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62-698: The Municipality of Trent Lakes is a lower-tier township in the rural, mostly wooded northern section of Peterborough County , Ontario , Canada. The municipality has a primarily cottage and tourist industry based economy but has grown year round residency due to its commute distance to the Greater Toronto Area. In 1998 the Township of Galway-Cavendish and the Township of Harvey were amalgamated by Minister's Order to become Galway-Cavendish and Harvey . The Municipality of Trent Lakes adopted its new name by By-law B2013-017 on February 19, 2013. The name

124-802: A public holiday in Hong Kong since 1999. The first Labour Day was celebrated in India on 1 May 1923, in Chennai (then known as Madras), organised by the Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan . Before 1961, 24 May was celebrated in Jamaica as Empire Day in honour of the birthday of Queen Victoria and her emancipation of slaves in Jamaica and the West Indies . As its name suggests, the day

186-521: A public holiday in Kazakhstan , is celebrated on the last Sunday in September. The holiday was officially established in late 2013. In 1995, the government of Kazakhstan replaced International Workers' Day with Kazakhstan People's Unity Day . Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev also instituted a special medal that is awarded to veterans of labour on the occasion of the holiday. Labour Day it

248-540: A township is one form of the subdivision of a county . In Quebec, the term is canton in French. The historic colony of Nova Scotia (present-day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick , and Prince Edward Island ) used the term township as a subdivision of counties and as a means of attracting settlers to the colony. In Prince Edward Island, the colonial survey of 1764 established 67 townships, known as lots, and 3 royalties, which were grouped into parishes and hence into counties;

310-560: A day off. Public servants , teachers and students do not have this day off. Labour Day was celebrated on 1 May in the Soviet Union , and the tradition lives on in Tajikistan as International Labour Day Although Labour Day is a working day , folk festivals, performances and fairs organised throughout the country create a holiday atmosphere. In Trinidad and Tobago , Labour Day is celebrated every 19 June. This public holiday

372-475: A district, i.e. in Northern Ontario ). A township municipality may consist of a portion of one or more geographic townships united as a single entity with a single municipal administration. Often rural counties are subdivided into townships. In some places, usually if the township is in a county rather than in a regional municipality , the head of a political township may be called a " reeve ", not

434-689: A labour demonstration in Toronto in April 1872, in support of striking printers, led directly to the enactment of the Trade Union Act, a law that confirmed the legality of unions. On 22 July 1882, a labour celebration in Toronto attracted the attention of American labour leader Peter J. McGuire , who organised a similar parade in New York City on 5 September that year. Unions associated with

496-418: A land area of 833.72 km (321.90 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.7/km (20.0/sq mi) in 2021. Mother tongue (2021): Trent Lakes is led by a mayor, deputy mayor and three councillors. The current council was elected in 2022 and will serve a four-year term to 2026. They are: The Mayor and Deputy Mayor represent Trent Lakes at meetings of Peterborough County Council . Boaters use

558-606: A mayor. However, the distinction is changing as many rural townships are replacing the title with "mayor" to reduce confusion. A few townships keep both titles and designate "mayor" as the head of the municipal council and use "reeve" to denote the representative to the upper tier (usually county) council. The term "geographic township" is also used in reference to former political townships that were abolished or superseded as part of municipal government restructuring. In Quebec , townships are called cantons in French and can also be political and geographic, similar to Ontario although

620-482: A political unit called a rural municipality in general is 3 townships by 3 townships in size, or 18 miles squared, about 324 square miles (840 km ). Three municipalities in British Columbia , Langley , Esquimalt and Spallumcheen , have "township" in their official names but legally hold the status of district municipalities . Labour Day Labour Day is an annual day of celebration of

682-661: A public holiday , they are often combined to generate the "May long weekend" because 2 May is Polish National Flag Day . In the Philippines , Labor Day is a public holiday commemorated nationwide on 1 May. Initially observed in 1903 through a protest by the Unión Obrera Democrática Filipina in Manila during the American colonial era , it was officially recognised as a holiday in 1908, with

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744-592: A public holiday. Legislation was introduced in May by prime minister Sir John Thompson and received royal assent in July 1894. 1 May is a statutory holiday in the People's Republic of China . It was a three-day holiday until 2008, but was only one day after 2008. However, the actual time off is often longer than the time off in the regulations, and the extra time off is usually supplemented by another two weekends, but since

806-477: A showcase for the importance of labour to the development of Jamaica, and a day of voluntary community participation to beneficial projects. Since then, Labour Day has been not only a public holiday in Jamaica , but also a day of mass community involvement around the country. A public holiday in Japan , Labour Day is officially conflated with Thanksgiving on 23 November, as Labor Thanksgiving Day . Labour Day,

868-804: Is a public holiday in Australia on dates which vary between states and territories . In some states the date commemorates the Eight Hours Day march (see below). It is the first Monday in October in the Australian Capital Territory , New South Wales and South Australia . In Victoria and Tasmania , it is the second Monday in March (though the latter calls it the Eight Hours Day). In Western Australia , Labour Day

930-422: Is a 'non-operating' park with no facilities. You must carry-in and carry-out all items. The area is also known for the 37,587-hectare (92,880-acre) Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park established in 1989. The park has a number of canoe routes, backcountry camping and trails. The park is the second largest in southern Ontario. The park has limited facilities, including limited parking. John Earle Chase Memorial Park

992-489: Is a 160-hectare (400-acre) park located in the vicinity of Gannons Narrows on the shore of Pigeon Lake and offers day use only trails. There are no facilities at this free park and you must carry-in and carry-out all items. The land for the park was donated in 1995 to Trent-Severn Waterway, Parks Canada, in 1995 by the Chase family, which had farmed the area for several generations. Township (Canada) In Eastern Canada ,

1054-475: Is a mistake. The Burleigh Falls Inn and island are actually in the Township of North Kawartha and the dam, rapids and falls are in the Township of Selwyn. Kinmount is in the far northwest tip of Trent Lakes. The village is apportioned by the three municipalities of City of Kawartha Lakes, Minden Hills and Trent Lakes. The Kinmount Fairgrounds is the site of the Kinmount Fair under the care and ownership of

1116-465: Is also a popular cottaging and recreational area. Trent Lakes consists mostly of Precambrian Shield , dating from 600 to 1,200 million years. The granite is normally pink but interlaced with other colours of white and black as one heads north. These areas are primarily " igneous " granite which was subject to intense heat and pressure during the movement of the Earth's crust. The changes took place as

1178-416: Is known as Flynn's Turn (intersection of Peterborough County Road 36 and Country Road 507) is a prime example of a limestone flat. On Highway 49 you can see the evidence of what is called a limestone ridge ("Ordovician strata"). This same ridge extends to Lower Buckhorn Lake and the erosion on the northern edge has created a scarp (or steep cliff) some 30 metres (98 ft) high in areas. Sandy Lake and

1240-413: Is meant to honour and celebrate workers and the importance of their contributions to the nation and society. In the capital city, Nassau , thousands of people come to watch a parade through the streets, which begins at mid-morning. Bands in colourful uniforms, traditional African Junkanoo performers, and members of various labour unions and political parties are all part of the procession, which ends up at

1302-844: Is over the Buckhorn dam on the Township of Selwyn side. There is one public school in the municipality of Trent Lakes. It is the Buckhorn Public School. Being a rural municipality all other children are bused to local schools outside of the municipality, being serviced by the Kawartha Pine Ridge District (Public) School Board and the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland & Clarington Catholic School Board. There are three municipal Community Centres in Trent Lakes;

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1364-581: Is the first Monday in March. In Queensland and the Northern Territory , Labour Day occurs on the first Monday in May (though the latter calls it May Day). It is on the fourth Monday of March in the territory of Christmas Island . The first march for an eight-hour day by the labour movement occurred in Melbourne on 21 April 1856. On this day, stonemasons and building workers on building sites around Melbourne stopped work and marched from

1426-472: Is widely celebrated across the country with official speeches, award ceremonies, cultural events, etc. It is a non-working holiday for most citizens of Kazakhstan because it always falls on a weekend. A public holiday in Kenya , Labour Day is commemorated yearly every 1 May. This celebration is usually marked with song and dance as Kenyans gather at designated locations to celebrate and listen to speeches from

1488-714: The Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor in both Canada and the United States subsequently promoted parades and festivals on the first Monday in September. In Canada, local celebrations took place in Hamilton , Oshawa , Montreal , St. Catharines , Halifax , Ottawa , Vancouver and London during these years. Montreal declared a civic holiday in 1889. In Nova Scotia , coal miners had been holding picnics and parades since 1880 to celebrate

1550-648: The Prairie Provinces and parts of British Columbia , a township is a division of the Dominion Land Survey . Townships are (mostly) 6-by-6-mile (9.7 by 9.7 km) squares, about 36 square miles (93 km ) in area. The townships are not political units (although political boundaries often follow township boundaries) but exist only to define parcels of land relatively simply. Townships are divided into 36 equal 1-by-1-mile (1.6 by 1.6 km) square parcels, known as "sections." In Saskatchewan ,

1612-535: The Trent–Severn Waterway Lock 31, located in the hamlet of Buckhorn. The lock is situated between Lower Buckhorn Lake and Upper Buckhorn and is one of the busiest locks on the Waterway system. Wolf Island Provincial Park is a 222-hectare (550-acre) water access only park established in 1985. The largest portion of the park is Wolf Island, an island located between Lower Buckhorn and Lovesick lakes. This

1674-539: The University of Melbourne to Parliament House to achieve an eight-hour day. Their direct action protest was a success, and they are noted as being among the first organised workers in the world to achieve an eight-hour day, with no loss of pay. Labour Day was first celebrated with a public holiday in Queensland in 1865 as Eight Hours Celebration Day. It occurred on 1 March ( Saint David's Day ) and celebrated

1736-446: The achievements of workers . It has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement, which advocated eight hours for work, eight hours for recreation, and eight hours for rest. For most countries, Labour Day is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day , which occurs on 1 May. For other countries, Labour Day is celebrated on a different date, often one with special significance for

1798-557: The 1800s. They are used primarily for geographic purposes, such as land surveying, natural resource exploration and tracking of phenomena such as forest fires or tornados , but are not political entities. Township municipalities, also called "political townships", are areas that have been incorporated with municipal governments, and are a lower-tier municipality (if located in a county or regional municipality , i.e. in Southern Ontario ) or single-tier municipality (if located in

1860-724: The Cavendish Branch. Trent Lakes currently has two medical health centres, the Buckhorn Regional Health Centre and the Kinmount and District Health Centre. The border of the Municipality of Trent Lakes is Gannons Narrows in the southeast, Buckhorn on the east (shared with Selwyn Township) and almost to Burleigh Falls in the northeast (includes Perry's Creek). The rapids and falls at Burleigh Falls are often thought to be in Trent Lakes but this

1922-584: The Galway Community Centre, the Cavendish Community Centre, and Lakehurst Hall. They offer a variety of programs and services. There is also the independently operated and volunteer based Buckhorn Community Centre. The Trent Lakes Public Library has two locations. The Buckhorn Branch is located in the main core of Buckhorn. The Helen Bowen Branch is located in the Cavendish Community Centre and often referred to simply as

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1984-789: The Kinmount Agricultural Society. The fair is held the Labour Day weekend and heavily attended. The fair celebrated its 150th edition in 2020. Trent Lakes is also connected to the Township of Selwyn by a causeway and span of bridge at Gannon Narrows. The bridge spans the actual narrows connecting (Upper) Buckhorn Lake with Pigeon Lake . Current and some historic communities are Alpine Village, Buckhorn, Buckhorn Lake Estates, Catchacoma, Crystal Lake, Ewan, Flynns, Fortescue, Kawartha Hideaway, Lakehurst, Mississagua Landing, Mount Irwin, Nogies Creek, Oak Shores Estates, Pirates Glen, Point Pleasant, Rockcroft and Sugar Bush and

2046-657: The Southern Recreation Grounds, where government officials make speeches for the occasion. For many residents and visitors to The Bahamas, the afternoon of Labour Day is a time to relax at home or perhaps visit the beach. Labour Day ( French : Fête du Travail ) has been marked as a statutory public holiday in Canada on the first Monday in September since 1894. Its origins can be traced back to numerous local demonstrations and celebrations in earlier decades. Such events assumed political significance when

2108-627: The anniversary of their union, the Provincial Workmen's Association, first organised in 1879. In addition, in 1889, the Royal Commission on the Relations of Labour and Capital in Canada, chaired by James Sherrard Armstrong (1886–88) and Augustus Toplady Freed (1888–89), recommended recognition of an official "labour day" by the federal government . In March and April 1894, unions lobbied Parliament to recognise Labour Day as

2170-434: The area has numerous cottager and ratepayer associations. The lumber and agricultural industries are significant to the history of the township. Due to the topography of the region, agricultural production was limited to only certain areas where soil conditions were adequate and cattle and mixed farming (orchards, cattle, horses, sheep, grains, vegetables, chickens and turkeys) were the predominant formats. Lumber production in

2232-545: The area led to the construction of standing timber lumber camps , with the numerous waterways allowing the transport of that lumber to production and processing mills in the area. This led to the development of settlements of forestry workers, but non-resident lumber barons took most of the gains from the industry. With the decline of the lumber industry, the settlements in the region also grew less populous. The French Canadians , Irish immigrants and other lumber labourers moved to other thriving locations, leaving smaller groups in

2294-405: The beach area has a unique soft turquoise colour. This is a white "marl" lake bottom and is spring fed. Surrounded by a limestone karst runoff enters into the lake with very little organic material and this contributes to the unique greenish-blue colouration. The marl bottom is extremely soft and rich with minerals. The community is a scenic location where Paleozoic limestone formations yield to

2356-496: The eight-hour working day movement that arose in the newly founded Wellington colony in 1840, primarily because of carpenter Samuel Duncan Parnell 's refusal to work more than eight hours a day. That year, Parnell reportedly told a prospective employer: "There are twenty-four hours per day given us; eight of these should be for work, eight for sleep, and the remaining eight for recreation". The first Labour Day in New Zealand

2418-466: The extra time is not under an official holiday, the extra days must be "made up" by working on the preceding or following weekend. For example, in 2013, 1 May fell on Wednesday. Most workplaces, including all government offices, took 29 April (Monday) to 1 May (Wednesday) as days off. As the first two days were not statutory holidays, they had to be "made up" by working the preceding weekend (27 and 28 April). Labour Day, observed 1 May, has been considered

2480-605: The first official commemoration taking place in 1913. In Switzerland, Labour Day on 1 May is not a federal holiday across the entire country, but several of the Swiss cantons have made it one of their cantonal holidays. In the Canton of Fribourg , it is traditional for children to go singing at people's doors in exchange for sweets and money. Labour Day, observed 1 May, in Taiwan , is an official holiday , though not everybody gets

2542-782: The geographic use is not used much or at all. They were introduced after the British Conquest, primarily as a surveying unit. They were designated and cover most of the unattributed territory in Eastern Quebec and what is now known as the Eastern Townships and later used in surveying the Outaouais and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regions. Townships often served as the territorial basis for new municipalities, but township municipalities are no different from other types such as parish or village municipalities. In

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2604-680: The government legislated that the day be a public holiday through the Labour Day Act of 1899. The day was set as the second Wednesday in October and first celebrated the following year, in 1900. In 1910, the holiday was moved to the fourth Monday in October. In Pakistan, 1 May is Labour Day and is a public holiday all over the nation. Poland celebrates Labour Day on 1 May. Since 3 May is the Constitution Day (and Catholic holiday - The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland ), also

2666-436: The labour movement in that country. Labour Day is a public holiday in many countries. For most countries, "Labour Day" is synonymous with, or linked with, International Workers' Day , which occurs on 1 May. Some countries vary the actual date of their celebrations so that the holiday occurs on a Monday close to 1 May. Some countries have a holiday at or around this date, but it is not a 'Labour Day' celebration. Labour Day

2728-602: The leadership of the country. Francis Atwoli , Secretary General of the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) has been vocal in spearheading the celebrations in the country while advocating for favourable working conditions for the Kenyan people. In Macau , 1 May is a public holiday and is officially known as Dia do Trabalhador ( Portuguese for 'Workers' Day'). On 1 May, people in Malaysia take

2790-408: The municipality. Trent Lakes is home to Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park , which is set around Catchacoma Lake and Mississagua Lake. A 37,587- hectare (92,880-acre) Natural Environment Park permitting "backcountry" camping and primarily a water access only interior. Three violent summer wind storms have hit this area doing damage to property and forest, one in 1927, then 1995 and in 2006. The area

2852-517: The new municipality. However, on February 19, 2013, the township changed its name again, this time to its current name, recognising the role of the tourist and cottage industry of the Trent Severn Waterway system. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Trent Lakes had a population of 6,439 living in 2,952 of its 5,750 total private dwellings, a change of 19.3% from its 2016 population of 5,397 . With

2914-479: The other servicing the Pirates Glen and Alpine Village subdivisions. Other residences must rely on private wells. The hamlet of Buckhorn is situated on the border of the Municipality of Trent Lakes and the Township of Selwyn. The main downtown core is situated on the Trent Lakes side. A span of two bridges connect the hamlet. One bridge spans Trent-Severn Waterway Lock 31 on the Trent Lakes side. The second span

2976-512: The region. Galway, Cavendish and Harvey wards all have ghost settlements and nearly-forgotten communities including Silver Lake, Rockcroft, Scotts Mills, Fortesque. Following World War II , the area became popular as a camping and cottaging area. The area is rich in early First Nations sites, and many First Nations members live in the community year-round or seasonally on some of the islands in Lovesick Lake . The old Harvey fire tower

3038-418: The rock mixed with other elements in the Earth's crust. The mixture is mostly with black and white marble . The region also has sections of limestone flats. When the lakes that covered most of Lake Ontario dried up some 450 million years ago the lake sediments hardened and lifted to form a top layer of limestone over the area. With the ice age small glaciers left a thin layer of soil. The area around what

3100-417: The time to remember the economic and social accomplishments of the labour movement. Also known as May Day, this public holiday is sometimes celebrated with groups organising parades, rallies or both, to promote and protect workers' rights. Labour Day ( Māori : Te Rā Whakanui i ngā Kaimahi ) is a public holiday in New Zealand and is held on the fourth Monday in October. Its origins are traced back to

3162-412: The township of Harvey. In 1998, the provincial government of Ontario planned for a reduction in the number of municipal governments throughout the province. The two townships, located in the same corner of Peterborough County, had much in common economically, topographically, and historically and agreed to amalgamate. They became the Township of Galway-Cavendish and Harvey, recognising the composite parts of

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3224-401: The townships were geographically and politically the same. In New Brunswick, parishes have taken over as the present-day subdivision of counties, and present-day Nova Scotia uses districts as appropriate. In Ontario , there are both geographic townships and township municipalities. Geographic townships are the original historical administrative subdivisions surveyed and established primarily in

3286-412: The underlying Precambrian bedrock of pink gneiss ; as a result, it attracts a large number of summer residents and visitors. Trent Lakes identifies three wards within the municipality; Harvey Ward, Galway Ward and Cavendish Ward. The three wards are based on traditional geographic boundaries and for election purposes there is still Municipal Council representatives for Harvey and Galway-Cavendish. This

3348-575: The victims of the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse . However, Bangladesh does observe May Day on 1 May. Labour Day is a national holiday in The Bahamas , celebrated on the first Friday in June in order to create a long weekend for workers. The traditional date of Labour Day in The Bahamas , however, is 7 June, in commemoration of a significant workers' strike that began on that day in 1942. Labour Day

3410-607: The winning of an eight-hour work day by Brisbane workers in 1858. The date was moved to May Day around 1896, in solidarity with the attack on United States workers on the first May Day parade in the Haymarket affair . In 1901, the holiday was moved to the first Monday in May, to ensure a long weekend. Bangladesh Garment Sramik Sanghati, an organisation working for the welfare of garment workers, has requested that 24 April be declared Labour Safety Day in Bangladesh , in memory of

3472-494: Was a result of the 1998 amalgamation of the townships of Galway-Cavendish and Harvey. The municipality has many community subdivisions concentrated around the many lakes. Several of the communities were originally intended for cottage use but today many of the subdivisions contain year round residents. There are two municipally-owned drinking water supply systems. One in the Buckhorn Lakes Estates subdivision and

3534-510: Was celebrated on 28 October 1890, which marked the first anniversary of the Maritime Council, an organisation of transport and mining unions. Several thousand trade union members and supporters attended parades in the main city centres. Government employees were given the day off to attend, and many businesses closed for at least part of the day. Initially, the day was variously called Labour Day or Labour Demonstration Day. In 1899,

3596-569: Was in recognition of the Trent-Severn Waterway which plays a major role in the cottage history and tourism economy of the area. The Municipality is part of the Kawartha Lakes Tourism Area and contains numerous tributary lakes, rivers and creeks contributing water level support to the nationally historic Trent-Severn Waterway system. Lock 31 in Buckhorn is the only Trent-Severn Waterway boat lock located within

3658-539: Was located at the southern edge of Mississagua Lake (then known as Gull Lake). It was one of the 320 towers in the province used as an early warning in the detection of forest fires. Part of the Lindsay Forest District of towers this tower had its own phone line connection back to headquarters. The phone line still runs through the forest and up the hill to the old towers footings. In 1927 the Harvey tower

3720-427: Was made of wood, but a hurricane came through and blew it over. Parts of the tower were found miles away. A newer wood tower was built in its place, that is, until 1938 when a light steel tower had been erected. The tower system was abandoned by 1970 when aerial detection became favoured and the tower dismantled. Initially, the municipality of Trent Lakes was made up of two townships, the township of Galway-Cavendish and

3782-582: Was proposed in 1973 to be commemorated on the anniversary of the labour riots led by Tubal Uriah Butler in 1937, part of the British West Indian labour unrest of 1934–1939 . In Turkey , 1 May ( Turkish : Emek ve Dayanışma Günü ) is an official holiday known as Labour and Solidarity Day. However, the state prohibits some demonstrations made by left-wing protesters, particularly those in Taksim , which carries historical significance due to

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3844-417: Was used to celebrate the British Empire , complete with flag-raising ceremonies and the singing of patriotic songs. In 1961, Chief Minister , Norman Manley , proposed the replacement of Empire Day with Labour Day, a celebration in commemoration of 23 May 1938, when Alexander Bustamante led a labour rebellion leading to Jamaican independence. In 1972, prime minister Michael Manley promoted Labour Day as

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