Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario

Information about Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario

Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario

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Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty
Location of Niagara within Ontario
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Formed 1970 (from Welland and Lincoln Counties)
Government
 - Chair Peter Partington
 - Governing body Niagara Regional Council
 - MPs Dean Allison, Rick Dykstra, John Maloney, Rob Nicholson
 - MPPs Jim Bradley, Kim Craitor, Tim Hudak, Peter Kormos, Jennifer Mossop
Area
 - Region 1852 km  (0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Region 427,421
 - Density 223.5/km (0/sq mi)
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Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Website: Regional Niagara
The Regional Municipality of Niagara (2006 population: 427,421), also known as the Niagara Region, or, colloquially, "Regional Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of southern Ontario, Canada.

The region occupies most of the Niagara Peninsula. Its eastern boundary is the Niagara River, which is also the border with the United States. It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario and on the south by Lake Erie.

Unique natural landscapes make the Niagara Region an important centre for agriculture and tourism in Canada. The most important agricultural enterprise in Niagara is viticulture, or winemaking. The Niagara Wine Route, which connects visitors to dozens of wineries, is a growing tourism draw while the internationally-renowned Niagara Falls is one of Canada's major tourist attractions. Along with Shaw Festival, held annually in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the Welland Canal, the Regional Municipality of Niagara receives up to 12 million visitors each year.

Geography

Cities Towns Townships In total, the region has an area of 1850 square kilometres. The regional seat is in Thorold, where the Niagara Regional Council meets.

Demographics

Data from the Canada 2001 Census.

Racial Groups
  • White: 349,390 or 95.9%
  • Black: 2,990 or 0.8%
  • Multiracial: 2,665 or 0.7%
  • Chinese: 2,345 or 0.6%
  • Other Asian: 2,320 or 0.6%
  • (based on single responses)
Religious Profile Top Ten Largest Ethnicities

Features

Airports

Education

Festivals and Major Events

Health Care Services

History and trails

Other

  • Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls)
  • Lundy's Lane Tourist District (Niagara Falls)
  • Niagara Olde Town (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
  • Welland Canal Centre (St. Catharines)

Protected areas

  • Short Hills Provincial Park
  • Wainfleet Bog Provincial Wildlife Preserve
  • Ball's Falls Conservation Area
  • Chippawa Creek Conservation Area
  • Long Beach Conservation Area
  • Morgan's Point Conservation Area
  • Cave Springs Conservation Area
  • St. John's Conservation Area
  • Rockway Conservation Area
  • Louth Conservation Area
  • Mountainview Conservation Area
  • Beamer Memorial Conservation Area
  • Woodend Conservation Area

  • Woolverton Conservation Area
  • Wainfleet Wetlands
  • Humberstone & Willoughby Wetlands
  • Mud Lake Wetlands
  • E.C. Brown Conservation Area
  • United Empire Loyalist Conservation Area
  • Port Davidson Weir Conservation Area
  • Sugar Bush Conservation Area
  • Stevensville Conservation Area
  • Virgil Dams Conservation Area
  • Happy Rolph's Bird Sancuary

Wineries

West Niagara
  • Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery
  • Cave Spring Cellars
  • Vineland Estate
  • Peninsula Ridge
  • Flatrock
  • Fielding
East Niagara
  • Inniskillin
  • Marynissen
  • Chateau des Charmes
  • Hillebrand
  • Coyote's Run

Highways

400-series expressways

Other highways

Surrounding census divisions

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Inner Ring of Golden Horseshoe
Largest City:Toronto
Regions:Durham Region • Halton Region • Peel Region • York Region • City of Hamilton • Niagara Region
Cities:Brampton • Burlington • Mississauga • Niagara Falls • Oshawa • Pickering • Port Colborne • St. Catharines • Thorold • Vaughan • Welland
Towns and Major Communities:Ajax • Aurora • Bolton • Bowmanville • Brock • Buttonville • Caledon • Clarington • Concord • East Gwillimbury • Fort Erie • Georgina • Grimsby • Lincoln • Halton Hills • Keswick • King • Kleinburg • Maple • Markham • Milton • Newmarket • Niagara-on-the-Lake • Oakville • Pelham • Richmond Hill • Scugog • Sutton • Thornhill • Unionville • Uxbridge • Whitby • Whitchurch-Stouffville • Woodbridge
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CountiesBruce - Dufferin - Elgin - Essex - Frontenac - Grey - Haliburton - Hastings - Huron - Lambton - Lanark - Leeds and Grenville - Lennox and Addington - Middlesex - Northumberland - Perth - Peterborough - Prescott and Russell - Renfrew - Simcoe - Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry - Wellington
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Canadian Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) by size
Toronto, ON Montreal, QC Vancouver, BC Ottawa–Gatineau, ON/QC Calgary, AB Edmonton, AB Quebec City, QC Winnipeg, MB Hamilton, ON London, ON Kitchener, ON St. Catharines-Niagara, ON Halifax, NS Oshawa, ON Victoria, BC Windsor, ON Saskatoon, SK Regina, SK Sherbrooke, QC St. John's, NL Barrie, ON Kelowna, BC Abbotsford, BC Greater Sudbury, ON Kingston, ON Saguenay, QC Trois-Rivires, QC Guelph, ON Moncton, NB Brantford, ON Thunder Bay, ON Saint John, NB Peterborough, ON
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Regional Roads in Niagara Region, Ontario
North-South routes2 • 4 • 7 • 9 • 10 • 12 • 14 • 15 • 18 • 24 • 26 • 28 • 34 • 36 • 38 • 42 • 46 • 48 • 50 • 54 • 55 • 58 • 68 • 70 • 72 • 82 • 84 • 86 • 88 • 90 • 98 • 100 • 102 • 112 • 116 • 122 • 124
East-West routes1 • 3 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 23 • 25 • 27 • 29 • 33 • 37 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 43 • 45 • 47 • 49 • 57 • 61 • 63 • 65 • 67 • 69 • 71 • 73 • 77 • 81 • 83 • 87 • 89 • 91 • 101 • 420
Spur routes3A • 512 • 527 • 529 • 581 • 627 • 669 • 681
Provincial highwaysQueen Elizabeth Way • 3 • 20 • 58 • 58A • 140 • 405 • 406 • 420 • 7146
Other routesNiagara Circle Tour • Niagara Parkway • Welland Canal Parkway • Welland Canal Route • Wine Route
See alsoList of Niagara Regional Roads • Former Niagara Regional Roads
Other roads in Ontario:

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Welland County (area, excluding cities was 226,970 acres) is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Dean Allison



Incumbent
Riding Niagara West—Glanbrook
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Richard "Rick" Dykstra

Incumbent
Riding St. Catharines
In office since 2006 Federal Election
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Born 1966 (1966--00) (age 0)
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John David Maloney

In office
1993 Fed. Election – Incumbent
Riding Welland
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Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson
49th Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada

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Riding Niagara Falls
In office since 2004 Federal Election
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Kim Craitor

In office
2003 Prov. Election – Incumbent
Riding Niagara Falls
Preceded by Bart Maves
Succeeded by Incumbent
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Residence Niagara Fallsr, Ontario
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