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Acton is located in south central Ontario on the Black Creek, an eventual tributary of the Credit River. It was erected as a town on July 1, 1950. From January 1, 1974, it became part of the town of Halton Hills, part of the Halton Regional Municipality. Population (2001): 7,767. It is served by Ontario provincial highway 7, running between Brampton and Guelph, Ontario, and is served by GO Transit bus service on the Georgetown (GO Transit) corridor. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total • Land • Water (% of total) Ranked 4th...
The Credit River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment to empty into Lake Ontario at Port Credit, Ontario, now part of Mississauga. ...
Halton Hills (2002 population 47,600) is a town in Halton Regional Municipality, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Halton Regional Municipality, or Halton Region, is located in Ontario, Canada, and is a part of the Greater Toronto Area. ...
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Ontario provincial highway 7 is one of the Kings Highways in the province of Ontario, Canada. ...
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Guelph (pronounced gwělf) (2004 population 125,872, metropolitan population 155,635) is a city located in southwestern Ontario, Canada, roughly 100 kilometres north-west of downtown Toronto at the intersection of Ontario provincial highway 6 and Ontario provincial highway 7. ...
GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ...
Georgetown is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ...
Leathertown
The town is nicknamed Leathertown because of the extensive tanning industry that was located in the area during the 19th Century and early 20th Century. During this time, Acton was the main community of the Halton Hills region, much larger than nearby Georgetown, Ontario which now has more than twice the population. The area was attractive to the leather industry because of the large numbers of trees in the area. The nickname is still reflected today by the Olde Hide House, a large leather goods store in an old warehouse, and Beardmore Leather downtown. The town also features Fairy Lake, a manmade lake accessible from many locations within the town, but most often from Prospect Park. Georgetown is a community 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. ...
Geography The town's location was chosen because of the good source of waterpower from the Black Creek, and the flour mill established at the beginning is still in operation today, although its source of power has changed. It is also near the watershed between the Credit River and the Grand River which is just west of the urban area, where the Blue Springs Creek begins. The Credit River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from headwaters above the Niagara Escarpment to empty into Lake Ontario at Port Credit, Ontario, now part of Mississauga. ...
Grand River Ontario This article is about the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. ...
Population The town has been described on CBC Radio as recently as June 2005 as having been a "seriously white community." It was also largely Protestant - until the Regional Municipality of Halton Act was passed in 1974, which declared the whole of Halton Region to be a separate school zone, the town was unique in being the only urban area in the former Halton County to not have a Roman Catholic school. The population mix only began to change in the 1990s, when new development was allowed to begin after water and sewer restrictions were lifted after having been in place for almost 30 years. Current construction in the north and east ends of town will allow the population to rise to almost 10,000. CBC Radio is the English language radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...
Actonite or Actonian? It is interesting to note in older books and papers of the area that not one, but two designations have existed for residents of the area at the same time. "Actonite" was used to identify people who moved to the area, and "Actonian" referred to people who grew up there. The first designation now predominates, due to the last influx of new residents in the 1960s, but older residents still remember it.
Notable Actonians Sir Donald Mann (March 23, 1853 - November 10, 1934) was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur. ...
Mazo de la Roche (1879-01-15 – 1961-07-12), born Mazo Louise Roche in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, was the author of the Jalna series of novels, one of the most popular series of books of her time. ...
Bibliography Acton's Early Days (1939); privately published by The Acton Free Press, last reprint 1978
External links - A street map of Acton
- Esquesing Historical Society's history of Acton
- Acton Business Improvement Area
- The Olde Hide House
- Current Weather Conditions in Acton
- Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce Serving Halton Hills (Acton, Georgetown and surrounding area)
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