Beckwith, Ontario

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Country	Canada
Township of Beckwith
Beckwith within Lanark County.
Province	Ontario
County	Lanark
Incorporated
Government
- Type	Township
- Reeve	Richard Kidd
- Governing Body	Beckwith Township Council
- MP	Scott Reid (CPC)
- MPP	Randy Hillier (OPC)
Area
- Total	240.12 km² (92.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)^[1]
- Total	6,387
- Density	26.6/km² (68.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span
Area code(s)	613
Website: Township of Beckwith

Beckwith is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the County of Lanark on the Mississippi River. It is located within Canada's National Capital Region.

1 Communities
2 Culture
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] Communities

The township comprises the communities of 10th Line Shore, Ontario, Blacks Corners, Franktown, Franktown Station, Gillies Corners, Hay's Shore, McCann's Shore, Prospect, Rothwell's Shore, Scotch Corners and Tennyson.

[edit] Culture

Located within Franktown is the "Franktown General Store", which features a gas bar, general merchandise, a take-out section (opened in 2007) as well as dry-cleaning services. Another well known site is Lilac Lane, which features a beautiful park containing many lilac bushes that have grown there naturally over time, and where a lilac festival is held near the end of May. Within the park facility there is also a baseball diamond and play structure.

Franktown is the home of the Calvary Christian Academy, a private school.

[edit] Geography

An Environment Canada weather doppler radar station for Ottawa and eastern Ontario, part of the Canadian weather radar network, is located at Franktown.

The Jock River originates in a marsh near Franktown.