Guelph

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Guelph
Nickname : The Royal City
Downtown Guelph in the evening
Downtown Guelph in the evening
Flag of Guelph
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Motto : Faith, Fidelity and Progress
Location in Ontario
Guelph (Ontario)
Guelph
Guelph
State : CanadaCanada Canada
Province : Ontario
Region : Golden Horseshoe
Coordinates : 43 ° 32 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 32 ′  N , 80 ° 17 ′  W
Height : 334  m
Area : 86.72 km²
Residents : 121,688 (as of 2011)
Population density : 1,403.2 inhabitants / km²
Time zone : Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 )
Postal code : N1C, N1E, N1G, N1H, N1K, N1L
Foundation : April 23, 1827
Mayor : Cam Guthrie
Website : www.guelph.ca
The Old City Hall, City Hall at night in downtown Guelph

Guelph [ ˌgwɛlf ] is a Canadian city ​​in southeastern Ontario . It is located about 100 km west of Toronto and has 121,688 inhabitants (as of 2011). Guelph is the seat of Wellington County , but as a one-stage parish independent of this.

history

Guelph was one of the first planned settlements in Canada and was founded on April 23, 1827 by John Galt as the headquarters of the Canada Company , a British company. In 1879 the town was granted city rights. Galt, who was actually a writer, designed a city based on the European model and chose the name "Guelph", after the English translation of the family name of the Guelphs ( House of Hanover ), the family of King George IV , hence the nickname "The Royal City ”(the royal city). European architecture can be seen in many areas of the city. The first North American cable television was set up in Guelph. Ted Metcalfe founded McLean Hunter Television. Guelph was the first Canadian city in which police officers were equipped with motorcycles. In the city is the University of Guelph, which began teaching and research in 1873. The university was previously a college of the University of Toronto .

Location and climate

Guelph is centrally located between several major cities in the province of Ontario. The city is located about 100 km west of Toronto , about 40 km northwest of Hamilton , about 60 km west of Mississauga and 120 km northeast of London .

As usual in Ontario, the climate is comparable to that of Europe. In the months of January to March, average temperatures are between −7.6 and −1.3 ° C. Between the months of April and June, temperatures rise from 5.9 to 16.9 ° C. Between July and September, temperatures continue to rise to an average of 19 ° C. In the months of June to September, daytime temperatures above 30 ° C are very common. In October, however, the temperatures will gradually drop again, but will remain in the double-digit range at 10 ° C. In December these usually drop to -4 ° C.

Economy and Infrastructure

overview

The largest economic sectors in the city are the production of various goods, for example the automotive supplier Linamar is based in Guelph. Education is another major area of ​​the economy. The University of Guelph is a major employer. Other areas include services in various areas such as sales as well as financial services and management.

Education and Research

Guelph has 51 public elementary and secondary schools (high schools). These are under the supervision of two authorities. The Upper Grand District School Board administers all schools in Wellington County and Dufferin County. The Wellington Catholic District School Board oversees all Catholic schools in the borough.

Route map of the arboretum

The city has two universities. The University of Guelph is the largest university institution in the city. It was founded in 1964. Around 20,000 students study bachelor's and master's degrees at the university. The University of Guelph's agricultural faculty is one of the largest in Canada. Attached to the University of Guelph is the public arboretum . A 165 hectare park with over 1700 different trees and plants, which was created in 1970. Admission is free. Another university is the Conestoga College, which is mainly focused on technical areas.

media

The largest daily newspaper in town is the Guelph Mercury, which reports on national and international events. Another newspaper is the Guelph Tribune, which appears twice a week. The city is served by several radio and television stations. In addition to television and radio chains such as CTV and CBC / Radio-Canada , smaller broadcasters also operate a studio in the city.

Public facilities

The Guelph Police are responsible for public safety with around 196 officers. The city has 3 fully equipped hospitals.

Culture and sights

overview

The birthplace of John McCrae in Guelph, now the McCrae House

In the center of the city there are various buildings that were built in the Victorian style . Many of the buildings are over 100 years old. The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Our Lady Immaculate) is a Roman Catholic church that was built between 1877 and 1888. Other attractions include the Wellington County Courthouse , a courthouse in a historic building; the River Run Center theater opened in 1997. The Guelph Farmers Market is also located between St. Georges Square and Royal City Park . There are several museums in the city, including the Macdonald Stewart Art Center and The Bookshelf Ebar Art Space . Two rivers cross the city of Guelph, the Speed ​​River and the Eramosa River .

Guelph is also the birth town of the Canadian poet John McCrae (1872-1918). McCrae was stationed as a doctor near Ypres during the First World War . He became internationally known for his poem "In Flanders Fields" . The city honors the poet by converting McCrae House into a museum. The Canadian state declared the building a National Historic Site of Canada in 1966 .

Sports

Several sports clubs are located in the city. The Guelph Storm is the junior ice hockey team from the Ontario Hockey League . Also Guelph Royals , the city's professional baseball team, from the Intercounty Baseball League. The Guelph Hurricanes is the ice hockey team from the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.

traffic

Transportation

Several Guelph Transit buses

Guelph Transit is responsible for local passenger transport. On June 20, 2007, Guelph Transit launched a web-based system called Next Bus . With the help of GPS data, users can find out the next arrival / departure times at any time on the Internet or on their mobile phones. The system supplies real and current data, which is fed into the network by the Guelph bus terminal. GO Transit offers a rapid transit bus service between the university and the city center. Greyhound Canada also operates several intercity bus routes.

Guelph station building

Rail transport

The city has a train station that is served by the two railroad companies, the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway . The two railroad companies connect Guelph with other cities within Canada and the United States.

Highways

The main highways are:

Twin cities

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Guelph  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Guelph 2011
  2. ↑ Community Profile 2011 (PDF; 783 kB) City of Guelph. Archived from the original on March 11, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 3, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.guelph.ca