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[[Image:Ontario.JPG|thumb|right|'''Map of Ontario''']] | [[Image:Ontario.JPG|thumb|right|'''Map of Ontario''']] | ||
[[Image:Ontario_-_coat_of_arms.JPG|thumb|right|'''Ontario Coat of Arms''']] | [[Image:Ontario_-_coat_of_arms.JPG|thumb|right|'''Ontario Coat of Arms''']] | ||
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| + | * The 4th largest province in Canada. (1,076,395 Total area (km2)) | ||
| + | * Population Total (2009) 13,150,000 (est.) | ||
| + | * GDP Total (2008) C$597.2 billion | ||
| + | * Flower : White Trillium | ||
| + | * Tree : Eastern White Pine | ||
| + | * Bird : Common Loon | ||
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| + | ==Slogans== | ||
| + | "Discover Ontario" - 1920s | ||
| + | Is There Any Other Place You'd Rather Be?" - 1960s | ||
| + | "A Place to Stand" - 1967 | ||
| + | "Keep It Beautiful" - 1973 | ||
| + | "Yours to Discover" - 1982 to 1988 | ||
| + | "Ontario Incredible" - 1988 to 1990 | ||
| + | "Yours to Discover" - reinstated in 1990 | ||
| + | "There's No Place Like This" - 2007 | ||
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| + | ==Bands/musicians/singers/rappers:== | ||
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| + | Justin Bieber - Stratford, Ontario | ||
| + | Sarah Harmer - Burlington, Ontario | ||
| + | Alanis Morissette - Ottawa | ||
| + | Rush - Toronto | ||
| + | The Tragically Hip - Kingston | ||
| + | Sum 41 - Ajax | ||
| + | Billy Talent - Mississauga | ||
| + | Deborah Cox - Toronto | ||
| + | Our Lady Peace - Toronto | ||
| + | Cancer Bats - Toronto | ||
| + | Protest The Hero - Whitby | ||
| + | Alexisonfire - St. Catharines | ||
| + | Silverstein - Burlington | ||
| + | illScarlett - Mississauga | ||
| + | Three Days Grace - Toronto | ||
| + | Paul Anka - Ottawa | ||
| + | Keshia Chanté - Ottawa | ||
| + | Gordon Lightfoot - Orillia | ||
| + | Shania Twain - Timmins | ||
| + | Blue Rodeo - Toronto | ||
| + | Skye Sweetnam - Bolton | ||
| + | Bryan Adams - Kingston | ||
| + | Barenaked Ladies - Scarborough | ||
| + | Fefe Dobson - Scarborough | ||
| + | Kardinal Offishall - Scarborough | ||
| + | Eva Avila - Ottawa | ||
| + | Avril Lavigne - Napanee | ||
| + | Brian Melo - Hamilton | ||
| + | Finger Eleven - Burlington | ||
| + | Bruce Cockburn - Ottawa | ||
| + | Neil Young - Toronto | ||
| + | Hugh Dillon - Kingston | ||
| + | Lights (singer) - Timmins | ||
Revision as of 19:39, 21 January 2010
Ontario
- The 4th largest province in Canada. (1,076,395 Total area (km2))
- Population Total (2009) 13,150,000 (est.)
- GDP Total (2008) C$597.2 billion
- Flower : White Trillium
- Tree : Eastern White Pine
- Bird : Common Loon
Slogans
"Discover Ontario" - 1920s Is There Any Other Place You'd Rather Be?" - 1960s "A Place to Stand" - 1967 "Keep It Beautiful" - 1973 "Yours to Discover" - 1982 to 1988 "Ontario Incredible" - 1988 to 1990 "Yours to Discover" - reinstated in 1990 "There's No Place Like This" - 2007
Bands/musicians/singers/rappers:
Justin Bieber - Stratford, Ontario Sarah Harmer - Burlington, Ontario Alanis Morissette - Ottawa Rush - Toronto The Tragically Hip - Kingston Sum 41 - Ajax Billy Talent - Mississauga Deborah Cox - Toronto Our Lady Peace - Toronto Cancer Bats - Toronto Protest The Hero - Whitby Alexisonfire - St. Catharines Silverstein - Burlington illScarlett - Mississauga Three Days Grace - Toronto Paul Anka - Ottawa Keshia Chanté - Ottawa Gordon Lightfoot - Orillia Shania Twain - Timmins Blue Rodeo - Toronto Skye Sweetnam - Bolton Bryan Adams - Kingston Barenaked Ladies - Scarborough Fefe Dobson - Scarborough Kardinal Offishall - Scarborough Eva Avila - Ottawa Avril Lavigne - Napanee Brian Melo - Hamilton Finger Eleven - Burlington Bruce Cockburn - Ottawa Neil Young - Toronto Hugh Dillon - Kingston Lights (singer) - Timmins