Clarington

Municipality of Clarington
—  Municipality  —
Downtown Bowmanville, Clarington's largest community
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Motto: "Wisdom Knowledge and Trust"
Map showing Clarington's location in Durham Region
Coordinates: 43°56′06″N 78°36′30″W / 43.935°N 78.60833°W / 43.935; -78.60833
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Region	Durham Region
Established	1974
Government
- Mayor	Adrian Foster
- Governing body	Clarington Council
- MP	Bev Oda (Durham)
- MPP	John O'Toole (Durham)
Area
- Total	611.1 km2 (235.9 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m (348 ft)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	77,820
- Density	127.3/km2 (329.7/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
Website	www.clarington.net

Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It took its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was made to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included village of the same name. Bowmanville is the largest community in the municipality and is the home of the municipal offices. The name "Clarington" is a portmanteau of the names of the two historical townships, Clarke and Darlington, that made up the geographic area.

It is part of the census metropolitan area of Oshawa and forms the eastern end of the Greater Toronto Area. Major employers in Clarington include the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, General Motors in Oshawa, and several medium-to-large sized manufacturing businesses; however, most residents travel to points west in Durham Region or to Toronto for employment.Clarington was a candidate in the race to host ITER in 2001,^[2] but the Canadian bid to host the project was withdrawn two years later.

In 2010 Clarington made news when land owners were charged with breaching zoning bylaw after hosting the Institute for Liberal Studies Liberty Summer Seminar.^[3] The charges were dropped in 2011, after the Canadian Constitution Foundation successfully persuaded the municipality's lawyers that the event was protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms' guarantee to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly.^[4]

Local government

Clarington is governed by an elected municipal council consisting of a mayor, and local councillors representing each of the municipality's four wards. In addition, two regional councillors each represent a pair of wards. The mayor and the regional councillors sit on both Clarington Council and Durham Region Council.

The current council was elected on October 25, 2010 for a four-year term. The members of the council are:

Mayor: Adrian Foster

Members of Council:

• Mary Novak - Regional Councillor,Wards 1 and 2 (Darlington / Bowmanville / Courtice)
• Willie Woo - Regional Councillor,Wards 3 and 4 (Clarke / Newcastle / Bowmanville)
• Joe Neal - Councillor, Ward 1 (Courtice)
• Ron Hooper - Councillor, Ward 2 (Darlington / Bowmanville)
• Corrinna Traill - Councillor, Ward 3 (Bowmanville / Clarke)
• Wendy Partner - Councillor, Ward 4 (Clarke / Newcastle)

Public School Board Trustee: Steven Cooke & Cathy Abraham

Communities

A till cliff, Lake Ontario shoreline.

Bowmanville limestone quarry and cement factory.

the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station.

The municipality consists of several urban communities, including:

• Bowmanville
• Courtice
• Newcastle
• Orono

Rural communities include:

• Bond Head
• Brownsville
• Burketon
• Clarke
• Crooked Creek
• Enfield
• Enniskillen, Ontario (Hamlet)
• Gaud Corners
• Hampton
• Haydon
• Kendal
• Leskard
• Maple Grove
• Mitchell Corners
• New Park
• Newtonville
• Port Darlington
• Port Granby
• Salem
• Solina
• Starkville
• Taunton (split with Oshawa along Townline Road)
• Tyrone, Ontario
• West Side Beach
• Wilmot Creek

Mosport International Speedway

A major attraction in the municipality is the Mosport International Raceway (formerly Mosport Park), a multi-track facility located north of Bowmanville that features a 2.459-mile (4.0 km), 10-turn road course; a half-mile paved oval; a 2.4 km advanced driver and race driver training facility and a 1.4 km kart track (Mosport International Karting).

Mosport Park was also the location of three major music festivals held between 1970 and 1980. The Strawberry Fields Festival held August 7-9, 1970 featured Alice Cooper, Jethro Tull, Grand Funk Railroad, Procul Harum, Ten Years After, Lighthouse, Crowbar and Sly and the Family Stone. John Lennon was to be the headline act, bidding to gain exposure for his peace campaign, but after months of planning he backed out due to differences with the show's promoter. However, the event still used the title of The Beatles' 1967 single of the same name. Led Zeppelin were booked to play but also backed out.

Canada Jam was held August 26, 1978 and the Heatwave Festival was held August 23, 1980.

References

1. ^ [1] Statistics Canada 2006 Census
2. ^ McCabe, Heather (August 3, 2000). "France may bid for fusion reactor". doi:10.1038/35020229. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v406/n6795/full/406447b0.html. Retrieved March 13, 2009. 
3. ^ Stone, Jennifer (August 19, 2010). "Pro-freedom group runs up against Clarington property rights rules". http://www.newsdurhamregion.com/business/article/160292. Retrieved September 03, 2010. 
4. ^ "Victory!". February 14, 2011. http://willowpond.ca/archives/619. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 

External links

• Municipality of Clarington
• Clarington Tourism
• Forgotten Villages of Clarington
• Strawberry Fields Festival Video
• Downloadable 1:50 000 topographical map of Clarington (map 30M15), by the Ministry of Natural Resources

Coordinates: 43°56′6″N 78°36′30″W / 43.935°N 78.60833°W / 43.935; -78.60833