Calvin, Ontario
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Calvin is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District. The township took its name from Delino Dexter Calvin, an Ontario lumber merchant and MPP based in Frontenac County.[1]
Calvin is home to a part of the Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, and provides access to Algonquin Provincial Park via Highway 630 (Kiosk Road).[1]
In 2007, Calvin, along with the town of Mattawa and the townships of Papineau-Cameron, Mattawan and Bonfield cooperated to create a newly branded Mattawa Voyageur Country tourist region in order to promote the area.[2]
Communities
The township comprises the communities of Eau Claire (Template:Coord)[3] and Eau Claire Station (Template:Coord).[4]
History
In 1881, the township was surveyed and lots were made available for settlement. That same year, the Canada Central Railway reached the township from Mattawa. In 1887, it was incorporated.[1]
Demographics
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See also
References
External links
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