Oakville is a medium sized town on Lake Ontario in southern Ontario, Canada. It’s midway between Toronto (about 31 km or 19 mi away) on its eastern border and Hamilton (about 20 km or 12 mi away) from its western border. Oakville is part of the Greater Toronto Area metropolitan community with Mississauga immediately to the east and Burlington immediately to the west.
Some fast facts:
Established – 1827 by William Chisholm
Population – 165,613 (2006)
Time zone – Eastern (EST) (UTC -5)
Postal code span – L6(H,J,K,L,M)
Region – Halton
Wards – 6
Neighbourhoods – 12
Sister city – In April 1984, Oakville Mayor Harry Barrett, and Neyagawa Mayor Tadahiro Nishikawa signed an agreement making the two municipalities sister cities. In honour of this declaration, a major Oakville street was renamed Neyagawa Boulevard.
Canadian Open – Oakville’s Glen Abbey Golf Club is home of the Bell Canadian Open every second year
Community centres – 6
Firestations – 7
Golf courses – 7
Golf courses, haunted – 1 (Glen Abbey – don’t worry, it’s a friendly Monk)
Harbours – Bronte Harbour, Oakville Harbour
Libraries – 6
Parks – 209
Swimming pools – 9
Size – 138 square km
Top employer – Ford Motor Company of Canada Ltd.
Trails – 140 km
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