Clarence-Rockland
| Clarence-Rockland | |
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| City | |
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  Clarence-Rockland | |
| Coordinates: 45°29′N 75°12′W / 45.483°N 75.200°WCoordinates: 45°29′N 75°12′W / 45.483°N 75.200°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Ontario |
| County | Prescott and Russell |
| Settled | 1840s |
| Incorporation | January 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Marcel Guibord |
| Area[1] | |
| • Land | 297.86 km2 (115.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,185 |
| • Density | 77.8/km2 (202/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
| Website | www.clarence-rockland.com |
Clarence-Rockland is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the Ottawa River. Clarence-Rockland is located immediately to the east of Ottawa and is considered part of Canada's National Capital Region in the census.
The city was formed on January 1, 1998, through the amalgamation of the Town of Rockland with Clarence Township.
Communities
The city includes the communities of Bourget, Cheney, Clarence, Clarence Creek, Hammond, Rockland, Saint-Pascal-Baylon.
Demographics
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The city is officially bilingual. It is 68 per cent francophone and is the largest majority-francophone city in North America outside of Quebec or Haiti, recently achieving a greater population than Edmundston, New Brunswick. (There are higher numbers of francophones in other Canadian cities such as Ottawa (122,665), Sudbury (45,420), Toronto (34,900), Winnipeg (26,855), Moncton (20,425) and Timmins (17,390), but French speakers in these cities are a minority.)
In January, 2005, the city introduced a controversial bylaw which requires all new businesses to put up signs in both English and French whether business owners want to or not. Although the new by-law infringes on citizens constitutional rights, it was nonetheless passed by council.[4][5][6]
Public transportation
Clarence-Rockland Transpo provides a public transportation service to residents of the city; part of the Rural Partners Transit Service of OC Transpo
See also
- List of townships in Ontario
- List of francophone communities in Ontario
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Clarence-Rockland census profile". 2011 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
- ↑ http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=10740
- ↑ http://www.scribd.com/doc/36482185/Doc-001
- ↑ http://www.calgarybeacon.com/2010/10/the-freedom-not-to-express-yourself/
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