White River, Ontario
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White River, Ontario is a small northern Ontario community best known as the birthplace of the bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh and as a stop along the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White River (Ontario) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| celebrates | Winnie-the-Pooh festival ⓘ |
| censusDivision | Algoma District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 300 km north of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
ⓘ
approximately 400 km east of Thunder Bay, Ontario ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| foundingEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Township of White River Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | single-tier township ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
249
ⓘ
705 ⓘ |
| hasAttraction | Winnie-the-Pooh statue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasMotto | The Birthplace of Winnie the Pooh ⓘ |
| hasMuseumOrDisplay | Winnie-the-Pooh historical displays ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea |
Pukaskwa National Park (regional area)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wabatongushi Lake region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationRange | under 2000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | P0M ⓘ |
| highwayNumber | Ontario Highway 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | railway divisional point on the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Trans-Canada Highway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isServedBy |
Via Rail Sudbury–White River train
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intercity bus services ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of the bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
ⓘ
stop on the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ stop on the Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Algoma District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubregion | Northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Northern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | White River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | White River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | railway town ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| railwayStation | White River railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation |
Canadian Pacific Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Highway 17 (Ontario)
this entity surface form:
White River (Ontario)