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| Motto: The river and the land sustain us. | |
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| Area: | City: 120.63 km² Metropolitan: 1,022.53 km² |
| Population
City Population ( 2001) | 208,402¹ |
| Population Density: | City: 1,727.7/km² Metropolitan: 301.1/km² |
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| Postal Code span: Canada Post | N9(A-J), N8(N-Y) |
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42º 18' N |
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| Mayor | Eddie Francis List of mayors of |
| Governing Body: | Windsor City Council |
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Windsor (42º 18' N, 83º 01' W; EST), the southernmost city in Canada, is located in Essex County, Ontario and lies across the Detroit River and Lake St Clair from Detroit, Michigan, USA. As of the 2001 Census the population of Windsor is 208,402, with a metropolitan area population of 307,877. Windsor's motto is "The river and the land sustain us". Interestingly enough, it is the only point along Canada's southern border where crossing to the United States involves heading north.
Windsor was first settled in the mid- 1720s after farms started getting too far from the protection of a fort in Detroit making it the oldest continually inhabited European city in Canada, west of the Quebec border. The area was first named Petite Cote (Little Coast), the site later became known as la Cote de Misere (The Coast of Misery) because of the sandy soils near LaSalle.
Windsor's nickname is the "City of Roses", and it has several large parks on the waterfront, extending uninterrupted from the Ambassador Bridge to Hiram WalkerHiram Walker is a famous distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada directly across from Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1858 in what was then Walkerville, Ontario by Detroit Grocer Hiram Walker. Walker was born July 4, 1816 in East Douglas, Massachusett's Canadian Club plant. Of particular mention are the gardens at Jackson Park, where an actual Lancaster Bomber is mounted on a concrete pedestal. It is also home to the University of WindsorMotto: 'The best of both worlds' and 'The degree that works Chancellor Dr. Frederic Jackman President Ross H. Paul, PhD School type Public Founded 1963 Location Windsor, Ontario, Canada Enrollment 11244 full time3812 part time(April 2004) Campus surroundi. The campus is just east of the Ambassador Bridge.
Windsor is recognized as the automotive capital of Canada, having achieved this status mainly by its proximity to Detroit. Its industries include DaimlerChryslerDaimlerChrysler AG ( NYSE:DCX), with headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany and Auburn Hills, Michigan, is a prominent automobile and truck manufacturer, formed in 1998 by the buyout of the Chrysler Corporation (USA) by Daimler-Benz (Germany). The merger whic's minivan assembly plant, several Ford Motor Company engine and casting plants, General MotorsGM redirects here. This article is about General Motors . For other uses, see GM (disambiguation). General Motors Corporation also known as GM is a United States-based automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevro' transmission plant and Hiram WalkerHiram Walker is a famous distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada directly across from Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in 1858 in what was then Walkerville, Ontario by Detroit Grocer Hiram Walker. Walker was born July 4, 1816 in East Douglas, Massachusett's Canadian Club plant, along with a myriad of smaller manufacturers that supply the larger plants. Windsor tourist attractions include Casino Windsor, a lively downtown, the Odette Sculpture Park, Ojibway ParkOjibway Park is a nature reserve in Windsor, Ontario. The park features a Nature Centre and several nature trails, some of which are paved. It contains about 160 acres (0. 6 km²) of habitat, including forests, ponds, and prarie. Ojibway is popular amongst, and nearby Point Pelee National Park. Windsor was a major entry point into Canada for refugees from slavery via the Underground Railroad and a major source of liquor during American Prohibition.
Windsor is linked to the United States by the Ambassador Bridge, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, and a Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel. The Ambassador Bridge is North America's #1 international border crossing in terms of goods volume: 27% of all trade between Canada and the United States crosses the Ambassador Bridge.
Every summer Windsor participates in the 2-week long Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival that culminates in a gigantic fireworks display that celebrates Canada Day and the American Independence Day. The fireworks display is on the Wednesday before Canada Day, on the Detroit River between Detroit's Renaissance Center and Windsor's Festival Plaza, and each year attracts over a million spectators to Windsor's riverfront parks.
Labour union membership is very high in Windsor, and both of the city's current federal Members of Parliament are members of the New Democratic Party.
Because of Windsor's proximity to the Detroit media market, radio and television broadcasters in Windsor are accorded a special status by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, exempting them from many of the Canadian content requirements most broadcasters in Canada are required to follow.
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