St. Joseph, Ontario

For the village in Huron County, see St. Joseph, Huron County, Ontario.

Township of St. Joseph
—  Township  —
Town hall in Richards Landing
Coordinates: 46°16′N 84°00′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Algoma
Established
Government
• Type	Township
• Mayor	Jody Wildman
• Governing Body	St. Joseph Township Council
• MP	Bryan Hayes (CPC)
• MPP	Michael Mantha (NDP)
Area
• Total	129.18 km2 (49.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	1,129
• Density	8.7/km2 (22.5/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code	P0R 1G0
Area code(s)	705
Website	[1]

St. Joseph is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, the largest of four municipalities on St. Joseph Island. Its population presently stands at 1,129 (Canada 2006 Census).

The mayor of the township is Jody Wildman.

Communities

The hamlet of Richard's Landing has a view of the Highway 548 bridge at the pier on the northern tip of town. Highway 548 leads through the centre of the town and is its main thoroughfare. "The landing" is St. Joseph Island's business centre, offering a grocery store, liquor store, gift shops and galleries, restaurants, accommodation, marina, 24 hour Emergency Department/hospital, medical centre, pharmacy and massage clinic, bank, parks, public swimming, beach and tennis courts, variety store, video rental and gas bar.

The township also includes the smaller communities of Harmony and Sailors Encampment.

Images

Main street of Richards Landing		Marina of Richards Landing

External links

• Township of St. Joseph