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O'Connor is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located west of the city of Thunder Bay. The municipality was formed on January 1, 1907. The township serves as a bedroom community of Thunder Bay, with some agriculture, and is part of Thunder Bay's Census Metropolitan Area. The township was opened to settlement in 1887 because of the silver mining boom, and named by the Ontario government after Port Arthur businessman, alderman and police magistrate James Joseph O'Connor (1857–1930).〔F.B. Scollie, ''Thunder Bay Mayors & Councillors 1873-1945'' (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2000), 121-122〕 The current mayor of O'Connor is Ron Nelson. The township has four councillors, Gwen Garbutt, LeeAnn Nygard, Bishop Racicot, and Jim Vezina.〔(O'Connor Township.com ) directory. Retrieved on 23 September 2007.〕 The township maintains a disposal site, a skating rink, basketball court, and a fire station staffed by volunteer fire fighters. The township produces and distributes a newsletter called ''The Cornerstone''. O'Connor's primary industry is agriculture. Many residents commute to work either to Thunder Bay or the surrounding woodlands. ==Geography== The geography of O'Connor is mainly flat open farmland and rolling hills, with the Whitefish River Valley dominating the southeast corner of the township. The township contains many creeks and rivers. The most notable geographic feature is Kakabeka Falls, located in the northeastern corner of the municipality near the community of Kakabeka Falls, Ontario. 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「O'Connor, Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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