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41-758: The escarpment is part of the Onondaga Escarpment and is geologically related to the Niagara Escarpment , and the Black River Escarpment . The rocks exposed in the escarpment date back to the Middle Ordovician to Early Devonian . In 1934 the Schenectady Gazette described how the Tory Cave , one of the limestone caves to be found in the escarpment, routinely had stalagmites of ice in

82-580: A 54-year-old law in Canada bans the use of tomato paste in tomato juice, thus requiring fresh tomatoes, they arranged a deal whereby Highbury Canco took over the plant in 2014. It produces tomato juice and other products for Heinz. Around 250 workers still process canned products at the over 100-year-old factory. Leamington has also been known for its greenhouses . It now has the largest concentration of commercial greenhouses in all of North America, with 1,969 acres (797 ha) of greenhouse vegetable production in

123-487: A change of 7.6% from its 2016 population of 27,595 . With a land area of 261.24 km (100.87 sq mi), it had a population density of 113.6/km (294.3/sq mi) in 2021. The majority of people from Leamington speak English. According to the 2016 census, 24,070 speak English only, 12,100 male and 11,970 female, 1,655 people speak both English and French, 735 male and 920 female, and 1,330 people speak neither English nor French. Residents of Leamington include

164-641: A group of Black parishioners on a visit to Seacliff Park were ordered to leave Leamington by several town administrators. David Suzuki attests that he was told, upon arrival in Leamington in 1946, that “no colored person has ever stayed here beyond sunset.” Leamington was also one of the few Canadian municipalities included in the Negro Motorist Green Book , the American publication listing safe businesses for travelling black people. On 1 January 1999,

205-605: A large marina , as many people engage in sailing and other water sports. The marina also features a promenade that extends from the Marina to the Historical Leamington Dock, a port for ferry services to Pelee Island using the Jiiman and Pelee Islander II . The town's water tower, visible for kilometres in the flat southern Ontario landscape, is in the shape and colour of a giant tomato . The former tourist information booth in

246-488: A location in Albany County, New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Onondaga Escarpment The Onondaga Limestone is a group of hard limestones and dolomites of Devonian age that forms geographic features in some areas in which it outcrops ; in others, especially its Southern Ontario portion, the formation can be less prominent as a local surface feature. In upstate New York and

287-521: A population of Lebanese, Portuguese and Italian. Mennonite settlers, whose ancestors immigrated from Russia, have also added to the population. According to the 2016 census, the average age of people living in Leamington is 41.3 years - for men the age was 39.7 and for women the age was 42.9 years of age. According to a 2006 survey, 7,485 are immigrants or migrants, and 19,365 people are natives of Canada. The majority of migrants come from Mexico and Jamaica, and are employed as seasonal farm workers through

328-588: Is a Dutch name meaning "clear mountain". The Open Space Institute and the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy are working to keep escarpment lands from being developed for housing or industrial uses. Farmers farming land near the escarpment can apply to sell their development rights, to help make sure that land is not developed. In 2003 the Ten Eyck family, owners of the Indian Ladder Farm just below

369-607: Is a municipality in Essex County, Ontario , Canada. With a population of 29,680 in the Canada 2021 Census , it forms the second largest urban centre in Windsor-Essex County after Windsor, Ontario . It includes Point Pelee National Park , the southernmost point of mainland Canada. Known since the 20th century as the "Tomato Capital of Canada", it is the location of a tomato processing plant owned by Highbury-Canco; founded in 1908,

410-614: Is a private elementary school located in Leamington. Leamington has two main school boards, the Greater Essex County District School Board and the Windsor-Essex Catholic School Board. Queen of Peace Catholic Elementary School faced closure in February 2016, but was since converted to Cardinal Carter Catholic Middle School. Mill Street Public School was permanently closed at the conclusion of

451-680: Is administered by the Greater Essex County District School Board , along with the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board which oversees English-language Catholic education. French-language public and Catholic education are overseen by the Conseil scolaire Viamonde and the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence , respectively. The scope of all of these organizations includes both the County and

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492-475: Is of reasonably high-quality and which was highly valued by First Nations peoples, is often a common variety of chert recovered archaeologically from sites relatively adjacent to outcrops; for example, Onondaga-variety chert comprises 95% of all of the flint material from some sites in Milton, Ontario . The material has also been found as well at some distance from its original source; Onondaga chert has been recovered at

533-408: Is on a flyway of migrating birds and one of the largest annual migrations of monarch butterflies . Tourism contributes significantly to the economy , and the city has many attractions. Its attractions include cycle paths along the lake and the nearby Point Pelee National Park. It is a major site for migrating birds, especially in the autumn. As such, it plays host to many birdwatchers from Canada,

574-598: Is time equivalent with the Floresta Formation of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense , Colombia. Onondaga limestone was quarried as dimension stone for construction of limestone buildings. The following buildings contain structural Onondaga limestone: 43°N 79°W  /  43°N 79°W  / 43; -79 Loyalsburg Formation Leamington, Ontario Leamington ( / ˈ l iː m ɪ ŋ t ə n / LEEM -ing-tən )

615-698: The Portage Escarpment lies about 35 miles (56 km) to the south, running along the southern ends of the Finger Lakes and forming Cascadilla, Ithaca and Buttermilk Falls in Ithaca . The Onondaga Escarpment contains significant outcrops of flint (a type of chert ) which bears the escarpment's name. This variety of chert was of great importance to First Nations peoples throughout Southern Ontario , who used it to make stone tools ( lithics ) such as projectile points and hide scrapers. This variety of chert, which

656-679: The Temporary foreign worker program in Canada . According to the census, Leamington had the highest percentage of Latin Americans in Canada, with 4.9%. Transportation around the city is offered by the Leamington Transit bus system. The city has a small private airport located four kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east of town. The town is also connected to the provincial highway network by Highway 3 (to Windsor ), and Highway 77 (to Highway 401 ). A rail line that Heinz built from its plant to

697-647: The Tioga-B Bentonite layer, which was formed in a very short time period as the result of a large volcanic eruption in what is now the state of Virginia. Relative age dating of the Onondaga places its formation in the Eifelian to Givetian stage of the Middle Devonian period, or 391.9 to 383.7 Ma . Radiometric dating of a sample from the bentonite at the top of the Onondaga placed it at 390 ± 0.5 Ma. The formation

738-561: The Tully valley, the Genesee River valley near Avon, New York , and at Port Colborne, Ontario , where the old valley forms a harbor on Lake Erie. The formation is broken by the only major fault line in western New York, the Linden Fault just east of Batavia, where the eastern side of the fault has dropped down and the ledge moved southward relative to the western side. On the western side of

779-559: The late archaic Duck Lake archaeological site in northern Michigan, circa 400 kilometers from the nearest outcropping of the material. This wide distribution implies either a very large seasonal migration of ancient peoples or long-distance trade routes, with both likely being the case at different times throughout the prehistory of the Great Lakes region. The Onondaga Limestone is composed of four main subunits. In descending order: The Seneca and Moorehouse members are sharply divided by

820-539: The 2016–2017 school year. Leamington has three secondary schools: Leamington District Secondary School (public), Cardinal Carter Catholic High School , and U.M.E.I. (United Mennonite Education Institute). Leamington has several parks including Seacliff Park, the Marina Park, Mersea Park and Garrison Gardens, Henry Park, and Chestnut Park. As noted, Point Pelee National Park contains the southernmost point on mainland Canada and draws thousands of visitors annually. It

861-577: The City of Windsor. Prior to 1998, the Essex County Board of Education operated Anglophone secular public schools. Leamington has five public elementary schools, Margaret D. Bennie, Queen Elizabeth, Gore Hill, Mount Carmel - Blytheswood Public School and East Mersea. Leamington has two Catholic elementary schools: Cardinal Carter Middle School and Saint Louis. Leamington also has one French speaking Catholic School, St. Michel. South Shore Christian School

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902-837: The Detroit River Group, outcrops near Detroit and Windsor just north of the Lake Erie shoreline (as shown in the map on the right). The Detroit River Group is not topographically distinct west of Windsor in Michigan, but is noticeable as a steep hill just northwest of Leamington . In several spots it is breached by geologically young streams and spectacular waterfalls are formed, such as at Chittenango Falls just east of Syracuse, Buttermilk Falls at Le Roy, New York and Indian Falls west of Batavia . A few other breaches occur in older valleys, which likely once had waterfalls, but erosion eventually obliterated them. Such breaches occur at

943-579: The Niagara peninsula of southern Ontario the sedimentary rocks tend to dip downward in a generally a South direction. The Onondaga outcrops in a line that usually forms an escarpment (the steep face of a cuesta ), because of its resistance to erosion. The outcrop can be traced from the Hudson River valley westward along the southern rim of the Mohawk River valley, passing just south of Syracuse , and along

984-456: The United States, and around the world. The region is also known for the migration of monarch butterflies, which congregate in the fall at Point Pelee before making their way across Lake Erie on their route to winter quarters in central Mexico. Another important natural area near Leamington is the wetland at Hillman Marsh, located six kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the town. Leamington has

1025-468: The centre of town is shaped like a large fibreglass tomato. Leamington's weekly newspaper is the Southpoint Sun-Journal . The weekly newspaper that was Leamington Post ceased operations in 2012 after 138 years in publication. Leamington is home to two regional commercial radio stations. Leamington is also served by Weatheradio Canada station VAZ533, transmitting at 162.475 MHz in

1066-415: The city with both English and French labels, mostly to the United States. Ketchup and baby food are the main products. In November 2013 Heinz announced that it would close the Leamington plant in 2014, meaning job losses for 740 employees at the plant and hundreds more support workers. Regional and local businessmen worked to save the plant. A campaign was conducted on Facebook to raise support and funds. As

1107-531: The crest of the Algonquin Arch, the band of outcrop turns more northerly, and strikes north-northwest for about 140 km to the east shore of Lake Huron in the Kincardine area (as shown in the map on the right). These rocks continue northwestwards under Lake Huron, and reappear in the northern part of the southern peninsula of Michigan, north of Alpina (as shown in the map on the right). To the west, its equivalent,

1148-448: The escarpment, sold the development rights to their farm for $ 848,000. Two real estate assessment were done, one on the value of the property as a working farm, the other on its value as a potential site for urban development. The Ten Eycks were paid the difference in return for agreeing to keep the property as a working farm. They were the first property owners to sell their development rights in Albany County . This article about

1189-493: The fault in Genesee County the escarpment achieves its greatest prominence. The New York State Thruway has a rock cut at Batavia which clearly shows the fault and is a popular point for geology class field trips. The fault , which runs from Attica, New York northward to Lake Ontario, is still active and periodically causes minor earthquakes in the area. The Onondaga Limestone also can be found in other areas where rocks of

1230-782: The former Aphria site under the name Tilray. Erie Shores Healthcare serves the city of Leamington, as well as Essex and Chatham Kent. Opened in 1950, Leamington District Memorial Hospital succeeded two smaller healthcare facilities: Hopewell Hospital (c. 1933) and Cottage Hospital (c. 1920). In mid-December 2016, the hospital formally submitted notice to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, it wished to change its name to Erie Shores Healthcare, and subsequently has been approved. Other major healthcare needs can be undertaken in nearby Windsor, Ontario . English-language public education for kindergarten through secondary school grades in Essex County

1271-483: The general area. Major products of the greenhouse industry, in addition to tomatoes, are peppers , cannabis, cucumbers , roses , and other flowers . Hydroponic farming has been very successfully adopted by many greenhouse operators in Leamington. Historically, tobacco was an important crop in the area. Tobacco production declined in the 1960s and today is virtually nonexistent. Migrant workers, mostly Mexican and Caribbean seasonal labourers , annually arrive in

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1312-508: The harbour has been converted to a bicycle path going from the middle of town to the Marina. Two ferries , (MV Jiiman and MV Pelee Islander II ) owned by the Owen Sound Transportation Company , run on a regularly scheduled seasonal basis from Leamington to Pelee Island with continuing service on to Sandusky, Ohio. The H. J. Heinz company established a factory in 1908 in Leamington. The Heinz products are shipped from

1353-412: The marina. Leamington lies on the 42nd Parallel, the same latitude as Chicago , Boston , the northern border of California , Rome , and Zaragoza . It is located on the north shore of Lake Erie , which acts to moderate its climate. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Leamington had a population of 29,680 living in 10,547 of its 11,219 total private dwellings,

1394-586: The northern heads of the major Finger Lakes to Buffalo, New York . From Fort Erie, Ontario westward it runs along the north shore of Lake Erie for about 85 km and continues in a west-northwest direction inland for another ~90 km to about Ingersol and Woodstock, Ontario (as shown in the map on the right). To the west and north these rocks are known as the Amherstburg Formation of the Detroit River Group . Northwest of Ingersol and Woodstock, across

1435-501: The plant was owned until 2014 by the H. J. Heinz Company . Due to its location in the southernmost part of Canada, Leamington uses the motto "Sun Parlour of Canada". Besides the town of Leamington itself, the municipality of Leamington comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including Albuna, Blytheswood, Cherry Lane Estates, Elmdale, Goldsmith, Marentette Beach, Mount Carmel, Oakland, Seacliffe, Wigle, Windfall, Chalmers, Erie Curve, Hillman, Point Pelee and Sturgeon Woods. Leamington

1476-516: The region to work in Leamington's greenhouses and farms. Several Mexican and Jamaican shops and a Mexican consulate have opened to serve the migrants. Leamington became a production site of Aphria , one of Canada's largest medicinal and recreational marijuana greenhouse operators. A merger in December 2020 with Nanaimo, British Columbia -based Tilray , led to the closure of Tilray's production site in Leamington and operations were consolidated at

1517-476: The same age outcrop, such as in western Pennsylvania and Michigan but they do not form prominent geographic features. A similar and more prominent outcrop known as the Niagara Escarpment runs parallel and about 25 miles (40 kilometers) to the north through upstate New York, and similarly curves northwestward in southern Ontario toward Lake Huron and eventually into Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin's Door Peninsula . Another smaller outcrop known as

1558-481: The springtime. Most of the Capital District's television and FM radio stations installed their transmission towers at the escarpment to take advantage of its high ground. In 2003 a 499-foot (152 m) tower was built on the highest point of the escarpment, for transmitting digital television and FM radio signals. Dutch settlers first homesteaded the plateau above the escarpment in the 17th century. Helleberg

1599-583: The town was amalgamated with the surrounding Township of Mersea to form an expanded Town of Leamington. Similar municipal restructuring took place throughout Essex County. In the early hours of June 6, 2010 , an F1 tornado ripped through portions of southern Essex County, stretching from Harrow, through Kingsville, to southern Leamington before dissipating near Point Pelee National Park , creating considerable damage, but no loss of life or any direct injuries. The tornado passed through Leamington, damaging various important landmarks and facilities in town, including

1640-531: Was first known for its lumber products rather than tomatoes. There was extensive lumbering in western Ontario, as across the river in Michigan and also upper Michigan. There were several docks, and fish were plentiful in Lake Erie , so much so that sturgeon could be speared from the shore and fish was the cheapest food available. Leamington was a " sundown town ," a place where Black people would face violence or harassment if they were in public after dark. In 1930,

1681-541: Was incorporated as a village in 1874, but by 1869, the European-Canadian settlement already had a population of 350. The community was named after Royal Leamington Spa in England , after having originally been called "Gainesville" or "Gainesborough" for local mill owner William Gaines, and before that, Wilkinson Corners. It has had a post office since June 1854. It was a crossroads hamlet with about 300 residents and

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