Rockland, Ontario

Rockland, Ontario

Rockland is a bilingual (mostly francophone) community located about 25 kilometers east of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Clarence-Rockland. In 1868 a sawmill was built here by William Cameron Edwards on the Ottawa River, followed by a link to the Grand Trunk Railway in 1888. Edwards, who held timber rights in the area and was also the first postmaster, named the area for the rocky nature of its landscape. The community is known for its scenic beauty, but is plagued by social problems such as alcoholism and suicide.

Rockland has a population of 9,210. [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=802&SR=151&S=0&O=A&RPP=25&PR=35&CMA=0]

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ee also

* City of Clarence-Rockland


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