Regional Municipality of York
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional Municipality of York, in 1970. It replaced the former York County in 1971, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner ring of the Golden Horseshoe. The regional government is headquartered in Newmarket.
Image: Historic Aurora, Ontario (4287106829)
Image: Sibbald Point Provincial Park a view to Lake Simcoe (2)
Image: Behemoth's first drop
Image: Vaughan Metro Centre skyline 2019
Lake Simcoe is a lake in southern Ontario, Canada, the fourth-largest lake wholly in the province, after Lake Nipigon, Lac Seul, and Lake Nipissing. At the time of the first European contact in the 17th century, the lake was called Ouentironk by the native Wendat/Ouendat (Huron) people. It was also known as Lake Taronto until it was renamed by John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, in memory of his father, Captain John Simcoe of the Royal Navy. In Anishinaabemowin, the historical language of the First Nations living around this lake, namely Anishinaabek of Rama and Georgina Island First Nations, the lake is called Zhooniyaang-zaaga'igan, meaning "Silver Lake".
Satellite view of Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching directly north of it
Downtown Barrie and Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe
Aerial view of Thorah Island, 2012. The island is one of several contained in Lake Simcoe.
The mouth of the Black River at the southern shoreline of Lake Simcoe.
