Clarington, Ontario
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| Municipality of Clarington, Ontario | |
| Motto: Leading the Way | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Durham Region |
| Established | 1974 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor-elect | Jim Abernethy |
| - Governing body | Clarington Council |
| - MP | Bev Oda (Durham) |
| - MPP | John O'Toole (Durham) |
| Area | |
| - City | 611.1 km² (235.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - City | 77,820 |
| - Density | 127.3/km² (329.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| Website: clarington.net | |
The Municipality of Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It gained its present name in 1993 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was intended to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included village of the same name.
The name "Clarington" is a portmanteau of the names of the two historical townships that made up the geographic area: "Clarke" and "Darlington".
The municipality consists of several urban communities, including:
- Bowmanville
- Darlington
- Newcastle
- Courtice
- Orono
as well as a large rural area.
It is part of the Oshawa, Ontario Census Metropolitan Area.
Major employers in Clarington include the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, General Motors in Oshawa, and several medium-to-large sized manufacturing businesses; however, most residents travel to points west in Durham Region or to Toronto for employment.
[edit] Local government
Clarington is governed by an elected municipal Council consisting of a Mayor, and local Councillors representing each of the Municipality's four wards. In addition, two Regional Councillors each represent a pair of wards. The Mayor and the Regional councillors sit on both Clarington Council and Durham Region Council.
The current council was elected on November 13, 2006 for a four-year term. The members of the council are:
Mayor: Jim Abernethy
Members of Council:
- Mary Novak - Regional Councillor,Wards 1 and 2 (Darlington / Bowmanville / Courtice)
- Charlie Trim - Regional Councillor,Wards 3 and 4 (Clarke / Newcastle / Bowmanville)
- Adrian Foster - Councillor, Ward 1 (Courtice)
- Ron Hooper - Councillor, Ward 2 (Darlington / Bowmanville)
- Willie Woo - Councillor, Ward 3 (Bowmanville / Clarke)
- Gord Robinson - Councillor, Ward 4 (Clarke / Newcastle)
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| Largest City: | Toronto |  |
| Regions: | Durham Region • Halton Region • Peel Region • York Region • City of Hamilton • Niagara Region | |
| Cities: | Brampton • Burlington • Mississauga • Niagara Falls • Oshawa • Pickering • Port Colborne • St. Catharines • Thorold • Vaughan • Welland | |
| Towns and Major Communities: | Ajax • Aurora • Bolton • Bowmanville • Brock • Buttonville • Caledon • Clarington • Concord • East Gwillimbury • Fort Erie • Georgina • Grimsby • Lincoln • Halton Hills • Keswick • King • Kleinburg • Maple • Markham • Milton • Newmarket • Niagara-on-the-Lake • Oakville • Pelham • Pickering • Richmond Hill • Scugog • Sutton • Thornhill • Unionville • Uxbridge • Whitby • Whitchurch-Stouffville • Woodbridge | |
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