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 Balaclava - Ghost Town
Balaclava fits the Hollywood version of the 'picture perfect' ghost town; a row of ramshackle buildings with sagging roofs, huddled along a narrow road, while doors and windows creak in the wind.
The Richards family operated the mill until 1957, when they sold it to Donald Dick, Although Balaclava had been a busy industrial and farming centre throughout the latter part of the 19th century, for some reason it was bypassed by the railways.
Balaclava has that distinction for it is the site of one of Ontario's last water powered sawmills.
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 Ontario Blacksmith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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Balaclava, Renfrew County, Ontario - Balaclava in Renfrew County, Ontario is a near ghost town today, a come down from the bustling lumber town of its heyday.
Ontario Student Trustees’ Association - l’Association des Élèves conseillers et conseillères de l’Ontario - The Ontario Student Trustees’ Association - l’Association des Élèves conseillers et conseillères de l’Ontario is an organization of all School Board Student Trustees in Ontario.
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 Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Hansard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In addition, Ontario Housing Corp is looking at those elements of the portfolio where on an experimental basis it might be an idea which is worth considering.
The Ontario Provincial Police, those women and those men in blue, will have the jurisdictional capacity under their auspices, under their tutelage, under their experience.
The industry tells us that about 20% now of cigarettes sold in Ontario are contraband or smuggled cigarettes, that it is $150 million to $200 million that we're not collecting in Ontario that we would be if all the cigarettes smoked in Ontario were legal, were not smuggled.
www.ontla.on.ca /hansard/house_debates/35_parl/session3/l067.htm   (19283 words)

  
 DYR - PORT PERRY to RENFREW Ontario
It is suggested that you overnight in Renfrew as it's highly recommended that you find the time to ride the third route which contains many of the gold star roads that have made this area a favourite for Ontario bikers.
Foymount is purported to be the highest inhabited spot in Ontario at a head dizzying 500 metres.
CMG-RC members in Ontario have had the opportunity to join bbb's Fall Foliage tours for the past two seasons, as well as his ride to Bewdley for beer (root, of course) and wings at Rhino's Roadhouse.
www.cmgonline.com /touring/Tours/PortPerryToRenfrew/index.html   (1004 words)

  
 Balaclava, ON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Balaclava, ON (There are three ghost towns in Ontario named Balaclava.
Balaclava is an old mill town established in 1855 when a mill was erected on Constant Creek by Duncan Ferguson and Donald Cameron.
Currently, there are a few residents in Balaclava.
www.ghosttown.info /on/balaclava   (163 words)

  
 TIDEPOOL | Archives
County health officials, concerned about the potential for disease transmission from the growing amount of goose poop in Lake Washington and on its shores, are supporting a federal proposal that could allow gassing the geese to remove them from parks.
That's the message sent by a King County Superior Court judge who has ruled that the owners of houses damaged in 1996 by mudslides on Perkins Lane West had no right to expect the city of Seattle to stop the mud from ruining their dwellings.
Chris Schlegel recalls an inmate in the Yamhill County Jail who recently hit the intercom switch in his cell to alert the control room about a livability issue: He claimed that he was being attacked by bees and fireballs.
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 Along The Way
County 71 off of 41 towards Black Donald and Calabogie: as you head north on 41 you'll come to a long right sweeper.
County 71 will be on your right stating direction to "Black Donald".
The Renfrew Loop: make sure you find sufficient time to complete the indicated loop out of and returning to Renfrew.
www.cmgonline.com /touring/Tours/PortPerryToRenfrew/along_the_way.html   (459 words)

  
 ValleyExplore.com - Driving Tour Guide - The Historic Opeongo Line
Renfrew was incorporated in 1858 and became industrial and commercial hub of southeastern Renfrew County, much as it is today.
One of several colonization routes proposed by the Canadian government in the early 1850’s, this one was to follow a westward course from the Ottawa River, to Opeongo Lake in present-day Algonquin Park, and eventually link with Georgian Bay.
Algonquin Provincial Park which borders Renfrew County to the northwest, is Ontario's oldest provincial park and one of the largest in Canada.
www.valleyexplore.com /drive/opeongoline.htm   (2287 words)

  
 Historical Plaques of Toronto
The route connected Lakes Simcoe and Ontario and was an important trade route for the Indian nations and later the French.
From 1872 to 1896 he served a premier and attorney-general of Ontario, a period of office noted for the introduction of the ballot (1874), the extension of the franchise (1888), and a determined fight for provincial rights.
On his retirement from sports in 1937 Conacher was elected to the Ontario Legislature and in 1949 to the House of Commons.
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 Archived Ontario Birding Reports - Elsewhere in Ontario
Westmeath Township is in Renfrew County in Eastern Ontario.
The birds are opposite 397 Westmeath Road (County Rd. 12 on the provincial maps) in a grassy field.
In Ontario the process is the same, but the species web is different; wolves prey on deer, then ravens and eagles scavenge the rest.
www.web-nat.com /bic/ont/Archives/arcels.htm   (2118 words)

  
 ontarioobits.com
The Elgin County Branch of the OGS offers so much online at no cost and I encourage those researching in Elgin County to visit their website before doing anything else...
The Huron County pioneer always had his eye on the future, a future which the ensuing generations would build on a firm foundation of thrift and hard work.
When a visitor comes to Huron County, he feels he has come to a prosperous, progressive area, the kind of place where he would like to stay.
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 Balaclava Renfrew ghost town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Richards family operated the mill until 1957, when they sold it to Donald (aka Dave) Dick.
Although Balaclava had been a busy industrial and farming centre throughout the latter part of the 19th century, for some reason it was bypassed by the railways.
A few of farms in the area remain occupied.
www.ghosttownpix.com /ontario/towns/balacr.shtml   (323 words)

  
 Rare Book News - News - Archives 1
During the nineteenth century, the Canadian government set forth a policy to settle the hinterland of the province, surveying roads through the wilderness, recruiting immigrants with promise of resource-rich land for farming.
In 1964, Hugh persuaded the Ontario Archives to hire him as a roving archivist.
All Canadians are in his debt for his initiative in 1967 to retrace voyageur canoe routes and to re-enact fur trade history.
www.buriedantiques.com /rare_book_news.htm   (4014 words)

  
 Bonnechere Valley Township and the History of The Opeongo Line
When the line truly became a reality in the 1850s, it was one of several settlement roads in what was to become Ontario.
Many of these settlement roads lured settlers with the prize of free land and wild exaggerations about the great farming to be found.
These echos can still be heard in the remnants of places like Balaclava, Esmonde, Clontarf, Newfoundout and Ferguslea.
www.bonnecherevalleytwp.com /ohistory.html   (393 words)

  
 CANOE Travel - Tips & Trends - Books - On the historic Opeongo line
For a humble Renfrew County highway, that's pretty significant recognition.
One writer to consistently put pen to Opeongo Line pavement is Joan Finnigan, a chronicler of Ottawa Valley history for the past 40 years.
Other points of interest on or near the line include St. Joseph's Church, built in 1890, which marks the former hamlet of Esmonde; Foymount, Ontario's highest populated point; Shine Hill, providing one of the most stunning views of the Upper Valley; and the restored train station at Barry's Bay.
www.canoe.ca /Travel/TipsTrends/Books/2004/10/17/673223.html   (551 words)

  
 Medals
The allied forces, ravaged by cholera, were able to defeat the Russians at the battle of the Alma River (20th September 1854) and then began bombarding the strongly armed fort of Sevastopol.
Following the battle of Balaclava (25th October 1854) a long winter of siege warfare ensued aggravated by lack of fuel, clothing and supplies for the allied armies.
In 1854 Florence Nightingale was able to persuade the British government to let her take a team of nurses to the Crimea to look after the wounded allied soldiers.
www.artiquesroadshow.com /Medals.htm   (3288 words)

  
 Title Company Medford Oregon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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Ontario Blacksmith - Ontario Blacksmith A is for Algonquin: An Ontario Alphabet Illustrated by Melanie Rose The second title in our already popular provincial alphabet series, "A is for Algonquin Park: An Ontario Alphabet" introduces young readers to all the beauty of this spectacular province.
Written with the charm ontario flsmith and knowledge of a life long resident, "A is for...
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 Ontario homes for sale by owner real estate listings. Houses for sale in Ontario.
Ontario homes for sale by owner real estate listings.
At HomeSellCanada.com we strive to provide top quality service and information to you whether you have a home for sale by owner in Ontario or are looking to buy some Ontario real estate.
With the right advice and approach selling your Ontario real estate can be just as effective as using a realtor (but much cheaper!).
www.homesellcanada.com /on.cfm/va/a.htm   (165 words)

  
 Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group - Gazetteer for Renfrew County
This gazetteer describes the communities in the Upper Ottawa Valley area, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
It is intended to be an aid in locating places and giving the correct spelling of place names.
Readers can consult Canada’s toponymic agency, Geomatics Canada, Natural Resources Canada, to verify spellings; to obtain latitude longitudes; to determine distance between localities; to list nearby localiies within a specified radius; or to search for additional place names.
members.shaw.ca /relatives_merit/UOVGG/gazetteer_Renf.html   (2054 words)

  
 Useful Links
The author checks each route out before posting, and there is a page for readers to submit their suggestions.
Another, more interesting place is Balaclava, just north of the Opeongo road west of Renfrew.
The broadcast forecasts are too vague and general for just the city of Ottawa, so I load these pages and make my own decisions as to where to go.
www.cyberus.ca /~scoulshaw/Rides/useful_links.htm   (343 words)

  
 TALBOT TIMES June 1990
MEETINGS: Elgin County Branch, O.G.S., meetings are held on the Second Wednesday of each month in the Carnegie Room of the St. Thomas Public Library on Curtis Street, EXCEPT June (to be announced) and December (reserved for a social evening - location to be announced), NO meetings in July and August.
Submissions should be made at least one month before publication, to be published if space allows or hold for subsequent publications.
Annie and Elizabeth Geddes were sisters, daus of Andrew 1827-1902 and Elizabeth (HAY) GEDDES 1835-1903, natives of Banffshire, Scot, came to Southwold or Dunwich Twps, Elgin County c 1855.
www.elginogs.ca /talbottimes/talbottimes1990jun.htm   (2958 words)

  
 Glengarry Family Linked Data - pafg432 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
in 1822 in Bagot Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
Andrew Elijah TOWNS in 1838 in Springtown, Ontario.
on 16 Feb 1918 in Balaclava, Ontario, Canada.
www.rootsweb.com /~onglenga/glengarry/pafg432.htm   (238 words)

  
 ontarioobits.com
Welcome to Ontario Cemeteries Resources, your cemetery information website.
Check the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid to see where person is buried.
Smooth Rock Falls Public Cemetery, in the Town of Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario (Northern Ontario) Lot 23, Con 9, (Oldest dated monument found: 1925; Recorded in 1998 by Sheila (Priebe) Jacques and Clara (Labelle) Jacques)
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 Ontario K-12 Schools on the Web
Greater Essex County District School Board - Windsor
Ontario North East District School Board - Schumacher
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board - Eastern
www.grandpajunior.com /Ontario.shtml   (370 words)

  
 Canada Science and Technology Museum
It has also been a subject of notable technological and scientific developments.
Hauling Logs to the Balaclava Mill, Renfrew County, Ontario
While the overall emphasis is clearly on technology, the various ideas (processes) and instruments relevant to scientific research in forestry are also included in this working definition of the subject.
www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca /English/about/forestry_1.cfm   (173 words)

  
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 Urban Exploration Resource: Display Location: Balaclava Ghost Town
Urban Exploration Resource: Display Location: Balaclava Ghost Town
Location DB > Canada > Ontario > Balaclava (Renfrew County) > Balaclava Ghost Town
Since June 23, 2002, a total of 75491739 pages have been generated.
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