On 1 January 1958, Burlington Ontario officially annexed most of the Township of Nelson, as well as Aldershot, formerly a part of East Flamborough Township.
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17 Facts About Burlington Ontario
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Burlington Ontario was the site of the Brant Inn built by the lake in 1917, which became famous during the '40s and '50s for showing big-band performers.
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Burlington Ontario's climate is humid continental with warm, humid summers and long, cold and snowy winters.
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Several species of flora and fauna usually found only in more southern climes are present in Burlington Ontario, including paw-paw, green dragon, tuckahoe, American columbo, wall-rue, plus the Louisiana waterthrush, the hooded warbler, the southern flying squirrel and the rare eastern pipistrelle.
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Hamilton Harbour, the western end of Lake Burlington Ontario, is bounded on its western shore by a large sandbar, now called the Beach strip, that was deposited during the last ice age.
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The top five private sector employers in Burlington Ontario are Fearmans Pork Inc, Cogeco Cable, Evertz Microsystems, Boehringer Ingelheim and EMC2.
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Burlington Ontario is primarily served by media based in Toronto, as it is geographically in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area .
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Burlington Ontario listeners are served by stations licensed to Toronto, St Catharines, Niagara Falls and Buffalo, New York.
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Burlington Ontario Airpark in the city's north end is a thriving general-aviation without regular commercial passenger flight service.
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The pier extends 137 metres over Lake Ontario and provides views of the lake and Burlington's shoreline.
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Art Gallery of Burlington Ontario is adjacent to Spencer Smith Park, and contains diverse permanent and changing exhibits.
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Burlington Ontario is home to the Royal Botanical Gardens, which has the world's largest lilac collection.
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Burlington Ontario offers four indoor and two outdoor pools, one splash park, nine splash pads, seven arenas and ice centres, six community centres and nine golf courses.
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Burlington Ontario Centre is a two-storey mall at Guelph Line and Fairview Street.
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The Burlington Ontario Concert Band is a participating member of Performing Arts Burlington Ontario as well as the Canadian Band Association.
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The Area stretches outside the city limits of Burlington Ontario and encompasses the additional communities of Waterdown, Kilbride, and Carlisle.
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Burlington Ontario Symphony Orchestra, formed in 1973, is a community orchestra under the direction of Denis Mastromonaco.
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