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killaloe, Hagarty And Richards
Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards is an incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, created on July 1, 2000, as a result of an amalgamation of the Township of Hagarty and Richards with the Village of Killaloe. Communities The township comprises the smaller communities of Bonnechere, Killaloe, Round Lake Centre and Wilno. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards 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. Parks * Bonnechere Provincial Park * Bonnechere River Provincial Park * Erskine Provincial Park * Foy Provincial Park *Killaloe Pathways Park *Round Lake Park * Sheryl Boyle Park, on Round Lake *Station Park, in Killaloe *Wilno Heritage Park Lakes and rivers *Bonnechere River *Pine River * Golden Lake * Round Lake Other features * Killaloe/Bonneche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brudenell, Lyndoch And Raglan
Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan is a township in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 1999, through the merger of Brudenell and Lyndoch Township with Raglan Township. Communities The township comprises the smaller communities of Bruceton, Brudenell, Copp, Hardwood Lake, Harriets Corners, Jewellville, Latchford Bridge, Letterkenny, Lost Nation, Palmer Rapids, Quadeville, Rockingham, Schutt, Wingle and Wolfe. Image:Brudenell ON.JPG, Brudenell Image:Palmer Rapids.jpg, The Madawaska River at Palmer Rapids. Image:Schutt ON.JPG, Schutt Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan 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. Mother tongue (2021): * English as first language: 92.3% * French as first language: 1.6% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Madawaska
Greater Madawaska is an incorporated township in Renfrew County in eastern Ontario, Canada, created on January 1, 2001, through the amalgamation of the Township of Bagot and Blythfield, the Township of Brougham, and the Township of Griffith and Matawatchan. , it has a population of 2,864. Geography The township is composed of the geographic townships of Bagot, Blythfield (also spelled Blithfield), Brougham, Griffith and Matawatchan. The township borders in downstream order Centennial Lake, Black Donald Lake, Norcan Lake and Calabogie Lake, all four on the Madawaska River, and is located in the northern section of the Ottawa River Valley. Communities The largest communities in the township are the villages of Calabogie and Griffith. The municipal offices are located in Calabogie. Other communities in the township include Ashdad, Barrett Chute, Barryvale, Black Donald, Camel Chute, Hurds Lake, Lower Dacre, Matawatchan, Mount St. Patrick, Springtown, Spruce Hedge and Wilson. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admaston/Bromley
Admaston/Bromley is an incorporated township in Renfrew County, Eastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed on January 1, 2000, when Admaston and Bromley Townships were amalgamated. It takes part of its name from Admaston, Staffordshire, a small English hamlet. Communities The township comprises the communities of Admaston, Balsam Hill, Belangers Corners, Bromley, Bulgers Corners, Connaught, Douglas, Ferguslea, Fremo Corners, Kellys Corner, Martins Corner, McDougall, Moores Lake, Mount St. Patrick, Northcote, Oakgrove, Osceola, Payne, Pine Valley, Renfrew Junction, Rosebank, Shamrock, and Wolftown. File:Douglas ON.JPG, Douglas File:Shamrock ON.JPG, Shamrock Admaston The community, as well as the township, were named for the little village of Admaston, Staffordshire, the native home of Sir Charles Bagot, second Governor General of the Province of Canada . Bromley The community, as well as the township, took its name from Bagot's Bromley in Staffordshire, England, home of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algonquins Of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation
The Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation (), formerly known as the Golden Lake First Nation, are an Algonquin First Nation in Ontario, Canada. Their territory is located in the former township of South Algona (now part of Bonnechere Valley) in the Ottawa Valley on Golden Lake. As of March 2025, the registered population of the First Nation was 4,395 people, of which only 459 on reserve. Reserve The First Nation have reserved for themselves the Pikwakanagan Indian Reserve, formerly known as Golden Lake 39 Indian Reserve. Their reserve of is adjacent to the hamlet of Golden Lake which is located between the villages of Killaloe and Eganville, about south of Pembroke. The land straddles the south shores of Golden Lake and the Bonnechere River The Bonnechere River is a river in the Saint Lawrence River drainage basin in Nipissing District and Renfrew County in eastern and northeastern Ontario, Canada. Shows the river course highlighted on a topographic map. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Algona Wilberforce
North Algona Wilberforce is a township municipality in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 3,111. The township was formed in 1999 when the North Algona and Wilberforce townships were amalgamated. Wilberforce Township was named in 1851, to honour William Wilberforce. Communities The township contains the communities of Allans Corners, Beef Town, Budd Mills, Crooked Rapids, Deacon, Dore Bay, Duquette's Farm, Fourth Chute, Germanicus, Golden Lake, Green Lake, Higginson's Hill, Lake Dore, Lett's Corners, Mink Lake, Mud Lake, Rankin, Slabtown, Trevor Ouellette Lake and Woito. Fourth Chute The town of Fourth Chute is the fourth of five chutes along the Bonnechere River. The others being Castleford, Renfrew, Douglas and Eganville. The chutes used were for moving timber past rapids and waterfalls. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Algona Wilberforce had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Townships In Ontario
This is a list of township (Canada), townships in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by List of census divisions of Ontario, census division. Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District Historical/Geographic Townships *Abbott *Aberdeen Additional *Abigo *Abotossaway *Abraham *Acton *Aguonie *Alanen *Alarie *Albanel *Albert *Alderson *Allenby *Allouez *Amik *Amundsen *Anderson *André *Archibald *Arnott *Ashley *Assad *Assef *Asselin *Atkinson *Avis *Awenge *Aweres *Bailloquet *Barager *Barnes *Bayfield *Beange *Beaton *Beaudin *Beaudry *Beauparlant *Beebe *Behmann *Bernst *Bird *Bolger *Boon *Bostwick *Bouck *Bourinot *Bracci *Bray *Breckenbridge *Bridgland *Bright Additional *Bright *Brimacombe *Broome *Broughton *Brule *Bruyere *Buchan *Buckles *Bullock *Butcher *Byng *Cadeau *Cannard *Carmody *Carney *Casson *Chabanel *Challener *Chapais *Charbonneau *Chelsea *Chenard *Chesley Additional *Chesley *Cholette *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in Ottawa.Statistics Canada, 150 Tunney's Pasture Driveway Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6; Statistique Canada 150, promenade du pré Tunney Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6 The agency is led by the chief statistician of Canada, currently André Loranger, who assumed the role on an interim basis on April 1, 2024 and permanently on December 20, 2024. StatCan is accountable to Parliament through the minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, currently Mélanie Joly. Statistics Canada acts as the national statistical agency for Canada, and Statistics Canada produces statistics for all the provinces as well as the federal government. In addition to conducting about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life, the '' Statistics Act'' man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Fire (Bonnechere)
Great Fire may refer to: Fires ''Listed chronologically'' Before 1700 *Great Fire of Rome (64 A.D.) * Great Fire of North Walsham (1600) * 1615 Great Fire of Wymondham * Great Oulu fire of 1652 *Great Fire of Meireki (1657) *Great Fire of 1660, in Constantinople (now Istanbul) *Great Fire of London (1666) * Great Fire of Haverhill (1667) *Great Fire of Northampton (1675) *Great Fire of Warwick (1694) 1700s * Great Oulu fire of 1705 * Great Stockholm Fire of 1759 * Great fire of Tartu (1775) *Great Fire of New York (1776) *Great New Orleans Fire (1794) *Great New Orleans Fire (1788) 1800s * Great Fire of Bedford (1802) *Great Fire of 1805, in Detroit, Michigan * Great Fire of Stevenage (1807) *Great Podil fire (1811) *Great fire of Tirschenreuth (1814) *Great Fire of Edinburgh (1824) *Great Fire of Turku (1827) *Great Fire of New York (1835) *Great fire of Hamburg (1842) *Great New York City Fire of 1845 * Great Fire of Pittsburgh (1845) * Great Fire of 1846, in St. John's, Newfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Egan (Canadian Politician)
John Egan (November 11, 1811 – July 11, 1857) was an Irish-Canadian businessman and political figure in the Ottawa region. He was born near Aughrim, Ireland, in 1811. He came to Aylmer, Lower Canada, Canada, in 1830. After working with a lumber company on the upper Ottawa River, he entered the business himself near Bytown. He founded the town of Eganville in Ottawa Valley on the Bonnechere River, later expanding his operation to the Quyon, Petawawa and Madawaska Rivers. Egan was one of four men to finance the construction of the first flour and sawmill in Aylmer in 1839, and in partnership with Joseph Aumond, he founded the Union Forwarding Company in 1845. In the late 1840s, he began building a number of sawmills. Together with Ruggles Wright, he also operated a steamship transporting goods on the Ottawa River. Egan also played an important role in the development of railways service to the area, including the Bytown and Prescott Railway. He bought James Wadsw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
