17 Facts About Oakville Ontario

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Oakville Ontario is part of the Greater Toronto Area, one of the most densely populated areas of Canada.

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2.

Oakville Ontario left the development of the area to his son, Robert Kerr Chisholm, and his brother-in-law, Merrick Thomas.

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3.

In 1962, the town of Oakville Ontario merged with its neighbouring villages to become the new Town of Oakville Ontario, reaching northwards to Steeles Avenue in Milton.

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4.

Many Oakville Ontario companies fall under the life science umbrella, with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals and elder care.

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5.

Oakville Ontario Galleries is a not-for-profit art museum that exhibits contemporary art, cares for a permanent collection and delivers public programming.

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6.

Downtown Oakville Ontario Jazz Festival is an annual summer jazz festival established in 1992.

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7.

Oakville Ontario Place Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping mall in Oakville Ontario that opened in 1981.

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8.

Oakville Blue Devils of League 1 Ontario is a professional soccer team.

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9.

Oakville Ontario is home to the headquarters and practice facilities of the Toronto Rock professional box lacrosse team competing in the National Lacrosse League.

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10.

Skate Oakville Ontario, which is headquartered at Oakville Ontario's Sixteen Mile Creek Sports Complex, was recently the largest skating club in Canada, providing learn to skate lessons, recreational figure skating programs, competitive training, and 10 synchronized skating teams.

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Oakville Ontario Aquatic Club is a competitive swim club, catering to every level of swimmer, from novice swim lessons to high performance coaching since 1968.

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12.

In each ward, one councillor represents the ward solely on the Oakville Ontario Town Council, and the other is a member of the 21-member governing council of the Regional Municipality of Halton, in addition to being a member of the 14-member Town Council.

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13.

Law enforcement in Oakville Ontario is performed by the Halton Regional Police Service.

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14.

Elementary schools and high schools in Oakville Ontario are a mix of private and public schools, with one of the highest ratios of private schools to student population in the country.

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15.

Oakville Ontario is covered by the Halton District School Board, Halton Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.

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16.

Oakville Ontario is home to the Trafalgar Campus of Sheridan College, primarily an arts and business studies institute, and Oakville Ontario's only higher education facility.

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17.

Oakville Ontario is primarily served by media based in Toronto with markets in the Greater Toronto Area that cover most of the news in the GTA.

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