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  ipedia.com: Ontario Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ontario is bounded on the north by Hudson 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.
Ontario is a major beekeeping province, with abundant nectar sources for honey production, and a need for fruit and vegetable pollination.
In the Ontario general election, 2003, Eves and the Progressive Conservatives were defeated, and Dalton McGuinty's Liberals won a majority government.
www.ipedia.com /ontario.html   (1416 words)

  
 Timeline of Ontario history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The boundaries of Quebec were expanded to include the Ohio Country and Illinois Country, from the Appalachian Mountains on the east, south to the Ohio River, west to the Mississippi River and north to the southern boundary of lands owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, or Rupert's Land.
1885–The split between the Orange in Ontario and Roman Catholic Quebec is aggravated further by Protestant public support in Ontario for the hanging of Louis Riel, convicted of treason for his role in the North-West Rebellion that year.
Ontario objects to a federal remedial bill to restore French schools in Manitoba in part because of its support for provincial rights, and in part because of the influence of a Protestant Equal rights movement begun in response to pro-Roman Catholic policies instituted in Quebec.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_Ontario_history   (3768 words)

  
 Canadian Genealogy and History Links - Ontario
Finnish-Canadians of the 1901 Census of Ontario An extract all of the Finnish Canadians from the 1901 census for the districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora.
History of Penetanguishene Pentanguishene is fortunate to have a rich and colourful history that reflects its three founding cultures - Native, French and British.
History of Toronto and County of York Contains transcriptions of bios from 1885; photos and info about historical buildings and churches in Toronto; overview of Toronto history; history/genealogy links; and genealogy of four Toronto families: Pickard, Beckett, Blackmore and Strode.
www.islandnet.com /~jveinot/cghl/ontario.html   (4652 words)

  
 Hydro One : About Hydro One : History : Historical Timeline
Undaunted by treacherous icy conditions, nearly 2200 employees from Ontario Hydro, other utilities and contractors work 16-hour shifts, 7 days a week to replace 10,750 wood poles, 1,800 pole-top transformers, and 2,800 kilometres of wire conductor.
Ontario Hydro is a leader of the industry and is the first North American utility to conduct a live test of Year 2000 readiness.
December 2001: The Ontario government announces its intention to proceed with an IPO (initial public offering) of Hydro One, which when completed with allow the public to take an ownership stake in the company.
www.hydroone.com /en/about/history/timeline   (1617 words)

  
 CanadaInfo: History & People: History Timeline
Daniel's Modification of: the History Timeline, Jan. 2003
Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
The Dionne Quintuplets are born in Callandar, Ontario.
orion.math.uwaterloo.ca /~hwolkowi/canhisttimeline.html   (990 words)

  
 Brief history of the United Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The United Church was inaugurated on June 10, 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, when the Methodist Church, Canada, the Congregational Union of Canada, and 70 per cent of the Presbyterian Church in Canada entered into an organic union.
That beginning led to the formation of the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, which merged with the older group in 1906.
The final partner in the 1925 merger, the General Council of Union Churches of Western Canada, was the child of the early proposed Plan of Union that led to the founding of The United Church of Canada.
www.united-church.ca /ucc/history   (1077 words)

  
 History of the fishery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The eventual extinction of this native species from the Lake Ontario and its tributaries by 1900 marks one of the first in series of human-induced disruptions in the fish communities of the Great Lakes region.
Some sources state that alewife fry were introduced to Lake Ontario at the same time as American shad (Alosa sapidissima) in 1870 (Smith 1970), but how and when the species invaded Lake Ontario is still debated.
The Ontario Department of Lands and Forests conducts one of the first scientific studies of the effects of planting anandromous Atlantic salmon in the Great Lakes (Duffin Creek, Lake Ontario).
www.dnr.cornell.edu /ext/fish/salmon/history.htm   (1077 words)

  
 Nuclear TIMELINE January 1996 to Present   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
During January, Ontario’s provincial government issued an energy plan that proposing attaining 2,500 megawatts of new power by 2007 while simultaneously shutting down all coal-fired power plants.
January: For the first time in history, the monthly capacity utilization factor (the ratio of electricity that could be generated to the amount actually produced) exceeds 90 percent for the U.S. nuclear industry.
Since monthly capacity utilization factors vary significantly, it is not yet possible to tell whether this is an indicator of a turnaround in the economic fortunes of the nuclear industry, or merely a statistical oddity.
www.eia.doe.gov /cneaf/nuclear/page/nuctimeline.html   (7164 words)

  
 CBC4Kids: History of Inventions, a timeline from Pottery to Computers.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
CBC4Kids: History of Inventions, a timeline from Pottery to Computers.
Nadene A. Pablum, a brand of food for infants, was developed in 1931 by three doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children, in Toronto, Ontario.
The doctors were searching for a way to prevent Rickets, a crippling childhood disease caused by lack of vitamin D. Their instant precooked cereal was an easy-to-prepare breakfast, and ensured that children got enough vitamin D in their diet.
www.cbc.ca /kids/general/the-lab/history-of-invention/pablum.html   (143 words)

  
 Timeline Maker :: The Best Timeline Software for Every Timeline Maker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I have only used timeline [Maker] for the past 3 weeks and I find that I am using it on a daily basis.
I love using timeline maker for organizing the histories of the fictional worlds that are the basis of my fantasy novels.
Timeline [Maker] can make a genealogy researcher look for information as to what was happening in the world, state or region a very useful tool.
www.timelinemakerbasic.com /reviews.html   (590 words)

  
 Black History Month
Ontario Black history of the Blacks who settled in here at the terminus of the Underground Railroad.
Student activities on the history of slavery in Canada.
History of the Black Settlement in Nova Scotia.
www.edselect.com /black_history_month.htm   (397 words)

  
 Hydro One Networks - About Hydro One Networks - History - Historical Timeline
The provincial government calls a halt to IPO plans and later announces its intention to sell a minority stake of up to 49 per cent of Hydro One to one or more strategic partners.
July 2005: Ontario sets the electricity peak demand record of 26,160 MW.
June 7, 2006: The 100th anniversary of the electrification of Ontario, marking Sir Adam Beck's appointment as the first "Power Minister" and Chairman of HEPC.
www.hydroonenetworks.com /en/about/history/timeline   (1666 words)

  
 Black-Footed Ferret History
Throughout their history, fl-footed ferrets have been elusive.
Research conducted on the Meeteetse ferrets provided important new information on the life history and behavior of this secretive mammal.
Tragically, outbreaks of sylvatic plague and canine distemper nearly killed all of the Meeteetse population.
www.blackfootedferret.org /facts-history.html   (943 words)

  
 Norfolk: History: Timeline: Preface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Genealogists frequently find that it helps to have a perspective of what happened when -- what laws, norms and technology were in play in earlier days.
Timeline is our collection of world, Canadian, Ontario and Norfolk County events in chronological order.
Timeline is our attempt to provide context for your genealogy.
www.norfolklore.com /history/timeline/timeline.html   (82 words)

  
 California, Timeline of State History - SHG Resources
Eclipsed by highway and bridge construction during the 1930's, a faster generation of ferries are once more becoming valuable cross-bay connectors offering alternatives to congestion in some corridors, and as emergency alternatives to these same highways and bridges.
The bomb was concealed in a suitcase; ten bystanders were killed and forty wounded in the worst terrorist act in San Francisco history.
The November 9, 1969 occupation was planned by Richard Oakes, a group of Indian students, and a group of urban Indians from the Bay Area.
www.shgresources.com /ca/timeline   (5999 words)

  
 FlintHistory.com - Flint History Timeline
The American History Class was established by a small group of seven women for the study of American history.
This was a landmark in the annals of U.S. labor history.
Edwards was the first four-time All-Stater in state prep history, leading the Lady Wildcats to back-to-back championships in 1983 and 1984.
www.flinthistory.com /history/timeline.shtml   (13880 words)

  
 Minnesota Twins : History : Twins Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Twins began the month by winning their first 15 games, setting a team-record, and finished the month with a 22-6 mark which catapaulted them over the rest of the American League West field and into first place.
Minnesota arrived in Atlanta with a 2-0 lead, but was faced with winning their first World Series game on the road in Twins' history, and the first in organization history since the Washington Senators in 1925.
It was one of the greatest individual performances in World Series history and kept Minnesota's hopes alive and on the shoulders of Jack Morris.
www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/min/history/timeline_article3.jsp   (1170 words)

  
 Ontario Canada Local History and Genealogy
Mohawk History : "...The Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne is part of the Greater Mohawk Nation who presently live on a number of territories stretching along the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers, by Lake Ontario and beyond, all the way to Brantford, Ontario, Canada..."
Ontario East Tourism Association - Bay of Quinte, Brockville, Cornwall and Seaway Valley, Gananoque, Greater Kingston, Lanark County, Land O'Lakes, Lower Ottawa Valley, Merrickville, Ottawa, Prescott, Smiths Falls, Ottawa Valley, and Westport.
The Office of the Registrar General holds Ontario records for births that happened during the past 95 years, marriages that happened during the past 80 years, and deaths that happened during the past 70 years.
home.att.net /~family-history/Ontario_History.htm   (2599 words)

  
 Park City Historical Society & Museum
The discovery of exceedingly rich silver ore (400 ounces to the ton) leads to the opening of the Ontario Mine and starts a boom town atmosphere in Park City.
Among the larger ones are the Crescent, the Anchor and the Mayflower.
Considered the worst mine disaster in Park City history, the event prompts adoption of a state law forbidding the underground storage of large amounts of explosives.
www.parkcityhistory.org /History/Redline/redline.html   (1718 words)

  
 Cleveland: A Bicentennial Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This timeline was prepared by the editorial staff of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
Rather, they represent those events and issues that the various members of the editorial staff felt were critical to understanding the development of Greater Cleveland during the past 200 years.
Almost all of the events, organizations, and individuals noted in this timeline are subjects of specific articles in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (second edition) and its companion volume, the Dictionary of Cleveland Biography.
ech.case.edu /timeline.html   (1800 words)

  
 The Food Timeline--history notes: charlotte to hush puppies
Certainly its early history is obscure, but the evidence does not suggest that it dates from remote antiquity.
The history of curry is two-fold: curried-style foods, the Indian dish composed of spices, meat and rice AND curry powder, a combination of various spices used to flavor food.
The popular history behind French toast (aka German toast, American toast, Spanish toast, Nun's toast, Cream toast, Amarilla, Poor Knights of Windsor) is that it was created by medieval European cooks who needed to use every bit of food they could find to feed their families.
www.foodtimeline.org /foodfaq1.html   (14937 words)

  
 WWW-VL: Military History: WWI History: The Great War: First World War: World War One: WW1
The Voyage of HMS Carnarvon, 1914-1915; Battle of the Falklands December 1914.
The History of the Nursing Sisters of Canada
RETURN TO WWW-VL: History was established as HNSource (Kansas History Gateway) on 6 March 1993.
vlib.iue.it /history/mil/ww1.html   (1105 words)

  
 RR Museum of PA - RR History Timeline 4
A World-Class Museum of Railroad History, at Strasburg, Lancaster County PA Railroad History Timeline
The New York, Ontario and Western Railway becomes the first anthracite carrier to abandon operations in Pennsylvania.
The Penn Central declares bankruptcy, with a $431 million loss; it was the biggest business failure in American history.
www.rrmuseumpa.org /education/historytimeline4.htm   (484 words)

  
 1763 in Ontario
When France gave up her North American possessions to Great Britain in 1763, Ontario was a broad..Simcoe encouraged more Americans to come to Ontario in the years following the
early 1600s, it passed to the British in 1763 and became part of the province of Quebec in struggle for domination of Ontario.
3, form part of the public domain of Ontario and are public lands belonging to Ontario by virtue of the provisions of the British..In 1763 a royal proclamation was issued dividing the
www.canadianbusinessdirectory.ca /historyon_1763.htm   (198 words)

  
 Keiko.com: The History of Keiko, the World's Most Famous Whale
This is the story of how a two-year-old orca whale began an amazing journey that has spanned five countries and tens of thousands of miles.
Keiko is captured by a fishing boat, separated from his family, and held in an Icelandic aquarium.
Marineland in Ontario, Canada buys Keiko, where he becomes a performing animal.
www.keiko.com /history.html   (1386 words)

  
 Ontario Science Centre: Marvel History
A form of social history, comic books reflect the political and cultural issues of our time.
Explore a timeline that starts at the birth of Marvel comics and takes you through the various 'ages' of this popular medium.
Watch an exclusive interview with the influential comic book creator/illustrator, Stan Lee, and find out more about what inspires him, the science behind his ideas and the state of comics today.
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca /calendar/marvel/history.asp   (218 words)

  
 SparkNotes: The French and Indian War (1754-1763): Timeline
August 27, 1758: Fort Frontenac The French surrender this fort on Lake Ontario, effectively destroying their ability to communicate with their troops in the Ohio Valley.
Make it easy—History SparkNotes breaks up history into digestible lessons, making it simpler and more focused.
You'll flip over our U.S. History Study Cards—writing out flashcards is now a thing of the past.
www.sparknotes.com /history/american/frenchindian/timeline.html   (653 words)

  
 Bell Helmets - Bell Timeline
Unique in motor racing history, all 33 drivers at each of USAC's 500-mile championship races - Indianapolis, Pocono and Ontario - wear Bell helmets.
The 63-year-old is presented with a Yamaha trials bike by his employees, to ensure his retirement isn't too quiet.
Bell introduces one of the most important innovations in the history of bike helmet design.
www.bellbikehelmets.com /timeline.asp   (1228 words)

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