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Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario
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Motto: Unity, Responsibility, Loyalty
Location of Niagara within Ontario
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Formed	1970 (from Welland and Lincoln Counties)
Government
- Chair	Peter Partington
- Governing body	Niagara Regional Council
- MPs	Dean Allison, Rick Dykstra, John Maloney, Rob Nicholson
- MPPs	Jim Bradley, Kim Craitor, Tim Hudak, Peter Kormos, Jennifer Mossop
Area
- Total	1,852 km² (715.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	427,421
- Density	223.5/km² (578.9/sq mi)
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Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
Website: Regional Niagara

The Regional Municipality of Niagara (2006 population: 427,421), also known as the Niagara Region, or, colloquially, "Regional Niagara", is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of southern Ontario, Canada.

The region occupies most of the Niagara Peninsula. Its eastern boundary is the Niagara River, which is also the border with the United States. It is bounded on the north by Lake Ontario and on the south by Lake Erie.

Unique natural landscapes make the Niagara Region an important centre for agriculture and tourism in Canada. The most important agricultural enterprise in Niagara is viticulture, or winemaking. The Niagara Wine Route, which connects visitors to dozens of wineries, is a growing tourism draw while the internationally-renowned Niagara Falls is one of Canada's major tourist attractions. Along with Shaw Festival, held annually in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and the Welland Canal, the Regional Municipality of Niagara receives up to 12 million visitors each year.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Features 3.1 Airports 3.2 Education 3.3 Festivals and Major Events 3.4 Health Care Services 3.5 History and trails 3.6 Other 4 Protected areas 5 Wineries 6 Highways 6.1 400-series expressways 6.2 Other highways 7 Surrounding census divisions 8 External links

Cities

• Niagara Falls
• Port Colborne
• St. Catharines
• Thorold
• Welland

Towns

• Fort Erie
• Grimsby
• Lincoln
• Niagara-on-the-Lake
• Pelham

Townships

• Wainfleet
• West Lincoln

In total, the region has an area of 1850 square kilometres. The regional seat is in Thorold, where the Niagara Regional Council meets.

Data from the Canada 2001 Census.

Racial Groups

• White: 349,390 or 95.9%
• Black: 2,990 or 0.8%
• Multiracial: 2,665 or 0.7%
• Chinese: 2,345 or 0.6%
• Other Asian: 2,320 or 0.6%
• (based on single responses)

Religious Profile

• 43.2% Protestant
• 36.4% Roman Catholic
• 3.8% other Christian
• 0.9% Muslim
• 14.6% non-religious

Top Ten Largest Ethnicities

• Canadian - 121,660 (those who are most likely of British/French origin whose ancestors have been in Canada for many generations)
• English - 108,425
• Scottish - 66,385
• Irish - 56,640
• German - 49,435
• French - 48,155
• Italian - 44,645
• Dutch - 23,805
• Ukrainian - 16,735
• Polish - 16,295

• St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Welland/Niagara Central Airport (Welland)
• Niagara Falls/Niagara South Airport (Niagara Falls)

• Brock University (St. Catharines)
• Niagara College (Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara Falls, Welland)

• Festival of Lights
• Niagara Food Festival
• Niagara Grape and Wine Festival
• Serbian Day (Vidov Dan)
• FISA World Rowing Championships - 1970 & 1999
• St. Catharines Wine Tasting of 2005
• Canal Days

• Niagara Health System
• Hotel Dieu Shaver Health and Rehabilitation Centre

• Fort George National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Fort Mississauga National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Greater Niagara Circle Route
• Navy Island National Historic Site (Niagara Falls)
• Niagara Parkway
• Niagara Wine Route
• Queenston Heights National Historic Site (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Waterfront Trial
• Welland Canal Parkway

• Clifton Hill (Niagara Falls)
• Lundy's Lane Tourist District (Niagara Falls)
• Niagara Olde Town (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
• Welland Canal Centre (St. Catharines)

Short Hills Provincial Park Wainfleet Bog Provincial Wildlife Preserve Ball's Falls Conservation Area Chippawa Creek Conservation Area Long Beach Conservation Area Morgan's Point Conservation Area Cave Springs Conservation Area St. John's Conservation Area Rockway Conservation Area Louth Conservation Area Mountainview Conservation Area Beamer Memorial Conservation Area Woodend Conservation Area

Woolverton Conservation Area Wainfleet Wetlands Humberstone & Willoughby Wetlands Mud Lake Wetlands E.C. Brown Conservation Area United Empire Loyalist Conservation Area Port Davidson Weir Conservation Area Sugar Bush Conservation Area Stevensville Conservation Area Virgil Dams Conservation Area Happy Rolph's Bird Sancuary

West Niagara

• Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery
• Cave Spring Cellars
• Vineland Estate
• Peninsula Ridge
• Flatrock
• Fielding

East Niagara

• Inniskillin
• Marynissen
• Chateau des Charmes
• Hillebrand
• Coyote's Run

• Highway 405
• Highway 406
• Highway 420
• Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW)
• Mid-Peninsula Highway (proposed)

• Highway 3
• Highway 20
• Highway 58
• Highway 58A
• Highway 140

• Hamilton, Ontario
• Haldimand County, Ontario
• Niagara County, New York
• Erie County, New York

• The Regional Municipality of Niagara
• Information on the historic bridges of the Niagara Region, including some bridges of the Welland Canal

v • d • e Regional Municipality of Niagara
Cities: Niagara Falls · Port Colborne · St. Catharines · Thorold · Welland Towns: Fort Erie · Grimsby · Lincoln · Niagara-on-the-Lake · Pelham Townships: Wainfleet · West Lincoln

v • d • e Inner Ring of Golden Horseshoe
Largest City:	Toronto
Regions:	Durham Region • Halton Region • Peel Region • York Region • City of Hamilton • Niagara Region
Cities:	Brampton • Burlington • Mississauga • Niagara Falls • Oshawa • Pickering • Port Colborne • St. Catharines • Thorold • Vaughan • Welland
Towns and Major Communities:	Ajax • Aurora • Bolton • Bowmanville • Brock • Buttonville • Caledon • Clarington • Concord • East Gwillimbury • Fort Erie • Georgina • Grimsby • Lincoln • Halton Hills • Keswick • King • Kleinburg • Maple • Markham • Milton • Newmarket • Niagara-on-the-Lake • Oakville • Pelham • Richmond Hill • Scugog • Sutton • Thornhill • Unionville • Uxbridge • Whitby • Whitchurch-Stouffville • Woodbridge

v • d • e Subdivisions of Ontario
Regions	Eastern Ontario · Central Ontario · Golden Horseshoe · Greater Toronto Area · Southwestern Ontario · Northern Ontario · Northeastern Ontario · Northwestern Ontario
Counties	Bruce · Dufferin · Elgin · Essex · Frontenac · Grey · Haliburton · Hastings · Huron · Lambton · Lanark · Leeds and Grenville · Lennox and Addington · Middlesex · Northumberland · Perth · Peterborough · Prescott and Russell · Renfrew · Simcoe · Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry · Wellington
Districts	Algoma · Cochrane · Kenora · Manitoulin · Nipissing · Parry Sound · Rainy River · Sudbury · Thunder Bay · Timiskaming
Regional municipalities	Durham · Halton · Muskoka · Niagara · Oxford · Peel · Waterloo · York
Single-tier municipalities	Brant · Brantford · Chatham-Kent · Greater Sudbury · Haldimand · Hamilton · Kawartha Lakes · Norfolk · Ottawa · Prince Edward · Toronto
Separated municipalities	Barrie · Belleville · Brantford · Brockville · Gananoque · Guelph · Kingston · London · Orillia · Pembroke · Peterborough · Prescott · Quinte West · Smiths Falls · St. Marys · St. Thomas · Stratford  · Windsor
See also	Ontario communities · Ontario municipalities

v • d • e Canadian Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) by size

Toronto, ON · Montreal, QC · Vancouver, BC · Ottawa–Gatineau, ON/QC · Calgary, AB · Edmonton, AB · Quebec City, QC · Winnipeg, MB · Hamilton, ON · London, ON · Kitchener, ON · St. Catharines-Niagara, ON · Halifax, NS · Oshawa, ON · Victoria, BC · Windsor, ON · Saskatoon, SK · Regina, SK · Sherbrooke, QC · St. John's, NL · Barrie, ON · Kelowna, BC · Abbotsford, BC · Greater Sudbury, ON · Kingston, ON · Saguenay, QC · Trois-Rivières, QC · Guelph, ON · Moncton, NB · Brantford, ON · Thunder Bay, ON · Saint John, NB · Peterborough, ON

v • d • e Roads in Niagara Region, Ontario
Regional Roads	3A · 20 · 24 · 55 · 81 · 420 · 581 · 681
Provincial highways	Queen Elizabeth Way · 3 · 20 · 58 · 58A · 140 · 405 · 406 · 420 · 7146
Other routes	Niagara Parkway · Welland Canal Route · Wine Route