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The town clock was moved to the centre of Broadway
in the recent construction project
Coat of arms
Motto: "Historic Charm -- Dynamic Future"
Location of Orangeville within Dufferin County
Coordinates: 43°54′55″N
80°6′31″W
Economy & Finance
There are many upscale businesses on Broadway through downtown Orangeville
Orangeville serves as an administrative and commercial hub for Dufferin County, the northern portion of Peel
Region and the surrounding area. Orangeville's downtown core is home to several retail stores, and there is a
cluster of big-box stores in the Fairgrounds Shopping Centre. Many residents in and around Orangeville also
commute to other areas of the Greater Toronto Area for work.
There are a number of manufacturing plants located in the town. Major industrial
employers include Johnson Controls (automotive seats), Greening Donald (automotive airbag components),
Resolve Corporation (computer outsourcing), Clorox Company of Canada (Glad garbage bags), Relizon Canada
(pressure sensitive labels), Plastiflex Canada Inc. (plastic hoses), Rochling Engineering Plastics (formerly
Symplastics Limited )(plastic sheets) and HiSAN of Canada (automotive components).
Orangeville is also the main banking centre for residents in the area. The financial
institutions in Orangeville are:
Transportation and infrastructure
The main intersection in the heart of the town is Broadway (formerly Provincial
Highway 9) and First Street. Provincial Highway 10 runs through Orangeville on its east
side.
Beginning in 2005, a major roadwork project was initiated to resurface Broadway
through Orangeville. The downtown section was completed in early 2006, with extensive work still to be done
on the west end in late 2006. In conjunction with this project, there was another one completed in late 2006
that involved building large planters in the middle of Broadway through the downtown section (First-Third
Streets [West - East]). This project has been controversial. Many people have found the plan to be
overambitious and impractical. Safety concerns have also been raised by the Fire Department because the new
concrete planters in the middle of the road have made the right of ways too narrow for fire trucks to
properly set up in case of a fire in a downtown building.
Construction of the South Arterial Road, often referred to as the 'Orangeville by-pass', has reached its
completion. The road runs from east to west, connecting Highway 10 and County Road 109 (formerly Highway 9). 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 congested both Broadway and Townline Road. Aecon Construction and Materials
Limited was the successful bidder for the Design Build project with a price of $9.8 million. The project was
completed in conjunction with Brampton-based Armbro Construction, TSH Engineers Architects Planners, Peto MacCallum
Ltd. and Gartner Lee Ltd.
Orangeville Transit is the town's own public transit system, and there
is commuter GO Transit bus service to Brampton. In the early 1990s, preliminary plans were drawn up for GO Transit
rail service to Orangeville. However, it never got past the drawing board.
Industries in Orangeville are served by the Orangeville-Brampton Railway, which
purchased 55 kilometers of surplus track from the Canadian Pacific Railway. The railway connects with the CPR in
Streetsville, and also services customers in Brampton to the south.
About 100 years ago, survey work was underway for an electric railway
line which would serve Orangeville, the Huron and Ontario Electric Railway.
Education
There are currently ten public and separate elementary schools in
Orangeville: Credit Meadows, Mono Amaranth, Montgomery Village, Parkinson Centennial, Princess Elizabeth, Princess
Margaret, St. Andrew's RC, St. Benedict's RC, St. Peter's RC and Island Lake Public School, as well as a holding
school. Along with these publicly funded schools, there are several private schools in the area: Dufferin Area
Christian School, Hillcrest Private School, The Maples Independent Country School, Orangeville Christian School,
and Trillium Montessori School. A French School is in the works for the old Springbrook Elementary Building. It is
currently being used as a holding school that other schools including Island Lake, Montgomery Village, and Princess
Margaret, have used while repairs, renovations, rebuilds and construction were completed. There are two Secondary
Schools located within the boundaries of Orangeville: Westside Secondary School and Orangeville District Secondary
School (ODSS).As well as a catholic high school, Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School, which is located about
20 minutes away in Caledon East.
Humber College is scheduled to offer full-time programs in Fall 2007
at a temporary location. A new campus is planned on a 28 acre site located on Veteran's Way. The first phase of the
new facility is planned to open in late fall 2007 or early 2008. Upon opening, the campus is expected to
accommodate up to 400 students, expanding to 2,000 by 2017. Georgian College also operates a satellite campus
offering part-time courses.
Culture
Orangeville is the cultural capital of Dufferin County.
Orangeville hosts the annual Orangeville Blues & Jazz Festival which is renowned throughout the
region.
The Town Hall building contains the Orangeville Theatre. This facility
hosts plays and concerts throughout the year. A number of performances have given the Orangeville Theater a
reputation for excellence.
Local artists have made their mark on Orangeville as well. Numerous
old maple trees have died due to age in recent years and have been carved into large sculptures.
Statue of Santa Claus
in Kay Cee Cardens
Media
The local radio station, CIDC, formerly targeted its news and variety
programming out of Orangeville to Southern Huronia. However, it subsequently became a top-40 station targeting
Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. The signals have been moved southeast to increase coverage into Greater
Toronto, and studios have been moved to the Toronto community of Etobicoke. Orangeville is also mainly served by
many Radio stations in Toronto transmitting from the CN Tower.
There are two local newspapers based in Orangeville, the Orangeville
Citizen and the Orangeville Banner. The Banner is the only paper to go to all homes in Orangeville and Dufferin
county twice a week.
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.
Rogers is the cable provider for Orangeville.
Climate
Famous Residents
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Nana Attakora, MLS, defender currently playing with Toronto FC
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Keith Beavers, Olympic swimmer (2004 and 2008)
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Sarah Bonikowsky, Olympic rower (2008)
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Ryan Cooley, actor who portrayed J.T. Yorke on Degrassi: The Next
Generation
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Adam Copeland and Jason Reso, professional wrestlers better known
respectively as Edge and Christian, both grew up in Orangeville. Copeland was also born there.
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Laurie Graham, represented Canada at 3 Olympic games in downhill skiing
and won 6 World Cup races
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Robertson Davies, author, died in December 1995 at Orangeville.
Orangeville has produced a number of notable National Lacrosse League players,
including:
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the Sanderson family, including Terry, Lindsay, Brandon, Nathan, Josh,
Phil, and Chris
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Brodie Merrill, NLL Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in
2006
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Pat Coyle, NLL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002
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Brandon Miller
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Rusty Kruger
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