North Dundas, Ontario
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| Coordinates: 45°05′00″N 75°21′00″W / 45.0833333°N 75.35°WCoordinates: 45°05′00″N 75°21′00″W / 45.0833333°N 75.35°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Eric Duncan |
| • Deputy Mayor | Gerry Boyce |
| • Councillor | Allan Armstrong |
| • Councillor | Tony Fraser |
| • Councillor | John Thompson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 503.18 km2 (194.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,095 |
| • Density | 22.0/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| Postal code span | K0C |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | North Dundas |
North Dundas is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and spread across the South Nation River and the East Castor River watersheds.
North Dundas is located within Canada's National Capital Region, approximately midway between Ottawa and Morrisburg. It is primarily rural with a few small villages.
The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998, by amalgamating the former townships of Mountain and Winchester with the independent villages of Chesterville and Winchester. The former village of Winchester is the township's primary administrative centre.
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[edit] Communities
The township comprises the communities of Annable, Baldwins Bridge, Bethune Bush, Cannamore, Cass Bridge, Chesterville, Cloverdale, Connaught, Forward, Hallville, Harmony, Inkerman Station, Limerick, Maple Ridge, Melvin Settlement, Morewood, Mountain, Mulloys, Nation Valley, North Winchester, Ormond, Rosehaven, South Mountain, The Boyne, The Ninth, Van Camp, Vinegar Hill and Winchester.
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[edit] People
David Thompson, famous author of "Broken English" and "Mirror Maker" grew up in Chesterville as did former drummer Dewey Martin of the legendary rock band Buffalo Springfield
[edit] Events
Every summer Chesterville holds a summer agricultural fair that features the Supershows Midway, Dr. Kaboom's Mini Mobile Circus, FunLight Laser Tag, The Chesterville Fair Demolition Derby, Lawn Tractor Races, Antique & Farm Stock Tractor Pull
[edit] References
- ^ "Community highlights for Winchester". Statistics Canada. 2001. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=3501031&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=winchester&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
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