Winthrop, Ontario
Encyclopedia
Winthrop is a very small village located on the southeastern part of Huron County, Ontario
, Canada
, where two county roads meet. It is within the Municipality of Huron East
. Winthrop has a few shops, a general store
, and a post office.
constable was shot in the head by a denizen of Sundridge and former denizen of Winthrop.
Huron County, Ontario
Huron County is a census division and county of the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeast shore of its namesake, Lake Huron, in the southwest part of the province...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where two county roads meet. It is within the Municipality of Huron East
Huron East, Ontario
The Municipality of Huron East is located in Huron County, Ontario. It was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the former Grey, McKillop and Tuckersmith townships with the town of Seaforth and village of Brussels due to an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of...
. Winthrop has a few shops, a general store
General store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
, and a post office.
Infamous Incidents
On 8 March 2010, an Ontario Provincial PoliceOntario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...
constable was shot in the head by a denizen of Sundridge and former denizen of Winthrop.