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Vankleek Hill. Vankleek Hill is a town in Champlain Township in Eastern Ontario. It has a population of 1,996. The town was named after Simeon Vankleek, a United Empire Loyalist who settled there near the end of the 18th century. The agricultural-based community became a thriving community in the 1890s and still retains many of the buildings ...
Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute (also called VCI by students and staff) is a small, English high school operated by the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) in the heart Town of Vankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada. It provides both academic and vocational programs to about 450 students (2008–09).
Beau's All Natural Brewing Company, also known as Beau's Brewing Company or simply Beau's, is a brewery in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, 50 minutes east of Ottawa. [2]It was launched on July 1, 2006, [3] and is known for its "regionally famous" Lug Tread lagered ale, [4] as well as a number of seasonal beers.
The township comprises the communities of Aberdeen, Cassburn, Green Lane, Happy Hollow, Henrys Corners, L'Ange-Gardien, L'Orignal, Pleasant Corners, Ritchance, Riviera Estate, Sandy Hill, Springhill, Vankleek Hill, Vankleek Hill Station, Village Lanthier, and St. Eugene. The township administrative offices are located in Vankleek Hill.
The Vankleek Hill Cougars are a junior ice hockey team based in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. They play in the National Capital Junior Hockey League . The 1991–92 season marked the first season that the Cougars advanced to the league finals in the playoffs.
Tweed was born in Vankleek Hill, Ontario in 1886, while his paternal grandparents had come to Canada from County Antrim. In 1888, the Tweed family moved to Winnipeg, where Sydney attended high school until the age of 15. After leaving school in 1891, he joined the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and remained with the company until 1901.
County Road 10 (Barb Road) – Vankleek Hill, Saint Eugene: Prescott and Russell – Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry boundary: Champlain – North Glengarry boundary: 27.5: 17.1: 27 Highway 34 north – Vankleek Hill, Hawkesbury County Road 34 south – Alexandria, Lancaster: Formerly Highway 34 south: The Nation – North Glengarry boundary: 33 ...
Vauclain compound Engine 618, Canada Atlantic Railway. The CAR owes its existence to industrialist John Rudolphus Booth.J.R. Booth was an Ottawa-based lumber baron who in the latter half of the 19th century amassed timber rights approaching 7,000 sq mi (18,000 km 2) in central and northern Ontario. [2]