Exhibition Place: Lake Shore Boulevard near Ontario Drive
Old Toronto combines a lakeside setting with metropolitan density in a way that reflects its position on Lake Ontario’s northwestern shore. At Lake Shore Boulevard West and Ontario Drive, a major waterfront route runs beside Exhibition Place, the large events grounds that host the Canadian National Exhibition, an annual tradition dating to 1879. Ontario Place, created in 1971 as a provincially run cultural and recreational complex, occupies the lakefront nearby. The Martin Goodman Trail follows this stretch of shore, while Toronto’s high-rise downtown rises east of the grounds. This is a working urban edge where traffic corridors, public parkland and the lakeshore meet.
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Built around the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence water system, Ontario grew into Canada’s most populous province. Its vast northern interior lies on the Canadian Shield, a terrain of exposed rock, boreal forest and innumerable lakes, while the south concentrates most cities and farms along the Great Lakes. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario give the province an exceptional freshwater horizon; Niagara Falls is its best-known natural landmark. Toronto, Ontario’s largest city, is a major cultural and economic centre, while Algonquin Provincial Park, founded in 1893, represents a long tradition of protected wilderness. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Ontario.
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Canada has served as a frontier between French and British colonial powers since the 17th century. The world’s second-largest country extends from Atlantic shores to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, with the Canadian Shield, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River shaping its vast geography. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are central to Canada’s identity, while Ottawa’s Parliament Hill represents its federal political life. French remains the official language of Quebec, adding a distinct dimension to the country’s public culture. See how Canada connects across North America by browsing webcams in neighbouring regions.
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