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Wallaceburg (2016 population 10,098) is an unincorporated community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southern (Southwestern) Ontario, Canada. Originally a small settlement, it was recognized for its significant contribution to the lumber and boat building industries and strategic location along the banks of the scenic Sydenham River .
Chatham-Kent (2021 population: 103,988) [1] is a single-tier municipality in Southwestern Ontario, Canada.It is mostly rural, and its population centres are Chatham, Wallaceburg, Tilbury, Blenheim, Ridgetown, Wheatley and Dresden.
The Wallaceburg and District Museum is located in Southern Ontario in the town of Wallaceburg. Located a half-block from the banks of the Sydenham River, the museum occupies the former Wallaceburg Hydro Office at 505 King Street. The museum opened on June 29, 1984.
King's Highway 40, commonly referred to as Highway 40, is a provincially maintained highway in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Ontario.The 91.4-kilometre (56.8 mi) route links Chatham and Sarnia via Wallaceburg, following close to the St. Clair River.
The St. Clair Parkway, historically referred to as the River Road, is a scenic parkway in the Canadian province of Ontario.It travels alongside the St. Clair River from west of Wallaceburg to Sarnia, a distance of 41.8 kilometres (26.0 mi).
The creek begins at the right bank of the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft), [3] west of the community of Wallaceburg. It meanders south, then turns southwest, and reaches its mouth at Johnston Bay on Lake St. Clair, at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft). [3] Lake St. Clair flows via the Detroit River to Lake Erie.
A straighter route was built at both locations in 1945. [16] [17] In 1962, a proposal was raised by the Wallaceburg Chamber of Commerce to have the DHO exchange Highway 78 with Kent County Road 15 (Base Line), which ran parallel to the highway but south of both Wallaceburg and Dresden.
The river enters Chatham-Kent, takes in the right tributary Running Creek, and reaches its mouth at the Sydenham River, at an elevation of 175 metres (574 ft), at the community of Wallaceburg. [3] The Sydenham River flows via the Chenail Ecarté (The Snye) , Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River to Lake Erie .