Meadowvale, Ontario
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| Meadowvale, Ontario | |
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| Country | Canada |
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| Province | Ontario |
| Region | Peel |
| City | Mississauga |
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) |
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Meadowvale is a community located in the northwestern part of Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was a village in Toronto Township. In the 1970s, Meadowvale was selected to be the name of a new town community for the newly (1974) incorporated City of Mississauga; the name was applied to a development a few miles west along Derry Road.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Brampton, north
- Milton, northwest
- Erin Mills, south
- Streetsville, south
[edit] Geography
Meadowvale is located at . The community is situated near the Credit River which lies to the east. Pine forests including other types of trees are along the Credit Valley which covers most of the central part of the subdivision. Another creek named Levi Creek runs to the south and southwest and is a tributary of the Credit lying to the south.
The rough boundaries of Meadowvale are: Western boundary Ninth Line, Eastern boundary Mississauga Road, Northern boundary Highway 401, Southern boundary Britannia Road. [1]
Meadowvale has two lakes, Aquitaine and Wabukayne, both of which were largely man-made. A system of parks and trails connects the two lakes, which are located about 1.5 kilometres apart. [2]
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- density: -
- Area code: +1-905
- Postal code: L5N
[edit] Demographics
- Population of Meadowvale as a whole
- For planning purposes the city of Mississauga is divided into 24 districts. Here are the estimated 2006 populations for districts which comprise the area known as Meadowvale. [5]
- Meadowvale 43,000
- Lisgar 30,500
- Meadowvale Village 26,200
If Meadowvale were its own city, it would have the 30th largest urban area population in Canada.
- Breakdown of visible minority population as of 2001
- South Asian 11.3%
- Black 6.7%
- Chinese 3.4%
- Filipino 2.8%
- Arab/West Asian 1.7%
- Latin American 1.4%
[edit] History
The village of Meadowvale was established in the 1820s by Irish immigrants from the state of New York. [7] In the town's early years, the main industry was milling, with the mills drawing power from the Credit River. [8] In the late 1950s, Highway 401 began construction south of Meadowvale Village and was opened several months later.
In 1968, Meadowvale was incorporated into the new Town of Mississauga. In the 1970s, farmland west of the original Meadowvale Village was developed into a series of subdivisions that make up much of present-day Meadowvale. This area has continued to expand ever since, and now fills most of the northwest corner of Mississauga.
Meadowvale village is located adjacent to the largest business park area in Mississauga, with the second largest being located in between Meadowvale Village and Meadowvale along the Hwy 401 corridor, where numerous major corporations have recently located their offices, factories and reserch & development facilities, including:
- Wal-Mart Canada - Retailer
- Daimler Chrysler - Car
- Siemens - Electronics
- GlaxoSmithKline - Pharmaceuticals
- Magna International - Auto Parts
- Microsoft - Software
- Tech Data - Computer parts distributor
- Biovail - Bio-medical
- DuPont - Chemicals
- Fujitsu - Computer
- Mitutoyo - Measuring Equipment
- Sandvik - Materials and Metallurgy
- FANUC Robotics - CNC controllers
- Snap-on - Tools
- Purolator Courier - Courier
- Royal Bank of Canada - Bank
In recognition of its many historical buildings, Meadowvale Village was recognized as Ontario’s first Heritage Conservation District in 1980. [9] To reduce traffic through the village, the Derry Road by-pass was built in the mid-1990s. Located about one kilometre north of the Old Derry Road, the new Derry Road is a major east-west traffic artery running from Mississauga Road to Mavis Road.
In June 2006, Meadowvale found itself in an international media spotlight, as a number of former Meadowvale Secondary School students were among those charged in an alleged terror plot to bomb well-known Canadian buildings and assassinate political leaders. [10]
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Freeway
Meadowvale is accessed via Highway 401 via Winston Churchill Blvd. , Mississauga Rd., or Mavis Rd.
[edit] Tollway
The Highway 407 bypasses Meadowvale, before continuing south to Oakville, or east along the top of Mississauga to Toronto.
[edit] Major Thoroughfares
Winston Churchill Blvd., Erin Mills Parkway and Mavis Road are major north-south roads that connect Meadowvale to the rest of Mississauga. Derry and Britannia Roads are major east-west roads.
[edit] Interurban Transit
Meadowvale GO Station serves as a hub for GO Transit operations. It is an intersection point for GO Transit in the north west of the GTA. The station is serviced by one rail/bus line and 3 bus lines. The station offers express hourly service to the two largest transit hubs in the GTA, York University and Union Station.
- The station is located along the Milton Line rail line, which offers rush hour train service to and from downtown. Bus service is provided during non-rush hour periods, including express to downtown Toronto.
- York University Express along Highway 407. With some service via Bramalea GO Station.
- Milton 401 service - Milton via Meadowvale to Yorkdale and Finch Termainal.
- University of Guelph Service to York University via Meadowvale and Bramalea GO station.
GO Transit buses arriving from Milton, pass by Meadowvale Town Centre on their way to Meadowvale GO Station.
Mississauga Transit offers a shuttle bus service to and from Meadowvale GO Station during rush hour.
A new Lisgar GO Station is set to open in 2007 [11] (now 2008, station not yet functioning however, the Lisgar GO sign is up and running) to serve commuters in from a recent development in the western portion of Meadowvale. A GO Transit bus garage has also been proposed to be built at Alpha Mills Rd. and Mississauga Rd.
[edit] Local Transit
Meadowvale Town Centre is Mississauga Transit's third largest terminal. The second largest in Mississauga, after the main terminal, Square One.
Mississauga Transit offers local transit, as well as service to Islington (TTC), Square One.
Pearson Airport is serviced indirectly via either 42 Derry Rd. Bus, or Square One.
[edit] Trails
Meadowvale also has a series of bike trails[12], offering access to, among other things, schools, the Meadowvale Town Centre and the Meadowvale Community Centre
[edit] Famous People from or currently residing in Meadowvale
Ian D'Sa - Guitarist and backing vocals from the rock band Billy Talent
(also Jon Gallant(Bassist and backing vocals), Ben Kowalewicz(Lead Vocals) and Aaron Solowoniuk(Drummer) who resided in Streetsville)
Rolex B. Jackson - Famous political activist for the rights of African Americans living in Meadowvale.
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