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  Ontario at AllExperts
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 U.S. states of Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.
Southern Ontario is further sub-divided into four regions; Southwestern Ontario (parts of which formerly referred to as Western Ontario), Golden Horseshoe, Central Ontario (although not actually the province's geographic centre) and Eastern Ontario.
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.
en.allexperts.com /e/o/on/ontario.htm   (3919 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west, Quebec to the east, and the American states of Michigan, New York, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania to the south.
Since the privatization of Ontario Hydro which began in 1999, Ontario Power Generation runs 85% of electricity generated in the province, of which 41% is nuclear, 30% is hydroelectric and 29% is fossil fuel derived.
Ontario, and the Greater Toronto Area in particular, have been the recipients of most immigration to Canada, largely immigrants from war-torn Europe in the 1950s and 1960s and after changes in federal immigration law, a massive influx of non-Europeans since the 1970s.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ontario   (5106 words)

  
 Ontario Canada Information
Ontario is the most populous of Canada's provinces and second only to Quebec in area.
Ontario, along with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, is one of the four original provinces of Canada when the nation was formed on July 1, 1867 by the British North America Act.
Ontario's long American border is formed almost entirely by lakes and rivers, starting in Lake of the Woods and continuing to the Saint Lawrence River near Cornwall.
www.ontariobusiness.org   (559 words)

  
 Ontario - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Ontario is the second largest of Canada’s ten provinces in area and the largest in...
Golden Horseshoe, industrial and residential region in southern Canada.
The Golden Horseshoe is a highly urbanized arc of settlements surrounding...
encarta.msn.com /Ontario.html   (158 words)

  
 Ontario Conserves - Conservation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ontario is introducing legislation that will establish a permanent greenbelt around the Golden Horseshoe, as well as a new commission to protect it.
Ontario faces an electricity supply-demand challenge as coal-fired generation is taken out of service and existing nuclear plants approach the end of their operational life.
Ontario’s 62,000 public servants are also reducing the amount of electricity consumed in government workplaces by turning off lights and office equipment at the end of the workday.
www.ontarioconserves.gov.on.ca /english/cons_guide.asp   (3378 words)

  
 Ontario Geography - Canadawiki
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.
Southern Ontario is further sub-divided into four regions; Southwestern Ontario (parts of which formerley referred to as Western Ontario), Golden Horseshoe, Central Ontario and Eastern Ontario.
Northern Ontario occupies 85% of the surface area of the province; conversely Southern Ontario contains 94% of the population (see article Geography of Canada).
canadawiki.org /index.php/Ontario_Geography   (498 words)

  
 Ontario Nature's 75th Anniversary
Ontario Nature is a significant player in the development of the Greenbelt Act and Plan, which aim to conserve green space and contain urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
FON participates in largest conservation purchase in Ontario's history with acquisition of 16,000 hectares (6,000 acres) of Manitoulin Island's alvar coast.
Along with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the Conservation Council of Ontario, FON begins action to protect all birds of prey in the province.
www.ontarionature.org /events/milestones.html   (1596 words)

  
 Ontario - Wikitravel
Ontario [1] is the most populous and second-largest province of Canada, home to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, as well as Ontario's own capital Toronto, Canada's largest city.
Ontario is bordered by the province of Quebec to the east, by the Great Lakes region of the United States to the south, by Manitoba to the west and by Hudson and James Bays to the north.
It is not unheard of to enter Ontario from the USA by train, but the customs waits between the USA and Canada are no different than might be expected by car or plane, especially with the constant increases in Terror alerts south of the border.
wikitravel.org /en/Ontario_(province)   (2002 words)

  
 Fun Attractions: Golden Horseshoe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Ontario´s third largest public art gallery, and holds one of Canada´s finest collections of Canadian historical, modernist and contemporary art.
Ontario’s premier country inn for relaxation and escape from the bustle of city life.
Situated in the rolling countryside of Ontario's Caledon Hills, the historic Millcroft Inn is a refreshing blend of rural serenity and sophisticated hospitality.
www.haltonlinks.com /iw_fun_central.html   (845 words)

  
 Completed Town Hall Ontario
Ontario supports the general intent of the draft agreements, but seeks further dialogue on outstanding issues such as future changes to major historical diversions of water out of the basin.
The public information sessions were held from July 20 to September 8, 2004, in eight cities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the deadline for comments to the ministry concluded Friday, September 24, 2004.
The broadest pre-budget citizen engagement in Ontario's history with regional and local town hall meetings, independent citizen dialogues, an online survey and a program to engage Ontario’s public servants to advise how to continue to meet your priorities and live within our means.
www.townhallontario.gov.on.ca /english/th_completed.asp   (840 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - The Golden Horseshoe, Ontario, Canada
The Golden Horseshoe is one of the most populous regions in Canada, with a population of 6.6 million.
It is one of the major reasons for growth in the Golden Horseshoe, connecting international shipping from the Atlantic Ocean, via the St Lawrence Seaway, to the heart of North America.
During the War of 1812 (which Americans and Canadians both claim to have won) the Golden Horseshoe was the scene of several key battles, including the battle of Queenston Heights, in which Major-General Issac Brock defeated an American force attempting to invade Upper Canada across the Niagara River.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A493599   (1270 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Most of Ontario's major transportation infrastructure is oriented east-west and roughly follows one of these two original routes.
Ontario is the largest province in Canada by population.
Bruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Ontario   (5493 words)

  
 Realty Times - Real Estate News and Advice
For example, the paper cites planning policies in Sydney, Australia that have put 60 per cent of new homes in existing urban areas, and a similar target in the U.K. that in 2003 saw 66 per cent of new homes built in previously developed areas.
Ontario's discussion paper says it will only consider expanding urban boundaries if the municipality "has planned to accommodate a minimum of 40 per cent of the projected growth through intensification." Some critics say that's not enough to make a difference to the current sprawl problem.
Ontario's infrastructure ministry is currently working on two major reports -- one is a 10-year plan for infrastructure funding, and another focuses on planning issues for rural land in the province.
realtytimes.com /rtcpages/20040715_urbansprawl.htm   (758 words)

  
 Golden Horseshoe By-Product Synergy Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In 2001, Hatch successfully implemented the BPS concept in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario (Hamilton, Toronto and surrounding areas).
By the end of 2001, the geographical reach of the project had expanded to include companies in northern and southeastern Ontario and western New York state.
An initial information session was hosted by Dofasco CEO, John Mayberry, in January 2001 to provide an overview of the BPS process to Golden Horseshoe area companies and organizations.
www.hatch.ca /Sustainable_Development/Projects/golden_horseshoe_bps.htm   (216 words)

  
 Government of Ontario, Canada - News
Acting on advice from the Central Ontario Smart Growth Panel, the government is investing up to $40 million toward the establishment and operation of the system.
Over the next five years, many municipal transit agencies in the Golden Horseshoe plan to replace their aging fare collection systems as they reach the end of their useful lifecycle and can no longer be repaired.
The Ontario government is taking a leading role in the development of an integrated, inter-regional transit fare card system, and will fund key components of the system's local and central component start-up costs.
ogov.newswire.ca /ontario/GPOE/2003/05/07/c8770.html?lmatch=&lang=_e.html   (1000 words)

  
 (GCG1AP) GHMCMC by Flick and TrimblesTrek
Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario is the area around the western end of Lake Ontario, and includes such urban centers as Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, St. Catharines and Niagara Falls.
For this cache series, we've extended the region to Newmarket in the northeast, Waterloo in the northwest, Port Dover in the southwest, and Fort Erie in the southeast.
The Golden Horseshoe Multi-Cacher Multi-Cache is a cooperative effort of fourteen local Geocachers.
www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=66829   (901 words)

  
 News Releases
This new CFSEU team brings the number of partners combating organized crime within CFSEU in Ontario to 17 municipal, regional, provincial, and federal agencies in Toronto, Cornwall and the Golden Horseshoe Area.
The new Golden Horseshoe CFSEU is fully operational and currently conducting investigations in the Golden Horseshoe Area.
The formation of this new unit ensures that this region of Ontario has a dedicated integrated law enforcement response to the threat of organized crime.
www.angelfire.com /oh4/st31/news25.html   (414 words)

  
 OTC Maps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This newly released free map illustrates all trails 20km or more in Ontario, as well as the OFSC trunk routes, and overlay systems such as the Trans Canada Trail and National Hiking Trail.
Map 2 is titled "Golden Horseshoe" and covers the area east to Oshawa and north to Gravenhurst, with the Niagara Penninsula, Hamilton, Kitchener/Waterloo, Collingwood/Meaford, Toronto, and Lindsay.
Map 6 is titled Ontario East and covers an area from Gananoque along the St. Lawrence to the Quebec border to Deep River in the North.
www.ontariotrails.on.ca /otc_maps.htm   (232 words)

  
 Golden Horseshoe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Golden Horseshoe is the area around the western end of Lake Ontario, mainly the south-central region consisting of such urban centers as Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Hamilton, St.
Ontario: A Tale of Three Capitals from Canada Travel Tourism News, Hotel Rates and Reservations.
Ontario is the only province with three capitals, Toronto the Capital of the Province of Ontario, Ottawa the present Capital of Canada, and Kingston the first Capital of Canada in the historic Thousand Islands.
www.aresearchguide.com /golden.html   (1611 words)

  
 Waterfalls of Ontario - Golden Horseshoe Index
The Golden Horseshoe is a term historically used to describe the most heavily developed portion of the province, including Toronto, Hamilton, St. Catharines and Kitchener-Waterloo.
This is where the bulk of the province's population can be found.
Mark Harris takes no responsibility for your safety and he does not guarantee that it is fully safe and/or legal to visit these waterfalls.
www.start.ca /users/mharris/waterfalls/w_region_golden_horseshoe.html   (158 words)

  
 It takes more than regulations
After years of discussing, debating, and drafting boundaries and regulations, Ontario is at last making an effort to curb urban sprawl and preserve the remaining green space and farmland.
The Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt lines have been drawn.
Ontario's Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt encompasses 1.8 million acres in a crescent, swinging from the Niagara peninsula to the west, north and east of Toronto.
www.agriculture.com /ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1129755561187.xml   (438 words)

  
 Horseshoe Ontario - What's New - Archive
The commercial was auditioned at the Woodstock Club with Horseshoe Ontario member Stan Leis standing next to Jim Hehn as he pitches the shoes and Jim polishes a trophy at the end.
Lloyd is the winner of Horseshoe Ontario's Wordsearch Contest which ended on August 31st.
- Horseshoe Ontario is pleased to announce its new President, as voted in by you, the members, at the Annual General Meeting held today.
www.horseshoeontario.com /archive.htm   (3207 words)

  
 CBC - Ontario Votes 2003 - Features - Municipal Platforms
Fast-track funding to maintain municipal bridges and roads in rural Ontario.
Create Transportation Trust Fund to reduce gridlock by dedicating three cents of provincial gas tax from every litre sold in Ontario, with 60 per cent for transit, 25 per cent for roads and highways, and 15 per cent for GO Transit.
Find out how more than 500,000 Ontario students will get into the habit of voting during this provincial election.
www.cbc.ca /ontariovotes2003/features/platform_mun.html   (501 words)

  
 CAW - TCA CANADA : What We Do
The policy paper calls for action by leadership and rank and file to confront and eliminate discrimination against lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in the labour movement, in the workplace and in society.
The Conference is the springboard for the launch of two new caucuses: Oshawa and Area Caucus, and the Golden Horseshoe Caucus, both in Ontario.
A new Pride Policy Statement is passed at 7th CAW Constitutional Convention in Toronto, Ontario.
www.caw.ca /whatwedo/pride/lgbthistory.asp   (1315 words)

  
 Golden Horseshoe Orienteering Club
Quite possibly the first program of its kind in Canada, the GHO 4 GOLD program will assist elite club members with training and race costs.
GHO wishes to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their financial support in developing new adventure running maps for the community, school events, provincial races and the 2006 North American Orienteering Championships in Halton Region, Peel Region and Simcoe County.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Minstry of Culture, receives annually $100 million of government funding generated through Ontario's charity casino initiative.
www.dontgetlost.ca /gho   (398 words)

  
 Golden Horseshoe 2002 Orthophotos
This series of orthophotos provide excellent coverage for the Golden Hourseshoe area and some points beyond - view coverage index.
The images have a 20 centimetre pixel resolution and are based on colour images taken in the spring of 2002.
The data is under copyright by the Ontario Ministry of Education.
www.brocku.ca /maplibrary/digital/Golden_2002Ortho/Golden_Ortho2002.htm   (262 words)

  
 Moving To Southwestern Ontario Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Southwestern Ontario is also at the hub of the densely populated consumer market and industrialized area commonly referred to as the "Golden Horseshoe".
In Ontario, children who attain the age of five years on or before December 31, and who have the right to attend kindergarten, may be admitted in their respective school area on the first school day of September.
The Southwestern Ontario edition of Moving To has a listing of the names and phone numbers of the School Boards in all regions.
www.movingto.com /Southwest_Ontario.htm   (453 words)

  
 Ontario Legislative Action --> News Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
CFIB marks the demise of workplace democracy in Ontario:
SMEs’ Views on the Effectiveness of Local Governments in Eastern Ontario
CFIB responds to Ontario’s decision to suspend hard cap on business property tax increases, and break their election promise to small business owners :
www.cfib.ca /legis/ontario/news.asp   (748 words)

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