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North Dundas is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry spread across the South Nation River and the East Castor River.
North Dundas is located within Canada's National Capital Region, approximately midway between Ottawa and Morrisburg. It is primarily rural with a few small villages. The economy is mainly agricultural, most notably producing dairy cattle, corn, and lately soybeans.
The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of Mountain and Winchester with the independent villages of Chesterville and Winchester. The former village of Winchester is the township's primary administrative centre.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Annable, Baldwins Bridge, Bethune Bush, Cannamore, Cass Bridge, Chesterville, Cloverdale, Connaught, Forward, Hallville, Harmony, Inkerman Station, Limerick, Maple Ridge, Melvin Settlement, Morewood, Mountain, Mulloys, Nation Valley, North Winchester, Ormond, Rosehaven, South Mountain, The Boyne, The Ninth, Van Camp, Vinegar Hill and Winchester.
People
NHL Hall of Famer Larry Robinson and gospel musician George Beverly Shea were born in Winchester. David Thompson, famous author of "Broken English" and "Mirror Maker" grew up in Chesterville.
Sport
The Winchester Hawks of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League play out of the Winchester Community Centre.
The Chesterville Rippen Racers swim team represent Chesterville in many different places in Ontario.
Controversy
It has been said that the occurrences within the town were documented, and published into a book called: Inbreeding, Incest, And The Incest Taboo: The State of Knowledge at the Turn of the Century. The villagers of Chesterville obstinately deny this accusation but D.N.A. tests have shown this to be true.
References
- ^ "Community highlights for Winchester". Statistics Canada (2001). Retrieved on 2007-03-23.
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