Caledon, Ontario
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Caledon (2001 population 50,595, est. 58,500 in 2006) is a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In terms of land use, Caledon is somewhat urban, though it is primarily rural in nature. Many of Toronto's wealthiest citizens own large country estates in the area, among them many members of the Eaton Family, Norman Jewison and the inventors of the board game Trivial Pursuit. It consists of an amalgamation of a number of urban areas, villages, and hamlets; its major urban centre with typified surbuban housing mixed with old town charm is Bolton, located on its eastern side adjacent to York Region.
Caledon is one of three municipalities of Peel Region. The town is located just north of the city of Brampton.
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[edit] Government
Caledon is divided into five wards represented on town council by:
- Mayor Marolyn Morrison
- Area Councillor Ward 1 James Wallace
- Area Councillor Ward 2 Allan Thompson
- Area Councillor Ward 3 & 4 Nick deBoer
- Area Councillor Ward 5 Garry Moore
Representation on regional council:
- Mayor Marolyn Morrison
- Regional Councillor Ward 1 Richard Paterak
- Regional Councillor Ward 2 David Lyons
- Regional Councillor Ward 3 & 4 Nancy Stewart
- Regional Councillor Ward 5 Annette Groves
Per capita, Caledon has by far the largest representation on Peel Regional Council among the three municipalities.
Caledon also has a Mayor's Youth Council consisting of about 20 Caledon youth who host two meetings each month. They hold positions mirroring the town council, and inform them about issues important to the youth of Caledon.
[edit] Communities
- Alton
- Belfountain
- Bolton
- Caledon East
- Caledon
- Cheltenham
- Inglewood
- Mayfield West
- Mono Mills
- Palgrave
- Snelgrove
- Stonehart
- Terra Cotta
[edit] Transportation
The town currently has no government-supported public transit system. However, growing population had prompted a resident to start a private-owned transit company named Métis Transit Limited that started service in January 2006. As of October 2006, this service is no longer in operation.
Accessible transit services are provided by Caledon Community Services Transportation and Transhelp (run by Peel Region). GO Transit operates a bus terminal in Bolton, Ontario and stop in Caledon.
The highways in the municipality are:
- Mississauga Road or Regional Road #1
- Airport Road or Regional Road # 7
- Hurontario Street or Regional Road # 10 (formerly provincial highway 10)
- Regional Road 50 (formerly known as highway 50)
- Highway 410 to Regional Road #10 (under construction completion 2007?)
[edit] Attractions
[edit] History and trails
- Brick Work Ruins (Caledon)
- Bruce Trail (Caledon)
- Caledon Trailway (Caledon)
- Canadian Heritage Humber River (Caledon)
- Elora-Cataract Trail (Caledon)
- Grand Valley Trail (Caledon)
- Great War Flying Museum (Caledon)
- Humber Valley Trail (Caledon)
- Oak Ridges Trail (Caledon)
- Caledon Ski Club
[edit] Protected areas
- Albion Hills Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Alton Forest Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Belfountain Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Caledon Lake Forest Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Forks of the Credit Provincial Park (Caledon)
- Glen Haffy Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Heart Lake Conservation Area (Brampton)
- Ken Whillans Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Palgrave Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Robert Baker Forest Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Terra Cotta Forest Conservation Area (Caledon)
- Warwick Conservation Area (Caledon)
[edit] Emergency services
- Fire - Town of Caledon Fire Service - 9 fire halls
- Police - Ontario Provincial Police and Peel Regional Police
- Ambulance - Peel Region EMS - 2 stations in Bolton, Ontario and Caledon, Ontario
[edit] Caledon in the news
- On April 11, 2006 a man walked into Caledon Town Hall and set himself ablaze with gasoline.[1][2][3][4]
- On August 4, 2006 two small planes crashed head-on over Caledon, killing three.[5]
- On October 14, 2006 four Korean nationals were killled when the touring cargo van they were riding in colllied with a transport trailer at an uncotrolled intersection. 6 passangers inlcuding the drvier were hospitalized. [6]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Officers burned in Caledon standoff; Man tries to set himself ablaze in town hall," Toronto Star, April 12, 2006, p.B02
- ^ "Man sets fire in town office; Officers treated, released from hospital," Orangeville Banner, April 14, 2006
- ^ "Charges laid in town office fire; Charges include arson, mischief," Orangeville Banner, April 21, 2006
- ^ "Caledon man guilty but not criminally responsible for setting fire at town hall," Orangeville Banner, August 15, 2006
- ^ "Caledon plane crash a mystery," CBC News, August 5, 2006
- ^ Overloaded mini-van crash kills four, myCaldeon.ca, October 18, 2006
| North: East Garafraxa, Orangeville, Mono, Adjala-Tosorontio, New Tecumseth | ||
| West: Erin, Halton Hills | Caledon | East: King Vaughan |
| South: Brampton |
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