๐จ๐ฆ North Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. It is a predominantly rural area located between Ottawa-Gatineau, Montreal and Cornwall.
Communities The township of North Glengarry comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities: โข Kenyon Township: Apple Hill, Dominionville, Dunvegan, Greenfield, Maxville (population 853); Athol, Baltic Corners, Dornie, Fiskes Corners, Fassifern, Guaytown, Laggan, McCrimmon, St. Elmo, Stewarts Glen; Fairview, Skye โข Lochiel Township: Alexandria, Dalkeith, Glen Robertson, Glen Sandfield, Lochiel; Breadalbane, Brodie, Kirkhill, Lochinvar, Lorne, McCormick, Pine Grove
The township administrative offices are located in Alexandria.
Alexandria is served five or six times a day by the Montreal-Ottawa Via Rail trains which almost all stop at Alexandria station in each direction. Commuter buses provide daily services from Maxville and area to Ottawa-Gatineau. Maxville was served by Via Rail until October 2011.
History The area was originally settled in 1792 as part of the historic Glengarry County in which many Scottish emigrants settled from all over the Scottish Highlands due to the Highland Clearances. This first wave of heavy migration lasted till 1816, emigration still continued afterwards into the early 20th century but in a slower pace. Many of these migrants came from the Inverness-shire area of Scotland specifically. Canadian Gaelic / Scottish Gaelic has been a spoken language in the area for over four centuries [2?]. Kenyon, which was part of Charlottenburgh Township until 1798, was named for British judge and politician Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon, and Lochiel, which was part of Lancaster Township until 1818, was named for the Lochiels of Clan Cameron.
Alexandria and its nucleus Priest's Mill, built in 1819, were named for the Catholic priest Alexander Macdonell, who resided at St. Raphael's and later became the first bishop of Kingston.
Development in the region was significantly spurred by the development of a railway link between Ottawa and Montreal in the early 1880s. Maxville, Alexandria and Glen Robertson, in particular, became key railway hubs for farmers in the area.
Maxville was first incorporated as a village separate from Kenyon Township in 1892, and Alexandria was separated from Lochiel Township in the early 1900s.
The township of North Glengarry was established on January 1, 1998, with the amalgamation of the former townships of Kenyon and Lochiel, along with the village of Maxville and the town of Alexandria.
Culture[edit]
Maxville (population 853) hosts the annual Glengarry Highland Games, one of North America's largest festivals of Scottish culture, on the first long weekend in August. The Glengarry Highland Games include traditional Scottish events such as the caber toss, tug of war, and the sheaf toss. Maxville hosts a country fair at the end of June that include a classic and new automobile show, homecraft prizes, Western performances, a holstein show including 4-H showmanship, a hunter horse and hunter pony show, a talent show, a midway, laser tag and a demolition derby. Sport[edit] The Alexandria Glens of the Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2 play at the Glengarry Sports Palace (Billy Gebbie Arena) in Alexandria. The Glens joined the new CCHL2 league in 2015. The Glens played in the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League until the 2014-15 season. The Glens won the 2007 EOJBHL Championship, defeating the Gatineau Mustangs in 7 games in the final. This marks the first time a team outside of the Metro Division of EOJBHL has won the Carson Trophy as league champions in over half a decade. This marks the Glensโ first Junior "B" Championship. The Glens won the 2008 EOJBHL Championship, defeating the Ottawa West Golden Knights in 6 games in the final. This marks the first time a team the St-Lawrence Division has won the Carson Trophy back to back as league champions. This was also the Glensโ second Junior "B" Championship. The Maxville Mustangs of the Eastern Ontario Junior C Hockey League used to play in Maxville.
Alexandria has a population of over 3,287 people. Alexandria also forms part of the wider Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Counties which has a population of over 113,429 people. Alexandria is situated near Cornwall.
๐ซ๐ท Lesparre-Mรฉdoc 45.309
๐จ๐ฆ Beauharnois 45.32
๐จ๐ฆ Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 45.306
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 45.278
๐จ๐ฆ Saint John 45.273
๐ท๐ธ Baฤka Palanka 45.25
๐บ๐ธ Egg Harbor -74.612
๐บ๐ธ Somerville -74.608
๐บ๐ธ Ocean City -74.576
๐บ๐ธ Morristown -74.477
๐บ๐ธ Piscataway -74.461
๐บ๐ธ New Brunswick -74.446
๐บ๐ธ Parsippany -74.423
๐บ๐ธ Middletown -74.417
Locations Near: Alexandria -74.6364,45.3083
๐จ๐ฆ Cornwall -74.733,45.017 d: 33.3
๐จ๐ฆ L'Orignal -74.683,45.617 d: 34.5
๐จ๐ฆ Salaberry -74.132,45.256 d: 39.9
๐บ๐ธ Malone -74.283,44.85 d: 58
๐จ๐ฆ Vaudreuil-Dorion -74.034,45.402 d: 48.2
๐จ๐ฆ Russell -75.35,45.25 d: 56.2
๐จ๐ฆ Mirabel -74,45.65 d: 62.5
๐จ๐ฆ Beauharnois -73.87,45.32 d: 59.9
๐จ๐ฆ Pierrefonds -73.883,45.467 d: 61.4
๐จ๐ฆ Deux-Montagnes -73.887,45.538 d: 63.8
Antipodal to: Alexandria 105.364,-45.308
๐ฆ๐บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 18419.3
๐ฆ๐บ Albany 117.867,-35.017 d: 18457.2
๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18338.4
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18313
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18298
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18275.4
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 18276
๐ฆ๐บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 18265.6