Walkerton, Ontario - Citizendia

Walkerton is a town and is the county seat of Bruce County, Ontario. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Bruce County is a County in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec It is located on the Saugeen River and is 75 km southwest of Owen Sound. The Saugeen River is located in southern Ontario, Canada, flowing generally north-west about 160km before exiting into Lake Huron.

The town was incorporated in 1871 and was named after Joseph Walker, who settled in this area in 1850. On January 1, 1999, it became part of the Municipality of Brockton. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Municipality of Brockton in Bruce County Ontario was formed on January 1, 1999.

The Postal Code is N0G 2V0.

The town is also rumored to have been placed in the Guinness World Records for having a church on each corner of the jail and courthouse complex. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Jail, or gaol (especially in Canada, Australia and NZ[http //www For the Arlington Virginia neighborhood see Courthouse Virginia A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building This as of yet is not proven, although it has been covered by Ripley's Believe It or Not!^[1] The town is also home town to Laryssa Biesenthal who currently has six world championship medals, an Olympic silver medal as a member of the quad sculls crew in 1996 and the women's eights in 2000 where she received bronze. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games She also took part in Pan Am Games champion in double sculls. The Pan American Games are a Multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of The Americas.

A town map is available here :[1] County Map" [2]

Walkerton has two highschools, Walkerton District Secondary School, and Sacred Heart High School.

2000 Water Contamination Incident

For the incident of the water contamination in 2000 and seven resultant deaths, please see: Walkerton Tragedy. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Walkerton Tragedy is a series of events that accompanied the contamination of the water supply of Walkerton Ontario, Canada, by E

References

^ Walkerton & District Chamber of Commerce: History (2006). Retrieved on 2008-06-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable

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