▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Mus k oka ▁L akes . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁when ▁a ▁canal ▁was ▁built ▁connecting ▁Lake ▁Joseph ▁to ▁Lake ▁Ros seau . ▁Alexander ▁Peter ▁C ock burn , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Provin cial ▁Parliament ▁and ▁founder ▁and ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Mus k oka ▁S ett lers ’ ▁Association ▁played ▁a ▁leading ▁role ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁canal ▁fund ed . ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁was ▁fund ed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁lock ▁at ▁Port ▁Car ling . ▁The ▁canal ▁and ▁lock ▁allowed ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁steam bo ats ▁to ▁carry ▁fre ight , ▁mail , ▁cargo ▁and ▁tim ber ▁over ▁the ▁three ▁largest ▁la kes ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Mus k oka . ▁ ▁Port ▁Sand field ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁John ▁Sand field ▁Mac Donald , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁Premier ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁The ▁swing ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁canal , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use , ▁but ▁was ▁re h abil itated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Comm un ities ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Mus k oka <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch amba ▁( V id han ▁Sab ha ▁constitu ency ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 8 ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁the ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Him ach al ▁Pr adesh ▁a ▁northern ▁state ▁of ▁India