Fauquier-Strickland, Ontario
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| Township of Fauquier-Strickland | |
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| Motto: Ad augusta per angusta. | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Cochrane |
| Incorporated | December 24, 1921 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Township |
| - Reeve | Madeleine Tremblay |
| - Governing Body | Fauquier-Strickland Township Council |
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| Population (2006)[1] | |
| - Total | 678 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
| Website: Township of Fauquier-Strickland | |
Fauquier-Strickland is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Cochrane District. The township had a population of 678 in the Canada 2001 Census. The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland and Gregoires Mill. All are located along Highway 11.
The township was first incorporated on December 24, 1921 as Shackleton and Machin, the names of the two former geographic townships that comprise its territory. It adopted its current name in 1984, renaming itself for its two largest communities.
Fauquier is located along the Groundhog River. The main community landmark is a roadside statue of a groundhog.
[edit] Reeves
- Pierre Guèvremont (1922-1929)
- J. Anaclet Habel (1930-1931)
- Ph. Filion (1932)
- Napoléon Gravel (1933-1945)
- J. Émile Jacques (1946-1948)
- Raoul Tremblay (1949-1955)
- J. Antoine Laferrière (1956-1964, 1969-1972)
- Edmond Gauthier (1965)
- Laurent Dufour (1966-1968)
- Raymond Grzela (1972-2003)
- Jacques Demers (2003-2006)
- Madeleine Tremblay (2006-present)
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