Port Weller, Ontario is a community in St. Catharines, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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 and is part of the Golden Horseshoe

Golden Horseshoe

The Golden Horseshoe is a densely populated and industrialized region centred around the Greater Toronto Area at the western end of Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Georgian Bay. Most of it is also part of the Quebec City...

 region. It is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of the centre of St. Catharines at the north end of the Welland Canal

Welland Canal

The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Canada that extends from Port Weller, Ontario, on Lake Ontario, to Port Colborne, Ontario, on Lake Erie. As a part of the St...

 at Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south by the American state of New York. Ontario, Canada's most populous province, was named for the lake. In the Wyandot language, ontarío means...

, but part of that city in much the same way as Port Dalhousie

Port Dalhousie, Ontario

Port Dalhousie is a community in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its waterfront appeal. It is also home to the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and is historically significant as the terminus for the first three routes of the Welland Canal.The city's most popular beach, on the...

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Port Weller is bounder by Lake Ontario (North Boundary), Read Road (East), Linwell Road (South) and Walkers Creek (West Boundary). Port Weller East & West are divided by the Welland Canal. Port Weller West has a significantly higher population than East because of industrial and agricultural development such as the Welland Canal, Port Weller Dry Docks and local farms.

Features

Port Weller contains vast green/play-space such as: 11 Parks, half with creeks or streams; 3 Tennis & 4 Basketball courts; 4 Baseball & 6 Soccer fields; 6+ Playgrounds, 2 Elementary schools, 3 Churches.

A unique and little known attraction in Port Weller East is the 9/11 Memorial Park located on the Lake Ontario shoreline just north of Happy Rolphs Bird Sanctuary. The 9/11 Memorial Park is home to a variety of trees, each planted to commemorate a Canadian lost in the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center

World Trade Center

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. To access the Memorial Park, take Lakeshore Road to Read Road and follow Read Road north to the lake.

The first official child born in Port Weller, was Mr. Fredrick Shapero on November 18th, 1914. Son of European immigrants, he eventually became founder of Active Customs Brokers Ltd., established in 1953.

He celebrates his 97th birthday, November 18, 2011. HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!