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Clarington (2011 population 84,548〔) is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It was created in 1973 with the merging of the Town of Bowmanville, and the townships of Clarke and Darlington. It took its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was made to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included village of the same name. Bowmanville is the largest community in the municipality and is the home of the municipal offices. The name "Clarington" is a combination of the names of the two historical townships, Clarke and Darlington, that made up the majority of the geographic area. It is part of the census metropolitan area of Oshawa and forms the eastern end of the Greater Toronto Area. Major employers in Clarington include the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, General Motors in Oshawa, and several medium-to-large sized manufacturing businesses; however, most residents travel to points west in Durham Region or to Toronto for employment.〔 For trips from Clarington, 6% go to Pickering, 5% to Ajax, 12% to Whitby, 40% to Oshawa and 15% to Toronto, for a total of 78%.〕 Clarington was a candidate in the race to host ITER in 2001, but the Canadian bid to host the project was withdrawn two years later. ==Local government== Clarington is governed by an elected municipal council consisting of a mayor, and local councillors representing each of the municipality's four wards. In addition, two regional councillors each represent a pair of wards. The mayor and the regional councillors sit on both Clarington Council and Durham Region Council. The current council was elected on October 27, 2014, for a four-year term. The members of the council are the following: Mayor: Adrian Foster Members of Council: * Joe Neal - Regional Councillor, Wards 1 and 2 (Darlington / Bowmanville / Courtice) * Willie Woo - Regional Councillor, Wards 3 and 4 (Clarke / Newcastle / Bowmanville) * Steven Cooke - Councillor, Ward 1 (Courtice) * Ron Hooper - Councillor, Ward 2 (Darlington / Bowmanville) * Corinna Traill - Councillor, Ward 3 (Bowmanville / Clarke) * Wendy Partner - Councillor, Ward 4 (Clarke / Newcastle) Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board Trustees: Cathy Abraham and Sarah Bobka 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Clarington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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