Penetanguishene Ã, ( listen ) , sometimes shortened to Penetang , is a city in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southern tip of Georgian Bay. Founded on February 22, 1882, this bilingual (French and English) community has a population of 8,962 in the 2016 Canadian Census.
The name Penetanguishene is believed to come from Wyandot or Abenaki via Ojibwe, which means "white rolling sand ground".
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History
In the early 800 AD, Huron settled in semi-permanent villages in the area. The young French translator, ÃÆ'â € ° tienne BrÃÆ'Â »lÃÆ'Â ©, was the first European to set foot in the Penetanguishene area, sometime between 1610 and 1614.
In 1793, John Graves Simcoe, the first Canadian Lieutenant Governor, visited the area and saw potential locations as naval bases. He wanted to use the bay to protect the warships to protect British interests on the lakes of Huron, Erie and Michigan. Beginning in 1814, the British-Canadians built Penetanguishene Road to provide land route areas to Barrie and Toronto, as previously only accessible by water transport along the river or across the Georgian Bay.
In 1817, naval units from Michilimackinac and Schooner Town (near modern Wasaga Beach) were consolidated at Penetanguishene Naval Yard. But, as the terms of the agreement with the United States limit the naval power of the two countries in the Great Lakes, two British armed rockets, HMS Tecumseth and HMS Newash were laid in ", and ultimately reported drowned in their harbor at the harbor in 1828. Several other small ships were based in Penetanguishene for the exploration and mapping of the Great Lakes coastline.In 1828, the formation of the main British military in Upper Lakes moved from Drummond Island to Penetanguishene. England from Michilimackinac to Drummond Island after the War of 1812, moved back to Penetanguishene They settled in the city and the surrounding area Although the naval base was closed in 1834, the military base remained until 1856. Several troops settled in the area after their service was completed providing the population in English language.
In the 1840s, French-speaking families from Quebec (especially from the area east of Montreal), attracted to the promises of cheap and fertile land, joined the French-speaking Drummond Island settlers already in the area. Later, as the logging industry began to flourish, more English-speaking settlers arrived. Penetanguishene became a local market and meeting place for these people. Many of the Penetanguishene families today are descended from the Quà ©  © bà ©  © cois settlers who arrived in the 1800s, giving a marked bilingual nature.
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Economy
Penetanguishene has several light industry businesses mainly dealing with plastic and aluminum containers, although CCL which makes aluminum containers announce the closure of its facilities in 2013. It is the host of Central Central Corridor North. In addition there is a Waypoint Center for Mental Health Care that includes a high security forensic psychiatric unit for persons who are not criminally liable for harmful offenses but considered unsafe to be allowed in the community.
Tourism occupies most of the economy with five marinas and shops and restaurants serving the tourist trade. In winter, snowmobiling and ice fishing is very popular and there is a mid-winter carnival.
Tourism and sights
The historic military and naval base (now called Discovery Harbor) near Penetanguishene is open to visitors. There is a reconstructed structure of the historic Penetanguishene Naval Yard and two replica sailing ships from the 1812 period, HMS Bee and HMS Tecumseth (c. 1994). The ships no longer sail with passengers but they can be visited at the harbor. The original HMS Tecumseth was raised in 1953 and preserved in a nearby display area.
The King's Wharf Theater located on Discovery Harbor has popular drama and music programs every summer.
Penetanguishene, along with Midland and Parry Sound, is one of the departure points for 30,000 Georgian island ship tours. It departs daily from the city's main dock.
There are two famous and historic churches located in Penetanguishene. The oldest is St James on-the-Lines, a small wooden Anglican church built in 1836 to serve military garrisons and civilians. The most prominent is the great Roman Catholic church named St. Anne's. Originally named "Jesuit Memorial Church Ste Anne: Canadian National Shrine", sometimes called today as "North Cathedral". The church was built between 1886 and 1902 by the priest Theophile Francis Laboureau. Laboureau earned substantial funds for the church from the bishops of Rouen and Normandy in France as well as the governments of Britain, France, and the United States. Because it serves a bilingual Catholic community, the service is held in French and English.
Education
Penetanguishene has five different school boards within its boundaries - the publicly-run English board (Simcoe County District School Board), which runs Penetanguishene Secondary School and James Keating Elementary School; French Catholic School Council Conseil scolaire de district catholique Center-Sud, which operates ÃÆ' â € ° e cà © lÃÆ' © mentaire catholique Saint-Louis; Public French School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and the Council of British Catholic Schools. The city is also home to the remaining Protestant board of schools remaining in the province.
From 1995 to 2001, the city was home to a satellite campus of damaged francophone, CollÃÆ'¨ge des Grands-Lacs.
Sports
Junior C hockey Kings Penetang based in the city.
Demographics
The city has significant concentrations of Franco-Ontarians. It is one of only three communities in Central and Southwestern Ontario where the population of francophones exceeds the provincial average by five percent, the other two being Welland and Lakeshore. The city is also 12.6% MÃÆ'Ã… © tis, compared with the provincial average of 0.6%.
Media
The city is home to the francophone community radio station, CFRH-FM (Vague FM), but instead served by media based in the neighboring town of Midland.
Famous people
- Bert Corbeau, hockey player
- Patrick DesRochers, hockey player
- Glenn Howard, Rolling world champion
- Russ Howard, Olympic curling gold medalist
- Chris Kontos, NHL hockey player
- James LaBrie, rock singer for progressive metal band Dream Theater
- Phil Marchildon, baseball pitcher
- Tim Mason, grass bowler
- Peggy McIntaggart, Playboy Playmate (Miss January 1990)
- John Moberly
- Brian Orser, skater figure Alfred B Thompson, First World War POW of World War II and survivors of Stalag Luft III escape
See also
- List of francophone communities in Ontario
References
External links
- Penetanguishene City
- Penetangishene Area Attractions
- Discovery Harbor
- Penetanguishene Secondary School
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