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Simcoe Island

Simcoe Island ist eine kleine Insel mit einer Länge von ungefähr sechs Kilometern und einem Durchmesser von fünf Kilometern an der breitesten Stelle im Ontariosee, direkt vor Wolfe Island (Ontario), in der Nähe von Kingston, Ontario. Die Insel besteht fast ausschließlich aus Ackerland und kann von Wolfe Island aus mit der Fähre erreicht werden. Als Teil des Frontenac County bildet es die Township Frontenac Islands, Ontario mit Wolfe Island und Howe Island, sowie kleinere Inseln in Privatbesitz, Garden Island und Horseshoe Island. Obwohl die Insel ursprünglich von den frühen französischen Siedlern Isle de Foret („Waldinsel“) genannt wurde, wurden die meisten Bäume auf der Insel für die Landwirtschaft entfernt, mit Ausnahme von kleinen, isolierten Wäldern. Der Name Gage Island wurde auch für eine gewisse Zeit verwendet. Der Name Simcoe wurde der Insel zu Ehren von John Graves Simcoe gegeben. Die drei Hauptattraktionen der Insel sind die Kabelfähre, eine der kleinsten in Ontario (mit maximal drei Autos), das Nine Mile Point Lighthouse, der über die einzige unbefestigte Hauptstraße der Insel, die Nine Mile Point Road, zu erreichen ist. Der Leuchtturm wurde 1833 vom Steinmetzmeister Robert Matthews erbaut und ist eines der frühesten Beispiele eines „imperialen“ Leuchtturms in Nordamerika. Der Leuchtturm von Nine Mile Point ist seit seiner Fertigstellung vor fast zwei Jahrhunderten im Dauerbetrieb und nicht nur der älteste aktive Leuchtturm Kanadas an den Großen Seen, er gilt auch als einer der ältesten aktiven Leuchttürme der gesamten westlichen Hemisphäre. Fast zwei Jahrhunderte lang wurde dieser Leuchtturm von Leuchtturmwärtern betrieben und instand gehalten, von denen einige noch heute auf der Insel leben. Das Licht wurde 1987 automatisiert und dient heute zusätzlich zu seiner Rolle als aktiver Leuchtturm als Denkmal für die vielen verlorenen Leben und versunkenen Schiffe auf dem „Friedhof des Ontario-Sees“. Einzelnachweise
Simcoe Island

Simcoe Island is a small island approximately six kilometres (3.7 mi) long, and one point five kilometres (0.93 mi) across at its widest point, in Lake Ontario, just off Wolfe Island, close to Kingston, Ontario, and Amherst Island. The island is almost completely farmland and can be reached by ferry from Wolfe Island. Part of Frontenac County, it forms the township of Frontenac Islands, Ontario with Wolfe Island and Howe Island, together with smaller, privately owned islands, Garden Island and Horseshoe Island. On 16 July 1792, scant months after the partition of Quebec into the provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada John Graves Simcoe named the archipelago at the head of the St. Lawrence River for the victorious generals at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham: James Wolfe, Jefferey Amherst, William Howe, Guy Carleton and Thomas Gage. The last is now known as Simcoe Island. Although the island was originally named Isle de Foret ("Forest Island") by early French settlers, most of the trees on the island have been removed for farming, with the exception of small isolated forests and trees. The name Gage Island was also used for a period of time. The name Simcoe was given to the island in honour of John Graves Simcoe. The two main points of interest on the island are the cable ferry, one of the smallest in Ontario (holding a maximum of 8 cars), and the Nine Mile Point Lighthouse, accessible by the island's only main dirt road, Nine Mile Point Road, Built in 1833 by master stonemason Robert Matthews, the lighthouse is one of the earliest examples of an "Imperial" lighthouse in North America. In continuous operation since it was completed nearly two centuries ago, not only is the Nine Mile Point Lighthouse the oldest active Canadian lighthouse on the Great Lakes, it has the distinction of being one of the oldest active lighthouses in the entire Western Hemisphere. For most of its nearly two centuries of service this lighthouse was operated and maintained by light keepers some of whose descendants still live on the island. The light was automated in 1987 and today, in addition to its role as an active lighthouse, it serves as a memorial to the many lives lost and ships sunk off its shores in the "Graveyard of Lake Ontario", including Comet, a paddle steamer from the United States, Aloha, a 171-foot (52 m)-long vessel, and Effie Mae, which collided with Aloha. References
Simpson Island

Simpson Island is an island in Lake Superior, situated off the north shore at the entrance to Nipigon Bay, in Northern Ontario, Canada. It is located about 5 km from the mainland and approximately 13 km southwest of the locality of Rossport. Simpson Island is 113 km northeast of the district capital, Thunder Bay, Ontario. The fourth largest island in Lake Superior and the fifteenth largest in the Great Lakes, Simpson Island has an area of 73 km2, and is 16 km long and 10 km wide. The island, which has been described as "rugged wilderness," is uninhabited, but is a destination for kayakers. In the early 20th century its sandstone quarries supplied building stone to the cities of Port Arthur and Fort William, Ontario, and to cities in the United States. References External links Columbia Gazetteer description of Simpson Island
Whitby (Ontario)

Whitby (població 122,022) és una ciutat de la regió de Durham. Whitby es troba en el sud d'Ontario a l'est d'Ajax a la riba del nord del Llac Ontario. Es troba a uns 30 minuts de cotxe del barri de Scarborough, i es considera un suburbi de la part oriental de l'àrea metropolitana de Toronto. Mentre la porció del sud de Whitby és predominantment urbana, i un centre econòmic, la part del nord del municipi és més rural i inclou les comunitats d'Ashburn, Brooklin, Myrtle i Myrtle Station. Història Whitby Township (ara la City of Whitby) porta el nom de la ciutat de Whitby, Yorkshire, Anglaterra. Quan la zona on es troba Durham va ser explorada per primer cop el 1792, l'explorador, provinent de la part del nord d'Anglaterra, va anomenar les pobles de l'est de Toronto fent honor a les ciutats de l'Anglaterra nord-oriental: York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby i Darlington. El nom original de "Whitby" és danès, i ve de l'any 867 quan els Danesos va envair Gran Bretanya. És una contracció de "Whitteby," significant "poble blanc." Pot ser una referència al far blanc que hi ha en moll de Whitby, Yorkshire, i també a Whitby, Ontario.' Tot i que hi ha una comunitat establerta des de l'any 1800, no va ser fins al 1836 que s'hi va fundar el primer centre de negocis. Sinclair Secondary School L'institut Sinclair es troba a Whitby, Ontario. Va obrir l'any 1994, i té gairebé 2000 alumnes i més de 100 membres de personal d'ensenyament. Serveix tant a l'educació especial com a estudiants d'immersió francesa. L'escola és reconeguda per la seva reputació acadèmica forta i roman l'escola amb més alt nivell de la regió de Durham, segons l'institut Fraser d'Ontario. Referències
Sinclair Secondary School

Sinclair Secondary School is located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, and opened in 1994. Serving special education students, the school is recognized for its strong academic reputation and remains the highest ranked school in the Durham Region, according to the Fraser Institute's Ontario Secondary School Report Card program. Notable alumni and faculty Delroy Clarke (born 1982), Faculty, Canadian football player Aaron Milton (born 1992), Alumni, Canadian football player Ana Padurariu (born 2002), Alumni, Canadian artistic gymnast, 2018 World Gymnastics Championship silver place medalist on beam Karl Svoboda (born 1963), Faculty, formal professional Canadian rugby player See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References
Kraftwerk Sir Adam Beck

Die Sir Adam Beck Kraftwerke (englisch Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations) am Niagara River in Niagara Falls, Provinz Ontario in Kanada, bestehen aus den beiden benachbarten Kraftwerken Sir Adam Beck I & II und dem Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Sir Adam Beck. Die Kraftwerke werden von der Ontario Power Generation (OPG) betrieben. Die beiden Laufwasserkraftwerke haben gemeinsam eine installierte Leistung von knapp 2 GW, das Pumpspeicherkraftwerk eine solche von 174 MW. Die Anlagen sind nach Adam Beck, einem kanadischen Politiker und Gründer der Ontario Hydro, benannt. Lage Die in der Nähe der Niagarafälle gelegenen Kraftwerke werden mit Wasser aus dem Niagara River und zu einem kleinen Anteil aus dem Welland River betrieben. Östlich des Kraftwerks, auf US-amerikanischer Seite des Niagara River, befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft das Kraftwerk Robert Moses Niagara. Die Aufteilung des Wassers aus dem Niagara River auf das US-Kraftwerk Robert Moses und die beiden kanadischen Kraftwerke Sir Adam Beck I & II wird seit 1950 durch ein Abkommen, dem Niagara River Water Diversion Treaty, geregelt. Kraftwerke Adam Beck I Das ältere Kraftwerk Adam Beck I wurde im Jahr 1922 mit drei Maschinensätzen, bestehend aus je einer Wasserturbine mit Schenkelpolgenerator, in Betrieb genommen. Bis zum Jahr 1930 wurden in Summe zehn Maschinensätze mit einer Gesamtleistung von 498 MW installiert. Die Fallhöhe zwischen Ober- und Unterwasser beträgt 91,4 m. Das Wasser wird über einen 20 km langen Kanal vom Oberlauf des Niagara Rivers zum Kraftwerk geleitet. Das Kraftwerk hieß bis 1950 Queenston Chippawa Power Station und ist als National Historic Site of Canada eingetragen. Adam Beck II Das Kraftwerk Adam Beck II wurde im Jahr 1954 in Betrieb genommen und besteht aus 16 Maschinensätzen mit einer Gesamtleistung von 1,499 GW. Das Wasser kam ursprünglich über zwei 9 km lange Tunnel vom Oberlauf des Niagara Rivers. Zwischen 2006 und 2013 wurden im Rahmen des Niagara Tunnel Project diese Tunnelanlagen durch einen 10,2 km langen und im Durchmesser 12,7 m breiten Tunnel als Druckstollen ersetzt. Durch die neue Tunnelanlage kann das Wasser des Niagara effizienter genutzt werden. Pumpspeicherkraftwerk Sir Adam Beck Das von der English Electric Company gebaute Pumpspeicherkraftwerk ging 1957 in Betrieb. Im Kraftwerk sind sechs Dériaz-Pumpturbinen aufgestellt, es ist somit eines der wenigen Kraftwerke der Welt, das diesen Turbinentyp einsetzt. Das Kraftwerk arbeitet mit außergewöhnlich hohen Schwankungen der Förder- und Fallhöhen. Im Pumpbetrieb liegen die Förderhöhen zwischen 18 und 27 m, im Turbinenbetrieb zwischen 14 und 26 m. Die Umstellung von Turbinen- auf Pumpbetrieb erfolgt in wenigen Minuten und erfolgt mehrmals täglich. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Centrales Sir Adam Beck

Les centrales Sir Adam Beck sont trois centrales hydroélectriques situées à Niagara Falls (Ontario), Canada. Comme la centrale hydroélectrique Robert Moses Niagara toute proche de l'autre côté de la frontière, l'eau de la rivière Niagara est détourné juste en amont des chutes du Niagara et lui est rendue peu après. Les centrales sont exploitées par Ontario Power Generation. Leur puissance cumulée est de 2 105 MW. Centrale Sir Adam Beck 1 La centrale Sir Adam Beck 1 est mise en service en 1921 et développe aujourd'hui 432 MW à l'aide de 10 turbines. Elle porte le nom de centrale Queenston Chippawa jusqu'en 1950 où on la renomme en l'honneur du politicien Adam Beck, 25 ans après sa mort. L'aménagement est désigné lieu historique national du Canada en 1990 étant « le premier véritable méga-aménagement hydroélectrique au monde » et en raison de « la conception des installations de Queenston-Chippawa [qui] a présenté des difficultés uniques et [qui] a nécessité des engins de chantier, des groupes turbo-alternateurs et un canal usinier d'une taille jamais vue auparavant ». Centrale Sir Adam Beck 2 La centrale Sir Adam Beck 2 est mise en service en 1954 directement au sud de la première centrale. Avec 16 turbines, elle développe 1 499 MW. Elle a nécessité un accord entre les États-Unis et le Canada pour le détournement des eaux de la rivière Niagara. Elle est responsable de la panne américaine du 9 novembre 1965. Centrale de pompage Sir Adam Beck La centrale de pompage Sir Adam Beck est mise en service en 1954 à un kilomètre à l'ouest des deux autres centrales. Avec 6 turbines, elle développe 174 MW. Elle est la première centrale hydroélectrique à réserve pompée au Canada. Elle permet de stocker de l'énergie dans un réservoir de 300 ha. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Articles connexes Hydroélectricité au Canada Chutes du Niagara Liens externes (en) Centrale Sir Adam Beck 1 sur Ontario Power Generation (en) Centrale Sir Adam Beck 2 sur Ontario Power Generation Portail de l’énergie Portail de l’Ontario Portail des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada
Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School

Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School is located at 145 Magnolia Drive in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School opened in 1969 and as of January 2016 has 873 students. The school was founded in 1969 and is named for Sir Allan MacNab, the last Premier of Upper Canada before Confederation and a resident, lawyer and politician in Hamilton from 1826 until his death in 1862 at his home, Dundurn Castle. Located on the west mountain of Hamilton, the school catchment area extends into Glanbrook and Ancaster. Notable alumni Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – basketball player, NBA Ashley Leggat – Canadian actress Mark Anthony Graham – Canadian Olympic track and field athlete Kurtis Conner – internet personality Jennifer Keesmaat – former chief planner, City of Toronto (2012-2017) Aubrey Cummings – former CFL player and Grey Cup Champion with the Calgary Stampeders 1998 Tyler Ternowski – Canadian football player Daryl Waud – Canadian football player Quincy Vaughn – Canadian football player See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links Official website
Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School

Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board. The school is named after Sir Frederick Banting, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of insulin in 1923. The school was officially opened in 1969 with Lady Banting, widow of Sir Frederick Banting, in attendance. The founding principal (1968–1970) was George A. Robbins. Banting is recognized for having a strong French Immersion program and a music program. Currently 1,893 students from grade 9–12 are enrolled. Irene Mathyssen, the former Member of Parliament for London-Fanshawe, taught English at the school until she was elected in the 2006 federal election. Banting shares an almost exact floor plan with its sister school, Montcalm Secondary School. The school participated in CBC's series The Greatest Canadian, in which Sir Frederick Banting was nominated. Athletics Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is the alma mater of three-time Summer Olympian discus-thrower Jason Tunks; heptathlete Jessica Zelinka; speed skater Christine Nesbitt, gold-medalist at the 2010 Winter Olympics in women's 1000 m and silver-medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the women's team pursuit; Melanie McCann, 2012 and 2016 Olympic competitor in the modern pentathlon; and Maggie MacNeil, gold medalist swimmer at the 2020 Summer Olympics. CFLers Jude St. John, a Grey Cup-winning player with Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger Cat’s; Sean McKeon, OL for the Calgary Stampeders; Matt McKnight, DB for the Calgary Stampeders, and most recently 2019 Grey Cup winning Nick Hallett, DB with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers also attended Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School. NHL players Mike Van Ryn, Steve Rucchin, and Steve Stoyanovich were students at Banting SS. Alan Coulter played 13 years on the Canadian National Men's Volleyball Team and was captain part of those years. UFC MMA star Sam “Hands of Stone” Stout attended Banting before heading to the octagon for his successful fighting career. Community services Banting has hosted events for United Way programs, the annual S.C.R.O.O.G.E. campaign, D.A.R.E. (Delegates Attaining Raw Experience), a two-day retreat at a camp, Relay for life, and Wildcard, an event that started in 1998 which allows grade eight students to see what life at Banting is like with two full days of events and a sleepover. The school also has a neighbouring adult ESL centre. Notable alumni Warren Christie, Actor Maggie Mac Neil, Olympic gold medalist, 2020 Summer Olympics Loghan Paylor, Author See also Education in Ontario List of high schools in Ontario References External links Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School
Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School

Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School is a secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school specializes in Skilled Trades Education, with three Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) programs. It is an application-based school serving students living in the west side of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board. The school also has three OCDSB Specialized Special Education Classes: a General Learning Program, a Physical Support Program and a Behavioural Intervention Program. Offer of placements in the Special Education Classes is done by central board committee. The school is located in Nepean on Centrepointe Drive. Sir Guy is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board and it is named after Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester. Sir Guy is also known for their motto The School That Works; it is well-known not for its athletics but is for its classes. Students and staff Sir Guy's students come from the western zones of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and from other Ottawa area boards. Students are collected by bus from all over the city to participate in courses suited to their level of ability and entry into the workforce. The staff is composed of more than 50 teachers, 20 educational assistants, office staff, culinary staff, a technician, and custodial staff. Programs offered Programs Offered Vocational Program Advanced Culinary Education (ACE) Specialist High Skills Major Urban Farming Operations (UFO) Specialist High Skills Major Advanced Program in Automotive Repair Technology (APART) Specialist High Skills Major Cooperative Education Non-Composite High School Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Behaviour Intervention Program General Learning Program Physical Support Program All meals at Sir Guy are created under the supervision of the Red Seal chefs at the school. In the morning, free breakfasts are provided to all who want one. The SAGE Youth Program gives students an opportunity to develop and improve their basic literacy skills by working one-on-one with trained and devoted volunteers once a week. The volunteers are from Sage Youth, a volunteer organization based in Ottawa whose purpose is helping high-need children to improve their reading. Sir Guy Carleton hosts these volunteers and pairs with them students who want extra help. Notable events Sir Guy celebrated its 25th year in 2006. Retired Principal Debra Ford is among 32 exceptional leaders in education from across the country being recognized as one of Canada's Outstanding Principals for 2007. Retired Principal Kevin Bush was recognized for the same award in 2010-2011. The school was featured on the TVO Studio 2 program that was produced in June 2005. Sir Guy Carleton hosts an annual Thanksgiving dinner for the community which serves more than 1,000 meals. (the thanksgiving dinner has not returned since the pandemic) See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links School Website OCDSB Website 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile
Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf

The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf is a provincial school in Belleville, Ontario with residential and day programs serving elementary and secondary deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Along with two (ECD and Robarts School for the Deaf) other provincial schools for the deaf in Ontario, it is operated by the Ministry of Education (Ontario) under Education Act of Ontario section 13 (1). Teachers are both deaf and hearing. Deaf student population is approximately 17 students in the senior school and 31 in the elementary school; total is 48 students. Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. and Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York for post-secondary programs. History This school is named after the former premier of Ontario, James Whitney. When it opened in 1870 it employed Samuel Thomas Greene, the first recognized hearing-impaired teacher of hearing-impaired pupils in Ontario. He was born in 1843 in Portland, Maine and attended America's first Deaf school in Hartford, Connecticut. It has been renamed three times: The Ontario Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb (1870–1912), The Ontario School for the Deaf (1913–1973) and The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf (since 1974). The Ontario Heritage Trust erected a plaque for the 'Ontario School for the Deaf' on the grounds of the school, now The Sir James Whitney School, 350 Dundas Street West, Belleville. "The first provincial school for deaf children, this residential institution combined elementary school subjects with vocational training when it opened in 1870. Over the years, ever-increasing enrolment promoted the steady expansion of the school's facilities and curricula." Deaf student population timeline 1950-1960 - 800 1960-1970 - 600 1970-1980 - 400 1980-1990 - 300-150 1990-2000 - 150-120 2000-2010 - 120-110 2010-2019 - 110-90 Academic approach and languages of instruction The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf uses a bilingual-bicultural approach to educating deaf and hard-of-hearing students. American Sign Language (ASL) and English are the languages of instruction. Gallery References External links Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf