24 Facts About Brockville

Brockville, formerly Elizabethtown, is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region.

Brockville is situated on land that was inhabited by the St Lawrence Iroquoians and later by the Oswegatchie people.

Brockville is one of Ontario's oldest communities established by Loyalist settlers and is named after the British general Sir Isaac Brock.

Tourist attractions in Brockville include the Brockville Tunnel, Fulford Place, and the Aquatarium.

In 1855, Brockville was chosen as a divisional point of the new Grand Trunk Railway between Montreal and Toronto.

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Brockville is one of the few Canadian cities to have a recognized heraldic flag.

Brockville is midway between Toronto and Montreal and less than one hour from Ottawa.

Brockville Transit is the city-operated public transit system which covers the urban area, providing three regular scheduled bus routes and paratransit services, from Monday to Saturday.

Brockville is the main administrative, health-care and commercial centre for Leeds—Grenville county.

Brockville, known as The City of the Thousand Islands, is located on the shore of the Saint Lawrence River.

Brockville was one of the area's richest industrialists before his untimely death in 1905.

Brockville Museum, situated in the historic downtown core, at 5 Henry Street, features exhibits and artifacts related to Brockville's rich history and the city's development as a waterfront community.

Brockville area is the launching point for underwater wreck diving on sunken ships discovered in the Saint Lawrence, and a number of dive operators take divers to these sites.

In 2014, the City of Brockville started a collaboration with S O S to launch an underwater Sculpture Park off of Centeen Park.

Brockville was named one of Canada's safest communities by the World Health Organization.

Upstream is the Brockville-owned Islands group, which contain some city island parks, as well as an island park belonging to the Thousand Islands National Park system.

St Lawrence College in Brockville is home to the Music Theatre - Performance Program which trains students to enter the professional world of musical theatre.

The Brockville Arts Centre is a 700-seat theatre venue with a full season of entertainment offerings.

Brockville's has the highest Canadian woman's draft pick for the WNBA, where she has played for the Washington Mystics and Chicago Sky.

Brockville Braves are a Tier I Junior "A" ice hockey team representing Brockville.

Star graduates Bryan Murray Mike Daoust and Guy Come of the Brockville Braves won the 2001 NCAA National Championship with the Plattsburgh Cardinals vs the RIT Tigers.

Brockville Bunnies Youth Baseball Program is an elite level program that operates out of this small city, with provincial championships and several pro and Olympic graduates.

Brockville Ontario Speedway is a clay oval track just north of the city on Highway 29 in Forthton.

Brockville has a community college, four high schools, and several elementary schools.