Englehart
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| Coordinates: 47°49′N 79°52′W / 47.817°N 79.867°WCoordinates: 47°49′N 79°52′W / 47.817°N 79.867°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Timiskaming District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nina Wallace |
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| • Land | 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,519 |
| • Density | 499.9/km2 (1,295/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
| Website | www.englehart.ca |
Englehart (Canada 2011 Census population 1,519) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Englehart River in the Timiskaming District.
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History
In 1905, Jacob Lewis Englehart was appointed to the commission in charge of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, what would later become the Ontario Northland Railway. It was incorporated as the Town of Englehart in 1908 as a rest stop between North Bay and Cochrane. The town was named after Jacob Lewis Englehart, founder of Imperial Oil Ltd, a key figure in the development of the T & N.O. [2] Under his leadership, the railway continued to press northward. A new community began to take shape with the construction of the line's first major bridge at White River. Initially referred to as White River Crossing, it became a divisional point on the railway in 1906. in 1908. Today, Englehart's importance as a railway town has diminished, and the biggest employer is an oriented strand board (OSB) facility built by Grants Forest Products, sold off to Georgia Pacific in early 2010.
Media
CJBB-FM broadcasts from Englehart.
Transportation
The Englehart railway station is served by the Northlander, and accessible by car via Ontario Highway 11.
On March 31, 2007, an Ontario Northland Railway freight train derailed about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Englehart, spilling an estimated 100 tonnes of sulfuric acid into a creek feeding the Blanche River.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b 2011 Census Profile
- ^ http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_10050_1.html Ontario Heritage Trust The Founding of Englehart
- ^ "Derailed train spills acid into Ontario river". cbc.ca. 2007-03-31. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/03/31/acid-spill.html. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ "Ontario rail line shut down after derailment spill". cbc.ca. 2007-04-02. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/04/02/train-derailment.html?ref=rss. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
External links
Media related to Englehart at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Englehart
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