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Chenail Island

Hawkesbury, OntarioRiver islands of OntarioUse Canadian English from October 2017Use mdy dates from October 2017
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Chenail Island (officially in French: Ile du Chenail) is an uninhabited island in the Ottawa River of Ontario, Canada. It is part of the town of Hawkesbury, Ontario, and across the river from Grenville, Quebec. The only road on the island, the four-lane St. John Street, connects Ontario Highway 34 in Hawkesbury and Quebec Route 344 in Grenville via the Perley Bridge (1931 to 1998) and its replacement, the Long-Sault Bridge.

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N 45.6144 ° E -74.6014 °
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Centre Culturel le Chenail

John Street 2
K6A 1X3
Ontario, Canada
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lechenail1975.ca

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