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D.I.L. Ajax
Defence Industries Limited (DIL) Pickering Works was a munitions plant owned by the Government of Canada and operated by Defence Industries Limited, DIL during 1941–1945, in the Pickering Township of Ontario. The unincorporated community that developed around the plant was named Ajax in honour of the British warship ''HMS Ajax (22), Ajax'', and evolved into the town of Ajax, Ontario. At its peak, the plant had 9000 workers (the majority of them women), and produced over 40 million rounds of shell (projectile), shells. The plant premises and the surrounding area had several town-like facilities such as residences for DIL employees, a post office, a fire department, a hotel, recreation centres, a grocery store, a school, a church, and local transit. Selection of site On 10 September 1939, Canada entered the World War II, declaring war on Nazi Germany, Germany. Because of its distance from the war theatre in Europe, Canada was an ideal location for producing munitions for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajax, Ontario
Ajax (; 2021 Canadian census, 2021 population: 126,666) is a waterfront town in Regional Municipality of Durham, Durham Region in Southern Ontario, Canada, located in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. The town is named for , a Royal Navy cruiser that served in the Second World War. It is approximately east of Toronto on the shores of Lake Ontario and is bordered by the City of Pickering, Ontario, Pickering to the west and north, and the Town of Whitby, Ontario, Whitby to the east. History The indigenous peoples in Canada, indigenous peoples were active in the watersheds of the Duffins Creek and the Carruthers Creek (Canada), Carruthers Creek since the Archaic period (North America), Archaic period (7000-1000 BCE), although they did not build any major settlements in the area, presumably because of the poor navigability of these streams. In 1760, French Canadians, French Sulpician missionaries from Ganatsekwyagon reached the Duffins Creek area, but did not settle the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
