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		Port Colborne is the exit point for the Welland Canal, which connects Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, with an entrance point at St.Catharines.
		Port Robinson lies both east and west of Hwy 406, well on the way to Welland, and comes under Thorold's municipal jurisdiction.
		Located on the shores of Lake Scugog, Port Perry is a four [4] seasons recreational and tourist destination and is the primary community of Scugog Township.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/Canada/Ontario/Localities/P/desc.html

	Ontario mineral literature
		Ellsworth, H.V. (1934) Nickeliferous and uraniferous anthraxolite from Port Arthur, Ontario.
		Robinson, S.; Abbey, S. (1957) Uranothorite from eastern Ontario.
		Ontario Geological Survey Special Volume 4, Part 1 and 2, 1,525 p.
	www.ontariominerals.com /ontario_mineral_literature.htm

	Worldres Lodging: Seaway Motel - Hotels in Port Colborne, Ontario
		Robinson - Ontario 'Danke fuer die Touren-Tipps, den guten Kaffee und die Freundlichkeit'...
		Worldres Lodging: Seaway Motel - Hotels in Port Colborne, Ontario
		A bientot!' MM Thibault - Quebec 'thank you for your hospitality during our stay on the ocassion of Port Colborne's Canal Days celebrations...' B.Bertram - International Pirates-Seattle Chapter 'la pasamos muy bien; gracias por el cafe cada manana...' R.
	pts.worldres.com /script/property.php?INFO=reviews&hotel_id=7158&FE=9109 (109 words)

	Robinson Family Homepage
		Our Robinson family arrived at Port Hope, Ontario, Canada in 1819 emigrating from Dent, County of Yorkshire, England.
		By 1821, they had settled in Smith Township, Peterborough County, Ontario and were amongst the earliest settlers of the area having arrived prior to the Peter Robinson Settlers.
		Christopher Robinson was married in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England, yet his descendants believe he was born in Northallerton, County of Yorkshire, England.
	www.sentex.net /~major/Robinson_Tree (109 words)

	Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
		In the late 1800's Joseph Rousseau was part of a trading family and was associated with William Robinson a trader who worked out of Newmarket, he had trading posts near Bracebridge and another on Yoho Island.
		Lake Joseph Milford Bay Minett Mortimers Point Port Carling
		William Robinson, member of the House of Assembly and sat for the riding of Simcoe, later becoming Commissioner for Indian Affairs.
	www.visitmuskoka.com /muskoka_lakes_map.htm (175 words)

	Betty's Restaurant for Canada's Best Fish & Chips
		From 1829 until 1833, the Chippawa Creek from Port Robinson to Chippawa was part of the route of the original Welland Canal.
		Chippawa was also the site of a famous battle in the war of 1812.
		Chippawa was incorporated as a village in 1850.
	www.bettysrestaurant.com /pages/history.html (175 words)

	Robinson Family Homepage
		Our Robinson family arrived at Port Hope, Ontario, Canada in 1819 emigrating from Dent, County of Yorkshire, England.
		Christopher Robinson was married in Bishopwearmouth, County Durham, England, yet his descendants believe he was born in Northallerton, County of Yorkshire, England.
		We believe that Christopher Robinson who arrived at Smith Township, in the 1830's was a younger brother of our Thomas Robinson.
	www.sentex.net /~major/Robinson_Tree (175 words)

	SCHOONER CHINA
		Built in 1863 by John and James Abbey at Port Robinson, Ontario, the two-masted Canal schooner, boasted a length of 125 ft and grossed 249 tons.
		She continued with the carriage of bulk cargoes, and was recorded as receiving various repairs at Wiarton and Garden Island, Ontario, and Lackawanna, New York.
		During the winter of 1864 to 1865, the China was lengthened to 137 ft at the Shickluna Shipyards in St. Catharines, Ontario.
	www.tamug.tamu.edu /sligo/china.htm (175 words)

	port robinson
		In the early hours of a Sunday morning, 25 August 1974, residents of the quiet community of Port Robinson, Ontario, were awakened to the sounds of their 43-year old lift bridge collapsing and slipping into the Welland Canal.
		Renamed Port Robinson after John Beverley Robinson, Chief Justice of Upper Canada, the village with its many thriving businesses, notably the shipyards and dry docks, became the pivotal core of the peninsula.
		One of the structures cyclists and motorists will pass is the 1830 Tollhouse: a reminder of the numerous Immigration and Customhouses that illustrated the importance of Port Robinson as a port of entry for trade and travel.
	www.adventurepluspublishing.com /port_robinson.htm (524 words)

	Welland/Pelham Chamber of Commerce
		N-TECH Kerry Fallon Niagara Training & Employment Agency Tel: (905) 384-9491 Non-profit Organization Fax: (905) 384-2691 120 Canby Street Port Robinson, Ontario L0S 1K0
		Laidlaw Education Services Kevin White Chartered Transportation Tel: (905) 735-5944 1049 Niagara Street North Fax: (905) 735-5192 Welland, Ontario L3C 1M5
		ONTARIO OFFICE WORKS INC. Paul G. Norton Business Consulting Tel: (905) 734-1483 P.O. Box 4 Fax: (905) 734-4299 Welland, Ontario L3B 5N9 E-mail: ontoffwr@sbcniagara.com
	www.iaw.on.ca /~chamber/k-om.htm (524 words)

	Railways in the Niagara Region - Photos - Niagara Falls, Ontario
		Description: A CN freight train crosses Garner Road in Niagara Falls on it's way to Port Robinson, then onto Fort Erie and Buffalo.
		Railways in the Niagara Region - Photos - Niagara Falls, Ontario
		Description: Not far from the glitz and glamour that is the line of motels known as Lundy's Lane, a CN freight heads out of Niagara Falls and on to Fort Erie.
	niagara.railfan.net /photos/niagara-niagarafallsp06.htm (524 words)

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	search.pagelite.ca /canada/ONTARIO/Hearst/Singles%20in (524 words)

	A Brief History of The Welland Canal
		The new Welland Canal Channel from Port Robinson to Ramey's Bend in Port Colborne reduced the length of the canal by.8 of a mile and eliminated six bridges with construction of 2 tunnels.
		As the Feeder route had only 4-foot draft and as sailing vessels using the Welland River route had to be towed up the Niagara against strong currents by 8 to 14 yoke of oxen, it soon became evident an extension of the Canal south from Port Robinson to Lake Erie was essential.
		At Port Robinson, the summit level of the canal was connected to the Welland River by two locks locking down to the river.
	www.welland.library.on.ca /digital/history.htm (2343 words)

	Welland Canal -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		The first canal, opened in 1829, was 8 feet deep and connected Port Dalhousie (3 miles west of the present canal's northern outlet) with Port Robinson on Chippawa Creek, which gave access to the Niagara River.
		In 1833 the canal was extended southward to Port Colborne, and between 1871 and 1887 it was enlarged.
		It lies about 45 miles (70 km) southwest of Port Colborne, which is the Lake Erie terminus of the Welland Canal.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9076490 (1022 words)

	A Brief History of The Welland Canal
		The new Welland Canal Channel from Port Robinson to Ramey's Bend in Port Colborne reduced the length of the canal by.8 of a mile and eliminated six bridges with construction of 2 tunnels.
		From Port Weller, the Canal runs southerly 26.8 miles to Port Colborne on Lake Erie through a well populated industrial area and is crossed by three railway bridges, and eight highway bridges.
		The other canals had their northern terminus at Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario, three miles west of the present terminus at Port Weller.
	www.welland.library.on.ca /digital/history.htm (2343 words)

	Niagara's Transportation Center
		Welland By-Pass Opened Port Robinson - Humberstone opened in 1973 Siphon culvert over the Welland River.
		However the major centers for shipbuilding were: Port Dalhousie, St.Catharines and Port Robinson.
		Shipbuilding took place all along the Niagara River, the shores of Lakes Ontario and Erie, Wellandport and along the Grand River.
	people.becon.org /~niatrans/canals.html (382 words)

	Canada Steamship Lines: CSL World, October/November 1999 - The Welland Canal Through the Years
		It connected Port Dalhousie, three miles west of the present northern outlet of the canal, with Port Robinson and was built by workers--including escaped slaves from the United States--for a wage of 63 cents a day.
		In its 26-mile-long course, the Welland Canal climbs 326 feet between Port Weller on Lake Ontario and Port Colborne on Lake Erie.
		The second canal, built between 1840 and 1853, was constructed of stone by masons brought in mainly from Europe, with locks 150 feet long.
	www.csl.ca /new/cslworld/1999/welland-hist.html (489 words)

	The Welland Railway
		With the construction of the fourth Wellend Canal, portions of the route south of Welland Junction and south of Port Robinson (Cambridge) were abandoned in 1971.
		Location: The line is located at the east end of the Niagara Peninsula parallel to the Niagara River, connecting Port Colborne on the shores of Lake Erie with Port Dalhousie to the north on Lake Ontario.
		In addition, the most northerly segment into Port Dalhouise was abandoned in 1964.
	home.primus.ca /~robkath/railwel.htm (668 words)

	TSB Reports - Marine 2001 - M01C0054
		Bridge 11 is located in Allanburg, Ontario, 11.4 nautical miles (nm) upstream from the breakwater at Port Weller, Lake Ontario (latitude 43º 04' 35" N, longitude 79º 12' 38" W).
		The vessel's speed over the ground averaged approximately six knots from Port Robinson to Bridge 11.
		The wheelsman remained at his station in the wheelhouse and lay down on the deck as the bridge span passed overhead.
	bst.gc.ca /en/reports/marine/2001/m01c0054/m01c0054.asp (668 words)

	Obituaries for week ending 11/25/00
		Sean Kenneth Robinson, infant son of Joshua and Susan (Gangi) Robertson of Port Henry, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
		She was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on Feb. 10, 1893, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Hallinan.
		Sean Kenneth Robertson, infant son of Joshua and Susan (Gangi) Robertson of Port Henry, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
	www.pressrepublican.com /News/obits/ob112500.htm (3223 words)

	Haldimand94
		#004554-94 (Haldimand Co): Samuel Wesley FALLIS, 27, Minister of the Gospel, Walpole twp., Port Robinson, s/o John and Eliza, married Annie may JACKSON, 21, Otterville, Caledonia, d/o Thomas W. and Janet J, witn: A.E.D. JACKSON of Caledonia and Sophia LUND of Woodstock, 26 Sept 1894 at Caledonia
		#004574-94 (Haldimand Co): William Isaac GOWLAND, 42, widower, farmer, Ontario, Seneca twp., s/o William and Frances, married Mary Elizabeth MORRISON, 34, Ontario, York - Seneca twp., d/o William and Phoebe, witn: John MORRISON of Caledonia and Sarah E. MORRISON of Seneca twp., 18 Sept 1894 at York
		4624-94 (Haldimand Co): Renwick MURPHY, 31, farmer, North Cayuga, same, s/o Richard and Mary, married Lizzie COVERDALE, 31, North Cayuga, same, d/o William and Christina, witn: Henry COVERDALE of Fort Erie and Lottie MURPHY of N. Cayuga, 27 June 1894 at res of bride’s parents
	virts.rootsweb.com /~maryc/hald94.htm (3190 words)

	1830 - 1839
		The Welland opens from Fort Robinson (Chippewa Creek or Welland River) to Lake Erie's Port Colborne, forming the first direct link between lakes Ontario** and Erie.
		The Welland Canal board submits a petition to the Ontario lieutenant governor.
		The Seneca River Towing Path of the New York State Barge Canal connects Mud Lock on the Oswego Canal to the outlet of Onondaga Lake.
	www.home.eznet.net /~dminor/Canal1830.html (1943 words)

	build406now.com - Click for the 406!
		The highway will be widened from two to four lanes for about six kilometres between Beaverdams Road and Port Robinson Road.
		"Highway 406 is the busiest two-lane highway in southern Ontario, carrying more than 27,000 vehicles every day," said Takhar.
		At 12:00 on Thursday June 9, a press conference was held, where the Honorable Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar announced the following Highway 406 improvements.
	www.build406now.com (1943 words)

	Botulism, Fish, Birds - Canada & USA
		Most of the dead fish, primarily sheepshead, and a variety of birds such as gulls, cormorants and terns, have been found on a stretch of Lake Erie east from Port Dover, said Jeff Robinson, Ontario wildlife area manager for Environment Canada, who is based in the Canadian wildlife service office in London.
		Dying sheepshead collected 2 weeks ago by the US Department of Environmental Conservation from the shore of Lake Erie near Buffalo were found to have botulism and to have fed on gobies.
		The bacterium is generally dormant in a live fish, and forms a toxin once the fish is dead as part of the process of decomposition.
	www.blackherbals.com /botulism_fish_birds_Canada&USA.htm (566 words)

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		A published composer and arranger, his notable performances include the mainstage at the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, the Orillia, Hillebrand, Streetsville and Port Perry jazz festivals as well as the CJRT.FM Sounds of Toronto Jazz Series at the Ontario Science Centre.
		The son of a piano teacher and a National Geographic writer/editor, Scott Robinson was born on April 27, 1959 in New Jersey, and grew up in an eighteenth century Virginia farmhouse.
		Scott has also written magazine articles and liner notes, and was an invited speaker at the Congressional Black Caucus Jazz Forum in Washington, D.C. Scott was selected by the US State Department to be a Jazz Ambassador for 2001 and he completed an eight-week, eleven-country tour of West Africa in the summer of 2001.
	www.jazzpromo.com /sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=489 (918 words)

	St. Catherines/Niagara
		1672 Allanport Road, R.R. Port Robinson, Ontario LOS 1KO
	www.ontsm.org /membership/niagara.htm (918 words)

	Peach Tree Bed & Breakfast - Niagara Falls, Ontario - Accommodations and Lodgings
		Situated on the Welland River in the quaint town of Port Robinson, Peach Tree Bed and Breakfast, is a five minute walk to the banks of the Welland Canal, and a ten minute drive to Niagara Falls.
		Make the most of our scenic surroundings and take advantage of the dock at the river bank which is accessible to water skiing, boating, canoeing and fishing.
		There is a ground level walk out accessible from the sitting room to the patio while admiring the same magnificent view of the river.
	www.uncon.com /peachtree (365 words)

	Railways in the Niagara Region - Photos - Port Robinson, Ontario
		Description: A northbound CN train crosses the Welland River south of the CN Port Robinson Yard.
		Before the Welland Canal Bypass Project in the 1970's, the bridge piers in the foreground held the mainline, the fill holding the current mainline didn't exist, and this section of the river was still attached to the rest of it.
		Description: A CN train passes a section of the Welland River now isolated from the rest of the river.
	niagara.railfan.net /photos/niagara-portrobinsonp01.htm (790 words)

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