Talk:Don River (Ontario)

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[edit] Butt of Wayne & Shuster sketches

The Don River figures prominently among the humour of Wayne & Shuster. One was a golf tournament in an urban landscape, but the better-known sketch was a "Search for the Source of the Nile" type of expedition in which the duo, with porters, and appropriate safari clothing, followed the Don River to find its source, which turned out to be clearly marked with a sign, and a friendly attendant waited there, wearing white uniform, with a truck to take the safari members to a psychiatric institute.

Is there any merit in including this bit of "popular culture"? GBC 20:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of the name?

Does anyone know? Fishhead64 08:34, 30 November 2006 (UTC)

The Don was named by Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe because the valley reminded him of the River Don in Yorkshire. Two native names for the Don are Wonscotanach and NeCheng qua kekonk. Atrian 21:33, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! I will mention it in the article (if it hasn't already been). Fishhead64 04:57, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

that's very cool info... do you know what language or tribes those names came from? -anon 24-Feb-07 14:50