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Town of Hearst
Coordinates: 49°42′N 83°40′W / 49.7, -83.667
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Cochrane
Established 1913
Government
 - Type Town
 - Mayor Roger Sigouin
 - Governing Body Hearst Town Council
 - MP Brent St. Denis (LPC)
 - MPP Gilles Bisson (NDP)
Population (2006)[1]
 - Total 5,620
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span P0L
Area code(s) 705
Website: Town of Hearst

Hearst (2001 census population 5,825; 2006 census population 5,620) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec In the Canadian province of Ontario, there are three different types of Census divisions: single-tier municipalities upper-tier municipalities (which can Cochrane District Ontario is a District and Census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Brent J St Denis (born May 27, 1950 in Blind River Ontario) is a Canadian politician The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature Gilles Bisson (born May 14, 1957 in Timmins Ontario) is a Franco-Ontarian Canadian politician who has represented the northern The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 705 (1-705 includes most of Northeastern Ontario and Central Ontario. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec It is located in Northern Ontario, approximately 92 km (57 miles) west of Kapuskasing, approximately 964 km (600 miles) north of Toronto and 520 km (323 miles) east of Thunder Bay on Highway 11. Territorial evolution Those areas which formed part of New France in the pays d'en haut, essentially the watersheds of the Ottawa River, Kapuskasing (population 8509 in the Canada 2006 Census) is a Town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of northern Ontario Highway 11 is one of the longest of Ontario 's King's Highways with a current length ( As of 2004) of 1780 Kilometres (1106 mi) At Hearst, Highway 583 also extends northward to Lac-Sainte-Thérèse and southward to Jogues, Coppell and Mead. Highway 583 is a secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Lac-Sainte-Thérèse is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located at the northern terminus of Highway 583 in the Cochrane District Jogues is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the unincorporated geographic township of Way in Cochrane District. Coppell is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the unincorporated geographic township of Lowther in Cochrane District. Mead is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the unincorporated geographic township of Lowther in Cochrane District.

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History

The town came into being due to the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway in 1913. The National Transcontinental Railway ( NTR) was a historic Canadian railway. Established as a divisional point, Hearst is 207. 7 km (129. 08 miles) west of Cochrane and 201. Cochrane Ontario, Canada, is a northern Ontario town situated on Highway 11 3 km (125. 11 miles) east of the divisional point of Grant. Grant is a Ghost town, 255 kilometers east of Nakina The town came into being due to the construction of the National Transcontinental Railway in 1913

Hearst was named to honour William Hearst, then Minister of Forests and Mines. Sir William Howard Hearst, KCMG ( February 15, 1864 &ndash September 29, 1941) was the Conservative Many settlers of this town originally came from the province of Quebec. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk

Culture

Hearst is one of Ontario's majority Franco-Ontarian towns with 96% of the town's population being francophone. Franco-Ontarians (franco-ontarien are French Canadian or Francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. The adjective francophone (alternately Francophone) means French -speaking typically as primary language whether referring to individuals groups or places [1] Residents are predominantly Caucasian but different cultures can be found in Hearst such as Chinese, Portuguese, Greek, Ukrainian, First Nations and also African-Canadians.

The town is home to the Université de Hearst, a federated school of Laurentian University in Sudbury. Université de Hearst (formerly Collège universitaire de Hearst) is a Canadian postsecondary institution with campuses in Hearst, Timmins Laurentian University ( Université Laurentienne) founded in 1960 is a mid-sized bilingual University in Greater Sudbury, Ontario Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. The primary industry of Hearst is forestry, with both mills and tree-planting organizations. Hearst is a four season destination. Many years ago, the town proclaimed itself the Moose Capital of Canada. [2] Local outdoor activities include fishing, hunting snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, camping, swimming, canoeing, and golf.

Notable People

Media

Radio

Hearst's only local radio service is provided by CINN, a community radio station. Jacques Noe René Fontaine (born November 5, 1933 in Harty, Ontario) is a former Politician in Ontario Canada. Doric Germain (born 1946 in Lac-Sainte-Thérèse Ontario) is a Canadian writer and university professor Franco-Ontarians (franco-ontarien are French Canadian or Francophone residents of the Canadian province of Ontario. Claude Giroux (born January 12 1988 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey right winger who currently plays for the Philadelphia Phantoms in Claude David Larose (born March 2, 1943 in Hearst Ontario) is a retired former professional Ice hockey player who played 943 career NHL Rumun Ndur (born July 7 1975 in Zaria, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Canadian professional Ice hockey player currently playing for the Nottingham CINN is a Canadian radio station broadcasting at 911 FM in Hearst Ontario. All other radio stations available in the community are rebroadcasters of stations from Kapuskasing, Timmins or Sudbury. Kapuskasing (population 8509 in the Canada 2006 Census) is a Town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of northern Ontario Greater Sudbury (2006 Census population 157857 is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada.

Television

References

  1. ^ Katimavik
  2. ^ Northern Ontario - Hearst, Ontario - James Bay Frontier

External links

CKAP is a Canadian Radio station, which broadcasts at 1009 FM in Kapuskasing Ontario. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, refers to styles of popular music that ranges from "lush Sixties pop often vocal -based and rooted in "Cito" redirects here It may also refer to baseball manager Cito Gaston CITO (also commonly known as CTV Northern Ontario CTV is a Canadian English language Television network. It is Canada's largest privately owned network the main television asset of CTVglobemedia CBLT is the Television call sign for the CBC 's Television station in Toronto, Ontario. CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. CBLFT is the Radio-Canada television station serving Franco-Ontarians in Toronto and most of Ontario, including the Western, Télévision de Radio-Canada is a Canadian French language Television network.
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