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Town of Lindsay
Downtown lindsay in the fall
Downtown lindsay in the fall
Country Canada
Province Ontario
District Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
Established 1831
Government
 - Mayor Ric McGee
 - MP Barry Devolin (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, Conservative Party of Canada
 - MPP Laurie Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district)
Population (2008)
 - Total 17,823
Postal Code beginning with K9V
Area code(s) 705

Lindsay (2001 population 16,930) is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. The City of Kawartha Lakes ( 2006 population 74561 is a City in east-central Ontario, Canada. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Barry Devolin, MP (born March 10, 1963) is a Canadian politician For the provincial electoral district see Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district. The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative See also Politics of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (also known as Ontario Legislative Assembly or OntLA) is the Legislature Laurie Scott may refer to Laurie Scott (footballer, English footballer for Arsenal and England Laurie Scott (hockey, ice hockey player Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (formerly Haliburton—Victoria—Brock) is a provincial electoral district in in Central Ontario, Canada Postal codes by province and territoryA Canadian postal code A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Scugog River is a river in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario which flows north from Lake Scugog to empty into Sturgeon Lake on the The City of Kawartha Lakes ( 2006 population 74561 is a City in east-central Ontario, Canada. 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 the seat of the City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria County), and the hub for business and commerce in the region. The City of Kawartha Lakes ( 2006 population 74561 is a City in east-central Ontario, Canada. Victoria County was a County in the province of Ontario, Canada.

The town of Lindsay is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) west of Peterborough, on the Scugog River in Ops Township. Peterborough is a City on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres The Township of Ops is a former municipality located in the centre of the former County of Victoria, now the City of Kawartha Lakes. It is the county town of Victoria County. Due to the town's close proximity to several lakes, Lindsay is often referred to as the "Gateway of the Kawarthas".

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History

The Township of Ops was surveyed in 1825 by Colonel Duncan McDonell and Lots 20 and 21 in the 5th Concession were reserved for a town site. The same year settlers began to come to the region and by 1827, the Purdy's, an American family, built a dam on the Scugog River at the site of present-day Lindsay. The following year they built a sawmill and in 1830, a grist mill was constructed.

A small village grew up around the mills and it was known as Purdy's Mills. In 1834, surveyor John Huston plotted the designated town site into streets and lots. During the survey, one of Huston's assistants, Mr. Lindsay, was accidentally shot in the leg and died of an infection. He was buried on the river bank and his name and death were recorded on the surveyor's plan. The name Lindsay remained as the name of the town by government approval. Lindsay grew steadily and developed into a lumbering and farming centre.

With the arrival of the Port Hope Railway in 1857, the town saw a period of rapid development and industrial growth. The Midland Railway of Canada was a historical Canadian railway which ran from Port Hope, Ontario to Midland on Georgian Bay. On June 19 of the same year, Lindsay was formally incorporated as a town. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. In 1861, a fire swept through the town and most of Lindsay was destroyed with hundreds of people left homeless. It took many years for Lindsay to recover from this disaster. In the late 1800s, local photographers Fowler & Oliver worked out of the Sunbeam Photo Gallery. It was also the home to Sir Samuel Hughes, the Canadian Minister of Militia during the First World War. This article is about the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Victoria Street Armouries were built during this time.

In 2001 Lindsay's town government was officially dissolved and merged, with Victoria County into the new City of Kawartha Lakes. Victoria County was a County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The City of Kawartha Lakes ( 2006 population 74561 is a City in east-central Ontario, Canada. Some local groups have attempted, thus far unsuccessfully, to de-amalgamate the City and restore Victoria County to its previous status since that time.

Media

Print

Radio

Television

Geography

Climate

Lindsay is in a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold winters. The humid continental climate is a Climate found over large areas of land masses in the temperate regions of the mid-latitudes where there is a zone of conflict between

Hot humid summer in the Lindsay outskirts
Fall in Lindsay
A cold winter in Lindsay

The coldest temperature on average that Lindsay experiences in the winter is -31. 4 °C (−24. 5 °F). Sometimes The first snowfall occurs earlier than November but the snow doesn't usually stay for long. Temperatures start to increase again in late February. The warm and hot temperatures last from late June to mid September.

Education

Colleges

High schools

Elementary schools

Healthcare

Ross Memorial Hospital

Ross Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in Lindsay. It was founded on November 20, 1902 by James Ross, who died on September 20, 1913. On April 14, 2005 the hospital finished its first major renovation. A new dialysis unit is currently under construction.

Facts and figures

Cityscape

Lindsay has a 150th anniversary song, entitled A Song For Lindsay. It was written and performed by recording studio owner Bob May, and local high-school student/vocalist Bethany Rees.

Nearby towns

Well-known residents

References

  1. ^ Stellick Marketing & Communications - Case Studies
  2. ^ Playback :: Canadian reality series by Canadians for Canadians
  3. ^ Up Here - My Search for Sam McGee by Randy Freeman

External links

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