Port Maitland, Ontario
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- There is also a Port Maitland in the province of Nova Scotia; see Port Maitland, Nova Scotia.
Port Maitland is a community of approximately 100 people in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada. It is on the North shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Grand River.
At one time a canal connected the Welland Canal to the Grand River. It was once a thriving commercial fishing village. The population of Port Maitland is . It is the home of the former Maitland Arms Hotel, a thriving rock n' roll venue from the late 1960s to mid 1970s.
Economy
Port Maitland is home to International Marine Salvage. IMS was responsible for the scrapping of two Oberon-class submarines HMCS Okanagan and HMS Olympus (S12) for the Royal Canadian Navy.
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42°52′01″N 79°34′01″W / 42.867°N 79.567°W
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