Woodstock, Ontario
Woodstock (2001 population 33,061) is a city and county seat of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located 80 miles southwest of Toronto. It is known as the dairy capital of Canada and calls itself "The Friendly City."
The city was first settled in 1800, when it was determined by Sir John Graves Simcoe, governor of what was then known as Upper Canada, that the area would make a good townsite. Woodstock was incorporated as a town in 1851 and a city in 1901.
A special place is reserved in the hearts of Woodstonians for their beloved Springbank Snowcountess. Springbank produced more milk then any other cow in the world and has had a street named after her and a statue erected in her memory. The cow has become an important symbol in Woodstock and is used in many cultural events, such as the annual Cowapolozza Festival. As well, the work COW has become an operating anagram for the CITY OF WOODSTOCK (COW).
In June 2005, Toyota announced plans to build a new automobile assembly plant in Woodstock on a 1,000 acre undeveloped site. The plant is expected to employ 1,300 people and begin full production of RAV4 vehicles in 2008.
Woodstock has one daily newspaper, the Woodstock Sentinel Review and one licensed radio station, FM 103.9 CKDK. The city also has a rebroadcaster of Toronto television station CITY, operating on channel 31 and primarily targeting London.
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