Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located in

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. It is west of

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. Strathroy-Caradoc is a primarily rural municipality. Industries include

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and

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hatching and processing,

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, automotive, and pharmaceutical. Some industrial products are manufactured in Strathroy, the township's largest locality and its commercial, cultural and industrial centre. Strathroy's hatcheries have seen it referred to as the turkey capital of Canada and even the world. Settlements within Strathroy-Caradoc largely grew up around the

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and the southwestern Ontario railways. Three major railway lines pass through the municipality: the CN (

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) Chatham Subdivision (connecting Windsor and London, Ontario), the CP (

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) Windsor Subdivision (also connecting Windsor and London), and the CN Strathroy Subdivision (connecting London and

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). Municipally, Strathroy-Caradoc is within Middlesex County. At the federal and provincial levels of government it is represented by the riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex. It is part of the

census metropolitan area.

Communities

Strathroy-Caradoc's two largest communities are Strathroy and Mount Brydges. The township also contains the smaller communities of Cairngorm, Campbellvale, Caradoc, Christina, Falconbridge, Glen Oak, Longwood, Melbourne (part) and Muncey.

Strathroy

Strathroy is 35 kilometres west of the City of London, Ontario, and is the largest community in Middlesex County outside London. The community is situated next to Highway 402 between

and the border to

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, U.S. at

. Strathroy's economy is diverse, and major industries include automotive

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and

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. The township's administrative offices are located in Strathroy.

Mount Brydges

Mount Brydges has a small commercial "downtown" featuring mostly local businesses and shops. Local agriculture includes

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and ginseng. The soil composition of the region is largely sandy (a phenomenon referred to locally as the "

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") as a result of deposits created on the bottom of the glacial Lake Whittlesey which covered the area approximately 13,000 years ago. The village came into existence as a result of the construction of the western division of the Great Western Railroad from City of London, Ontario to

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, at the point where it crossed the existing road from

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to Strathroy. This crossing happened to be at the point of greatest elevation on this division, the railroad having just climbed out of the valley of the Thames River from London. The station was named for

Charles John Brydges Charles John Brydges (23 February 1827 in London, England – 16 February 1889 in Winnipeg) was the son of Thomas and Mary Brydges. He was baptized on 30 May 1827 at Saint Leonards, Shoreditch, London, England. As a young man he learned railw ...

, the managing director of the Grand Trunk Railway from 1861 to 1874. The earlier name ''Carradoc'' was replaced in 1856.

History

Strathroy was first settled in 1832 by

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, accompanied by the explorer Sir Michael Jacques, at a location on the

with flow and fall sufficient to power a

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. A general store opened in the settlement in 1840. Strathroy was incorporated as a

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in 1860 and became a

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in 1872 under the motto "We Advance". Buchanan named the settlement after his hometown of Strathroy in

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, now a suburb of

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. In 1866, ''The Age'' newspaper was established to compete with the already-established ''Western Dispatch'' newspaper. The ''Western Dispatch'' was purchased by ''The Age'' in 1923, which later became ''The Age Dispatch''. The newspaper is still published weekly. From 1867 to 1945 the Mount Elgin Indian Residential School operated in Muncey. Sir Arthur Currie, who would later become the commander of Canadian forces in

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during

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, was born here on December 5, 1875. In the fall of 1876, Bixel Brewery opened in Strathroy, producing lager beer for a century before its closing. Other breweries in the town have included the "Western Steam Brewery", "Strathroy Brewing and Malting" and "West End Brewery". In 1896, the Strathroy Furniture Company opened its doors, and was renowned for nearly a century for making residential furniture. On July 15, 1992, the company declared

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and a liquidation sale was held in October 1992. On February 14, 1914, the first patients were admitted to what would become Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital. At the time, the hospital was municipally owned. The current building opened on June 23, 1962, as a two-story structure with 82 beds. The hospital was the location at which

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succumbed to the gunshot wound he suffered at the Ipperwash Standoff at nearby

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on September 7, 1995. On January 13, 1954, West Middlesex Memorial Arena opened in Strathroy. To commemorate the occasion, the

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played an exhibition game at the arena, defeating the local Junior 'B' team the

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14–3 in front of 3,100 spectators. In 2001, Strathroy merged with the former township of Caradoc to created the town of Strathroy-Caradoc. On March 22, 2004, the town's 117-year-old

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was destroyed by a fire that took more than 35

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s to get under control. Adolescent boys were charged with starting the fire. In 2005, Strathroy was connected to the

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Water Pipeline. This ended the town's existing reliance on

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and wells. On August 10, 2016, an

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supporter from Strathroy, Aaron Driver, was killed in a

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outside his home, after being shot by

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and detonating one of two homemade bombs. The taxi driver was injured. Police suspected he intended to commit a

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in another public place.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Strathroy-Caradoc had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Climate

Education

Strathroy has two secondary schools that share basic facilities, Strathroy District Collegiate Institute and

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. Each serves the town and its outlying area. Strathroy was ranked 161st out of 714 Ontario secondary schools in 2007/2008 by the Fraser Institute's Report on Ontario Secondary Schools.Search for research, news, magazines, presentations, commentaries or articles
. Fraser Institute. Retrieved on 2013-10-05. Holy Cross was ranked 339th out of 714 in the same report.

Media

Strathroy has two weekly newspapers, ''The Age Dispatch'' and the ''Middlesex Banner'', and a radio station, 105.7 myFM ( CJMI-FM), which provides local news and sports coverage. The region is otherwise served by media from

Events

Strathroy's largest annual event is the Strathroy Hometown Turkey Festival, also known as Turkeyfest, run in June. The town is home to the headquarters of Cuddy Farms, the world's top turkey-hatching company. In July 2020, Strathroy saw its first Pride flag raising. Due to COVID-19, events were held virtually. In 2021, Strathroy Pride was present at the downtown Market throughout June and July, and was able to invite folks to see the flag raising in person.

Sports

West Middlesex Memorial Centre - Strathroy, ON

Strathroy is home to the

of the

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and the Strathroy Royals baseball team. Mount Brydges is home to the

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of the

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. The Strathroy Rockets won the Championship of the Western Ontario Hockey League in its final season in 2007.

Notable people

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for the

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and

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Champion * Harry H. Bentley, politician * Robert Brett, politician, physician *

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All-Star

and 2010 Stanley Cup Champion. *

William W. Chalmers William Wallace Chalmers (November 1, 1861 – October 1, 1944) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada, Chalmers moved with his parents to Kent County, near Grand Rapids, M ...

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, ice hockey player * Arthur Currie, commander of the

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during the First World War. *

Chris Daw Christopher Daw (born February 1, 1970, in North York, Ontario) is a Paralympian who's name goes into the Canadian sports history books as one of its most versatile athletes. He has competed in adaptive track, marathons, wheelchair basketball, ...

, Mutli attending

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athlete and 2006

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Gold medalist *

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hockey player *

Francis Henry Keefer Francis Henry Keefer, (24 July 1860 – 4 December 1928) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Life Born in Strathroy, Canada West, the son of James Keefer and Maria Cook, studied at the Strathroy Grammar School and Upper Canada College b ...

, Canadian lawyer and politician *

Rapley Holmes Rapley Holmes (June 1, 1868 – January 11, 1928) was a stage and screen actor. He was born in Canada and married actress Gerda Holmes. Holmes played the part of Joe Horn in the long running Somerset Maugham play ''Rain (short story), Rain'' (19 ...

(1868 – 1928) - Stage and screen actor *

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(b.1944), poet *

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(1907–1995), actor and author *

William Bethune Lindsay Major General William Bethune Lindsay (3 November 1880 – 27 June 1933) was a Canadian military officer during World War I. Lindsay was born on 3 November 1880, the son of Dr. W, B. Lindsay, of Strathroy-Caradoc, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. L ...

, chief

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of the

in the First World War. * The Hon.

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(1843–1931), town councillor, Strathroy, owner of the ''Strathroy Dispatch'', later mayor of Ottawa, owner of the ''Ottawa Citizen'',

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, and lieutenant-governor (1893–1898) of the old Northwest Territories *

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, politician * Andy McDonald, retired

All-Star

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and 2007

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Champion *

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, former NHL player, and former goalie coach for the

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, guitarist for Ontario-based metal band

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* George Orton, Canada's first

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champion, born in Strathroy in 1873. Won a gold medal for the Canada in the steeplechase event at the 1900 Olympics * Cole Pearn, former

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crew chief, won championship in 2017 with

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. *

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hockey player *

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and author of ''

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'' that is set in Strathroy and Southern Ontario. *

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* Pat Stapleton, retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played 15 seasons in the

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and the

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, retired ice hockey forward who played 697 games for 8 NHL teams, and won a silver medal at the 1986 World Junior Championships. *

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, film actress *

Kimberly Tuck Kimberly Tuck ( Veale; born September 25, 1974) is a Canadian curling, curler from Strathroy, Ontario. She is a former Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Canadian Mixed Doubles Champion, having won the 2014 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curlin ...

, curler *

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official *

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Communities

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Sports

Notable people

See also

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