Loring, Port Loring and District, Ontario
Loring, Port Loring and District is a local services board in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Parry Sound District.[1]
The board administers services in the geographic townships of Blair, East Mills and Wilson and parts of the geographic townships of Hardy, McConkey and Pringle, including the communities of Arnstein, Bear Valley, Ess Narrows Landing, Fleming's Landing, Golden Valley, Loring, Port Loring and Spring Creek. The ghost town of Lost Channel is also located within the board's jurisdictional area.
Loring was named in 1884 by Member of Parliament William Edward O'Brien after his wife's maiden name, and the nearby community of Port Loring was named in 1922 for its position on the shore of Wauquimakog Lake in the Pickerel River system. Historically, Port Loring was an important logging centre. Currently, the community is known for its tourism industry, which is focused primarily on camping, deer hunting, fishing and snowmobiling.
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Port Loring Bridge
References
- ^ Local Services Boards, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 737. Canadian Legal Information Institute.
External links
- Local Services Board of Loring, Port Loring and District
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Coordinates: 45°55′N 79°59′W / 45.917°N 79.983°W
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