Oakville is a town in
Halton Region
The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality in Ontario, Canada, located in the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. It comprises the city of Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hil ...
,
Ontario
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, Canada. It is located on
Lake Ontario
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between
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
and
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilto ...
. At its
2021 census population of 213,759, it is
Ontario's largest town. Oakville is part of the
Greater Toronto Area, one of the most densely populated areas of Canada.
History
In 1793,
Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road. In 1805, the
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada bought the lands between
Etobicoke
Etobicoke (, ) is an administrative district of, and one of six municipalities amalgamated into, the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the city's west-end, Etobicoke was first settled by Europeans in the 1790s, and the municipalit ...
and
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilto ...
from the indigenous
Mississaugas people, except for the land at the mouths of
Twelve Mile Creek (Bronte Creek),
Sixteen Mile Creek, and along the
Credit River. In 1807, British immigrants settled the area surrounding Dundas Street as well as on the shore of
Lake Ontario
Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York. The Canada–United States border sp ...
.
In 1820, the Crown bought the area surrounding the waterways. The area around the creeks, , ceded to the Crown by the Mississaugas, was auctioned off to
William Chisholm in 1827. He left the development of the area to his son,
Robert Kerr Chisholm, and his brother-in-law, Merrick Thomas. Chisholm also formed shipbuilding business in Oakville Navy Street and
Sixteen Mile Creek (Halton Region) and lasted until 1842, but shipbuilding in Oakville lasted into the late 20th century.
The population in 1846 was 1,500. The community shipped large quantities of wheat and lumber via schooners and the railway. There were three churches, a grist mill and saw mill, and various small companies making threshing machines, wagons, watches, saddles, and metal goods. There were also tradesmen of various types.
Oakville's industries also included shipbuilding. In the 1850s, there was an economic recession and the foundry, the most important industry in town, was closed. Basket-making became a major industry in the town, and the
Grand Trunk Railway was built through it. In 1869, the population was 2,000. The community was served by the
Great Western Railway and it was a port on Lake Ontario.
The town eventually became industrialized with the opening of
Cities Service Canada (later
BP Canada
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, and now
Petro Canada
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) and
Shell Canada oil refineries
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(both now closed), the
Procor factory (no longer manufacturing), and, most importantly, the
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
's Canadian headquarters and
plant
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, all close to the
Canadian National Railway and the Queen Elizabeth Way highway between Toronto and Fort Erie (Buffalo).
In 1962, the town of Oakville merged with its neighbouring villages (
Bronte, Palermo, Sheridan, and the remainder of
Trafalgar Township
Trafalgar Township was a township within the historic Halton County in Ontario, Canada. It today forms parts of the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills in the Regional Municipality of Halton.
Named after Cape Trafalgar where Horatio N ...
) to become the new Town of Oakville, reaching northwards to
Steeles Avenue in
Milton. In 1973, the restructuring of Halton County into Halton Region brought the northern border southwards to just north of the future
Highway 407
The following highways are numbered 407:
Canada
* Manitoba Provincial Road 407
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 407
* Ontario Highway 407
King's Highway 407, commonly referred to as Highway 407 and colloquially as the "four-oh-seven", is a ...
.
Geography
Neighbourhoods
Oakville's Planning Department divides the town into communities. These are based on traditional neighbourhoods.
Climate
Like much of Southern Ontario, Oakville has a
Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freez ...
straddling Dfa/Dfb classifications, with cold, but not extreme, winters and warm, to very warm summers. Like most lakeside municipalities on the Great Lakes, there are varying temperatures within town boundaries, generally warmer days further from the lake, the exception being on the colder days in winter.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultu ...
, Oakville had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
According to the 2016 Census, the median age in the town is 41.7 years. 18.9% of the population is under 15 years of age, 66.5% is between 15 to 64 years, and 14.5% is 65 and over.
The 2016 Census found the most reported ethnocultural background to be
White
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(68.5%), followed by
South Asian (8.9%),
Chinese (7%),
Arab
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(3.2%),
Black
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(2.9%),
Filipino (1.9%),
Latin American (1.9%),
Korean (1.6%),
West Asian
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(1.1%), and other backgrounds.
Aboriginals make up 0.7% the population: 0.4%
First Nations and 0.3%
Métis.
In 2016, immigrants made up 35.9% of the population. The top 10 places of birth of the immigrant population were the
United Kingdom
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(11%),
China
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(9.3%),
India
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(7.6%),
Pakistan
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(4.2%),
Poland
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(3.8%),
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
(3.7%), the
United States
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(3.4%),
Portugal
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(3.3%),
Egypt
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(3.1%), and
South Korea
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(2.9%).
According to the 2011 Census, 70.1% of the population identify as
Christian, with
Catholics (37.9%) making up the largest denomination, followed by
Anglican (7.6%),
United Church (7.3%), and other denominations. Others identify as
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
(4%),
Hindu
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(2.1%),
Sikh (1.4%),
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
(0.8%),
Jewish
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(0.5%) and with other religions. 20.6% of the population report no religious affiliation.
The most common mother tongues among the population in 2016 were English (64.1%), Mandarin (3.9%), Arabic (2.4%), and Spanish (2.2%).
Economy
The top employers in Oakville include:
Employers
Sagen MI Canada (TSX:MIC) and
Mattamy Homes
Mattamy Homes is a Canadian home builder, founded in Toronto by Peter Gilgan in 1978. One of the largest privately owned builders in North America, Mattamy Homes is Canada's largest residential home builder and top-25 builder in the United States. ...
are based in Oakville while
Siemens,
The Ford Motor Company, and MADD Canada have their head Canadian offices in the town. Many Oakville residents work in advanced manufacturing at large facilities operated by
UTC Aerospace Systems
UTC Aerospace Systems (UTAS) was one of the world’s largest suppliers of aerospace and defense products, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The company was formed in August 2012 when parent United Technologies Corporatio ...
and
General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable ene ...
.
Many Oakville companies fall under the
life science umbrella, with an emphasis on
pharmaceuticals and
elder care.
There are also a number of retirement homes in the city.
As Oakville is considered part of the
Greater Toronto Area it is common for residents to commute to jobs in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
.
Arts and culture
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
The
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts is a municipally run multi-use facility which opened in downtown Oakville, Ontario, Canada in 1977. The Oakville Centre was built to provide Oakville residents with a place to learn about themselves an ...
houses several performances by local and international artists. It is also the performing venue for the
Oakville Symphony Orchestra
The Oakville Symphony is a Canadian orchestra performing in Oakville, Ontario.
History
The Oakville Symphony was founded in 1967 by Kenneth Hollier, a local musician and educator with the original mission statement to “make music for the pl ...
, the
Oakville Children's Choir
The Oakville Children's Choir is an internationally recognized multi-level community children’s choir that provides children in the Oakville, Ontario community with music education, leadership development and performance opportunities. The organi ...
and the
Oakville Ballet Company
The Oakville Ballet Company is a ballet company in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Oakville School of Classical Ballet
Oakville School of Classical Ballet is a renowned classical ballet school in Oakville, Ontario. It was founded by Elizabeth Pater ...
. The Oakville Arts Council provides further artistic talents in the town showcasing films, literary figures and visual arts.
The Oakville Children's Choir
The
Oakville Children's Choir
The Oakville Children's Choir is an internationally recognized multi-level community children’s choir that provides children in the Oakville, Ontario community with music education, leadership development and performance opportunities. The organi ...
has been in business since 1994.
Oakville Galleries
Oakville Galleries is a not-for-profit art museum that exhibits contemporary art, cares for a permanent collection and delivers public programming. Its exhibition spaces are located on two sites: Gairloch Gardens and Centennial Square.
Events
Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival
The
Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival
The Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival in Oakville, Ontario that has taken place since 1993. The festival is produced by volunteers and coordinated by the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area. It is funded by the BIA ...
is an annual summer jazz festival established in 1992. The event includes performances at a number of stages along
Lakeshore Road in downtown Oakville. The event is free to the public.
Waterfront Festival
Beginning in 1982, Oakville's Coronation Park played host to the annual
Oakville Waterfront Festival
The Oakville Waterfront Festival was an annual festival in Oakville, Ontario from 1992 to 2009, which was revived for one time in 2013.
During its run, Oakville Waterfront Festival attracted a diverse audience of as many as 50,000 annually.
The ...
. Among a range of events, the festival included small amusement park rides, arts and crafts, food and drinks, free concerts headlined by Canadian bands, and nightly fireworks displays. The Waterfront Festival took place in late June of each year until 2010, when it was cancelled due to financial difficulties, despite having annual attendance of up to 100,000 visitors. It returned in August 2013, which was the most recent festival to date.
Kerrfest
The Kerrfest is an annual outdoor music festival that takes place in early September in Oakville. Having begun in 2014, the event includes free performances and is open to the public, located at Westwood Park.
For the Love of the Arts Festival
The For the Love of the Arts Festival is an annual event taking place in the late spring in Oakville. Inaugurated in 2002, the event is hosted by CommUnity Arts Space (originally known as Music and Art Shared Space who initiated the festival), a local umbrella group advocating for shared physical space for Oakville's arts and cultural groups. Currently the only such multi-disciplinary community festival of its kind in Oakville, the event serves to showcase local talent, skills, crafts, literary art, dance performances, theatre groups and music performances. The event is intended as a symbolic presentation of a "shared space" and is entirely sponsored by local corporate and private donations.
Shopping
The
Oakville Place Shopping Centre is an indoor shopping mall in Oakville that opened in 1981. The mall is approximately .
Sports
Athletics
The Oakville Half Marathon is an annual
half marathon event held in Shell Park, with sub-events in 10K, 5K, and 2K Fun Run/Walk.
Golf
Glen Abbey Golf Course is located in Oakville. Designed by
Jack Nicklaus, the course has hosted 30
Canadian Open championships since it opened in 1977, and both
Golf Canada and the
Canadian Golf Hall of Fame are located there.
In 2018, the owner,
Clublink
TWC Enterprises Limited () operates ClubLink One Membership More Golf. It is based in King City, Ontario, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) with the symbol "TWC".
ClubLink is the largest owner and operator of golf courses in Can ...
, planned to demolish the golf course in order to build residential and commercial properties. In 2021, following objections from the community and municipal government, Clublink withdraw its development plan and stated it would continue operating Glen Abbey as a golf course.
Soccer
The
Oakville Blue Devils of
League 1 Ontario
League1 Ontario (L1O) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league began play in 2014 and is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association as a pro-am league in the Canadian soc ...
is a professional soccer team. The Blue Devils are affiliated with the Oakville Soccer Club, which is the largest soccer club in Canada. Oakville boasts over 60 soccer fields and a Soccer Club Facility with a two-star, full-size, FIFA-Certified indoor soccer pitch.
Lacrosse
Oakville is home to the headquarters and practice facilities of the
Toronto Rock
The Toronto Rock are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. Oakville reside ...
professional box lacrosse team competing in the National Lacrosse League. Oakville is also home to the 3rd largest minor lacrosse association in Ontario: The Oakville Minor Lacrosse Association has more than 1,500 players and competes in multiple classes and multiple divisions. The town also has the
Oakville Buzz
The Oakville Buzz are Canadian box lacrosse team from Oakville, Ontario, Canada that play in the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League.https://ontariolacrosse.com/content/news/ola-junior-a-expansion-oakville-buzz.pdf The Buzz played in the OLA Junior ...
, a
Junior "A" lacrosse team who won the
Founders Cup in 2006. The current rep lacrosse team is the Oakville Hawks.
Hockey
The
Oakville Blades is a
Tier II Junior "A" franchise since 1966, and a "AAA" hockey system. The current rep hockey team for boys in Oakville is Oakville Rangers, who are the 2-time defending champions for the Midget "AAA" group. For girls, there is the Oakville Hornets, who are the largest female hockey association in the world.
Skating
Skate Oakville, which is headquartered at Oakville'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.
Baseball
Baseball is represented in Oakville by two organizations: Oakville Little League and the OMBA (Oakville Minor Baseball Association).
Oakville Little League is the largest
Little League organization in Canada. In 2018, there were over 1,150 young people playing across eight divisions and over 90 teams, including seven All-Star teams. Oakville Little League also fields six All-Star (Rep) teams, known as the Oakville Whitecaps. The 12U and 14U Whitecaps teams compete annually to play in the
Little League World Series
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and
Junior League World Series
The Junior League World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 12, 13, and 14 years old. The tournament is held annually at Heritage Park in Taylor, Michigan. It is patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for ...
, respectively.
The OMBA (Oakville Minor Baseball Association) was established in 1963. It offers three levels of baseball to children and youth in Oakville: House League, Select and Rep. OMBA runs the Oakville A's, the official Town Rep baseball playing in the Central Ontario Baseball Association (COBA) system.
Canoeing
Burloak Canoe Club
The Burloak Canoe Club is a flatwater canoe/kayak racing club located in Oakville, Ontario. It serves the communities of Burlington and Oakville and provides a variety of canoe-based activities for local residents focusing primarily on the two ...
is located in Oakville. Three Olympians,
Adam van Koeverden
Adam Joseph van Koeverden (born January 29, 1982) is a Canadian sprint kayaker and politician. He is an Olympic gold medallist in the K-1 500m category (2004) and a two-time world champion in K-1 500 (2007) and K-1 1000 (2011), winning four O ...
,
Mark Oldershaw
Mark Oldershaw (born February 7, 1983) is a Canadian canoe racing, sprint canoeist. Oldershaw won the bronze medal in the C-1 1000 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He is a third generation Canadian Olympic canoer, fifth family member ...
and
Larry Cain
Laurence J. "Larry" Cain, (born January 9, 1963) is a Canadian sprint canoeist. He was the first Canadian canoeist since Frank Amyot to win an Olympic gold medal in canoeing.
Early life
Cain was born in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Oakvill ...
, trained at the club.
Swimming
Oakville Aquatic Club is a competitive swim club, catering to every level of swimmer, from novice swim lessons to high performance coaching since 1968.
Government
Municipal and regional
At the municipal level, the governing body is the
Oakville Town Council The Oakville Town Council is the governing body of the Town of Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
The council consists of the mayor plus fourteen elected councillors elected among seven wards. Within each ward, the Town Councillor represents the ward sole ...
consisting of a
mayor (currently
Rob Burton
Rob Burton is a Canadian businessman, journalist and politician. He currently serves as the mayor of Oakville, Ontario, in Canada. He was elected in the municipal elections of 2006, having failed to unseat Ann Mulvale in 2003. He was re-el ...
) and fourteen
councillors
A councillor is an elected representative for a local government council in some countries.
Canada
Due to the control that the provinces have over their municipal governments, terms that councillors serve vary from province to province. Unl ...
. The town is divided into seven
wards, with two councillors elected by residents of each ward.
In each ward, one councillor represents the ward solely on the Oakville Town Council, and the other is a member of the 21-member governing council of the
Regional Municipality of Halton
The Regional Municipality of Halton, or Halton Region, is a regional municipality in Ontario, Canada, located in the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. It comprises the city of Burlington and the towns of Oakville, Milton, and Halton ...
, in addition to being a member of the 14-member Town Council.
Provincial
Two provincial
ridings are situated in Oakville, which use the same boundaries as the federal ridings and are currently represented provincially by:
*
Oakville:
Stephen Crawford (
Conservative)
*
Oakville North-Burlington:
Effie Triantafilopoulos
Effie J. Triantafilopoulos is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the riding of Oakville North—Burlington as a member of the Progressive ...
(Conservative)
Federal
Two federal
ridings are situated in Oakville, which are currently represented by:
*
Oakville:
Anita Anand
Anita Anand (born May 20, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who serves as the minister of national defence since 2021. She has represented the riding of Oakville in the House of Commons since the 2019 federal election, sitting as ...
(
Liberal)
*
Oakville North-Burlington:
Pam Damoff
Pamela Damoff (born March 13) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Oakville North—Burlington in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Personal history
Born in London, Ontario, ...
(Liberal)
Infrastructure
Transportation
Oakville Transit provides local bus service.
GO Transit
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commuter rail and bus service operates from
Bronte and
Oakville stations.
Via Rail services along the line between
Windsor and Quebec corridor, and operates from Oakville station.
Several major roads and highways go through Oakville:
*
Queen Elizabeth Way
*
Ontario Highway 403
*
407 ETR
*
The Queen Elizabeth Way and Ontario Highway 403 run
concurrently throughout most of Oakville.
Emergency services
Law enforcement in Oakville is performed by the
Halton Regional Police Service.
Fire service is provided by the Oakville Fire Department with its nine fire stations.
The Town of Oakville's Waters Air Rescue Force is a volunteer organization that provides marine search and rescue service in Western Lake Ontario. It was founded in 1954 and was a charter member of the
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA; , ''GCAC'') is a Canada-wide volunteer marine association dedicated to marine search and rescue (SAR) and the promotion of boating safety, through association with the Canadian Coast Guard under the ausp ...
.
Education
Elementary schools and high schools in Oakville are a mix of private and public schools, with one of the highest ratios of private schools to student population in the country. Oakville is covered by the
Halton District School Board
The Halton District School Board serves public school students throughout Halton Region, including the municipalities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. Its administration area is to the southwest of the city of Toronto. In 2006-2 ...
,
Halton Catholic District School Board
The Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB) serves over 37,000 students at its 46 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 3 continuing education facilities. The HCDSB serves the communities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, and Oakvi ...
,
Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and
Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Oakville)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School is a high school located in the western part of Old Oakville in Oakville, Ontario. St. Thomas Aquinas is a member of the Halton Catholic District School Board. There are over 1600 students attending ...
and
White Oaks Secondary School
White Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) is a secondary school located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
The school has north and south campuses, across the road from each other. The north campus used to be attended by students who had different levels an ...
both offer the
International Baccalaureate Program.
The town is home to
Appleby College, a private school for grades seven to twelve, established in 1911 as well as
St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School
St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School (commonly referred to as just St. Mildred's and abbreviated to SMLS) is an independent all-girls school in Oakville, Ontario, Canada with approximately 550 students from Preschool to Grade 12. The Junior school i ...
, an independent all-girls school. Oakville is also home to the Trafalgar Campus of
Sheridan College, primarily an arts and business studies institute, and Oakville's only higher education facility.
Media
Oakville is primarily served by media based in Toronto with markets in the
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) that cover most of the news in the GTA. One regional newspaper, the ''
Oakville Beaver
The ''Oakville Beaver'' is a locally distributed community newspaper in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. It is published weekly by Metroland Media Group. The first edition of the ''Oakville Beaver'' was published on December 5, 1962 by W. (William) Kir ...
'', is published once weekly. The monthly magazines ''Neighbours of Joshua Creek'', ''Neighbours of Glen Abbey'' and ''Neighbours of Olde Oakville'' serve three key neighbourhoods. The town is also served by Oakvillenews.org, a locally owned online daily newsletter and website.
The town also has two specialty radio stations: AM 1250
CJYE
CJYE is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1250 AM in Oakville, Ontario. The station airs a Christian music and talk format branded as ''Joy Radio''. CJYE's studios are located on Church Street in downtown Oakville, while its transmitters ...
, a
Christian music station and AM 1320
CJMR, a
Multicultural station.
The following national cable television station also broadcast from Oakville:
*
The Weather Network has broadcast nationally from Oakville since 2005.
* The Hamilton-based television station
CHCH-DT serves
Hamilton Hamilton may refer to:
People
* Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname
** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland
** Lord Hamilto ...
,
Halton and
Niagara, thus including Oakville. CHCH recently closed its Halton Bureau (due to budget considerations) which was located in downtown Oakville.
*
TVCogeco from the studio in the
Cogeco Cable
Cogeco Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications and media company. Its corporate offices are located at 1 Place Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec. The company is structured into three strategic business units (SBU); Cogeco Connexion, Breezeline ( ...
Headquarters at Harvester Road & Burloak Drive, just inside of
Burlington.
Sister cities
Oakville is
twinned with the following cities:
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Dorval
Dorval () is an on-island suburban city on the island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. In 2016, the Canadian Census indicated that the population increased by 4.2% to 18,980. Although the city has the largest surface area in Montr ...
,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...
, Canada (1957)
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Neyagawa
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is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 228,802 in 111,545 households and a population density of 9,300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Neyagaw ...
,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, Japan (April 6, 1984)
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Huai'an
Huai'an (), formerly called Huaiyin () until 2001, is a prefecture-level city in the central part of Jiangsu province in Eastern China. Huai'an is situated almost directly south of Lianyungang, southeast of Suqian, northwest of Yancheng, a ...
,
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...
, China (June, 2015)
The town of Oakville has named two streets after Dorval and Neyagawa.
See also
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:People from Oakville, Ontario
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List of people from Oakville, Ontario
This is a list of notable people from or living in Oakville, Ontario in alphabetical order.
A
*Susan Aglukark, Inuk singer
* Damon Allen, quarterback, CFL's Toronto Argonauts
* Zenon Andrusyshyn, former CFL's Toronto Argonauts placekicker
* An ...
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List of schools in Oakville, Ontario {{Short description, none
This is a list of schools in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Halton District School Board
These schools are part of the Halton District School Board, the public English education board for the region.
Public elementary school ...
References
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Populated places established in 1827