Georgetown, Ontario

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Georgetown is nestled in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, located west of Toronto, on the Credit River, in the Town of Halton Hills, Ontario and is part of the municipality of Halton Region. Georgetown is one of the fastest growing communities in the GTA, and indeed within Canada itself. The population is 40,000 est. 2005. Georgetown is nicknamed "The Home Of The Little NHL" because of the great amount of citizens of all ages who play in the GMHA.

Georgetown takes its name from George Kennedy, who settled in the area in 1821. He built a sawmill, grist mill, foundry and a woollen mill, which fostered the early economic development of the area.

1837 was the year that two men, probably in the employ of George Kennedy, purchased his woollen mill operation. William and James Barber, both trained as carders and clothiers, purchased the mill and the surrounding 13 acres (53,000 m²) for 750 pounds sterling. To finance this large purchase price, Joseph and Robert Barber joined their brothers in the operation. James Barber built his home where the mill road joined the 8th line (Main Street and Park Avenue).

Cedarvale Park is one of several municipal parks located a short walk from downtown Georgetown, Ontario.

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[edit] Local People of Interest

[edit] Local Events

[edit] Crazy Outhouse Race

First Saturday of June every year the Main Street is closed down for the running of the Cancer Assistance Service Crazy Outhouse Race

[edit] Georgetown Highland Games

The second Saturday in June, Georgetown is host to a variety of Scottish traditional games and celebrations. This one day event brings in local Toronto celebrities such as; Mike "Pinball" Clemons.

[edit] Farmers' Market

A farmers' market operates on Main St. in downtown Georgetown on Saturdays 8:00am - 12:30pm from June through October. The section of Main St. that hosts the market is closed off to vehicles during the event.

[edit] Industry and Business

Georgetown hosts a variety of Italian and Portuguese restaurants and bakeries due to a recent influx of residents of European decent.

Major industries with head offices and facilities in Georgetown include Mold-Masters Limited, CPI Canada, and Neilson Dairy. Other major industrial concerns include Cooper Standard, Ambrosia Chocolate, BASF Canada, Cercor, and Baltimore Aircoil.

Georgetown is also home to Kingsbury Technologies (Canada) Inc., a large-volume prefinisher of Hardwood Flooring.

The Jehovah's Witnesses main Canada branch of The Watchtower Society is located in Georgetown and publishes The Watchtower magazine. The branch office is known as Bethel, which means "house of god." The 200 acre site has a staff of approximately 350 to 400 full time volunteers. Free guided tours are available year round for the public.

Northwest: Erin North: Caledon Northeast: Brampton, Bolton
West: Acton Georgetown East: Brampton
Southwest: Campbellville South: Milton Southeast: Mississauga, Oakville

[edit] Georgetown Marketplace

The Georgetown Marketplace is Georgetown's Mall. It has roughly 60 stores, including major companies such as Walmart and Zellers. In the past few years, there has been a transfer in the type of stores. Now the Georgetown Marketplace has teenage clothing stores, and more stores targeted for the younger population.

[edit] Transportation

GO Transit and VIA Rail serve Georgetown Station. In addition, GO Transit operates bus services to Brampton and Toronto. Halton Hills Activan provides local transportation for individuals with physical disabilities.

The main station is currently staffed with one GO employee during rush hours and a VIA rail employee.

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