'LaSalle' is a town in
Essex County,
Ontario. It is located on the
Detroit River, south of the
City of Windsor. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest
French settlement area in
Southwestern Ontario, and the oldest continually inhabited
European settlement in Canada west of the
Quebec border. The town was named for explorer
Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Now considered to be a
bedroom community of Windsor, LaSalle is often cited as an example of
urban sprawl where tracts of Canada's most valuable agricultural land have been developed. It is a part of the Windsor
Census Metropolitan Area and includes
Fighting Island, in the Detroit River, at its western side.
One of LaSalle's biggest events is the annual
Strawberry Festival, which takes place on the first weekend in June.
In LaSalle, most teenagers attend either
Sandwich Secondary School or
St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Secondary School. The attendance to both is relatively close in numbers.
Jeff Martin, the lead singer from the popular Canadian band
The Tea Party, lived in LaSalle and graduated from Sandwich Secondary School.
Popular Stores
There are some well known popular stores in LaSalle such as:
Mona's Place,
Sunset Ice Cream And Gifts
References
★
Community Profile: LaSalle, Ontario; Statistics Canada
External links
★
Town of LaSalle website
★
Optimist Club of LaSalle website
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