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is a
Town in south-central
Ontario ,
Canada . Orangeville is one of the furthest municipalities still unofficially considered to be part of the
Greater Toronto Area . It is the seat of
Dufferin County .
According to the
Canada 2001 Census :
- Population: 25,248
- % Change ( 1996 - 2001 ): 17.4
- Dwellings: 8,746
- Area (sq. km.): 15.57
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 1621.5
According to the town's administation, as of December 2005 the town's population was 27,576 persons.
Before European settlers, Orangeville was thought to be a native hunting ground. No permanent settlements have been identified in the area, but minor burial sites have been discovered.
The first patent of land was issued to Ezekiel Robinson, a land surveyor, on August 7, 1820. The next was issued to Alan Robinet in 1822. Orangeville was founded in 1863, named after Orange Lawrence, a businessman who owned several mills around the village. In 1873, an Act of Incorporation was passed and Orangeville was given town status on January 1, 1874.
The public library, located at Broadway and Mill St, was completed in 1908.
Andrew Carnegie , the well-known businesman and philanthropist, provided finacial help for its construction.
Manufacturing is the town's biggest industry.
The main intersection in the heart of the town is Broadway (formerly Provincial Highway 9) and First Street. Provinical Highway 10 runs through Orangeville on its east side.
The town has its own public bus system, in addition to be serviced by Go buses.
On August 3 2005, construction of the South Arterial Road, often referred to as the 'Orangeville by-pass', reached its completion. The road runs from East to West, connecting provincial highways ten and county road 109 (formerly provincial highway nine). Much of the Eastern stretch runs through the
Town Of Caledon , but officially enters into Orangeville at the Townline Road controlled intersection. When the project was first announced on May 11, 2005 it was touted as the panacea to the commercial truck traffic that conjested both Broadway and Townline Road.
Aecon Construction and Materials Limited was the successful bidder for the Design Build project with a price of $9.8M. The projected was completed in conjuction with
Brampton -based Armbro Construction, TSH Engineers Architects Planners, Peto MacCallum Limited and Gartner Lee Limited.
Concerns have been raised over the town's sewage treatment facilities, which are located on Townline Road. Many argue that, given the town's growing population, the current facilities must be upgraded or replaced. Despite these demands and the growth of its residential population, the town does not have that tax base to responsibilty finance the project. The town has attempted to defer such construction by implimenting a water conservation program that makes use of water usage metering. Further, while the town has achieved a population that legally qualifies it as a city, Orangeville remains incorporated as the Town of Orangeville. If the town is to reincorporate as the City of Orangeville, it would be obliged to build a treatment facility to match. The town's overwhelmingly Conservative and neo-liberal citizenry has impeded development by resisting tax increases. In February 2006, town council struck its proposed budget, one which called for tax increases, opting instead for zero-based budgeting. Given this motion, budget shortfalls are expected to continue until significant tax increases are introduced.
Bars: The Mad Hatter, Mill Street Bistro, The Outpost, TJ's Hanger
Chain Restaurants: Kelsey's, East Side Mario's, Winchester Arms, Montana's Cookhouse, Boston Pizza, Don Cherry's Sports Grill
2 Star: Greystones Inn, Honey's Cafe, The Train Station
3 Star: Bluebird Cafe, One Ninety Nine Broadway, Il Corso Restorante, Juniper Grill
Attractions in Orangeville vary and appeal to all ages.There are many bars one can go to in Orangeville. Orangeville has one theatre where plays are shown year round. A place for all ages is Galaxy Cinemas. This is the most popular place to be for the youth. Lazer Maze has just opened on the west side of town. Every Saturday during the summer a farmer's market takes place.
There are currently eight public and separate elementary schools in Orangeville: Credit Meadows, Mono Amaranth, Parkinson Centennial, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret, St. Andrew's RC, St. Benedict's RC, and St. Peter's RC. Along with these publicly funded schools there are also numerous private schools in the area: Dufferin Area Christian School, Hillcrest Private School, The Maples Independent Country School, Orangeville Christian School, and Trillium Montessori School.
There are two Secondary Schools located within the boundaries of Orangeville: Westside Secondary School and Orangeville District Secondary School (ODSS). Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School is located about 20 minutes away in Caledon East.
Humber College has begun construction on a new campus that is set to be completed in Spring 2006. The 28-acre site, located on Veteran's Way, is expetced to begin offering programs to students as soon as January 2007. Upon opening, the campus is expected to accommodate up to 800 students, expanding to 2,000 by 2017. Until the Humber campus is completed, there is only one post-secondary institution in Orangeville.
Georgian College operates one of their satellite schools just south of Broadway.
The local radio station formerly targeted its news and variety programming out of Orangeville to Southern
Huronia .
CIDC later became a top-40 station targeting the
Toronto, Ontario and
Area . The signals have been moved southeast to increase coverage into Greater Toronto, and studios have been moved to the Toronto community of
Etobicoke .
American religious broadcaster
Cornerstone Television operates a broadcast centre within the former Uptown Theatre at 291 Broadway. In addition to Good Friends Radio, a low-power Christian interest FM station, Cornerstone uses the facility to produce television programs such as
Quick Study .
There are two local newspapers based in Orangeville, the
Orangeville Citizen and the
Orangeville Banner . In addition, the town is also serviced by the major national and Toronto newspapers.
Until June 2005,
Rogers Television maintained its Peel North studio and production facility at 98 C-Line. The facility was closed to allow for expansion of the Peel North
Headend .
