Restoule
Restoule | |
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 Restoule welcome sign | |
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 Location of Restoule Local Services Board in Parry Sound District | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Parry Sound |
| Government | |
| • Chair | Burkhard Porter |
| • Governing body | Restoule Local Services Board |
| • MPs | Tony Clement |
| • MPPs | Norm Miller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 122.42 km2 (47.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 235 m (775 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 440 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| Canada 2011 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
Restoule is a community and designated place in geographic Patterson Township[2] in the Centre Unorganized Part of Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada.[1] It is situated on the Restoule River between Commanda Lake, and Restoule Lake and is part of the Almaguin Highlands region.
Restoule has a local services board that covers the main community of Restoule and the small communities of Carr and Farley's Corners in neighbouring geographic Pringle Township. Along with the nearby communities of Loring and Port Loring and other smaller hamlets, the area promotes itself as the Loring-Restoule tourist area.
Restoule is located south of Lake Nipissing, and north of Ontario's famous cottage country. Despite being north of this area, Restoule is a major centre for cottages, as is the entire Loring-Restoule region. Due to location and distance from Toronto, Restoule is not as popular as regions such as Muskoka to the south. The largest nearby city is North Bay 65 kilometres by road northeast of Restoule.
Restoule is located on Ontario Highway 534 and is a 9 kilometre drive southeast of Restoule Provincial Park. There is only one way to get into Restoule, and that's on Highway 534 from the east. There's a secondary route from the west from Dokis territory and leads into town on Hawthorne Rd. Entering the village, one can see the main General Store off the highway on the right. The main centre of the community however can be found off Highway 534, across the Restoule River. On this side of the river, there is a Royal Canadian Legion (Branch #639), a Lion's Club, Community Centre, Outdoor Hockey Rink, Play structures, a United Church and an Anglican Church. There is a Pentecostal Corner Gospel Church 5 km east of the village at the intersection of Hwys. 524 and 534. There are several housekeeping cottages, camps and lodges.
Cottages dot the shores of both Restoule Lake north of town and Commanda Lake south of town. Also dotting the rolling countryside are various farms. Most of all, the scenery is dominated by majestic forests on the Canadian Shield.
Restoule residents elect three local government organizations to manage their affairs: The Restoule Local Services Board, Patterson Township Local Roads Board and Restoule Sanitary Landfill Committee.
Restoule has broadband Internet access and cell phone service provided by Bell. As of Apr. 30, 1014 Rogers has not co-located on the Bell tower so there is little to no Rogers coverage.
Etymology
This place in Parry Sound District, 30 km west of Powassan, was named in 1878 after Ojibwa chief Joseph Restoule, who was still alive when the postmaster provided details to the chief geographer of Canada in 1905.[3]
Other places of the same name in Ontario
There is also a geographic Restoule Township in Algoma District, Ontario, on the Algoma Central Railway.[4][5]
Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census:
- Population: 440
- % Change (2001-2006): -10.9
- Dwellings: 589
- Area (km²): 122.42
- Density (persons per km²): 3.6
Politics
Politically, Restoule, as with most of rural Parry Sound District leans Conservative.
Election results in Restoule
Federal
| Canadian federal election, 2006 Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row
|Conservative
|Tony Clement
|align="right"|111
|align="right"|46.84
|align="right"|40.10
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row
|Liberal
|Andy Mitchell
|align="right"|69
|align="right"|29.11
|align="right"|40.04
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row
|New Democratic Party
|Jo-Anne Boulding
|align="right"|40
|align="right"|16.88
|align="right"|11.85
|-
| style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;" |
| style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Green|| Glen Hodgson ||style="text-align:right;"|17 ||style="text-align:right;"|7.17 ||style="text-align:right;"|8.02
|}
| Canadian federal election, 2004 Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row
|Conservative
|Keith Montgomery
|align="right"|116
|align="right"|53.21
|align="right"|36.35
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row
|Liberal
|Andy Mitchell
|align="right"|63
|align="right"|28.90
|align="right"|43.86
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row
|New Democratic Party
|Jo-Anne Marie Boulding
|align="right"|22
|align="right"|10.09
|align="right"|11.77
|-
| style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;" |
| style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Green|| Glen Hodgson ||style="text-align:right;"|17 ||style="text-align:right;"|7.80 ||style="text-align:right;"|8.02
|}
| Canadian federal election, 2000 Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance/row
|Canadian Alliance
|George Stripe
|align="right"|118
|align="right"|54.13
|align="right"|25.38
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row
|Liberal
|Andy Mitchell
|align="right"|59
|align="right"|27.06
|align="right"|47.51
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row
|Progressive Conservative
|Keith Montgomery
|align="right"|29
|align="right"|13.30
|align="right"|18.71
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row
|New Democratic Party
|Joanne Bury
|align="right"|10
|align="right"|4.59
|align="right"|4.41
|-
| style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;" |
| style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Green|| Richard Thomas ||style="text-align:right;"|2 ||style="text-align:right;"|0.92 ||style="text-align:right;"|3.96
|}
| Canadian federal election, 1997 Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Lewis MacKenzie |align="right"|81 |align="right"|33.75 |align="right"|26.79 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform/row |Reform |Peter Spadzinski |align="right"|72 |align="right"|30.00 |align="right"|25.56 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Andy Mitchell |align="right"|62 |align="right"|25.83 |align="right"|41.59 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Carl Wirth |align="right"|22 |align="right"|9.17 |align="right"|3.98 |- | style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;" | | style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Green|| Glen Hodgson ||style="text-align:right;"|1 ||style="text-align:right;"|0.42 ||style="text-align:right;"|1.20 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Action/row |Canadian Action Party |Jackie Raney |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0.42 |align="right"|0.55 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Natural Law/row |Natural Law |Rick Alexander |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0.42 |align="right"|0.31 |}
Provincial
| Ontario general election, 2003 Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Norm Miller |align="right"|118 |align="right"|55.40 |align="right"|48.51 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Dan Waters |align="right"|55 |align="right"|25.82 |align="right"|34.44 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Jo-Anne Boulding |align="right"|23 |align="right"|10.80 |align="right"|9.92 |- | style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;" | | style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Green|| Glen Hodgson ||style="text-align:right;"|16 ||style="text-align:right;"|7.51 ||style="text-align:right;"|5.88 |- | style="color:inherit; background-color: #CC6699; width: 16px;" | | style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Family Coalition|| Charlene Phinney ||style="text-align:right;"|1 ||style="text-align:right;"|0.47 ||style="text-align:right;"|1.25 |}
| 2001 by-election Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Norm Miller |align="right"|58 |align="right"|49.15 |align="right"|49.30 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Evelyn Brown |align="right"|31 |align="right"|26.27 |align="right"|34.31 |- | style="color:inherit; background-color: #99C955; width: 16px;" | | style="width: 180px; text-align: left;" |Green|| Richard Thomas ||style="text-align:right;"|23 ||style="text-align:right;"|19.49 ||style="text-align:right;"|12.34 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Joanne Bury |align="right"|3 |align="right"|2.54 |align="right"|3.39 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row |Independent |Anne Marsden |align="right"|2 |align="right"|1.69 |align="right"|0.43 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row |Independent |John Turmel |align="right"|1 |align="right"|0.85 |align="right"|0.23 |}
| Ontario general election, 1999 Restoule polls Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Ernie Eves |align="right"|137 |align="right"|57.32 |align="right"|57.68 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Isabel Doxey |align="right"|68 |align="right"|28.45 |align="right"|27.55 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Dan Waters |align="right"|31 |align="right"|12.97 |align="right"|13.42 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Natural Law/row |Natural Law |Iris Tamssot |align="right"|3 |align="right"|1.26 |align="right"|0.85 |}
| Ontario general election, 1995 Restoule polls Parry Sound (electoral district) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Restoule % | riding % | ||
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Ernie Eves |align="right"|181 |align="right"|67.54 |align="right"|65.47 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Dan Reed |align="right"|57 |align="right"|21.27 |align="right"|14.20 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Mark Fisher |align="right"|30 |align="right"|11.19 |align="right"|20.33 |}
References
- ^ a b "Restoule". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Patterson" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place Names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 289. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0.
- ^ "Restoule". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Restoule" (PDF). Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
Other map sources:
- Map 8 (PDF) (Map). 1 : 700,000. Official road map of Ontario. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- Restructured municipalities - Ontario map #4 (Map). Restructuring Maps of Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. 2006. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
External links
- Corner Gospel Church
- Community Pictures
- Restoule Ontario, Almaguin Highlands Regional Portal
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