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==Tourism and sights== |
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[[File:St James on-the-Lines.JPG|thumbnail|left|200px|Built in 1836, [[St. James on-the-Lines]] is an historic Anglican garrison church in Penetanguishene.]] |
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The historic naval and military base (now called Discovery Harbour) near Penetanguishene is open to visitors. There are reconstructed buildings from the historic Penetanguishene Naval Yard and two replica sailing ships from the 1812 period, [[HMS Bee|HMS ''Bee'']] and HMS ''Tecumseth'' (c. 1994). The ships no longer sail with passengers but they may be visited in the harbour. The original HMS Tecumseth was raised in 1953 and preserved at a nearby display area. |
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The King's Wharf Theatre located at Discovery Harbour has a programme of popular plays and musicals every summer. |
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There are two notable and historic churches located in Penetanguishene. The oldest is [[St. James on-the-Lines]], a small wooden [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] church built in 1836 to serve the military garrison and civilian population. The most prominent is the large limestone [[Roman Catholic]] church named St. Anne's. Originally named "Ste Anne's Jesuit Memorial Church: Canadian National Shrine", it is sometimes referred to today as the "Cathedral of the North". The Church was constructed between 1886 and 1902 by pastor Theophile Francis Laboureau. Laboureau secured major funding for the church from the Bishops of Rouen and Normandy in France as well as the governments of England, France and the United States.<ref>St. Anne's of Penetanguishene: Huronia's First Mission by David Dupuis</ref> As it serves a bilingual Catholic community, services are held in both French and English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.penetanguishene.ca/siteengine/ActivePage.asp?PageID=26|title=Penetanguishene - Attractions|publisher=Town of Penetanguishene|access-date=2013-06-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628053139/http://www.penetanguishene.ca/siteengine/ActivePage.asp?PageID=26|archive-date=2013-06-28}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
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Revision as of 07:39, 13 March 2022
Penetanguishene | |
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| Town of Penetanguishene | |
 Town docks on Penetanguishene Bay. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Penetanguishene /pɛnɪˈtæŋɡwɪʃiːn/ , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from either the Wyandot[1] or Abenaki via Ojibwe,[2] meaning "land of the white rolling sands".
History
Economy
Tourism and sights
Education
Penetanguishene has five different school boards within its limits — the publicly funded English board (Simcoe County District School Board), which runs James Keating Elementary School; the French Catholic School Board Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud, which operates École élémentaire catholique Saint-Louis; the Public French School Board, the Conseil scolaire Viamonde and the English Catholic School Board. The town is also home to the province's last remaining Protestant Separate school board, Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board.
From 1995 to 2001, the town was home to a satellite campus of the defunct francophone Collège des Grands-Lacs.[3]
Sports
Penetanguishene is home to the Penetang Kings of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. They are in the Carruthers division in the Ontario Hockey Association.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2001 | 8,316 | — |
| 2006 | 9,354 | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 9,111 | −2.6% |
| 2016 | 8,962 | −1.6% |
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| 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 8,962 (-1.6% from 2011) | 9,111 (-2.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 25.58 km2 (9.88 sq mi) | 25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi) |
| Population density | 350.3/km2 (907/sq mi) | 356.4/km2 (923/sq mi) |
| Median age | 49.9 (M: 46.7, F: 51.9) | |
| Private dwellings | 3,990 (total) | 3,923 (total) |
| Median household income | $59,738 |
The town has a significant concentration of Franco-Ontarians. It is one of only three communities in Central and Southwestern Ontario where the population of francophones exceeds the provincial average of five percent, the other two being Welland and Lakeshore. The town is also 12.6% Métis, compared to the provincial average of 0.6%.
Media
The town is home to a francophone community radio station, CFRH-FM (Vague FM), but is otherwise served by media based in the neighbouring town of Midland.
Notable people
- Bert Corbeau, hockey player
- Patrick DesRochers, hockey player
- Glenn Howard, World champion curler
- Russ Howard, Olympic curling gold medallist
- Chris Kontos, NHL hockey player
- James LaBrie, vocalist of progressive metal band Dream Theater
- Phil Marchildon, baseball pitcher
- Tim Mason, lawn bowler
- Peggy McIntaggart, Playboy Playmate (Miss January 1990)
- John Moberly, Naval Officer
- Brian Orser, figure skater
- Alfred B Thompson, first Canadian POW of World War II and a survivor of the Stalag Luft III escape
- Alfred Burke Thompson, MLA (now MPP) and MP
See also
References
- ^ Education Day: Canadian Aboriginal Festival. November 25, 2005. Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Osborne, A. C. "Old Penetanguishene: Sketches of its Pioneer, Naval and Military Days" in Pioneer Papers, No. 5. Simcoe County Pioneer and Historical Society (Los Angeles, CA: 1912).
- ^ "New college goes hi-tech". Windsor Star, August 28, 1995.
- ^ "Penetanguishene census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
census2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
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