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| '' Motto : Ontario's Rising Star'' |
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| Area : | 1,761.64 km&2. |
Population
- Total (2006)
- Cdn. CD Rank:
- Density |
892,712
Ranked 7th
506.7/km&2 |
| MP s |
Maurizio Bevilacqua , Susan Kadis , John McCallum , Belinda Stronach , Lui Temelkovski , Peter Van Loan , Bryon Wilfert
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| MPP s |
| Michael Chan , Frank Klees , Julia Munro , Mario Racco , Greg Sorbara |
| Regional Chair | Bill Fisch
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| Governing body | York Regional Council
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| York Region |
, also called '''York Region''', is a and the inner ring of
Golden Horseshoe . The regional seat is in
Newmarket .
York Region covers 1,776 square kilometres from Lake Simcoe in the north to the city of
Toronto in the south. Its eastern border is shared with
Durham Region , to the west is
Peel Region , and
Simcoe County is to the northwest. A map of the region
{Link without Title} showing its major roads and communities is available.
Towns and cities in York Region include:
There is also one
First Nation with an
Indian Reserve , where the
Chippewas Of Georgina Island First Nation reside.
York Region's landscape includes farmlands, wetlands and
Kettle Lakes , the
Oak Ridges Moraine and over 2,070 hectares of regional forest, in addition to the built-up areas of its municipalities.
The region is governed by a group known as York Regional Council, which is comprised of 20 elected representatives from each of the constituent towns and cities in the region, including each of the nine mayors and 11 regional councillors, who are elected from specific municipalities as follows
1:
- 1 from each of Georgina and Newmarket
- 2 from Richmond Hill
- 3 from Vaughan
- 4 from Markham
The leader of Council is referred to as "
Regional Chair and
CEO ". Bill Fisch, B. Comm, L.L.B. currently holds this office.
In 2007, the York Regional government was named one of
Canada's Top 100 Employers , as published in
Maclean's magazine, the only regional government to receive this honour.
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York Region encompasses all or part of seven federal
Electoral Districts , as follows
3:
At the provincial level, York Region has five
Members Of Provincial Parliament 4
The economy of York Region is a mix. In general, the economies in its southern communities include a full range of businesses from industrial to high-tech. Further north, beginning in the northern sections of Vaughan and Markham, extensive wetlands and farmland still remain, although new housing developments continually consume space year after year. There are, naturally, ongoing conflicts between conservationists and developers over land use. In particular, conflicts over use of the
Oak Ridges Moraine have been most contentious.
Major shopping centres located in York Region include:
''See .''
The road network in York Region is remarkably 'grid-like', meaning most roads run north-south or east-west. The topography of the land has permitted roads to be set in predominantly straight lines. York Region assigned approximately 50 roads as , meaning that the cost of maintaining of these roads is paid for by York Region.
The major highways in the Region are:
Most air travel is served by
Toronto Pearson International Airport , Canada's largest airport.
Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport in Markham, used for small aircraft and has a flight school. There is also an unpaved airport called Hare Field, located in Holland Landing (East Gwillimbury).
York Region is served by:
Until 2001, the towns of York Region operated separate public transit services, which did not connect very well with each other. YRT was created by the Regional Government to combine five of these services:
Since 2001, bus routes have been extensively enhanced in the five communities which had pre-existing services, but YRT's services to East Gwillimbury is limited to two routes, and service to King, Georgina and Whitchurch-Stouffville are even more limited due to the relatively sparse populations in each of those towns.
''See ''
Public schools, with classes up to grade 12, are administered by the
York Region District School Board , which operates 180 schools. In addition, the
York Catholic District School Board operates 95 schools with a curriculum based in
Roman Catholic doctrine.
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has three campuses located in York Region, in King, Markham and Newmarket.
York University is located just outside of York Region's southern border, in Toronto.
In addition, there are many other religious and private schools located in the Region. These include:
York Region has an unusual assortment of points of interest, ranging from nature reserves to pioneer-era museums, to a modern amusement park.
In Vaughan, the major attractions include the
McMichael Canadian Art Collection , located in the community of Kleinburg and features works by Canadian artists including
Inuit and
First Nations artists.
Canada's Wonderland , which features roller coasters and other rides, concerts and fireworks shows, is also in Vaughan.
Heritage sites and historical museums in the Region include:
- Aurora Museum (Aurora)
- Georgina Village Museum (Georgina)
- King Township Museum (King)
- Markham Museum (Markham)
- RHLS Narrow Gauge Railway (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
- Sharon Temple (East Gwillimbury)
- Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
Following is a sample of other attractions in the area:
- Applewood Farm Winery (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
- Canadian Heritage Humber River
- Fred Varley Art Gallery (Markham)
- Oak Ridges Trail
- Puck's Farm (King)
- Sutton-Zephyr Trail
- Willow Springs Winery (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
- York Demonstration Forest (Whitchurch-Stouffville)
- Baker Sugarbush Conservation Area
- Boyd Conservation Area
- Bruce's Mills Conservation Area
- Duclos Point Provincial Nature Reserve
- Gold Creek Conservation Area
- Holland Landing Prairie Provincial Nature Reserve
- Kortright Centre Conservation Area
- Lake St. George Conservation Area
- Mabel Davis Conservation Area
- Milne Park
- Pickering Lands Preservation Site
- Rogers Reservoir Conservation Area {Link without Title}
- Sheppards Bush Conservation Area
- Sibbald Point Provincial Park
- Thornton Bales King Conservation Area
- Wesley Brooks Memorial Conservation Area
- Whitchurch Conservation Area
- Willow Beach Conservation Area
The Region of York signed a "Friendship Agreement" with the city of
Omsk ,
Russia , on
November 6 1996 , and later signed a "
Twinning Agreement " on
August 28 1997 .
The Regional Municipality of York is one of the fastest growing census division in all of Ontario, it is growing at 22.4% in 5 years. http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3519&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=York&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= 2006 Canadian Census for York Region
''According to the
Canada 2006 Census ''
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- Population:
- ---in 2006: 892,712
- ---in 2001: 729,254
- ---change: +22.4%
- Land area (square km) 1,761.64
- Population density: 506.7 per square kilometre
- Total private dwellings: 287,320
- Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 275,673
''According to the
Canada 2001 Census ''
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- ---Average value of dwelling: $298,018
- First Languages :
- --- English : 59%
- --- French : 1%
- ---Other languages: 40%
- Visible Minority groups:
- --- Chinese : 13.9%
- ---South Asian: 6.5%
- ---Visible minority population: 30%
- Median total income of persons 15 years of age and over: $28,566
