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Bear Creek Secondary School

Bear Creek Secondary School (also known as BCSS) is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2001, it is the second largest high school in Simcoe County and currently has an enrollment of more than 1500 students. The current principal is Hailey Mclean. The school has an extremely large catchment area of mainly south & west Barrie, but also portions of Essa Township and Springwater Township. Facilities The construction of Bear Creek was completed January 2001 by Bondfield Construction for the Simcoe County District School Board, costing CAD18,100,000. It was designed by Zawadzki Armin Stevens Architects. The two-storey school has an area of 167,570 square feet (15,568 m2), and includes athletic facilities such as a gymnasium, exercise room, and a running track on the second floor. The school also features specialized classrooms, a round cafetorium, a food court area, and a large forum. Exterior features include a large parking area, an outdoor track and a large sports/football field. Nine years later, in 2010, a one-storey, 25,327 square feet (2,353.0 m2) area expansion added six new classrooms, including two woodshops, a dance studio, and a hospitality suite, amongst other facilities. The CAD7.5 million expansion budget also covered renovations to the original part of the school. Notable faculty Lance Chomyc, former Toronto Argonaut and football record holder (In 1991, he set a record of 236 points) Notable alumni Daniel (Danny) Vandervoort — Edmonton Elks wide receiver; 2017 CFL draft 3rd overall See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links Bear Creek Secondary School
Bear Island (Lake Temagami)

Bear Island is an island in Lake Temagami of Northeastern Ontario, Canada. With an area of 4.66 km2 (1.80 mi2), it is the second largest island in Lake Temagami after Temagami Island. Much of Bear Island is in Joan Township, a geographic township that also includes the Joan Peninsula to the northwest. Bear Island is home to the Temagami First Nation and is a portion of the Aboriginal community, the Teme-Augama Anishnabai (the deep water people). It is only a small portion of the Anishnabe's n'Daki Menan (homeland) which includes 10,000 km2 (3,900 mi2) of land in the area. Bear Island has had human habitation as early as 1000 BC. Geology Bear Island lies at the eastern end of the Temagami Magnetic Anomaly, a buried geological structure that is egg shaped. Notable people Ignace Tonené, former chief. White Bear (Wabimakwa) See also List of islands of Lake Temagami References
Beare Hill Park

Beare Hill Park is a park in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. The site is bounded by Finch Avenue East to the north, the Scarborough-Pickering Town Line to the east, CN Rail line to the west and hydro corridor to the south. It was previously operating as Beare Road landfill, until 1983. Metropolitan Toronto opened the site in 1967 with the approval of Scarborough Council. The 80.5-hectare site, originally with a capacity of 3.3 million tonnes, received solid waste through 1988. Metro and Scarborough agreed to expand the landfill's capacity by 635,000 tonnes in 1971 and 5.4 million tonnes in 1974. Following closure of the landfill in 1983, the City continued to manage the site to control potential impacts. To limit emissions and control odours, the surface of the site was equipped with an array of passive candlestick gas flares. The City developed a landfill gas to electricity project at the Beare Road site. Construction of the LFG collection field and power plant proceeded and generation of electricity from LFG began in January 1996. Attempts at a ski resort Scarborough's desire was first expressed in 1971, to improve the site for recreational purposes. Metro would design the facility and manage disbursements from the trust account; Scarborough would lease the property as of 1978, undertake construction, and assume any excess costs. In 1982, Scarborough cancelled this agreement. Metro undertook preliminary work on the ski facility into the early 1990s before abandoning the project. As plans emerged for the Rouge Park, Metro officials acknowledged that a ski facility at Beare Road would likely be rejected by the Province, given the project's incompatibility with other land uses in and around the park and the range of possible environmental impacts. Rouge Park Today the former landfill is adjacent to Rouge National Urban Park and the Rouge Valley Conservation Centre, which is operated by a non-profit organization, the Rouge Valley Foundation. The Rouge Valley Conservation Centre is located at the foot of Zoo Road. The former landfill site, now vegetated with wooded and grassland areas, is accessible by Zoo Road past the CN rail crossing. Before the park opened, hikers could not access the landfill, as it was under redevelopment as a natural area parkland. However, hikers could access the landfill through one of several holes in the fence surrounding the landfill, but it was ill-advised. The City of Toronto officially opened the site as a park, Beare Hill Park, in October 2022. See also Keele Valley Landfill in Vaughan, Ontario Metro Toronto Works - operator of landfill until 1983 and maintain site until 1997 Green Lane landfill - replaced Adams Mine and Keele Valley as landfill site for the City of Toronto Brock Road Landfills - located in Pickering and Ajax; Brock West closed in 1990s and Brock North in 1996 Carleton Farms Landfill - located in Michigan and took Toronto's garbage from 2002 to 2006 References External links Official park website
Beasley Park

Beasley Park is a park in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and named after Richard Beasley, (1761–1842), a soldier, political figure, farmer, and businessman in Upper Canada. who was one of Hamilton's first settlers and came to Canada from New York in 1777. Beasley Park is bounded by Cannon Street (north), Mary Street (west), Wilson Street (south) and Ferguson Avenue (east). History Beasley Park was originally developed in 1976. Until then, Beasley Park was the site of some of Hamilton's early industries, including the Grand Trunk Railway yards. In 1991, the redevelopment of the park was deemed a priority for revitalization of the Beasley neighbourhood. Improvements included the installation of an accessible creative play structure, a decorative fountain, concrete walkway, a community centre, and a skateboarding area. Funding was provided by the Province of Ontario through the programme for Renewal, Improvement, Development, Economic revitalization and Housing Intensification (P.R.I.D.E. H.I.N.T.) and the City of Hamilton. References
Beausoleil First Nation

Beausoleil First Nation (Ojibwe: G'Chimnissing) is an Ojibwe First Nation band government located in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. The main settlement of the Beausoleil First Nation is on Christian Island, Ontario, Canada in southern Georgian Bay. As of 2018, the total number of status Native Americans registered with the First Nation is 2,587. The on-reserve population is 614. Reserve lands The Beausoleil First Nation occupies three Indian reserves. Their main First Nations Reserve is the Christian Island 30 Indian Reserve, consisting of Christian Island, a large island in Georgian Bay close to the communities of Penetanguishene and Midland, Ontario, along with two nearby smaller islands, Hope Island, and Beckwith Island - both uninhabited. Together with the 7.5 hectares (18.5 acres) Christian Island 30A Indian Reserve located at Cedar Point, Ontario and the shared 3.1 hectares (7.7 acres) Chippewa Island Indian Reserve located in Twelve Mile Sound, 27.5 kilometres (17.1 mi) north of Christian Island, they form the land base for the Beausoleil First Nation. Governance The First Nation elects their leadership through the Indian Act for a two-year term. The First Nation's council consists of a chief and six councillors. The current chief is Joanne Sandy. The First Nation is a member of Ogemawahj Tribal Council, a regional Chiefs' council, and the Assembly of First Nations. Services Administration Communications Information Technology Human Resources Purchasing Education Public Works Waste Management Roads Maintenance Chimnissing N'biish Gamig Housing Social Services Child and Family services Christian Island Latchkey Program Christian Island Youth Services Guiding Lights Seniors Centre Lands Management Transportation Economic Development Health Services Emergency Medical Services Fire Department Christian Island United Church References External links AANDC profile Aboriginal Canada Portal
Île Beausoleil

L'île Beausoleil (anglais : Beausoleil Island) est une île située dans la baie Georgienne près de Port Severn en Ontario (Canada). Longue de huit kilomètres, elle est la plus grande île du parc national des Îles-de-la-Baie-Georgienne. Elle fut brièvement utilisée comme réserve indienne par les Ojibwés lors de la moitié du XIXe siècle. Elle a été désignée lieu historique national du Canada en 2011. Toponymie L'île Beausoleil doit son nom au colon métis Louis Beausoleil, qui a installé son homestead (en) au sud de l'île en 1819. Géographie Histoire En 1836, un groupe d'Ojibwés mené par le chef John Assance s'installent à la Source des Cèdres sur l'île Beausoleil. Il interagissant d'un établissement comprend une église, seize maisons, deux granges et 80 ha de terres où l'on cultivait le maïs et la pomme de terre. Cependant, le sol était de piètre qualité pour l'agriculture. Malgré le bon rendement de la pêche, la bande n'arrivait plus à subvenir à ses besoins et a dû faire appel au gouvernement pour les aliments de base comme la farine et le porc. À partir de 1844, certains individus décident de s'installer sur l'île Christian (en), à proximité. Dès 1852, la plupart des membres de la communauté s'étaient déjà installer sur l'île Christian. L'île Beausoleil est finalement cédée à la couronne en 1856. Notes et références Annexes Articles connexes Parc national des Îles-de-la-Baie-Georgienne Liens externes Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Lieux historiques nationaux Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux Ressource relative à la géographie : Base de données toponymiques du Canada Portail de l’Ontario Portail des îles Portail des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada
Beckwith Island

Beckwith Island is the eastern of three islands in southeastern Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. Beckwith Island and the attached "Little Beckwith" are part of the Beausoleil First Nation. Geography The island's highest elevation is 226 meters (741 feet) above sea level. Like its populated neighbour Christian Island to the west, and Hope Island to the northwest, the uninhabited island is part of an Ojibwa reserve. On the mainland, Cedar Point lies directly south of the island and Thunder Beach is located to the southeast of Beckwith Island. Flora and fauna The island is an ecologically sensitive island of over 800 acres (324 ha), featuring sandy beaches and dunes, juniper bushes, as well as the rare and protected three-pronged awn grass, plus forests of oak, maple, birch and conifer trees and no development of any kind except for simple outhouses to serve boaters, campers and picnickers. Accessibility Beckwith Island is undeveloped, though there are two boat anchorage points. One on the north and another on the south side of the islands where the narrows of the two islands meet. Sandy beaches are at both anchorage points. References
Improve Canada

Improve Canada is a commercial shopping mall complex located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The mall has about 400 home improvement stores, exclusively focused on home improvement products and services. Architecture Improve is the first shopping mall in Canada dedicated only to home improvement. Designed by GH+A Design, a prolific Canadian architectural firm based in Montreal, the project was completed in 2013. Construction of the building was done by Belrock Design Build Inc. and it stands on the former site of the Crown Cork & Seal factory, located at the intersection of Highway 407 and Keele Street. History The mall to serve as a home improvement centre. A place where homeowners, designers and architects could find home improvement products, services and inspiration. The construction of the mall began in 2013 at an estimate of $147 million. It was completed in 2016 and it celebrated its opening event in April 2017. The showrooms in the mall has all categories of home improvement products and services, including kitchens, bathrooms, lighting, décor, flooring, window treatments, fine art, furniture, heating and cooling and others. In 2015, Improve Canada's outdoor sign was awarded first place in the category of Electronic Message Centre at the CONSAC National Sign & Graphics Trade Show. See also List of shopping malls in Canada References
Massey Harris Lofts

The Massey Harris Lofts is a loft condominium in the Liberty Village area of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The building is the former head office of Massey-Harris Limited, later known as Massey Ferguson, a large agricultural implements manufacturer. It is the last building remaining from a large factory complex that Massey-Harris operated on King Street West from the 1870s until the 1980s. History According to the City of Toronto records, the original building was a two-storey building along King Street built in 1885. A third floor was added in 1899 and a three-storey wing was added to the south side of the building before World War I. The north section was designed by well known Toronto architect E.J. Lennox and the south addition by George M. Miller. The Richardsonian Romanesque building served as the head office for Massey Manufacturing, later Massey-Harris (formed in 1891 from the merger of Massey Manufacturing Company of Toronto and Alanson Harris, Son and Company Limited of Brantford and lastly Massey Ferguson), part of a large 4.4 hectares (11 acres) complex. It is located at 915 King Street West. By the late 1970s, the head office building had become vacant, as the company used office space downtown. The surrounding manufacturing complex, which at one time employed 9,000} workers, began scaling down its operations, moving manufacturing to Brantford, Ontario leaving only a small-scale operation. After closing the plant completely in October 1982, Massey Ferguson started making plans for a mixed-use development of its manufacturing lands. The head office building was to have a community space on the first floor, with residences above. The Massey Harris lands were rezoned to permit a new "high-tech zone" south of King, and residences to the north. After rezoning, the remaining complex was sold in 1988 to Counsel Property Corp for CA$52 million. However, by 1990, the real estate market crashed and ownership reverted to the mortgage holder, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), which planned to build a data centre on the lands. CIBC cancelled its plans for a data centre on the property, leaving the redevelopment stalled. The terms of the rezoning agreements were revised, dropping the high tech zone, permitting the head office building to become fully residential. Residential uses were now permitted on all of the former industrial lands. Beginning in 2003, the head office structure was converted to residential use of 46 units, adding a fourth floor. The other M-F buildings, including the plant, were demolished. In 2008, the building was designated as a heritage building under the Ontario Heritage Act. The 1 acre (0.40 ha) Massey Harris Park is located west of the building. References Bibliography O'Donohue, Tony (2005). The Tale of a City: Re-engineering the Urban Environment. Dundurn. ISBN 9781770701939.
East Elgin Secondary School

East Elgin Secondary School is a composite secondary school located in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. It serves pupils from Aylmer and its surrounding areas. The school is part of the Thames Valley District School Board, formerly known as the Elgin County Board of Education. History The first high school in Aylmer was built in 1876 beside the elementary school at 68 Gravel Road South (now John Street South). In 1885, with plans for a new High School to be built, the building on Gravel Road was purchased by the Public School Board and became part of the elementary school. The new Aylmer High School opened in 1886 at 362 Talbot Street West. In 1890, the school was made into a Collegiate Institute. In the fall of 1937, the building was torn down and replaced by a new building, which serves as the central section of the current school on this site, now called East Elgin Secondary School; this building since undergone a number of renovations and expansions over the years. See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References Aylmer Collegiate Institute, Elgin County Archives: https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/archives188601 External links School's Official Website
Shelburne Public Library (Ontario)

The Shelburne Public Library is a public library in Shelburne, Ontario which serves the town's residents and taxpayers. History A public meeting organized in January 1911 marked the start of the library. Construction started in June 1911 and the official opening was February 12, 1912. The vault in the basement was added in 1937. Planning On January 21, 1911, Shelburne received a grant $6,000 from the Carnegie Foundation for the construction of a public library. The building was designed by architect J.A. McKenzie, and opened on February 12, 1912. The "architect" was in fact Dr. J.A. McKenzie, the local Presbyterian minister, who won favour when he won a contest to design the local Post Office and was selected to design the library. He submitted several sketches that were returned for revisions before the elevations and interior layouts were officially sanctioned by the Carnegie Foundation. The front entrance features "a bracketed pediment over a plain frieze supported by columns with modified Ionic capitals". Later history The original Gothic-style building on Owen Sound Street was expanded in 2002 with a SuperBuild Grant of nearly $600,000 that was received from the Canadian Federal and Provincial governments, allowing the building to double in size. An elevator was installed, allowing wheelchair access. An additional $300,000 was raised in the community. See also Ontario Public Libraries List of Carnegie libraries in Canada References
SS William E. Corey

SS William E. Corey is a steel-hulled propeller-driven Great Lakes freighter that had a lengthy career on the Great Lakes. She served from her launching in 1905 to her conversion to a breakwater in 1970. History William E. Corey was a product of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company of Chicago, Illinois. William E. Corey was launched on June 24, 1905, as hull number #67. The laker was one of four almost identical vessels; Elbert H. Gary and William E. Corey were both launched in Chicago, Henry C. Frick launched in West Bay City, Michigan and George W. Perkins launched in Superior, Wisconsin. All four vessels were the largest on the lakes at the time of their launch, hence the unofficial title "Queen of the Lakes". Mataafa Storm Shortly after her launch the brand new William E. Corey encountered one of the worst storms in Great Lakes history, the Mataafa Storm of 1905. On November 28, William E. Corey was driven hard aground onto Gull Island Reef in the Apostle Islands. During a very short period of time the temperatures dropped to −12 °F (−24 °C) and the winds reached hurricane force. After the storm William E. Corey was refloated on December 10, 1905. SS Ridgetown Over the next fifty three years William E. Corey changed hands many times until in 1963 she was sold to the Upper Lakes Shipping Company and renamed Ridgetown. The ship served for seven more years until in May 1970 when she was scuttled as a temporary breakwater at Nanticoke, Ontario in the summer. It was later refloated in 1973. On June 21, 1974 she was scuttled as a breakwater at Mississauga, Ontario. References External links
SS Howard L. Shaw

Howard L. Shaw was a propeller driven freighter that operated on the Great Lakes of North America from her launching in 1900 to her retirement 1969. She is currently serving as a breakwater in Ontario Place on Lake Ontario. Design and construction Howard L. Shaw was built by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company of Wyandotte, Michigan. Her hull had an overall length of 451 feet (137.5 m) and a length between perpendiculars of 428 feet (130.5 m), a beam of 51.5 feet (15.7 m), and was 28 feet (8.5 m) deep. She had a gross tonnage of 4,901, and a net tonnage of 3,802. She was driven by a 1,150 hp (860 kW) triple expansion steam engine, with two coal–fired Scotch marine boilers providing steam. Howard L. Shaw was launched on 15 September 1900 as hull #136. Service history She entered service for the Eddy-Shaw Transit Company of Bay City, Michigan, the year she was built. On 1 November 1900, Howard L. Shaw loaded 260,000 bushels of flax in Duluth, Minnesota which was a new port record. The cost of the cargo was valued at $468,000. In 1902 Howard L. Shaw was purchased by U.S. Steel. In 1904 Howard L. Shaw was transferred to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. On 25 May 1906 Howard L. Shaw passed between the cable connecting the steamer Coralia and her barge Maia which raked the deck of spars and the smokestack. Howard L. Shaw ran aground after the collision. Howard L. Shaw was the last vessel to see the wooden steamer John Owen on 12 November 1919 before she was lost in a storm on Lake Superior. In 1922 Howard L. Shaw's hull was reconstructed with arch frames by the Toledo Shipbuilding Company of Toledo, Ohio, while in Toledo she also had her old boilers replaced by brand new Scotch marine boilers. On 26 April 1926, Howard L. Shaw ran aground in Mud Lake while downbound from the St. Marys River. Canadian registry Howard L. Shaw was sold to the Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company (renamed Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. in 1959) in late 1940 (her Canadian identification was C172356). On 13 December 1958 Howard L. Shaw while downbound was stuck in ice delaying eleven other freighters. On 6 September 1963 Howard L. Shaw was dynamited in Chicago, Illinois because of a labor dispute between American and Canadian labor unions. The explosion blew a 2-foot (0.61 m) hole in the port side of the vessel. The ship was later towed to Chicago, Illinois for repairs. Howard L. Shaw was tied up at a pier since 22 April. Breakwater Howard L. Shaw was sold to the Toronto Harbor Commissioners. On 4 July 1969 she was sunk as a breakwater at Ontario Place along with her fleet mates the steamers Douglas Houghton and Victorius. References
Bel-Air Park

Bel-Air Park (also spelled Bel Air Park) is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the east by the Experimental Farm Pathway, on the south by Baseline Road, on the west by Woodroffe Avenue and on the north by the Queensway. All of the homes were built between 1956 and 1958, and were built by the Campeau Corporation. The neighbourhood is home to Bel-Air Park on Berwick Avenue. Iris Street is the main road in the neighbourhood. Bel-Air Drive starts at Checkers Road and ends in Braemar Park on Garfield close to Maitland Drive. For schools there is Agincourt Public School, J. H. Putman Public School, St. Daniel's Catholic School, Torah Academy Jewish School (Formerly St. Andrew's Adult High School) located on Lazard Street, Charlotte Lemieux French School and Woodroffe High School. The population of the neighbourhood is roughly 1700. Along with Bel-Air Heights and Braemar Park, the area is part of the Bel-Air Community Association. References