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Caledon (; 2021 population 76,581) is a
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Regional Municipality of Peel The Regional Municipality of Peel (informally Peel Region or Region of Peel, also formerly Peel County) is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwes ...
in the
Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater T ...
of
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, Canada. From a shortened form of Caledonia, the Roman name for North Britain; Caledon is a developing urban area, although it remains primarily rural. It consists of an amalgamation of a number of urban areas, villages, and hamlets; its major urban centre is
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on its eastern side adjacent to
York Region The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional M ...
. Caledon is one of three municipalities of Peel Region. The town is at the northwest border of the city of
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. At over , Caledon is the largest municipality, by area, in the Greater Toronto Area.


History

By 1869, Belfountain was a Village with a population of 100 in the Township of Caledon County Peel. It was established on the Credit River. There were
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es to
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and Georgetown. The average price of land was $20. In 1973, Caledon acquired more territory when Chinguacousy dissolved, with most sections north of Mayfield Road (excluding Snelgrove) transferred to the township. Caledon inherited the name from
Caledon Township Caledon Township, Ontario was a historic incorporated township and is a present-day geographic township in the modern Region of Peel, Ontario, Canada. The township forms the northwest section of Caledon, Ontario. Caledon Township was likely named b ...
of then
Peel County, Ontario Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Named for Sir Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the county was organized in 1851. Settlers, however, were in Toronto Township as early as 1807. The Credit Ri ...
, in 1974, which was likely named by settlers, like Edward Ellis (who came from the area around
Caledon, County Tyrone Caledon () is a small village and townland (of 232 acres) in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is in the Clogher Valley on the banks of the River Blackwater, 10 km from Armagh. It lies in the southeast of Tyrone and near the borders of C ...
, in
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) or by public voting.


Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by
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, Caledon 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. In 2021, the median age was 40.8 years old, slightly lower than the provincial median at 41.6 years old. There are 24,795 private dwellings. According to the 2011 National Household Survey, the median value of a dwelling in Caledon is $474,087 which is significantly higher than the national average at $280,552. The median household income (after-taxes) in Caledon is $83,454, much higher than the national average at $54,089. The average individual's income is $53,870. According to the 2021 Census, the largest five ethnic origins of the residents of Caledon are: Italian (17,630; 23.2%), English (10,320; 13.6%), Indian (9,120; 12.0%), Scottish (8,270; 10.9%), Canadian (8,095; 10.6%). English is the mother tongue of 65.4% of the residents of Caledon. Native speakers of Punjabi make up 11.1% of the town's population, Italian 5.4%, Portuguese 1.4%, Spanish 1.3% and Polish 1.0%. As of 2021, most reported religion among the population was
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(58.5%), with
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(38.2%) making up the largest denomination. This was followed by
Sikhism Sikhism (), also known as Sikhi ( pa, ਸਿੱਖੀ ', , from pa, ਸਿੱਖ, lit=disciple', 'seeker', or 'learner, translit=Sikh, label=none),''Sikhism'' (commonly known as ''Sikhī'') originated from the word ''Sikh'', which comes fro ...
(14.3%),
Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...
(4.7%),
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(2.1%),
Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
(0.5%) and
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(0.4%). 19.3% of the population did not identify with a particular religion.


Government

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Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
Annette Groves * Councillor Ward 1 Lynn Kiernan * Councillor Ward 2 Dave Sheen * Councillor Ward 3 Doug Maskell * Councillor Ward 4 Nick deBoer * Councillor Ward 5 Tony Rosa * Councillor Ward 6 Cosimo Napoli and on Peel regional council by: *
Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
Annette Groves * Regional Councillor Ward 1, 2, 3 Christina Early * Regional Councillor Ward 4, 5, 6 Mario Russo Per capita, Caledon has by far the largest representation on
Peel Regional Council Peel Regional Council is the governing body of the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada. Formation Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Peel was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by the ...
among the three municipalities.


Climate


Education

The
Peel District School Board The Peel District School Board (PDSB; known as English-Language Public District School Board No. 19 prior to 1999) is a school district that serves approximately 153,000 kindergarten to grade 12 students at more than 259 schools in the Region o ...
operates secular Anglophone schools. The
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 43 prior to 1999) is the separate school, separate school board that oversees 153 Catholic school facilities (125 elementary scho ...
operates Catholic Anglophone separate schools. The ''
Conseil scolaire Viamonde The Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is a public-secular French first language school board, and manages elementary and secondary schools in the Ontario Peninsula and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The school board operates 41 elementary schools and ...
'' operates secular Francophone schools serving the area. The ''
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir ( en, My Future Catholic School Board) is a Roman Catholic French first language public- separate school board that manages elementary and secondary schools in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The school board o ...
'' operates Catholic Francophone schools serving the area. ''School (Location)'' * Allan Drive Middle School (Bolton) * Alloa Public School (Caledon) * Alton Public School (Alton) * Belfountain Public School (Belfountain) *
Brampton Christian School Brampton Christian School, formerly Kennedy Road Tabernacle Christian School, founded in 1977, is a private school in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. It is owned by Kennedy Road Tabernacle. Arts The high school's music department has two bands, Concert ...
(Private) * Caledon Central Public School (Caledon Village) * Caledon East Public School (Caledon East) * Countryside Montessori and Private School * Creative Children's Montessori School (Bolton) * Ellwood Memorial Public School (Bolton) * Herb Campbell Public School (Campbell's Cross) * Headwater Hills Montessori School (Private) *
The Hill Academy The Hill Academy is an independent school in Ontario, Canada, for student athletes in Grades 5 -12/PG with a focus on hockey, lacrosse and golf. It is co-ed, and serves grades 5-12. History The Hill Academy was founded in 2006 by the Merrill fami ...
* Holy Family Elementary School (Bolton) *
Humberview Secondary School Humberview Secondary School (formerly The Humberview School, or Humberview Senior Public School) is a high school in Bolton, Caledon, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the four secondary schools in Caledon, the others being Robert F. Hall Catholic Se ...
(Bolton) * Huttonville Public School (Huttonville) * King's College School (Private) * James Bolton Public School (Bolton) * Macville Public School (Bolton) *
Mayfield Secondary School Mayfield Secondary School is located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. It is one of two Regional Arts Schools in the Peel District School Board. Regional Arts Program Four disciplines of art are hosted at Mayfield: drama, dance, music, and visual ar ...
(Caledon) * Mind Valley Montessori and Private School (Bolton) * Palgrave Public School (Palgrave) * St. John Paul II Elementary School (Bolton) *
Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School (frequently referred to as Hall or abbreviated as RFH) is a Catholic school located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. The school was named after Robert Francis (Bobby Soxer) Hall (1925–1989), the first lay pe ...
(Caledon East) * SouthFields Village Public School (Southfields Village) * St. Cornelius Elementary School (Caledon East) * St. John the Baptist Elementary School (Bolton) * St. Nicholas Elementary School (Bolton) * St Michael Catholic Secondary School (Bolton) * Tony Pontes Public School (Caledon)


Culture

The Alton Mill Arts Centre is located in located in Caledon. Art galleries include Headwaters Arts, and
Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives The Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) is a museum, art gallery, and archives for the Regional Municipality of Peel and are located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Previously, it was the Peel Heritage Complex. Its facilities were originally ...
.


Media

Established in 1888 as the ''Cardwell Observer'', ''
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'' is published weekly from Bolton by
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. Also based out of Bolton is ''
The Caledon Citizen ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
'', established in 1982. A MELINIUM paper, it is published by Caledon Publishing Ltd. A third newspaper was launched by Rick and Shelly Sargent in 2010: ''The Regional'', published monthly in Bolton. In November 2012, this paper was acquired by Caledon Publishing and ceased publication. The Sargents began working with the Caledon Citizen. In January 2015 an online publication, specific to Caledon, called JustSayinCaledon.com, was started by former Bolton Ward 5 Regional Councillor Patti Foley. JustSayinCaledon.com publishes stories about local residents and businesses as well as Caledon event listings, Town Council highlights, opinion pieces, and a food section about local markets and restaurants. A short-lived student-run newspaper, ''The Caledon Underground'', was published in 2010. The
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''1999'' depicts a fictional television station based in Caledon called Caledon Local 21 which was on the air from 1997 until 1999 in the broadcast area of stations in Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.
Key Porter Books Key Porter Books was a book publishing company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1979 by Anna Porter, later well known as a writer, the company specialized in Canadian non-fiction, although it published some fiction too. It ceased ope ...
and parent
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are headquartered in Bolton. Broadcast radio stations
CJFB-FM CJFB-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a Classic hits/ Variety hits format which operates at 102.7 FM in Bolton, Ontario. The station is branded as Moose FM. History Rick Sargent, the owner of the station, was given approval by t ...
and
CFGM-FM CFGM-FM was a Canadian radio station, which aired at 102.7 MHz ( FM) in Caledon, Ontario. Originally licensed in 2007 to broadcast a tourist information format, it expanded into a commercial adult contemporary music station in 2009, but was disc ...
.


History and trails

*Old Township Hall (built c.1875, now used as a theatre) *Millcroft Inn (woolen mill, built in 1881, now a hotel) *Alton Mill (woolen mill, c.1881, now an arts centre) *Brick Work Ruins (Caledon) *
Bruce Trail The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern Ontario, Canada, from the Niagara River to the tip of Tobermory, Ontario. The main trail is more than long and there are over of associated side trails. The trail mostly follows the edge of the Nia ...
(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) *Andrew's Treasure Trail (Caledon) *Oak Ridges Trail (Caledon) *Hair Pin Turn (Beside the Credit River) *Caledon Central Public School


Organizations

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Freemasonry Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
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Caledon Ski Club Caledon Ski Club is a private ski and snowboarding club in the Caledon Hills. It is located just outside the village of Belfountain, about 45 minutes northwest of Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian provinc ...
* Kinsmen Club Christmas Parade *
Columbian Squires The Columbian Squires is an international youth fraternity run by the Knights of Columbus for Catholic boys between the ages of 10 and 18. Its stated mission is "to develop young men as leaders who understand their Catholic religion, who have a st ...
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Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus (K of C) is a global Catholic fraternal service order founded by Michael J. McGivney on March 29, 1882. Membership is limited to practicing Catholic men. It is led by Patrick E. Kelly, the order's 14th Supreme Knight. ...


Protected areas

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Albion Hills Conservation Area Albion Hills Conservation Area (AHCA) is located in the Town of Caledon within the Regional Municipality of Peel. AHCA is located eight kilometers north of Bolton, off of Highway 50 at 16500 Highway 50, Palgrave, Ontario. It is owned and managed ...
* Alton Grange Property * Belfountain Conservation Area *
Caledon Lake Caledon Lake is a lake in Caledon, Peel Region, Ontario, Canada. Caledon Lake is within the Greater Toronto Area Greenbelt. References Lakes of the Regional Municipality of Peel {{Canada-lake-stub ...
Forest Conservation Area *
Forks of the Credit Provincial Park Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, located in Caledon, Ontario, Canada, is part of the Ontario Parks system and is part of the Niagara Escarpment biosphere. The park is on the Bruce Trail. The Credit River runs through the park. Other notable f ...
* Glen Haffy Conservation Area * Ken Whillans Conservation Area * Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area * Robert Baker Forest Conservation Area * Terra Cotta Conservation Area * Warwick Conservation Area


Sports and recreation

Junior hockey teams include the
Caledon Bombers The Caledon Bombers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey club based in Caledon, Ontario. The team was founded as the Owen Sound Salvagemen of the Northern Junior D Hockey League in 1973 but gained prominence as the Owen Sound Greys by winning the 198 ...
Caledon Golden Hawks and
Caledon Canadians The Caledon Canadians are a defunct Junior "A" ice hockey team from Caledon, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League and were the only team in the "Metro" to win an Ontario Hockey Association Junior "A" Championship. ...
, the latter defunct. Minor hockey teams include the Caledon Hawks and Caledon Coyotes Lacrosse in the Town of Caledon is represented by the Caledon Vaughan Minor Lacrosse Association which operates Minor Field and both Minor and Junior C. Box Teams Mike Fox, the winner of the 2007 Queen's Plate, was foaled in Caledon, while
Peaks and Valleys Peaks and Valleys (1992–2012) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. Background Bred by Josephine Abercrombie's Pin Oak Stud in Versailles, Kentucky, he was the son of Carter Handicap winner Mt. Livermore, a son of the very important Champ ...
currently stands there. Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave hosted the equestrian events of the
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.


Communities

The primary administrative and commercial centre of Caledon is the community of
Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...
, which the municipal government estimated as having a population of 26,478 in 2006. Smaller communities in the town include Albion, Alloa, Alton, Belfountain, Boston Mills, Brimstone (Brimstone Point), Caledon, Caledon East, Caledon Village, Campbell's Cross, Castlederg, Cataract, Cedar Meadows, Cedar Mills, Cheltenham, Claude, Coulterville, Ferndale, Forks of the Credit, The Grange, Humber, Humber Grove, Inglewood, Kilmanagh, Lockton, Mayfield West, Macville, Melville, McLeodville, Mono Mills, Mono Road, New Glasgow, Palgrave, Queensgate, Rockside, Rosehill, Sandhill, Silver Creek, Sleswick, Sligo, Star, Stonehart, Taylorwoods, Terra Cotta, Tormore, Valleywood and Victoria. The region is otherwise very sparsely populated, with farms being the only residential centres. A number of villages or hamlets have disappeared from the current town: * Kennedy's Corners (Old School Road and Airport Road) * Fox's Corners (Willoughby Road and Charleston Side Road) * Greenlaw (The Grange Sideroad and Winston Churchill Boulevard) * Caldwell (The Grange Sideroad and Kennedy Road) * Caldwell Junction (Olde Baseline Road and Moutainview Road) * Glencoe's Corners (Olde Baseline Road and Creditview Road) * McBride's Corners (Olde Baseline Road and Hurontario Street)


Infrastructure


Emergency services

The town runs its own fire services through the composite Career and volunteer firefighters of the Town of Caledon Fire & Emergency Services, which has nine stations. Ambulance services are run by the regional government's
Peel Regional Paramedic Services Peel Regional Paramedic Services, provide ambulatory and paramedic care for the municipalities within Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Peel Region, in Ontario, Canada. Paramedic Headquarters are located in Brampton at 1600 Bovaird Road east ...
, with three stations (#10, 11 and 12). Despite being part of Peel Region, policing in Caledon is conducted from
Ontario Provincial Police The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada. Under its provincial mandate, the OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways, protects provincial government buildings and officials, patrols unincorpo ...
Caledon Detachment rather than
Peel Regional Police The Peel Regional Police (PRP) provide policing services for Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Peel Region (excluding Caledon) in Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest municipal police service in Ontario after the Toronto Police Service an ...
. OPP also patrols on provincial highways within Caledon (
Ontario Highway 9 King's Highway 9, commonly referred to as Highway 9, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Highway 9 has been divided into two segments since January 1, 1998, when the segment between Harriston and ...
and
Ontario Highway 10 King's Highway 10, commonly referred to as Highway 10 and Hurontario Street, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway connects the northern end of Highway 410 just north of Brampton with Owen Sound on ...
).


Transportation

GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...
operates two bus routes in Caledon: *serving
Bolton, Ontario Bolton (2021 population 26,795) is an unincorporated village that is the most populous community in the town of Caledon, Ontario. It is located beside the Humber River in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto. In r ...
along
Peel Regional Road 50 King's Highway 50, commonly referred to as Highway 50, was a Provincial highways in Ontario, provincially maintained highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. The highway, which was decommissioned in 1998, i ...
and through east
Mississauga Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul ...
connecting with
Malton GO Station Malton GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network, located near Toronto Pearson International Airport, in the community of Malton in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on the Kitchener line, and is a flag stop for Vi ...
on the
Kitchener line Kitchener is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. It extends westward from Union Station in Toronto to Kitchener, though most trains originate and terminate in Brampton in off-peak h ...
. *serving Orangeville and
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connecting with Brampton GO Station on the Georgetown line via Main Street/ Highway 10. It additionally has storage and service facilities in the town. Selected trips by
Brampton Transit Brampton Transit (BT) is a public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974. In , the system had a ...
's Route 30 Airport Road buses extends into the Tullamore Industrial Area of the Town of Caledon, with a total of six trips per day. The town has no government-supported local public transit system. However, a growing population prompted former local resident Darren Parberry to start a trial bus service with two routes, called Métis Transit, which ran briefly in 2006. Caledon also ran a commercial bus operation in 1999 under the name Caledon Transit Incorporated, but it ceased operations due to low ridership. Transit services for the elderly, disabled, and infirm are provided by
Caledon Community Services Transportation Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services is a family of paratransit services in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Regional Municipality of Peel. Services Caledon Community Services Transportation Caledon Community Services Transportation ...
and
Transhelp Region of Peel Accessible Transportation Services is a family of paratransit services in Ontario, Canada, operated by the Regional Municipality of Peel. Services Caledon Community Services Transportation Caledon Community Services Transportation ...
(run by Peel Region). Taxi service is also available in the
Bolton, Ontario Bolton (2021 population 26,795) is an unincorporated village that is the most populous community in the town of Caledon, Ontario. It is located beside the Humber River in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto. In r ...
area. The highways in the municipality are: * Airport Road or
Peel Regional Road 7 This page lists all of the numbered regional roads in Peel Region, Ontario. See also *List of roads in Brampton *List of roads in Mississauga The following is a list of non-numbered and numbered ( Peel Regional Roads) in Mississauga, On ...
*
Hurontario Street Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood. Within Peel Region, it is a major urban thoroughfare within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, ...
or Highway 10 * Charleston Sideroad or
Peel Regional Road 24 King's Highway 24, commonly referred to as Highway 24, is a highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that currently begins at Highway 3 in Simcoe, and ends at the southern city limits of Cambridge. The south–north route travels through ...
(formerly Highway 24) * Queen Street or
Peel Regional Road 50 King's Highway 50, commonly referred to as Highway 50, was a Provincial highways in Ontario, provincially maintained highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. The highway, which was decommissioned in 1998, i ...
(formerly Highway 50) * Main Street and Porterfield Road, or
Peel Regional Road 136 King's Highway 136, commonly referred to as Highway 136, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that connected former Highway 24 near Caledon with Highway 9 in Orangeville. The majority of the rou ...
(formerly Highway 136) *
Highway 410 The following highways are numbered 410: Canada *Manitoba Provincial Road 410 * Newfoundland and Labrador Route 410 Route 410, also known as Dorset Trail, is an north-south highway on the northern coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province o ...
(to Highway 10)


Notable people


See also

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Media in Peel This is a list of media based in the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, part of the Greater Toronto Area. Radio Television The region is not home to any local television stations of its own beyond community stations operated by television ...
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List of townships in Ontario This is a list of townships in the Canadian province of Ontario. Townships are listed by census division. Northern Ontario Northeastern Ontario Algoma District Historical/Geographic Townships *Abbott *Aberdeen Additional *Abigo *Abotossaway * ...


References

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Notes


External links

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