East Gwillimbury, Ontario
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East Gwillimbury, is a town on the East Holland River in the Regional Municipality of York. It is considered to be in the Greater Toronto Area of south-central Ontario. It was formed by the amalgamation of the Township of East Gwillimbury with all the previously incorporated villages and hamlets within the township. The main centres in East Gwillimbury are the villages of Holland Landing, Queensville, Sharon, and Mount Albert. The town hall and municipal offices are located in Sharon. The northernmost interchange of Ontario provincial highway 404 is at the south edge of East Gwillimbury.
East Gwillimbury takes its name from the family of Elizabeth Simcoe, nee Gwillim.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 20,555
- % Change (1996-2001): 4.0
- Dwellings: 6,653
- Area (km².): 245.06
- Density (persons per km².): 83.9
- Latitude: 44.1013
- Longitude: -79.4419
Planning
In March, 2006 the town council passed a policy during the Committee of the Whole Council Meeting which requires all residential developments of at least ten units to comply with Energy Star qualifications. The town's mayor described potential benfits of the program: "Energy efficient housing is the best way to ensure that East Gwillimbury's residents are insulated against rising energy costs and won't have to make costly energy efficiency upgrade retrofits in the future." The program was developed in conjunction with the development community, and stipulates "that homes in new subdivisions must — emphasis here on must — have some of the most efficient hot water, heating and air conditioning systems, be upgraded with top-rated insulation, and have draft-proof windows."The town could not impose the requirements on single homes, because according to Peter Love, a provincial energy conservation officer, "that's clearly under (the jurisdiction of) the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. So what they did is regulate any subdivision over 10 units."
East Gwillimbury is the first jurisdiction in Canada to require Energy Star certification for residential units.
References
External links
- [Town of East Gwillimbury]
- [York Region]
- [Ontario Plaques - Samuel Lount]
- [Ontario Plaques - Sharon Temple]
| North: Georgina | |||||
| West: Bradford West Gwillimbury | East Gwillimbury | East: Uxbridge | |||
| South: Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville |
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