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Georgina is a town in south-central Ontario. The northernmost municipality in the Regional Municipality of York , the town is bounded to the north by Lake Simcoe . Although incorporated as a town, it operates as a township in which dispersed communities share a common administrative council.
Georgina Pioneer Village and Archives, opened in 1975 by the Chief of the Chippewas of Georgina Island, is a 10-acre site home to numerous buildings that represent the history of Georgina between 1850 and 1920. The site includes a schoolhouse, a general store, a train station, a blacksmith shop, an apothecary and a backwoods log house. [13]
Town of Georgina Fire and Rescue provides fire fighting services to the communities of Keswick, Ontario, Sutton, Ontario and Pefferlaw, Ontario. The department deals mainly with rural fire situations (residential, commercial and agriculture fires), but it has marine and hazmat capabilities.
Georgina Island (Ojibwe: Waaseyaagmiing) is the largest of the lake islands of Lake Simcoe, located in southern Ontario, Canada. [1] The island is a Native reserve populated by the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, a band of Ojibwa people. It is also within the Town of Georgina and in the Regional Municipality of York.
In December 2020, [3] the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Regional Municipality of York, announced a significant investment to bring high-speed internet to rural communities in Ontario, including Udora and Georgina Island. The federal government contributed $2 million through the Connect to Innovate program, while York Region ...
Georgina, Ontario, a town in south-central Ontario, Canada Georgina Ice, a Junior Hockey team in Georgina, Ontario; Georgina Public Libraries, the public library system of Georgina, Ontario; Georgina Island, an island and First Nations reserve in Lake Simcoe offshore of Georgina, Ontario
Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation 33A is a First Nations reserve [1] near the shores of Lake Simcoe. It is one of three reserves of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation . It is an enclave within Georgina, Ontario , surrounded by the unincorporated community of Virginia Beach.
It was founded when the Town of Georgina was formed from North Gwillimbury Township, the Village of Sutton, and Township of Georgina in 1986. It has four community-based branches that serve the information, entertainment, and learning needs of clients through children, teens, young adults, and adult programs, services, and collections.