Author: Darrel Pratt

Lake Ontario receives water from precipitation, runoff from the surrounding basin, and water from the Niagara River. This spring, all three sources dumped more water than normal into the lake. What caused Lake Ontario? Like all of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario as it is known today was the result of glacial shifting and melting […]

A township is a type of municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. They can have either single-tier status or lower-tier status. What does township mean in Canada? The term township, in Canada, is generally the district or area associated with a town. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied […]

Ontario is the leading manufacturing province in Canada and employs roughly half of the country’s manufacturing workers while generating about half of the country’s total value of production. What is the largest manufacturing industry in Canada? motor vehicles and partsCanada’s leading manufacturing industries are motor vehicles and parts ($103 billion) food products ($101 billion), coal […]

(OPG) is a Crown corporation and “government business enterprise” that is responsible for approximately half of the electricity generation in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is wholly owned by the government of Ontario. Sources of electricity include nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, gas and biomass. Who controls electricity in Ontario? The vast majority (about 95%) of […]

Canada did not import crude oil from the Russian Federation in 2020 or 2021. Over the past decade, imports of crude oil from the Russian Federation have been relatively low, reaching a ten-year high of about 18 000 b/d in 2019. Does Ontario get oil from Russia? Despite having the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, Canada […]

This is a problem not just because deficits are generally a bad thing, but because Toronto and other Ontario municipalities are prohibited from running operating deficits. Can the city of Toronto run a deficit? The city has an $815-million shortfall in its budget for this year, and it’s legally forbidden from running a deficit. Can […]

Boilers use hot water to heat the house, distributed through the system’s plumbing lines, radiators and heating grids. Baseboard heating: Electric baseboard heaters are typically used as supplementary heating sources rather than the main heating source. How are most homes heated in Ontario? Two-thirds of all Canadian homes are heated with forced-air furnaces. Of these, […]

There are no clear laws specifically stating you can or can’t fish or hunt while drinking alcohol. What are the hunting rules in Ontario? Common Hunting Regulations In Ontario, you must store your gun unloaded and in a locked container while it’s in a vehicle. No night hunting. In Ontario, you can only hunt from […]

The wild strawberry is native to North America; it extends throughout northern Ontario. Similar Species: The woodland strawberry, Fragaria vesca, also occurs in northern Ontario. Are wild strawberries native to Ontario? Fragaria virginiana Although this native Ontario strawberry may not produce huge amounts of fruit it sports a beautiful white flower and can be a […]

Ontario’s industries range from cultivating crops, to mining minerals, to manufacturing automobiles, to designing software and leading-edge technology. cultures from around the world thrive and are celebrated in Ontario with festivals such as Caribbean Carnival, Oktoberfest and the Canadian Aboriginal Festival. What is the main economy of Ontario? Ontario is the largest economy in Canada, […]