Collins Bay is a bay and natural harbour, as well as a community, within the western part of the municipality of
Kingston, Ontario
Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the northeastern end of Lake Ontario. It is at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River, the south end of the Rideau Canal. Kingston is near the Thousand Islands, ...
, Canada. Collins Bay was at one time a small village, but it became absorbed by the city of Kingston. Now Collins Bay consists mostly of residential subdivisions (Highgate Park, Lawrence Park, Ridgewood Estates), a large
conservation area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewoo ...
(
Lemoine Point
In geometry, the Lemoine point, Grebe point or symmedian point is the intersection of the three symmedians ( medians reflected at the associated angle bisectors) of a triangle. In other words, it is the isogonal conjugate of the centroid.
Ro ...
),
Kingston Norman Rogers Airport
Kingston Norman Rogers Airport or YGK Airport , also known as Kingston Airport, is the main airport serving Kingston, Ontario and its metropolitan area. The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers ( Kingston City 1935–1940), Min ...
, and areas of agricultural land. The Collins Bay
marina
A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.
A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...
is situated on the bay itself. To the east is a large federal penitentiary,
Collins Bay Institution.
Collins Bay was named after the original surveyor of the region, John Collins.
As of the 2011 census, the population in the residential subdivisions is middle class (average income ~100000), mostly married couples or families (mostly 2-4 persons) owning a single-detached house.
Notable people
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Harry Sinden
Harry James Sinden (born September 14, 1932) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and executive. He served as a coach, general manager, and team president for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL), and was the coach of ...
, coach of
Team Canada 1972
References
External links
Google Maps viewLemoine Point Conservation AreaCollins Bay MarinaKingston/Norman Rogers Airport
Neighbourhoods in Kingston, Ontario
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