Whitby, Ontario - Wikipedia. Whitby within Durham Region.
Whitby (2. 01. 1 population 1. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax and west of Oshawa, on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region. It is approximately a 3. Toronto borough of Scarborough, and it is known as a commuter suburb in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. While the southern portion of Whitby is predominantly urban and an economic hub, the northern part of the municipality is more rural and includes the communities of Ashburn, Brooklin, Myrtle, and Myrtle Station.
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History. In addition to Whitby, Yorkshire, the Town of Whitby is also officially twinned with Longueuil, Quebec and Feldkirch, Austria. When the township was originally surveyed in 1. England, named the townships east of Toronto after towns in northeastern England: York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington.
It is a contraction of . In the 1. 84. 0s a road was built from Whitby Harbour to Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay, to bring trade and settlement through the harbour to and from the rich hinterland to the north.
Whitby Civic Recreation. Community Connection is recreational and leisure programs in local schools throughout Whitby through the community use of schools. Whitby Civic Recreation Complex Reception.
The Town of Whitby was chosen as the seat of government for the newly formed County of Ontario in 1. The remainder of Whitby Township remained a separate municipality, although the eastern half surrounding Oshawa was incorporated as the new Township of East Whitby in 1. In the 1. 87. 0s a railway, the . The building, constructed as an Elizabethan- style castle in 1. The school celebrated its 1.
During the Second World War, Whitby was the location of Camp X, a secret spy training facility established by Sir William Stephenson, the . Although the buildings have since been demolished, a monument was unveiled on the site of Camp X in 1. Ontario's Lieutenant Governor. John Black Aird. In 1. Town of Whitby and Township of Whitby amalgamated to form the current municipality. Municipal boundaries were not changed during the 1.
Durham Region and remain to this day. Today, Whitby is the seat of government in Durham Region. It is commonly considered part of the Greater Toronto Area, although statistically it belongs to the greater Oshawa. Metropolitan Area.
They are both in the eastern part of the Golden Horseshoe region. Geography. The 2. Statistics Canada total of 8. This represents population growth of over 2. The number of inhabitants has more than doubled since 1. Whitby had a census population of 4. According to the 2.
Optimist Club of Brooklin civic youth projects. Spelling Bee at Brooklin Spring Fair, sponsorship (Jun 4. The park project was in co-operation with Sorbara Developments and the Town of Whitby. The Town has a vibrant business community. Community Recreation & Parks Guide: Registration. Visit Connect@Rec to register for a program. Registration Information, Dates.
Census, approximately 1. Whitby's population is classified as visible minority, with Black (6. South Asian (3. 3%) and Chinese (1.
Census data. Of immigrant languages, only Italian is the mother tongue of more than 1% of the population (1. The median household income in 2. Whitby was $1. 15,0. There are also three regional councillors elected at large. They sit on both the Town and Durham Region Councils, as does the mayor. The current mayor is Don Mitchell. There is also a detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police located in Town, mainly to patrol area provincial highways within Durham Region.
Whitby Fire & Emergency Services provides firefighting services from five fire stations and ambulance/emergency medical services are provided by Durham Region EMS at the Whitby Paramedic Station (also as EMS Headquarters). Economy. Whitby is itself home to a steel mill operated by Gerdau Ameristeel, a retail support centre operated by Sobeys, and a major Liquor Control Board of Ontario warehouse. Other companies present in Whitby include pharmaceutical manufacturer Patheon, Johnson Controls, Lear Corporation, Automodular Assemblies, Mc.
Graw- Hill Ryerson, and several others. Education. There are twenty- four elementary schools and five secondary schools: Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute, Brooklin High School, Donald A Wilson Secondary School, Henry Street High School and Sinclair Secondary School. The Durham Catholic District School Board oversees public Catholic education in Durham Region. There are twelve Catholic elementary schools and two secondary schools; Father Leo J. Austin Catholic Secondary School and All Saints Catholic Secondary School. There is often a rivalry referred to between these schools, with students participating in a variety of activities to prove their worth. As noted above, Whitby is home to Trafalgar Castle School.
Built in 1. 85. 9 by the flamboyant Sheriff of Ontario County, Nelson Gilbert . The school had opened its doors in 1. The main campus of the college is located in Oshawa, as is the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. Health care. The town was served by the Whitby General Hospital until 1. Durham hospitals were amalgamated by the Lakeridge Health Corporation, Under the amalgamated system, the hospital became Lakeridge Health Whitby and is a specialized health centre, with the closest full- service hospitals being Lakeridge Health Oshawa, Markham Stouffville Hospital in Markham and the Rouge Valley Health System, Ajax and Pickering campus in Ajax. The Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences is located on the lakefront. It was originally called the Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, then Whitby Mental Health Centre.
Transportation. Proposed eastward extensions of Highway 4. Whitby to its planned terminus at the junction of Highways 3. The southern terminus of Highway 1. Whitby. It originally extended from Highway 4.
Brock Street, but this portion was downloaded to Durham Region in 1. The southern terminus is now located just south of Brooklin at Highway 4. Finally, Highway 7 runs east- west between Brooklin and the City of Pickering.
At Brooklin, the road changes to a north- south alignment and is multiplexed with Highway 1. Town. The extension of Ontario Highway 4. Pickering started in 2. The toll highway passes between Brooklin and the urban portion of Whitby. Ontario Highway 4. Another toll highway, 4.
Whitby- Ajax boundary. Four railways pass through Whitby. The Toronto- Montreal corridor main lines of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway both pass east- west through the south end of Whitby. A second CP line running from Toronto to Havelock also passes through the northern part of Whitby. Via Rail trains travel through Whitby, but the nearest station is in Oshawa. Finally, GO Transit provides frequent service via its Lakeshore East line, which (in Whitby) runs parallel to the CN tracks.
A GO Station is located in Town. Local transit services are provided by the region- wide Durham Region Transit. Prior to the Regional service, the Town provided its own service. GO Transit buses also connect Whitby with Durham Region (including Port Perry and Beaverton to the north) and areas further afield. Whitby Harbour, an important factor in the development of the Town, is now home to a 4.
The closest international airport is Toronto Pearson International Airport, located 6. Mississauga. Whitby is served by the Whitby This Week newspaper, part of the Metroland Media Group.
Several other papers have been published in the town over the years, including the Whitby Free Press, which ran from 1. Other GTA media outlets also serve the area, including the Durham- based Artsforum Magazine. Cultural assets. This team featured long- time president of the Boston Bruins, Harry Sinden and former mayor of Whitby, Bob Attersley.
The Dunlops were revived in 2. Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League. The Whitby Yacht Club, which offers racing, cruising, social, and sail training programs on Whitby Harbour overlooking the Lake Ontario, was founded in 1. The Brooklin Redmen Senior A lacrosse club is one of the most successful in Canadian sporting history, while the Junior A Whitby Warriors have been awarded the Minto Cup four times since 1. Whitby is also home to the Iroquois Park Sports Centre, one of the largest minor sports centres in North America. The facility includes six icepads, a swimming pool named for local Olympian Anne Ottenbrite, six tennis courts, five ball diamonds, three batting cages, a skatepark, a soccer pitch, The Sports Garden Cafe restaurant and the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame. Whitby also developed the Mc.
Welcome to the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario. Child Care & Children's Programs; Click here for more. Whitby, ON L1N 6A3, Canada Phone. Register for a Program. Mail to: Program Registration, Town of Ajax Recreation & Culture, 65 Harwood Avenue South, Ajax, Ontario, L1S 2H9; Registration receipts will be mailed within one week; Fax. Whitby Figure Skating Club. Online registration for Fall/Winter Recreational and STARSkate programs is scheduled for the following dates. Official site for Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville offers information for residents, businesses, recreation programs, places to explore and town hall services.
Kinney Sports complex which boasts three ice pads, two tennis courts and a skatepark, and Luther Vipond Arena in Brooklin, with one ice pad. These 3 sport complexes hold many sporting events. For the 2. 00. 8- 2. OPJHL has relocated a team to Whitby, to play out of the Iroquois Complex, known as the Fury. Notable people. Nichols Churchill, American feminist, author, and editor. Sandy Cohen, hockey player. Chuck Coles, singer/songwriter for the Organ Thieves, southern and soul- influenced experimental hard rock band.
Kurtis Conner, comedian. A. Cook, actress.
Neil Crone, actor and writer for local newspaper, stars on kid's television show Really Me. Dave Devall, weather reporter for CFTO- TVJim Flaherty, late member of the Canadian House of Commons and Minister of Finance. Adam Foote, NHL player for Colorado Avalanche, Stanley Cup winner, Olympic Gold Medalist and former member of Team Canada.
Hamar Greenwood, Chief Secretary for Ireland 1. Santiago, NFL football player. Tyler Seguin, ice hockey player for the Dallas Stars. J. Torres, comic book writer. Kristina Vaculik, member of the London 2. Canadian Olympic artistic gymnastics team, who helped Canada place fifth in the team finals. Kelita Zupancic, Judoka and Olympian, member of the London 2.
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