Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. This is about the river in Canada For other uses see Ottawa River (disambiguation. There are two Carp River s in the province of Ontario, Canada: The Carp River in the city of Ottawa flows north from Kanata to A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Mississippi Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the west of the town. The Mississippi River is a tributary of the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario in Canada
The town was founded by Charles Shirreff in 1831. Charles Shirreff ( July 26 1768 &ndash May 5 1847) was an early Canadian businessman and public official There was a waterfall known as Chats Falls on the river here, later replaced by a hydroelectric power station and dam, currently operated by Ontario Power Generation. Chats Falls (in French Chute des Chats, meaning "Cat Falls" were a set of Waterfalls on the Ottawa River, near Fitzroy Harbour Ontario Hydroelectricity is electricity generated by Hydropower, ie the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling water Ontario Power Generation (OPG is a Public company wholly owned by the Government of Ontario.
Fitzroy Provincial Park [1] is located nearby.
The town was formerly part of Fitzroy Township. Fitzroy is an historic township originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada. In 1974, the township was amalgamated with Huntley and Torbolton to form West Carleton. Huntley is an historic township originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada. Torbolton is a geographic township and former municipality that was originally part of Carleton County in eastern Ontario, Canada. West Carleton is a historic township in eastern Ontario, Canada. In 2001, West Carleton became part of the new city of Ottawa.
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