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The former Coboconk train station in 1901. Coboconk was first settled in 1851 with the building of a saw mill on the Krosh-qua-bo-Konk River (later anglicized to the Gull River) by John Bateman, [3] [4] and like many villages in central Ontario, it served the lumber trade of the area, [5] which was clearing the forests of pine, hemlock and spruce, and sending the logs downstream for processing.
Field is a community in Nipissing District, Ontario, located in the municipality of West Nipissing. The community is located on Highway 64 , approximately 20 kilometres north of Sturgeon Falls . The community was initially built on logging and farming, but has become an outdoor sports centre with its recreational activities as the main village ...
Burnt River is home to two churches, a post office, a community centre and fire station. The library branch was closed by the City in 2017 and the general store closed some years ago.
The Shrine of the Canadian Martyrs (French: Sanctuaire des martyrs canadiens), commonly known as the Martyrs' Shrine, is a Roman Catholic church in Midland, Ontario, Canada, which is consecrated to the memory of the Canadian Martyrs, six Jesuit Martyrs and two lay persons from the mission of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harley had a population of 524 living in 187 of its 200 total private dwellings, a change of -4.9% from its 2016 population of 551. With a land area of 92.34 km 2 (35.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.7/km 2 (14.7/sq mi) in 2021.
The Royal Military College of Canada, established in 1876, is Canada's only military university (Collège Militaire Royal in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, is a military college), providing academic and leadership training to officer cadets, other members of Canada's armed forces and civilians. There are 1,100 undergraduate students and 500 ...
Killarney's established community was founded in 1820 by Étienne De La Morandière (although indigenous peoples were living there prior), a French Canadian originally from Varennes, Quebec and a fur trader in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, along with his wife Josette Sai Sai Go No Kwe, an indigenous woman from Michigan and a close relative of Chief Kitchi, meaning Big Gun.
Baden (/ ˈ b eɪ d ɛ n / BAY-den) [3] is a suburban community and unincorporated place in Township of Wilmot, Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] [4] [5] [6] It was named after Baden-Baden, Germany; the approximate population as of 2015, as per township statistics, is 4,940.