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For the First Nations land dispute, see Caledonia land dispute.

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The Grand River Bridge, which carries Argyle St. over the Grand River.

Caledonia is one of several communities in the single-tier regional municipality of Haldimand County. Haldimand County is in the western part of the Niagara Peninsula in southern Ontario, Canada, and had a population of 43,280 in 2001.[1] The current mayor of Haldimand County (there is no formal level of government at the town level) is Marie Trainor; Caledonia is within Ward 3 of Haldimand County. The Councillor elected for Ward 3 is Craig Grice. As of September 2006, there are approximately 4,000 households in the town of Caledonia.[2]

Caledonia is located at the intersection of Ontario Highway 6 and Regional Road 54 (within the town, these streets are called Argyle Street and Caithness Street respectively) on the Grand River. On Highway 6, the town is 10 km south of Hamilton and 10 km north of Hagersville. On Regional Road 54, the town is 15 km east of Brantford, Ontario and 10 km west of Cayuga, Ontario.

It has a long and ancient Indigenous People's history.

Caledonia was founded by Ranald McKinnon. Caledonia became a settlement on the Grand River, a mill was established here to take advantage of the proximity to the waters of Lake Erie. Later on a gypsum and anhydrite mine was established and Caledonia is still mined by Georgia-Pacific.

Land Issue

Main article: Caledonia land dispute

In 2006, protestors from Six Nations of the Grand River and other First Nations peoples occupied a tract of land just south of the town of Caledonia, which was being developed. The protestors have an active land claim over it, while the Government points to an agreement in which the natives temporarily leased the land, and then sold it over 100 years ago. There was a media blackout until the Ontario Provincial Police made an attempt at raiding the land which had become an illegal protest in the eyes of Justice Marshall of the Ontario Provincial Court. Justice Marshall issued an order in Provincial Court, located in Cayuga, Ontario, but the order is in dispute.

Annual Activities

Attractions

The Caledonia Mill.

Sports

Schools

Media

  • Grand River Sachem
  • The Regional News This Week
  • CKNS-FM

Famous people

  • Tom Longboat competed in his first race here on Victoria Day, 1905, finishing second.

Service Clubs

References

  1. ^ Statistics Canada. "Aboriginal Identity Population, 2001 Counts, for Canada and Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) With an Aboriginal Identity Population of 250-plus - 20% Sample Data". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2006-09-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ Canada Post. "Canada Post. Householder Counts and Maps. Valid for mailings from August 18 to September 14, 2006. Summary for Caledonia". Canada Post. Retrieved 2006-09-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
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