Author: Darrel Pratt

St. Lawrence River. The river traverses the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as the U.S. state of New York, and demarcates part of the international boundary between Canada and the United States. St. Lawrence River Fleuve Saint-Laurent Saint Lawrence River Known by various names in other languages Source Lake Ontario What is […]

TC Energy. Bruce Power is a Canadian-owned partnership of TC Energy, Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Systems (OMERS), the Power Workers’ Union and The Society of United Professionals. A majority of our employees are also owners of the business. Is Bruce Power privately owned? While Bruce Power is a private company, it leases the power stations […]

A new section provides that the journeyperson to apprentice ratio for all trades that are subject to ratios shall not exceed one apprentice for each journeyperson. What is an apprenticeship ratio? Journeyperson/apprentice book ratio (proportion): Book ratios in the industry are from 1 to 2 journeypersons required per apprentice, depending on the trade and the […]

Lawrence Forest Region (Rowe, 1972). This ecozone occupies more than half of Ontario (65,336,847 ha , 66.2 % ), and extends from the contact zone with the Hudson Bay Lowlands and its Paleozoic limestone in the north to the limestones and related younger rocks of the Mixedwood Plains Ecozone in the south. What is the […]

The Ontario Shield Ecozone comprises Ontario’s portion of the national Boreal Shield Ecozone (Wiken 1986). In Ontario, we use the term “Ontario Shield” because the ecozone includes true boreal forest as well as substantial portions of the non-boreal Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Forest Region (Rowe, 1972). How many ecozones are in Ontario? Based on ecology, climate […]

He took office on June 29, 2018, following the 2018 Ontario election where his Progressive Conservative (PC) party won a majority of seats in the Ontario Legislature. Premier of Ontario Deputy Deputy Premier of Ontario Salary $208,974 (since 2008) Website www.ontario.ca/premier How much Doug Ford makes a year? He succeeded his brother, Rob, who ran […]

Overview. With a history of safe nuclear power generation dating back to 1967, independently operated Bruce Power supplies 30% of Ontario’s power. TC Energy has a 48.4 per cent ownership stake in Bruce Power and other partners include OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. Who owns the power grid in Ontario? the government of Ontario(OPG) is a […]

In 2021, 3.2 million troy ounces of gold valued at $5.8 billion were produced in Ontario totalling 42% of Canada’s gold production by value. Ontario is home to 18 producing gold mines and 13 advanced exploration gold projects. Is Ontario rich on gold? Canada’s gold reserves are found mostly in the eastern provinces of Ontario […]

Although there’s no explicit American Bulldog Ontario ban, the physical similarities between your animal and the prohibited dogs are hard to ignore. The law, however, gives an opportunity to the owner to prove that the dog is not a pit bull. Are bully breeds allowed in Ontario? In short: Ontario still sadly has a ban […]

Groundhogs are common residents near agricultural pastures, croplands, backyards and wooded areas such as urban parks. They live in complex burrows with separate spaces for their different needs, and multiple entrance/exit holes. What are signs that groundhogs are in your yard? Here are some signs that groundhogs have invaded your yard or garden: Wide teeth […]