Puslinch, Ontario
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Puslinch is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, in the County of Wellington south of Guelph. The area is rich in natural gas resources. The main source of production is agricultural, bottling and mining. Mining has been dominant throughout the county. About half of the township is forested, and a conservation area lies to the southwest. Near the western edge of the township, just outside of Cambridge, Ontario is Puslinch Lake, the largest kettle lake in North America.
The township was named after Puslinch House in Devon, England, where Elizabeth Yonge, the wife of Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Sir John Colborne, was born.
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[edit] Communities
Aberfoyle is the administrative centre for Puslinch Township and is home to the municipality's administrative offices and fire station. It is located at the headwaters of Mill Creek, approximately ten kilometres south of Guelph. Aberfoyle was first settled in the 1840s and is named for Aberfoyle, Scotland. It is famous for its spring water Aberfoyle Spring Water, which is bottled from Aberfoyle (formerly Aberfoyle Spring Water Company). Nestlé bought the company around 2002.
Other features include an elementary school (Aberfoyle Public School) and the Aberfoyle Mill, a popular restaurant.
Arkell has a long relationship with beer brewing. Arkell was founded in 1830 by John Arkell, an englishman who returned to the UK and founded Arkell's Brewery.[1][2] Just north and east of the village runs the Arkell Spring Aquifer, renowned for its fresh spring water which has brought many beverage companies to the area, including Sleeman Breweries, Wellington Breweries, and F & M Breweries. Wellington Breweries named one of their most popular beers Arkell Best Bitter in honour of the prized water they use in their brewing. The Arkell Springs also provide much of the municipal water for the city of Guelph.
Arkell is a popular stopping point for cyclists and hikers to take a break when touring the country-side roads the surrounding city of Guelph, or the popular trails the Starkey Hill loop just east of the village, or the Arkell Springs trail which stretches along the Eramosa River from Watson Rd. just north of Arkell, east to nearby Eden Mills near the Eden Mills outdoor education centre and south-east to Arkell Rd. at the Nassagaweya-Puslinch Townline Rd. intersection, opened in 1974 by the Guelph Hiking Club.[3]
The township also includes the communities of Aikensville, Badenoch, Barbers Beach, Corwhin, Crieff, Killean, Little Lake, Morriston and Puslinch.
[edit] Transportation
The main thoroughfares in the area include:
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 5,885
- % Change (1996–2001): 8.7
- Dwellings: 2,028
- Area (km²): 214.43
- Postal Code: NOB 2J0
- Density (persons per km²): 27.4
- Supplies bottled water for Tim Hortons
[edit] Attractions
- Starkey Hill Hiking Trail
- Puslinch Lake
- Antique Market
- Aberfoyle Mill Restaurant
- Ellis Chapel
- Junction Model Railway
[edit] Famous people
- NHLer John Cullen
