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JIM BROAD
 
LaSalle
is a town in
Essex County
,
Ontario
. It is located on the
Detroit River
, south of the
City of Windsor
. LaSalle, along with Windsor, is the oldest
French
settlement area in
Southwestern Ontario
, and the oldest continually inhabited
European
settlement in Canada west of the
Quebec
border. The town was named for explorer Rene-Robert Cavlier, Sieur de La Salle. Now considered to be a bedroom community of Windsor, LaSalle is often cited as an example of
urban sprawl
where tracts of Canada's most valuable agricultural land have been developed. It is a part of the Windsor
Census Metropolitan Area
and includes
Fighting Island
, in the Detroit River, at its western side.
One of LaSalle's biggest events is the annual
Strawberry Festival
, which takes place on the first weekend in June.
Grade School 
Prince Andrew
, Holy Cross, Sacred Heart, LaSalle Montessori,
Ecole Monseigneur Augustin Caron
& Montessori School of LaSalle
LaSalle Public School
High School
Sandwich Secondary School
St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic School
.
The lead singer from the popular Canadian band, "
The Tea Party
", Jeff Martin, lived in LaSalle and graduated from Sandwich Secondary School.
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