Category: Ontario

Glacial Lake Iroquois. Glacial Lake Iroquois was a prehistoric proglacial lake that existed at the end of the last ice age approximately 13,000 years ago. The lake was essentially an enlargement of the present Lake Ontario that formed because the St. What was Lake Ontario originally called? The name Ontario is derived from the Huron […]

Major cities near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada 44 km to Buffalo, NY. 51 km to Toronto, Canada. 54 km to Etobicoke, Canada. 59 km to Scarborough, Canada. 60 km to Mississauga, Canada. 64 km to Hamilton, Canada. 70 km to Markham, Canada. 73 km to Brampton, Canada. What city is close to Lake Ontario? Rochester, NY It […]

Facts About Ontario’s Local Hydro Utilities There are currently 60 LDCs operating across Ontario. LDCs are responsible for the installation and maintenance of power lines and poles. How many hydro companies are there in Toronto? Toronto Hydro Corporation is a holding company which wholly owns two subsidiaries: Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited and Toronto Hydro Energy […]

Did You Know These 5 Famous People Are From Hamilton? Kathleen Robertson. Julia Arthur. Eugene Levy. Dominic Zamprogna. Luke Kirby. Honourable mentions: Martin Short, born in 1950 in Hamilton, needs little introduction as he is one of Canada’s most iconic comedians. What celebrities are from Hamilton Ontario? Birth Place Matching “Hamilton, Ontario, Canada” (Sorted by […]

Etobicoke is the only store in Canada, and one of three in North America, to carry all 9,500 Ikea products. Other locations carry about 8,500 items. Store manager Mike Baker said this Ikea is about 20% larger than the seven other Canadian outlets. Which IKEA is the biggest in Canada? IKEA (RE)OPENS ITS LARGEST NORTH […]

So, whether Ontario’s crime rate is high or low compared to all places in the US, when we control for population size and compare it to places that are similar in size, it is near the middle of the pack in crime rate; not much more or less dangerous, and about what we would expect […]

In Ontario, 23% of the population, including most rural homes and businesses, depend on groundwater for their water supply. In some areas, groundwater is the only source of water. What is Ontario’s main water source? Ontario has more than 250,000 lakes, including the Great Lakes. Together, they contain about one fifth of the world’s fresh […]

The average price of homes sold in October 2022 was $636,150, a minor increase of 3.7% from October 2021. The more comprehensive year-to-date average price was $660,302, a sizable gain of 14.2% from the first 10 months of 2021. Are house prices dropping in Kingston? The benchmark price for homes in Kington was $561,200 in […]

It is legal for general merchants in Ontario (non-trappers and non-raw-fur dealers) to sell the processed pelts, skulls, bones, teeth, claws, pieces, parts, and art from these animals as long as Page 9 Page 9 of 17 they were legally acquired. Is it legal to keep animal bones Ontario? In general, you can keep a […]

Location – (Figure 3) A well should be located at least 15 m (50 ft.) from any source of contamination if the casing is watertight to a depth of 6 m (20 ft.); otherwise, the separation distance should be at least 30 m (100 ft.). How far from the house can a well be? The […]