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Buttonville, Markham
Buttonville is a suburban neighbourhood and former Hamlet (place), hamlet in the city of Markham, Ontario, Markham, Ontario, Canada, bordering the larger Unionville, Ontario, Unionville district. The hamlet was named after its founder, John Button (soldier), John Button. About 30,000 residents live in the area, which is located along the Woodbine Avenue corridor from approximately Ontario Highway 7, Highway 7 in the south to List of numbered roads in York Region, Sixteenth Avenue in the north, with the historic hamlet itself located roughly midway between the two arterials. The Rouge River (Ontario), Rouge River flows through the northeast and Ontario Highway 404, Highway 404 passes by in the west (forming the boundary between Buttonville and the City of Markham), with two interchanges. The residential area is located in the eastern, northeastern, and the northern sections, and the industrial area is to the west and the south down to Highway 7. There is talk about renaming the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces And Territories Of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully Independence, independent country over the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times as it has added territories and provinces, making it the List of countries and dependencies by area, world's second-largest country by area. The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (formerly called the ''British North America Acts, British North America Act, 1867''), whereas territories are federal territories whose governments a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
