Bluewater, Ontario
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Coordinates: 43°26′35″N 81°34′05″W / 43.442949°N 81.567993°WThe Municipality of Bluewater is located in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 when the Ontario Government instituted the amalgamation of municipalities throughout the province. Specifically, the former townships of Hay and Stanley were merged with the villages of Bayfield, Hensall and Zurich.
Bluewater's population as of the 2006 Canadian census was 7120.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Bluewater's western boundary is Lake Huron. Its northern boundary is the Bayfield River between Lake Huron and Clinton. Highway 4 is the eastern boundary, while Huron Road 83 and the Exeter urban boundary (in South Huron) form the southern boundary.Bluewater includes the communities of Bayfield, Blake, Brucefield, Dashwood, Hensall, Kippen, St. Joseph, Sarepta, Vanastra, Varna and Zurich.
[edit] Notable persons
- Cal O'Reilly - Professional hockey player, Nashville Predators, National Hockey League, brother to Ryan from Varna[2]
- Ryan O'Reilly- Professional hockey player, Colorado Avalanche, National Hockey League, brother to Cal from Varna[3]
- Babe Siebert- Professional hockey player,
Kippen, OntarioKippen, Ontario is a hamlet on highway 4, it is near Brucefield, Ontario.
Varna, OntarioVarna is a hamlet off of highway 8. Varna is in between Bayfield, Ontario and Clinton, Ontario. Varna has a few houses.
Brucefield, OntarioBrucefield is a small hamlet on highway 4, it is near train tracks (GEXR) (Goderich, Exeter Railway)
[edit] References
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- ^ "Brothers Cal and Ryan O'Reilly get set for NHL season in Nashville, Denver". Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario. http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1735817. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Brothers Cal and Ryan O'Reilly get set for NHL season in Nashville, Denver". Huron Expositor, Seaforth, Ontario. http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1735817. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
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