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  Welcome to Ontario
The region was annexed to Quebec in 1774.
Ontario's right to Northwestern Ontario was determined by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1884 and confirmed by the Canada (Ontario Boundary) Act, 1889 of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson Bay and James Bay, on the east by Quebec, on the west by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
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  Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Durham Region is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area.
The Region of Durham was established in 1974 as one of several new "regional" governments in the Province of Ontario—primarily in fast-growing urban and suburban areas.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The region of Durham was established in 1974 as one of several new "regional" governments in the Province of Ontario--primarily in fast-growing urban and suburban areas.
Oxford County, Ontario is a regional municipality and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Regional municipalities are usually implemented in census divisions where an interconnected cluster of urban centres forms the majority of the division's area and population.
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 Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Durham Regional Municipality, also called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario.
Durham Region was established in 1974 as one of several new "regional" governments in the Province of Ontario, primarly around fast growing Toronto.
The southern portion of the region, adjacent to Lake Ontario is primarily urban in nature, and is essentially part of Toronto's extended suburbs.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Durham_Regional_Municipality%2C_Ontario   (215 words)

  
 Region of Durham - Works
The Regional Municipality of Durham is responsible for the treatment, storage and distribution of drinking water to every consumer on the system.
Water for the Region's municipal water supply system comes from three sources: Lake Ontario for our southern municipalities; Lake Simcoe for Beaverton; and ground water wells for the remaining communities.
The Regional Municipality of Durham is fortunate to have its own accredited Environmental Laboratory, located in the City of Pickering, allowing staff to submit samples for analyses immediately after sampling.
www.region.durham.on.ca /works.asp?nr=departments/works/services/water/waterquality.htm   (425 words)

  
 Health Protection and Promotion Act - R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 553   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
All the municipalities in the County of Renfrew.
All the municipalities and geographic townships in the Territorial District of Sudbury.
The Municipality of Temagami in the Territorial District of Nipissing.
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca /DBLaws/Regs/English/900553_e.htm   (519 words)

  
 List of Ontario census divisions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Single-tier municipalities are standalone cities and municipalities where there is only one level of municipal government in an area.
Upper-tier municipalities are agglomerations of lower-tier municipalities, such as towns and townships, where it is legislated or more efficient to provide certain services, such as water, electricity, and police coverage, over an area that includes more than one municipality.
A number of the cities and regions were once counties, or part of counties; see Historic counties of Ontario.
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 Regional Municipality of York, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto.
The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area.
Within the municipality there is also one First Nation with an Indian reserve, where the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation reside.
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 Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Regional Municipality of Niagara (2001 population 410,574), also known as Niagara Region, or (colloquially) Regional Niagara, is an area covering 12 municipalities located in southern Ontario in Canada.
It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario and on the south by Lake Erie.
The regional seat is in Thorold, where the Niagara Regional Council meets.
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 Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Durham Regional Municipality, also called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional politicalarea located east of Toronto, Ontario.
Durham Region was established in 1974 as one of several new "regional" governments inthe Province of Ontario, primarly around fast growing Toronto.
The southern portion of the region, adjacent to Lake Ontario is primarily urban in nature, and is essentially part ofToronto's extended suburbs.
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 Durham regional municipality ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 Alberta Equity Mortgages - $402 Million for Affordable Housing Allocated to Communities in Ontario   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The announcement was made today by the Honourable Joe Fontana, Federal Minister of Labour and Housing; the Honourable John Gerretsen, Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; Roger Anderson, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario; and David Miller, Mayor of Toronto.
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Canada, Ontario, the City of Toronto and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario to recognize that municipalities are key partners in the implementation of the Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Agreement.
On April 29, 2005, Canada and Ontario agreed to a cost matching commitment of $301 million each which, together with municipal contributions, increases the total investment under the Agreement to $734 million in funding to be committed by 2009.
www.albertaequity.com /mortgage-news/archive/2005/2005-08-31_CMHC-402_million_affordable_housing_ontario.shtml   (892 words)

  
 Regional Municipality of Durham Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
“area municipality” means the municipality or corporation of the City of Oshawa, the Town of Ajax, the Municipality of Clarington, the Town of Pickering, the Town of Whitby, the Township of Brock, the Township of Scugog and the Township of Uxbridge; (“municipalité de secteur”)
The Regional Corporation shall be deemed to be a city for all the purposes of the provisions of the Public Hospitals Act and the Private Hospitals Act respecting hospitalization and burial of indigent persons and their dependants, and no area municipality has any liability under such provisions.  R.S.O. 1990, c.
The council of an area municipality shall be deemed to be a recreation committee under the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Act and the regulations thereunder, and a board of a community recreation centre under the Community Recreation Centres Act.  R.S.O. 1990, c.
www.e-laws.gov.on.ca /DBLaws/RepealedStatutes/English/90r09_e.htm   (3247 words)

  
 Lanark County Genealogical Society : Amalgamation of Ontario Communities
The Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk will be split into two independent municipalities, the Town of Haldimand and the Town of Norfolk, corresponding (almost) to the former boundaries of the County of Haldimand and the County of Norfolk.
Tweed + Hungerford + Elzevir and Grimsthorpe = Municipality of Tweed.
McDougall + unincorporated township of Ferguson = Municipality of McDougall.
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 Ontario in TutorGig Encyclopedia
Ontario County is the name of a county in New York, and two Historic counties of Ontario historic counties in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario.
Belton, Ontario is a hamlet approximately 20km northeast of London, Ontario on Wellburn Road in the Thames Centre, Ontario Municipality of Thames Centre Category Communities in Ontario Category Middlesex..
Ontario County is the name of two Historic counties of Ontario historic counties in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario.
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 Open Directory - Regional:North America:Canada:Ontario:Regions
Regions are defined in Webster's or Funk & Wagnall's as a large and 'indefinite' part of the surface of the earth.
The major portion of the Niagara Region is taken up by the Niagara Peninsula, which lies between Lake Erie on the south and Lake Ontario on the north, with the Niagara River forming its western border and the City of Hamilton its eastern one.
Southwestern region of Ontario encompasses the counties of Elgin, Essex, Huron, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Perth.
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 Regional & Local Government Responsibilities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Regional Municipality of Durham was created on January 1, 1974 as a Regional Government in the Province of Ontario under The Regional Municipality of Durham Act, 1973 of the Ontario Legislature.
The Region is one of five Regional Governments of the GTA established by the Province of Ontario.
The Regional Municipality of Durham is the first level and the eight area municipalities constitute the second level of the two-tier system of local government.
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Before the year was over, they had joined Gagarin and Shepard, Titov and Grissom in the select company of men who had journeyed into space and returned to earth.
Whitby (Ontario), town in Durham Regional Municipality, southeastern Ontario, Canada.
It is located on Lake Ontario, northeast of Toronto....
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 List of ontario census divisions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 durham college in oshawa ontario information you need now.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Durham College is one of North America's Regional Municipality of Durham Ontario.
The Regional Municipality of Durham commonly called "Durham Region" is a regional political area located east of Toronto Ontario.
Durham District School Board Durham College University of Ontario Institute of Technology Welcome to the Campus Ice Centre a brand new spectator twin pad arena located on Campus at Durham College and The University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa Ontario.
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 Ontario (Canada) # fahnenversand.de - Fahnen Flaggen Fahne Flagge Nationalflaggen Nationalflagge Shop Flaggenshop ...
The flag of Ontario was established 'An Act to provide a Provincial Flag for Ontario (The Flag Act 1965)', which "assented to" on 14 April, received Royal Approval on 11 May, proclaimed on 13 May (published in 'The Ontario Gazette of 15th May) and came into effect on 21 May 1965.
At the request of the provincial government, the Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario was the first in a series of new Vice-Regal standards approved by the Governor General, acting in the name of The Queen.
The flag used by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (LAO) is derived from the Coat of Arms of the LAO and as far as I am able to assess, it is very close to being a banner of arms.
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 CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Candidates and Ridings
The Indian reserve of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island is part of the riding, which extends from Lake Ontario in the south to Lake Scugog in the north, north of the ridings of Ajax-Pickering and Whitby-Oshawa.
The riding of Durham was established in 1903 and in 1966 merged with parts of Oshawa and Ontario ridings to become Durham-Northumberland.
Was a member of the Ontario Film Review Board and the national advisory committee to the president of the Treasury Board on employment equity in the federal public service and crown corporations.
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 List of Ontario census divisions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
They are the intermediate geographic between the province level and the municipality subdivision).
Upper-tier municipalities are agglomerations of lower-tier municipalities such towns and townships where it is legislated more efficient to provide certain services such water electricity and police coverage over an that includes more than one municipality.
regional municipalities which also have smaller divisions within but are larger governments with more responsibility;
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