Assiginack
Assiginack | |
|---|---|
| Township of Assiginack | |
The SS Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex | |
Assiginack Assiginack | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′N 81°48′W / 45.733°N 81.800°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Manitoulin |
| Incorporated | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Brenda Reid |
| • MP | Jim Belanger (Conservative) |
| • MPP | Bill Rosenberg (PC) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 224.89 km2 (86.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,008 |
| • Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code FSA | P0P |
| Area codes | 705, 249 |
| Website | www |
Assiginack (/əˈsɪɡɪnæk/) is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Manitoulin Island. An Ontario Historical Plaque was built on the grounds of the Assiginack Museum by the province to commemorate the Manitoulin Treaties' role in Ontario's heritage.
The township is named after Jean-Baptiste Assiginack, an Odawa chief who supported the signing of the Manitoulin Treaty of 1862.