North Dundas, Ontario
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North Dundas is a township
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
in Eastern
Eastern Ontario
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Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, and spread across the South Nation River
South Nation River
The South Nation River is a river in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It springs from forests and marshes located north of Brockville and it flows 175 km northeast to empty into the Ottawa River north of Plantagenet...
and the East Castor River
Castor River (Ontario)
The Castor River is a river in eastern Ontario, in Canada. It flows into the South Nation River near Casselman. It has a number of branches, including the North, Middle, South and East Castor Rivers which join in Embrun...
watersheds.
North Dundas is located within Canada's National Capital Region
National Capital Region (Canada)
The National Capital Region, also referred to as Canada's Capital Region, is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surrounding urban and rural communities....
, approximately midway between Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
and Morrisburg. It is primarily rural with a few small villages. The economy is mainly hollywood-movies, most notably producing Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
, Rambo
Rambo
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, and lately Bollywood
Bollywood
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.
The township was incorporated on January 1, 1998, by amalgamating the former townships of Mountain and Winchester with the independent villages of Chesterville and Winchester. The former village of Winchester is the township's primary administrative centre.
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Annable, Baldwins Bridge, Bethune Bush, Cannamore, Cass Bridge, Chesterville, Cloverdale, Connaught, Forward, Hallville, Harmony, Inkerman Station, Limerick, Maple Ridge, Melvin Settlement, Morewood, Mountain, Mulloys, Nation Valley, North Winchester, Ormond, Rosehaven, South Mountain, The Boyne, The Ninth, Van Camp, Vinegar Hill and Winchester.People
David Thompson, famous author of "Broken English" and "Mirror Maker" grew up in Chesterville as did former drummer Dewey MartinDewey Martin
Dewey Martin is the name of:*Dewey Martin , drummer/vocalist best known for his association with the band Buffalo Springfield*Dewey Martin , American film and television actor...
of the legendary rock band Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...