Erin, Ontario 作者：  来源：  发布时间：2021-05-25

I.Population and Area

₋Area

 Land: 297.76 km2 (114.97 sq mi)

₋Population (2016)

 Total: 11,439

 Density: 38.4/km2 (99/sq mi)

II.Natural Geography

₋Erin is a town in Wellington County, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  Erin is bordered by the Town of Caledon, Ontario to the e

₋ast, the Town of Halton Hills to the south, the Township of Guelph/Eramosa to the west and the Township of East Garafraxa to the north.

₋The amalgamated town is composed of the former Villages of Erin and Hillsburgh, both urban centres now, as well as the former Township of Erin (which co ntained the hamlets of Ballinafad, Brisbane, Cedar Valley, Crewson's Corners, Ospringe and Orton). Erin's Town Council includes a Mayor and four councillors. Its upper tier government is provided by Wellington County.

₋Erin is primarily a rural community but, while farming is still an important activity in the town, most of its population works in the nearby cities of Brampton, Mississauga, Guelph, and even Toronto. The town's new industrial park is attracting a number of new industries, due to its cheaper tax rate, accessibility to transportation, and its location within the "Technology Triangle," a series of high-tech driven cities including nearby Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.

₋The community not for profit organization is East Wellington Community Services.

III.ECONOMY

₋The average salary in Erin, Ontario is C$18.20. Trends in wages decreased by -100.0 percent in Q1 2020. The cost of living in Erin, Ontario is 100 percent higher than the national average. The most popular occupations in Erin, Ontario are Administrative Assistant and Landscape Foreman which pay between C$11.01 and C$40.27 per year.

₋Website: https://www.payscale.com/research/CA/Location=Erin-Ontario/Salary

IV.Industrial Characteristics

₋Website: http://www.city-data.com/canada/Erin-Town.html

V.Attractions

1.Belwood Lak

₋Belwood Lake was created in 1942 with the construction of the Shand Dam, the first dam in Canada built solely for water control purposes. Conservation area visitors can stand on the top deck of the dam and see the vista of the Grand River valley below. A stairway along the face of the dam allows visitors to walk down to its base. The flow from the dam is used to generate hydroelectricity. The 12 km-long lake (7.5 miles) offers excellent boating, fishing and water-skiing, while a small spring-fed quarry offers an ideal spot for people to cool off on hot summer days.

₋Address: 8282 Wellington County Rd 18, Fergus, ON N1M 2W5

₋Phone: (519) 843-2979

₋Website: https://ontarioconservationareas.ca/component/mtree/conservation-authorities/grand-river/belwood-lake-conservation-area?Itemid=

2.Angelstone Tournaments

₋Angelstone Tournaments is one of the country's most prominent equestrian parks, located in the Hills of the Headwaters in Erin, Ontario. The park hosts multiple weeks of Grand Prix Show Jumping between the months of May to October, including The Erin Welcome, Headwaters Cup, The Champions, The National and The International with regular events scheduled on Thursday and Saturday nights

₋Address: 8720 Wellington County Rd 50, Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0

₋Phone: +1 888-880-2425

₋Website: https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g1073585-d6160742-Reviews-Angelstone_Tournaments-Erin_Ontario.html

3.hawkeye bird and animal control

₋We are authorized under permit and license to PERMANENTLY REMOVE AND CONTROL pest birds and animal wildlife in Toronto such as pigeons and raccoons, using a variety of methods including Birds of Prey. Additionally, we clean and disinfect affected areas and ensure future exclusion of birds or animals.

₋Hawkeye specializes in providing humane and natural, environmentally friendly services, solutions, products and systems for pest animals, birds and wildlife which are in conflict with humans or property. We are specialists with removal and control as well as repellents, barriers and providing human protection from damage, disease & health hazards. We will not needlessly or carelessly kill an animal.

₋With 3 offices across Ontario, we provide removal and control services and products to help you avoid potential health hazards, costly damage to property, and loss of product and/or productivity that will occur when animal, bird and wildlife problems are not addressed immediately.

₋Website: https://www.hawkeye.ca/

VI.History

₋The first settlers in the area then known as Erin Township were George and Nathaniel Roszel from Pennsylavania who arrived in November 1820; Nathanial acquired land in what is now Ballinafad. (Most of the settlers during the township's development were Scottish.) In 1821, William How and his family arrived from England and built a home in what is now Hillsburgh; he started the first general store in that community. The first Township Meeting was held on January 5th, 1824; Henry Trout, Sr. was appointed Town Clerk. The township halls have always been in or near Hillsburgh. The township population grew over the years, from 1,368 in 1841, to 3,055 in 1850 when 15,400 acres were under cultivation.

₋The urban community now called Erin developed after mills were built on the Credit River between 1826 and 1829. The first settlers included Daniel MacMillan and the Trout family. The settlement was established as "MacMillan's Mills" although most sources indicate that the Trout family built the first sawmill. Even so, Daniel MacMillan and his brothers are acknowledged as significant contributors to the growth of the village.

₋By 1839 a post-office had opened. Records from 1841 indicate that the entire Township of Erin had a population of just 1,368. By 1846, the small settlement in the south-west of the township, then called McMillen's Mills, had a grist and saw mill, a tavern and blacksmith's shop but only 40 to 50 residents.

₋In 1849, the first place of worship, the Union Church was being used by several denominations. Previously, services had been held in homes and in other available buildings. By 1851, the population increased to 300; the name of the settlement was Erinsville at the time but was later shortened to Erin. Businesses in the area included a distillery, a tannery, and carding, oatmeal and grist-mills. The river provided the power for mills, helping to boost agriculture, milling and wood products manufacturing. By 1869 the population was 600 and the post office was receiving mail daily.

₋The Credit Valley Railroad reached Erin in 1879 and the same year, Erin was incorporated as a village. At the time the population was 750.

₋Electricity from small private providers became available before 1890 and a formal power company was established in 1900, Cataract Light & Power. Hydro power was generated at Cataract, in Caledon, an area that is now in the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park. That facility was sold to Ontario Hydro in 1944 and continued to operate until 1947.

VII.Other Information

₋Communities

₋In addition to the primary settlement of Erin, the town also includes the smaller communities of Ballinafad, Brisbane, Cedar Valley, Crewson's Corners, Orton and Ospringe as well as Hillsburgh, an urban centre. The population in 2016 was 12,400. The town also includes rural cluster areas such as Binkham, Churchill (partially), Coningsby and Mimosa.

₋Government

₋The County of Wellington is Erin's upper tier government; as of early 2019, Pierre Brianceau was County Councillor, Wellington County. The Mayor of Erin is Allan (Al) Alls. The town is located within the provincial riding of Waterloo-Wellington, and the Member of Provincial Parliament at the time was Ted Arnott. The federal riding is Wellington Halton Hills, and the Member of Parliament was Mike Chong.

₋Health care

₋There are no hospitals located within Erin; services for residents are provided by Groves Memorial Community Hospital in Fergus, Ontario and by Guelph General Hospital. The East Wellington Family Health Team operates a clinic in the urban area of Erin and also in nearby Rockwood, Ontario. Some Erin residents are not far from the Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ontario.

₋Boards of Education

₋Public schools in the County are operated by the Upper Grand District School Board while Catholic schools are operated by the Wellington Catholic District School Board. Schools within Erin include Ross R. MacKay Public School, Brisbane Public School, Erin Public School and Erin District High School. The only Catholic school is St. John Brebeuf Catholic School.

VIII.Contact Information

₋Government

 Mayor: Allan Alls

₋City Hall

₋Address:

 5684 Trafalgar Rd.

 Hillsburgh, ON N0B 1Z0

₋Phone: 519-855-4407

₋Email: communications@erin.ca

₋Open weekdays (Mon - Fri): 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (except holidays)

₋Website: https://www.erin.ca/