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Orono is a community (population approximately 1800) in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada. The Municipality of Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham 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 Highway 35/115, approximately a 45 minute drive east of Toronto. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario

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History

The town was founded in 1832 and was named after Orono, Maine since the landscape seemed similar. Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono Declared a police village in 1854, the village remained small but vibrant. A police village is a form of Municipal government used in the province of Ontario, Canada, beginning in the early 19th century Farming was, and remains, an important economic activity in the area. Many motorists stopped in the town on their way from Lindsay to Newcastle before the 35/115 was built. Lindsay ( 2001 population 16930 is a community on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of southern Ontario, Canada, Newcastle is a community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The population is approximately 1800.

The Municipality of Clarington, in which Orono is located, was formed through the union of the Townships of Clarke and Darlington. The Municipality of Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham Historically, Orono was the seat of government for Clarke Township. Now Clarington's fourth largest urban community, Orono is attractive to those who prefer a quiet, more rural lifestyle. The downtown consists of several small shops and a central town hall that are typical of villages throughout Ontario and the northern United States. The Northern United States is a large geographic region of the United States of America.

Most of Orono's youth residents who attend public school move onto The Pines & Clarke High School, located just off the Highway 115 on the border of Newcastle, both are two of the oldest active Middle & Secondary schools in the area. Clarke High School is the local High school for Orono, Newcastle, Newtonville, Kendal, and Kirby, Ontario Newcastle is a community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.

There is also a notable non- professional skating team run by the local french teacher.

Notable Residents

Tourism

Orono is the locale for some of the most enjoyable and popular yearly events in Clarington: the Durham Central Fair and the Ontario Rodeo Finals. The fair draws nearly 25,000 annually to celebrate the area's agricultural roots and features equestrian events, among others. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description

This picturesque setting has attracted several filmakers, and Orono's film credits include David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone (1983), Patrick Lussier's Dracula 2000 and Jim Abraham's ...First Do No Harm (1997 - TV), starring Glenn Close. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. The Dead Zone is a 1983 Science fiction - Thriller film based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Patrick Lussier is a horror and thriller genre writer editor and director Dracula 2000 (also known as Dracula 2001 in some countries is a Horror movie which attempts to transfer the story of Dracula Furthermore, many of the town scenes from the CBC drama Wind At My Back (1996-2001) were filmed in downtown Orono.

Notable landmarks include:

Producing millions of evergreen seedlings annually for restoring Ontario's forests, the Orono Forestry Station (founded in 1922) was a prominent feature in the town until it closed down in 1996. In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round A seedling is a young plant Sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a Seed. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria

At the centre of the village, residents and tourists enjoy the Sydney B. Rutherford Woods Walk Park, one of the many wooded areas in the village. Orono is surrounded by several pastoral hamlets, such as Kirby, Kendal, Newtonville, Leskard, Starkville; and larger towns like Newcastle and Bowmanville. Newtonville is a community located in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario, Canada. Newcastle is a community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. Bowmanville is the largest community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.

Despite its size, Orono boasts a popular zoo called Jungle Cat World, located on the north side of Orono, as well as the Durham Central Fair which draw people from miles around. A zoological garden, shortened to zoo, is an institution in which living animals are exhibited in captivity

The nearby Oshawa Ski Club, locally known as the Kirby ski hill, is a popular winter attraction, and has a dramatic landscape view of the Oak Ridges Moraine's rolling hills and farmlands at the top of the hill in the Summer season. The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically sensitive geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada.

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