Alliston, Ontario, Canada

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Alliston, Ontario, Canada is a small community best known as the birthplace of Sir Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf community
population centre
unincorporated community
amalgamatedInto Town of New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada
amalgamationYear 1991
areaCode 249
705
censusDivision Simcoe County
climate humid continental climate
country Canada
distanceFromToronto approximately 90 kilometres
economicActivity agriculture
automotive manufacturing
foundingCentury 19th century
governingBody Council of the Town of New Tecumseth
hasBirthplaceOf Sir Frederick Banting
hasHeritageSite Sir Frederick Banting’s birthplace
hasHighSchool Banting Memorial High School
hasIndustry food processing
manufacturing
retail trade
hasMuseum Banting Heritage Centre
historicalStatus former town
knownFor Honda manufacturing plant nearby
birthplace of Sir Frederick Banting
potato farming
localFestival potato festival
locatedIn New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada
Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Nottawasaga River
locatedNorthOf Toronto, Ontario, Canada
namedAfter Alliston, Hampshire, England
nearestLargeUrbanCentre Barrie, Ontario, Canada
postalCodePrefix L9R
province Ontario
region Central Ontario
regionalGovernment County of Simcoe
sportsCulture ice hockey
minor league baseball
transportationAccess Highway 400 (nearby)
Highway 89 NERFINISHED
UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime −4
UTCOffsetStandardTime −5

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Honda CR-V
Honda Pilot
assemblyLocation
Honda Ridgeline
assemblyPlant
Alliston, Ontario, Canada ("New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada")
locatedIn
Frederick Banting
placeOfBirth

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