Strathroy, Ontario

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Strathroy-Caradoc
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Corner of Caradoc St. N and Front St. W
Corner of Caradoc St. N and Front St. W
Motto: "We Advance"
Coordinates:
Country Canada
Province Ontario
County Middlesex County
Settled 1832
Incorporated 1860 as a village
1872 as a town
Government
 - Township Mayor Mel Veale
 - Governing Body Strathroy Municipal Council
 - MP Bev Shipley (CPC)
 - MPPs Maria VanBommel (OLP)
Area
 - Land 274.19 km (105.865 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 - City 19,977
 - Density 72.9/km (28.148/sq mi)
 source: Statistics Canada
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code N7G
Area code(s) (519)
^  According to the Canada 2006 Census.
Website: [1]


Strathroy (2006 population 13,500) is a community in southwestern Ontario, Canada, part of the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc. In 2001, the former Town of Strathroy amalgamated with the former Township of Caradoc to create the Township of Strathroy-Caradoc, which in 2007 was renamed the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc. Strathroy is located 40 kilometres west of the City of London, Ontario, and is the largest town in Middlesex County. The community is situated next to Highway 402 between London and the border to Port Huron, Michigan, USA at Sarnia, Ontario. Strathroy's economy is diverse, and major industries include automotive manufacturing, agriculture and food processing.

History

Strathroy was first settled in 1832 by John Stewart Buchanan at a location on the Sydenham River with flow and fall sufficient enough to power a grist mill. A general store opened in the settlement in 1840. Strathroy was incorporated as a village in 1860 and became a town in 1872 under the motto "We Advance". Buchanan named the settlement after his hometown of Strathroy in Ireland, now a suburb of Omagh in Tyrone County, Northern Ireland. The name of current restaurant Johnny Buck's in Strathroy pays tribute to the town's founder.

In 1866, The Age newspaper was established to compete with the already-established Western Dispatch newspaper. The Western Dispatch was purchased by The Age in 1923, which later became The Strathroy Age-Dispatch. The newspaper is still published weekly.

In the fall of 1876, Bixel Brewery opened in Strathroy, producing lager beer for a century before its closing. Other breweries in the town have included the "Western Steam Brewery", "Strathroy Brewing and Malting" and "West End Brewery".

George Orton, Canada's first Olympic champion, was born in Strathroy in 1873. He won a gold medal for the United States in the steeplechase event at the 1900 Olympics. Canada did not enter an Olympic team of its own that year, but rather competed as part of the British Empire.

General Sir Arthur William Currie attended Strathroy District Collegiate Institute in the early 1890s.

In 1896, the Strathroy Furniture Company opened its doors, and was henceforth renowned for nearly a century for making residential furniture. On July 15, 1992, the company declared bankruptcy and a liquidation sale was held in October of 1992.

On February 14th, 1914 the first patients were admitted to what would eventually become Stathroy Middlesex General Hospital. At the time, the hospital was municipally-owned. The current building opened on June 23, 1962 as a two-story structure with 82 beds. The hospital was the location at which Native Canadian "Dudley" George succumbed to the gunshot wound he suffered at the Ipperwash Standoff at nearby Ipperwash Provincial Park on September 7, 1995[2][3].

In 1950, Mac Cuddy purchased a 100 acre farm near Strathroy with a purported bankroll of $3,000. This farm would eventually turn into the largest producer of fertile turkey eggs and day old turkey poults in the world[4]

On January 13, 1954, West Middlesex Memorial Arena opened in Strathroy. To commemorate the occasion, the NHL's Montreal Canadiens played an exhibition game at the arena, defeating the local Junior 'B' team the Strathroy Rockets 14-3 in front of 3100 spectators[5].

On March 22, 2004, the town's 117-year-old train station [6] was destroyed by a fire that took more than 35 firefighters to get under control. Adolescent boys were charged with starting the fire[7].

In 2005, Strathroy was connected to the Lake Huron Water Pipeline. This ended the town's existing reliance on groundwater and wells.

Education and Culture

Strathroy has two secondary schools that share basic facilities, Strathroy District Collegiate Institute and Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School. Each serves the town and its outlying area.

Cuddy Farms, the world's top turkey hatching company, has its Canadian headquarters in Strathroy. The town is known locally as the turkey egg capital of the world (perhaps incorrectly), and its largest yearly event is the Strathroy Turkey Festival run by the Strathroy Lions Club.

The populace is largely caucasian and anglo-Canadian, however, large minorities of Portuguese (predominantly Azorean) and Dutch settlers immigrated after World War II. There is a growing rate of multiculturalism, reflecting Canada's larger trend of immigration from different areas.

Media

Strathroy has a weekly newspaper, the Strathroy Age-Dispatch, and a local radio station, CJMI 105.7 "My FM".

Geography

Geographical codes

Strathroy is located in the Strathroy-Caradoc Township in Middlesex County, in the southwestern region of the province of Ontario. According to Statistics Canada, it is located in the London Census metropolitan area (code 555) in the London Economic Region (code 3560)[2].

Localities

Statistics Canada lists Strathroy-Caradoc's localities as Campbellville, Caradoc, Christina, Falconbridge, Glen Oak, Longwood, Melbourne, Mount Brydges, Muncey, Strathroy, and Twin Elms Trailer Park[2].

Notable former residents

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