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.

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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 Frederick Banting
surface form: 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 Alliston, Ontario, Canada self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada

Simcoe County
surface form: Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Nottawasaga River
locatedNorthOf Toronto
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
namedAfter Alliston, Hampshire, England
nearestLargeUrbanCentre Barrie
surface form: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
postalCodePrefix L9R
province Ontario
region Central Ontario
regionalGovernment Simcoe County
surface form: County of Simcoe
sportsCulture ice hockey
minor league baseball
transportationAccess Highway 400
surface form: Highway 400 (nearby)

Highway 89
UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime −4
UTCOffsetStandardTime −5

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Frederick Banting placeOfBirth Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Alliston, Ontario, Canada locatedIn Alliston, Ontario, Canada self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New Tecumseth, Ontario, Canada
Honda Pilot assemblyLocation Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Honda Ridgeline assemblyPlant Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Honda CR-V assemblyLocation Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Alliston, Hampshire, England hasNameOriginFor Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Banting Heritage Centre locatedIn Alliston, Ontario, Canada
this entity surface form: Alliston, Ontario
Banting Heritage Centre touristAttraction Alliston, Ontario, Canada
this entity surface form: Alliston, Ontario
Acura ZDX assemblyLocation Alliston, Ontario, Canada
this entity surface form: Alliston, Ontario, Canada (first generation)