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W. A. C. Bennett Dam

(Encyclopedia)W. A. C. Bennett Dam: see Peace, river, Canada. ...

Wallaceburg

(Encyclopedia)Wallaceburg, town (1991 pop. 11,846), SE Ont., Canada, on the Sydenham River near Lake St. Clair. It is a port of entry with some light industry. ...

Petit Nord Peninsula

(Encyclopedia)Petit Nord Peninsula: see Great Northern Peninsula, Canada. ...

Forest Hill

(Encyclopedia)Forest Hill, part of metropolitan Toronto, S. Ont., Canada. ...

Fort Île-aux-Noix

(Encyclopedia)Fort Île-aux-Noix: see Île-aux-Noix, Canada. ...

Wollaston Lake

(Encyclopedia)Wollaston Lake, 796 sq mi (2,062 sq km), NE Sask., Canada, NW of Reindeer Lake. It drains into both the Churchill and the Mackenzie river systems. ...

Souris East

(Encyclopedia)Souris East, town (1991 pop. 1,333), NE Prince Edward Island, Canada, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Settled in 1748 by Acadians, it is a fishing port. ...

Port Hope

(Encyclopedia)Port Hope, town (1991 pop. 11,505), SE Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, E of Toronto. It has a large plant for refining uranium ore and is a summer resort. ...

Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester

(Encyclopedia)Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution. He began his service in America in 1758 and distinguished himself in the Fren...

Indian Head

(Encyclopedia)Indian Head, town, SE Sask., Canada, E of Regina. In a wheat-growing region, it has flour mills and grain elevators. A dominion experimental and forestr...