Winterbourne, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Winterbourne is a small community in the township of Woolwich, Ontario
. It is located just northeast of the city of Waterloo
.
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is Waterloo Regional Road 23, known as Katherine Street. Winterbourne has never been served by rail
.
, where Lamphier had lived in England
. The name "Winterbourne" means "One who lives by a winter-brook (a stream that flows only in the wet winter season)". Officially, the community was still known as Woolwich until 1859, when the post office was renamed to Winterbourne.
sold the school for $550,000 to Lori Laronde, a supporter of a new private school, Foundation Christian School.
Foundation Christian school opened in September 2006. It serves around 60 students between junior kindergarten and grade 8. The school offers a nondenominational Christian education, and claims that it is the first Christian school to be formed independently of a church or denomination. The school's curriculum, which also meets Ontario standards, includes Biblical creationist
theory (although the school will also teach evolution
as a scientific theory), morning and end-of-day prayers, religious gatherings, and religious instruction. Extracurricular activities include guitar lessons, choir
s, before-school and after-school programmes, and opportunities for volunteer work.
Woolwich, Ontario
The Township of Woolwich is a rural township in Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Region of Waterloo, immediately to the north and east of the City of Waterloo. Its 2006 census population was 19,658.-Communities:*Bloomingdale*Breslau*Conestogo*Elmira...
. It is located just northeast of the city of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
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Geography
Cox Creek flows through the village. The village is close to the Grand RiverGrand River (Ontario)
The Grand River is a large river in southwestern Ontario, Canada. From its source, it flows south through Grand Valley, Fergus, Elora, Waterloo, Kitchener, Cambridge, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, and Cayuga before emptying into the north shore of Lake Erie south of Dunnville at Port Maitland...
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Transportation
The community's main streetStreet
A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable...
is Waterloo Regional Road 23, known as Katherine Street. Winterbourne has never been served by rail
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
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History
This place was first known as Cox's creek. Around the year 1854, it was renamed to Winterbourne by Captain William H. Lamphier, who had bought the farms on which the village is built. The name comes from WinterbourneWinterbourne
Winterbourne or Winterborne may refer to:*Winterbourne , a term for a stream or river that is dry through the summer months*Winterbourne Junior Boys' School in Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom...
, where Lamphier had lived in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The name "Winterbourne" means "One who lives by a winter-brook (a stream that flows only in the wet winter season)". Officially, the community was still known as Woolwich until 1859, when the post office was renamed to Winterbourne.
Education
In 1872, Winterbourne Public School was built in the community. The building was located on large grounds fringed by wooded nature trails. The public school was closed in 2003. In 2006, the Waterloo Region District School BoardWaterloo Region District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board is the public school board for the Region of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It operates 103 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools, and other facilities, serving 60,000 students in the Region of Waterloo. It has approximately 5500 staff and a budget of $675...
sold the school for $550,000 to Lori Laronde, a supporter of a new private school, Foundation Christian School.
Foundation Christian school opened in September 2006. It serves around 60 students between junior kindergarten and grade 8. The school offers a nondenominational Christian education, and claims that it is the first Christian school to be formed independently of a church or denomination. The school's curriculum, which also meets Ontario standards, includes Biblical creationist
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
theory (although the school will also teach evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
as a scientific theory), morning and end-of-day prayers, religious gatherings, and religious instruction. Extracurricular activities include guitar lessons, choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
s, before-school and after-school programmes, and opportunities for volunteer work.
External links
- Winterbourne at Geographical Names of Canada