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 |
| Mayor-elect | Jim Abernethy |
| Governing body | Clarington Council |
| MP | Bev Oda (Durham) |
| MPP | John O'Toole (Durham) |
| Area | |
| - City | 611.06 km² (235.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population | |
| - City (2001) | 69,834 (in 2001, source) |
| - Density | 114.3/km² (296.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| Website: clarington.net | |
The Municipality of Clarington (estimated 2005 population 80,000) 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 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 13th, 2006. The members of the council are:
Mayor-elect: 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)
[edit] External links
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- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Street map from Mapquest
- Topographic map from Topozone
- Aerial photograph from Terraserver
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