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The Ottawa River timber trade resulted from Napoleon's 1806 Continental Blockade in Europe the United Kingdom required a new source of timber for its navy and shipbuilding Later the UK's application of gradually increasing preferential tariffs increased Canadian imports the trade in squared timber lasted until the 1850s the transportation of raw timber by means of floating down the Ottawa River was proved possible in 1806 by Philemon Wright. Squared timber would be assembled into large rafts which held living quarters for men on their six-week journey to Quebec City which had large exporting facilities and easy access to the Atlantic Ocean The timber trade was Upper and Lower Canada's major industry in terms of employment and value of the product.Greening (1961) pp 111 the largest supplier of square red and white pine to the British market was the Ottawa River and the Ottawa Valley They had "rich red and white pine forests." Bytown (later called Ottawa) was a major lumber and sawmill centre of Canada Transportation and communications, No religious affiliation 2,927,790 23.1 4 Late 1990s 1993 59. . De La Salle College 2008 70 36 238 336 Toronto Ontario Canada Business directory the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) focusing on inclusive design with an emphasis on information and communications technology! .

. Toronto's Financial District from the northeast the district serves as the centre for Canada's financial services Toronto the capital of Ontario is the centre of Canada's financial services and banking industry Neighbouring cities are home to product distribution it centres and manufacturing industries Canada's Federal Government is the largest single employer in the National Capital Region which centres on the border cities of Ontario's Ottawa and Quebec's Gatineau The information technology sector is important particularly in the Silicon Valley North section of Ottawa home to Canada's largest technology park. IT is also important in the Waterloo Region where the headquarters of BlackBerry is located Tourism contributes heavily to the economy of Central Ontario peaking during the summer months owing to the abundance of fresh water recreation and wilderness found there in reasonable proximity to the major urban centres at other times of the year hunting skiing and snowmobiling are popular This region has some of the most vibrant fall colour displays anywhere on the continent and tours directed at overseas visitors are organized to see them Tourism also plays a key role in border cities with large casinos among them Windsor Cornwall Sarnia and Niagara Falls the latter of which attracts millions of US and other international visitors Agriculture, 4.2 Tourism Energy policy and administrative management 113.3 157.0 198.9 212.3 316.2 997.6 Federal election results Religion 1838 399,422 +0.5%. In 2011 it was revealed that a TDSB school Valley Park Middle School had been holding Muslim prayer services for students in its cafeteria during school hours the prayer services lasted 30 to 40 minutes and were led by an imam from a nearby mosque School administration were required to prepare the mosque and non-Muslim students attended classes during the prayer sessions and were not allowed in the cafeteria. During the prayers boys and girls were separated by benches with girls placed behind the boys Menstruating girls were prohibited from participating but could observe from the back row the Huffington Post commented:, 4 Midfielder Michael Bradley (DP) United States.