Unlike most counties in Great Britain, which were divided anciently into hundreds, Yorkshire was divided first into three ridings and then into numerous wapentakes within each riding.
Scarborough is represented by five ridings for the Provincial government and five full ridings plus one partial riding for the Federal government.
But what about all the other ridings?
Yorkshire and the ridings lost their administrative powers in 1974.
TWA was a Chapter 33, Mr. Ridings said, noting that its latest filing was its third.
In hindsight, Mr. Ridings said, more companies should have insisted their creditors take stock instead.
Ms. Ridings said the council began discussing what its response to changes in the estate tax would be in 2001.
Ms. Ridings said her organization was concerned about the quality of advice given to people who were considering philanthropic options.
Whenever there was a national story on behaviour or results or standards, back they came to the Ridings every time".
The 338 ridings are distributed among Canada's 10 provinces and three territories according to the country's population.
Some of these voters were in ridings, or electoral districts, where the eventual margin of victory was tiny.
