Udora, Ontario
Udora town sign in the north end on Christmas, 2006
Coordinates: 44°15′24″N 79°10′59″W / 44.25667°N 79.18306°W / 44.25667; -79.18306Coordinates: 44°15′24″N 79°10′59″W / 44.25667°N 79.18306°W / 44.25667; -79.18306
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Regional municipality York and Durham
Government
 • Mayor of Georgina Robert Grossi
 • Mayor of Uxbridge Bob Shepherd
 • MPP Georgina Julia Munro (PCO)
 • MPP Uxbridge John O'Toole (PCO)
Population (2006)
 • Total 510
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Forward sortation area L0C
Area code(s) 705, 905 and 289
NTS Map 031D06
GNBC Code FCYTN

Udora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada. It has a population estimated to be around 500 and is situated in the most south-eastern part of Georgina, split between York Region and Durham Region. The town was originally known as Snoddon Corners and was the location of the Snoddon Hotel. Some of the descendents of the Hotel's namesake still live in Udora. The name "Udora" was thought to have come about when a town meeting was taken place to select a name for the post office in 1862. The chairman asked the people attending for options. He looked at Dora Brethour and asked, "What about you Dora?” Whether or not this is actually true is unknown, but it is what is rumored.[citation needed]

In the 1950s, the Independent Toronto Estonian Women’s Association purchased land in the north-west side of Udora, divided the land into 150 subdivided lots for summer cottages to Estonians in Toronto and named the grounds Jõekääru, which means River Bend in English, beautifully named because Pefferlaw River runs through the grounds. Local street names in the grounds are also in the native Estonian. With the cottages also came the Estonian Children's Camp, which is still active to date as an Estonian language immersion camp for part of the summer.[1]

Highway 48 (which links Markham to Port Bolster) lies to the north while Highway 12 linking to Whitby and Orillia, lies to the east. Ravenshoe Road gridlocks with Victoria Road and Durham Regional Road 1. Area code 705 is bounded to the north while the south of Udora is in Area code 905. The Canadian National Railway runs north of Udora, having its nearest train station in Pefferlaw.

Udora is located about 10 km South of Port Bolster, at Lake Simcoe. About 20 km S/E of Sutton, about 25 to 30 km SW of Beaverton and Orillia, west of Lindsay, north of Uxbridge, about 50 km north of Whitby, about 80 km north of Toronto and NE of Newmarket, Ontario.

In the centre of Udora (or downtown) on the main road (Victoria), there is a General Store, where General Delivered mail can be picked up and lottery tickets purchased along with local homegrown foods. There is also a UPI full serve gas station and convenience store directly next door.

West of Victoria lies the below mentioned Town Hall along with a baseball diamond, playground and basketball / tennis (badminton) court. In the winter, the court also hosts a small skate rink for kids.

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Local Businesses & Attractions [link]

Picture of the Udora Hall's back end

The picturesque Udora Community Hall is nestled in the Hamlet of Udora.

Serving our communities since 1974, The Udora Community Hall is judged by many to be one of the most beautiful halls in York and Durham Regions.

With Lake Simcoe and several golf courses a short drive from Udora, the Udora Community hall is an ideal location for wedding receptions, birthday parties, church dinners, new year’s eve bashes, girl guides, district town meetings & election voting poll station, conferences as well as more recently, fair grounds to "Udora Family Fun Day."

  • Riverview Dog Systems (Hidden Fence)
  • Jõekääru (Estonian Canadians Summer camp)
  • Udora/Leaskdale Lions
  • Leslie's Country Kitchen
  • One Two Tree Services
  • Udora General Store
  • Udora Market / UPI Gas Bar

Nearest places [link]

Community demographics [link]

  • Total Population: 510
  • Total Dwellings: 278
  • Total Land Area: 5.5206
  • Waglers: 4

References [link]

  1. ^ "Estonians". Multicultural Canada. https://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/e5/5. Retrieved 9 July 2010. 

External links [link]

Communities and Neighbourhoods in Georgina, Ontario

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Udora (band)

Udora is a rock band originally from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its members lived for five years in Los Angeles, California, USA and moved back to Brazil in 2006.

The band was formed in 1997 by singer/guitarist Gustavo Drummond, drummer Jean Dolabella and bassist Ian Dolabella (Jean's brother) under the name Diesel and was one of the biggest names in the Belo Horizonte underground music scene. Shortly after guitarist Leo Marques joined and around 1999 Ian left the band for being contrary to the exposure they were having, being replaced by bassist Thiago Correa, nicknamed TC. In 2001, the band gained nationwide exposure after winning, through a battle of the bands-style contest, a spot on the main stage of the Rock in Rio 3 festival. They opened the last day of the festival, performing alongside bands like Deftones, Silverchair and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

In 2003, the band decided to move to Los Angeles in an attempt to break into the US market. The name Diesel was dropped to avoid conflict with Diesel jeans. After playing several shows in small local clubs, they were signed to the J Records label and went into the studio with producer Matt Wallace to record their first album as Udora, Liberty Square. However, after a lengthy tour of the US supporting former Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell, J Records merged with RCA. The change in management was not well received by the band and they chose to sever their ties with the label.

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Liberty Square

by: Udora

I see you for the first time since the golden age was poured
All my love is still immune to changes like before
Walking down the same street I was lifted off the floor
I close my eyes and know it's just too strong to be ignored
All the words I hope to say
Won't you take me in today
Liberty square downtown
Far away you're still in me
Liberty square right now
I dream of starting over when I'm here
As seasons passed I burned inside and longed for something more
I tried to find it carelessly by drifting from the shore
But every moment told me I could knock back at your door
Open arms would reach and bring me back into the core
By your side is where I'll lay
Hold me in and let me stay
Liberty square downtown
Far away you're still in me
Liberty square right now




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