Warkworth, Ontario

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Warkworth is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario in the county of Northumberland. The village of Warkworth, formerly named Benfield, is part of the recently-formed municipality of Trent Hills.

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Events 3 Notable residents 4 Bibliography

[edit] Facilities

Warkworth is home to a medium-security federal penitentiary, the Warkworth Institution, Percy Centennial Public School, and a historical plaque honouring local artist J.D. Kelly. The town rink is a primary center of social interaction, historically serving hockey and ringette players as well as curlers.

[edit] Events

Warkworth hosts an annual Maple Syrup Festival, which attracts many local tourists. It was once home to the award-winning "Warkworth Cheese House." Warkworth has been a hockey powerhouse, capturing 11 Provincial titles, most recently in 1993-1994.

[edit] Notable residents

• Tom McCamus, (born 1955), stage and film actor
• Sara Graziano, Canada's Worst Handyman Star and owner of The Star Treatment, a full service Salon & Oxygen Bar.
• Robert Gage
• Paul Dalby, award-winning writer and documentary film-maker.

[edit] Bibliography

• Gibson, Jennifer, et. al. A Year in the Life of Warkworth. Belleville, Ontario: Essence Publishing, 2005. (ISBN 1-55306-969-2)