28 Facts About Milton Ontario

Between 2001 and 2011, Milton Ontario was the fastest growing municipality in Canada, with a 71.

Milton Ontario is situated on the Niagara Escarpment, a UNESCO world biosphere reserve and the Bruce Trail.

Milton Ontario was then named as the county town, a decision that certainly created a lot of local controversy.

Milton Ontario did not even have a railway, according to historian John McDonald.

Milton Ontario was incorporated into a town in 1857, after being chosen as county seat for Halton.

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Records from 1874 indicate that Milton Ontario had county buildings, a telegraph office, a foundry, a tannery, a woolen factory, a grist mill and a saw mill, a weekly newspaper and a number of stores.

In 1891, Milton Ontario used electricity to light its streets for the first time and in 1905 the Town purchased the Milton Ontario Electric Light Company and built its own power station.

The new town of Milton Ontario added parts of the former township of Esquesing, all of Nassagaweya Township including the village of Campbellville, and the northern sections of Trafalgar and Nelson from Oakville and Burlington respectively.

Milton Ontario is classified as a humid continental climate in the Koppen climate classification system.

Milton Ontario is served by three libraries: the Main Library, the Beaty Branch, and the Sherwood Branch.

Milton Ontario Transit is the municipal provider of bus services for the town.

Milton Ontario Transit has delivered service since the early 1980s in various forms.

Nearest airport to Milton is the Burlington Airpark in neighboring Burlington, Ontario.

Town of Milton Ontario operates tennis courts in parks such as Bronte Meadows Park, Optimist Park and Rotary Outdoor Park.

Cricket activities in Milton Ontario started in 2002 from the play fields around Bishop Reding School and later in 2012 from the turf pitch at the Boyne park.

Milton Ontario is home to the Mattamy National Cycling Centre, opened in 2015, which includes the headquarters and practice facilities for Cycling Canada, as well as Canadian Cycling Hall of Fame.

Milton Ontario defeated Oakville to advance to the semi-finals and Parry Sound to move on to the finals against the Preston Riversides.

Milton Ontario was represented by distance runner Ed Whitlock, who held numerous age-related records for the marathon, half-marathon and long-distance track events, both indoor and outdoor.

Milton Ontario SC are currently representing Milton Ontario in the Canadian Soccer League after joining the league in the 2014 season.

Milltown Football Club was a soccer club based in Milton Ontario, playing in Division 1 of the Peel Halton Soccer League.

Milton Ontario Marlins are youth-focused swim team based out of the Milton Ontario Sports Centre.

Milton Ontario's won a coach of the year award from the federal government in 1988.

The conservation parks in the Milton Ontario area are owned by Conservation Halton, a conservation authority.

Milton Ontario is covered by local newspapers, radio, magazines and websites through the following services:.

Milton Ontario Transit was developed in 1972 to provide public transportation service throughout the urban centre, as well as a feeder route for GO Transit trains and buses.

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The major industries in Milton Ontario are automotive, advanced manufacturing, distribution and food production.

Since then, Milton Ontario developed an initial seven new subdivisions, including Hawthorne Village, and several new ones are under development by Mattamy Homes and various other builders.

Early industry in Milton consisted of the Milton Pressed Brick Company, which started in the 1880s, and the P L Robertson screw factory, which started in 1908.