Ajax, Ontario - Ajax, Ontario Ajax (2003 population 76,000) is a town located in the Golden Horseshoe of south central Ontario, Canada. The town was first incorporated in 1941 when a Defence Industries Limited shell plant was constructed and a townsite grew around the plant. The town was named Ajax after the British light cruiser HMS Ajax. Streets in the town are named after the ship's crew. Although the plant closed when the war ended in 1945, the town survived. Today, Ajax is a suburb of Toronto and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. External Links Town of Ajax North: Pickering West: Pickering Ajax East: Whitby South: Lake Ontario.
HMS Ajax - HMS Ajax HMCS Ajax (1912) HMS Ajax was a King George V class battleship (one of four ships of the class), built at Scotts' shipyard at Greenock on the River Clyde. She was completed in 1913 and saw action at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and in the Mediterranean and Black Seas in 1919, before being sold for scrap in 1924. Laid Down: 27 February 1911 Launched: 21 March 1912 Completed: 31 October 1913 Displacement: 23,000 tons Dimensions: 598 (overall length) x 89 (breadth) x 27.5 (depth) ft. Machinery: Turbine (Parsons) 4 screws, S.H.P. 31,000 = 21.5 knots Armour: Main belt 12 in., turrets 11 in. Armament: 10 13.5 in. guns (5x2 gun turrets), 16 4 in. guns (16x1 gun turrets); 3 21 in. torpedo tubes.
Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario - Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario Durham Regional Municipality, also called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. It has an area of approximately 2,500 square kilometers and includes the municipalities of Pickering, Ajax, Oshawa, Whitby, Clarington, Uxbridge Township, Scugog Township and Brock Township. Durham Region is considered part of the Greater Toronto Area. Durham Region was established in 1974 as one of a number of new "regional" governments in the Province of Ontario, primarly centred around fast growing Toronto. Durham Region encompasses areas that were previously part of Ontario County and Durham County. The southern portion of the region, adjacent to Lake Ontario is primarily urban in nature, and is essentially part of Toronto's extended suburbs. The northern area encompasses rural areas.
2003 Ontario municipal elections - 2003 Ontario municipal elections Every three years, in the Canadian province of Ontario there are municipal elections held across the province, in most municipalities. Here are the results of the 2003 Elections in selected cities, which were held on November 10, 2003 (Mayoral Races only) Ajax Steve Parish 10,302 Kip Van Kempen 4,192 Aurora Tim Jones 5,597 Homer Farsad 3,014 Barrie Rob Hamilton 14,213 Patricia B. Copeland 7,901 Jim Perri 5,020 Jon Vink 395 Belleville Mary-Anne Sills 5,945 Neil R. Ellis 5,707 Doug Parker 3,256 Trueman Tuck 57 Brampton Susan Fennell 34,436 Bill Cowie 19,184 Brant Ron Eddy 4,391 Steve Comisky 3,590 Brantford Mike Hancock 11,668 Chris Friel 11,653 Randy Tooke 721 Burlington Rob MacIsaac (acclaimed) Caledon Marolyn Morrison 4,075 Richard Whitehead 3,855 Gary Wiles 3,635 Anthony.
Ajax - Ajax The name Ajax can refer to: one of two figures in Homer's Iliad: Ajax the lesser King of Locris Ajax the great King of Salamis, a legendary hero of ancient Greece; sometimes called "Telamonian Ajax" Ajax, a tragedy by Sophocles Ajax Amsterdam, the major football team of Amsterdam Ajax cleanser, a trademarked line of household cleaning products made by Colgate-Palmolive Ajax, Ontario, Canada This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Pickering, Ontario - Pickering, Ontario Pickering (2003 population approximately 92,000) is (as of 2003) a city located east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The local economy is dominated by the Pickering nuclear power plant, and the adjacent Windmill. Several other manufacturing and high-tech firms are located in the town. It borders on Toronto and economically part of the "Greater Toronto Area" (GTA). North: Uxbridge West: Toronto Pickering East: Ajax South: Ajax, Lake Ontario.
Whitby, Ontario - Whitby, Ontario Whitby (2003 population 92,000) is a town located on Lake Ontario, east of Toronto, in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The Town of Whitby was incorporated in 1855, three years after it was chosen as the seat of government for the new County of Ontario. Although settlement dates back to 1800, it was not until 1836 that a downtown business centre was established by Whitby's founder Peter Perry. Whitby's chief asset was its fine natural harbour on Lake Ontario, from which grain from the farmland to the north was first shipped in 1833. In the 1840s a road was built from Whitby Harbour to Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay to bring trade through the harbour to and from the rich hinterland to the north. In the.
List of communities in Ontario - List of communities in Ontario Communities of the Province of Ontario, Canada note: this is a list of communities, and are not necessarily organized municipalities. 10th Line Shore, Ontario Aberdeen, Grey County, Ontario Aberdeen, Prescott and Russell County, Ontario Aberfeldy, Ontario Aberfoyle, Ontario Abingdon, Ontario Abitibi Canyon, Ontario Aboyne, Ontario Acanthus, Ontario Achill, Ontario Achray, Ontario Actinolite, Ontario Acton, Ontario Actons Corners, Ontario Adamsdale, Ontario Adamsville, Ontario Adanac, Nipissing District, Ontario Adanac, Parry Sound District, Ontario Addington, Ontario Addison, Ontario Adelaide, Ontario Adelard, Ontario Admaston, Ontario Adolphustown, Ontario Advance, Ontario Agawa Bay, Ontario Agerton, Ontario Agincourt, Ontario Ahmic Harbour, Ontario Ahmic Lake, Ontario Aikensville, Ontario Ailsa Craig, Ontario Airlie, Ontario Ajax, Ontario Alban, Ontario Albert, Ontario Alberton, Ontario Albion, Ontario Albuna, Ontario Albury, Ontario Alcona, Ontario Alder, Ontario.
GO Transit - Richmond Hill line GO Transit is Canada's first, and Ontario's only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). GO carries 44 million passengers a year in an extensive network of train and bus services. Since it began regular passenger service in May 1967, more than three-quarters of a billion people have taken the GO Train or the GO Bus. Officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), GO Transit provides safe, convenient, and efficient transportation to the communities of the Toronto area. GO Trains are unique and easily identifiable; they are double-decked, green and white, and the cars are shaped like elongated hexagons. GO Buses are not double-decked, but they are also characterized by a green and white colour.
1982 in sports - Villa F.C 1-0 F.C. Bayern München UEFA Cup: Two legs; 1st leg IFK Göteborg 1-0 Hamburger S.V; 2nd leg Hamburger SV 0-3 IFK Göteborg. IFK Göteborg won 4-0 on aggregate Cup Winners' Cup: F.C. Barcelona 2-1 Standard CL (Liège) Super Cup: Two legs; 1st leg F.C. Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa F.C.; 2nd leg Aston Villa F.C. 3-0 F.C. Barcelona. Aston Villa F.C. won 3-1 on aggregate Copa Libertadores de América: Two legs; 1st leg Peñarol 0-0 Cobreloa; 2nd leg Cobreloa 0-1 Peñarol. Peñarol win 1-0 on aggregate League champions Argentina: Brazil: Clube de Regatas Flamengo England: Liverpool F.C France: A.S. Monaco Italy: Juventus Netherlands: Ajax Amsterdam Portugal: Sporting Clube de Portugal Scotland: Glasgow Celtic F.C Spain: Real Sociedad West Germany: Hamburger S.V. England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 1-0 over.
Canadian federal election, 2004 - promise he would later break. May 12 - The Liberal Party of Canada loses another seat through by-elections, this time to the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada as Gary Schellenberger replaces John Alexander Richardson in the riding of Perth--Middlesex. February 14 - Jim Harris is elected as the new leader of the Green Party of Canada. February 5 - Pierrette Venne was suspended from the caucus of the Bloc Québécois, and on February 6 she would sit as an Independent member of the Bloc. January 25 - Jack Layton is elected leader of the NDP at the party's convention in Toronto. Layton won on the first ballot, with 53.5% of the vote. 2002 December 9 - The Bloc Québécois is able to hold on to two seats in by-elections electing Roger.
List of the 100 largest cities in Canada - in Canada. Populations are from the 2001 Census, and includes recent amalgamations. See also: List of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada Rank Municipality Population in 2001 1 Toronto, Ontario 2,481,494 2 Montreal, Quebec 1,812,723 3 Calgary, Alberta 878,866 4 Ottawa, Ontario 774,072 5 Edmonton, Alberta 666,104 6 Winnipeg, Manitoba 619,544 7 Mississauga, Ontario 612,925 8 Vancouver, British Columbia 545,671 9 Quebec, Quebec 509,950 10 Hamilton, Ontario 490,268 11 Halifax, Nova Scotia 359,111 12 Surrey, British Columbia 347,825 13 Laval, Quebec 343,005 14 London, Ontario 336,539 15 Brampton, Ontario 325,428 16 Longueuil, Quebec 311,838 17 Gatineau, Quebec 226,696 18 Markham, Ontario 208,615 19 Windsor, Ontario 208,402 20 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 196,811 21 Burnaby, British Columbia 193,954 22 Kitchener, Ontario 190,399 23 Vaughan, Ontario 182,022 24 Regina, Saskatchewan 178,225 25 Saguenay, Quebec.
Kapuskasing, Ontario - Kapuskasing, Ontario Kapuskasing (2001 population 9,238) is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of northern Ontario, Canada. It is the largest community located directly along Highway 11 between Thunder Bay and Temiskaming Shores. The town was founded in the early 20th century when the forerunner of the Canadian National Railway was built through the area. During World War I it was the site of an internment camp that held over 1,200 prisoners. After the war, a paper mill was established. The mill, now owned by Tembec, is still the town's lifeblood. Kapuskasing's locally-originated media include English-language commercial radio station CKAP-FM, branded Moose FM; French-language community radio station CKGN-FM; and the English-language Kapuskasing Northern Times and bilingual Le/The Weekender community newspapers..
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario - Kawartha Lakes, Ontario Kawartha Lakes, city in east-central Ontario, and makes up the former County of Victoria. The main centres are Omemee, Lindsay, Oakwood, Janetville, Bethany, Fenelon Falls, Woodville, and Bobcaygeon The citizens of Kawartha Lakes voted to de-amalgamate in November, 2003 into the former towns, villages, and townships of the former County of Victoria, but it might be years before de-amalgamation is complete, if it happens at all. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Demographics 2 Highways 3 Protected Areas 4 Attractions 5 Census Division (counties, etc.) Rankings 6 Surrounding Counties Demographics According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census: Population: 69,179 % Change (1996-2001): 1.8 Dwellings: 34,637 Area (sq. km.): 3,059.22 Density (persons per sq. km.): 22.6 Highways Highways that run through Kawartha Lakes are as follows: King's.
Kenora, Ontario - Kenora, Ontario Kenora (2001 population 15,838) is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in northwestern Ontario, Canada. In 1836 a fur trading post was established by the Hudson's Bay Company at present-day Kenora, and the contstruction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1880s allowed the town to prosper. In 2000 Kenora became a city. Forestry, tourism and mining are the three largest sectors of the Kenora economy. Kenora-Rainy River's Member of Provincial Parliament, Howard Hampton, is leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. The same area's federal Member of Parliament, Robert Nault, is a Liberal..
Keswick, Ontario - Keswick, Ontario Keswick town in south central Ontario located north of Toronto on Cook's Bay (part of Lake Simcoe). Keswick is part of the Town of Georgina..
Kitchener, Ontario - Kitchener, Ontario The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, has a population of 190,399 (as of 2001 census). It is located in Waterloo Regional Municipality and is adjacent to the smaller City of Waterloo. Kitchener and Waterloo are often referred to jointly as K-W (Kitchener-Waterloo) though they have separate municipal governments. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Institutions 3 Sports Teams 4.
Kingston, Ontario - Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario, with a population of approximately 120,000 people, is located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin. Kingston is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many historical buildings made from the local material which still stand. Kingston is roughly half way between Toronto, Ontario and Montreal, Quebec along the three major east-west transporation routes in Central Canada: the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Ontario Highway 401 (the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, which turns into Quebec Autoroute 20), and the Canadian National Railroad main line. Kingston also lies at the south end of the Rideau Canal, originally built to connect Lake Ontario with the Ottawa River to provide a safe transportation route far from.
Kirkland Lake, Ontario - Kirkland Lake, Ontario Kirkland Lake is a town located in Timiskaming-Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. The county seat is in Haileybury, Ontario. The 2001 population, according to Statistics Canada, was 8,616. The town was named after Winnifred Kirkland, a secretary of the Ontario Department of Mines. Geography Kirkland Lake is located at a latitude of 47.42ºN and longitude of 79.51ºW at an altitude of 243metres above sea level and has an area of 262.24 square kilometres. The total private dwellings number 4,672. There are 32.9 people per square kilometre. Related Links http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&TCE_Version=A&ArticleId=A0004333&mState=1 http://www.town.kirklandlake.on.ca/ http://www.kirklandlake.com/ http://www.northernnews.ca http://www.northernontario.ca/ http://www.nt.net/Get_In_Ramp/Kirkland_Lake_Map.html http://www.klgold.com/ http://weather.canoe.ca/Weather/CityKirklandLakeON.html http://www.cjklfm.com/ http://www.town.kirklandlake.on.ca/museum.html http://www.nt.net/lasallekl/ http://www.northernc.on.ca/kirkland/ http://www.kdhospital.com http://www.callkl.com http://www.hartstores.com http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=contact/ontario#regional http://www.cibc.com http://www.royalbank.com http://www.tdaccess.com http://www.realestateinkirklandlake.com http://www.kirklandlakerealestate.com http://www.northernlightscomp.com http://www.exclusivecomputers.com http://www.tee-off.ca/courses/on487.htm http://www.dsb1.edu.on.ca/schools/klcvi/ http://www.gnml.org/kla/ http://www.northernc.on.ca/kirklandlakejobconnect/ Source: http://www.statcan.ca.
Killarney, Ontario - Killarney, Ontario Killarney, Ontario is a town located on the northern shore of Georgian Bay. It is commonly associated with Killarney Provincial Park, which is a large wilderness park located to the East of the town..
