Welcome to
Oro/Medonte Township, Ontario
Approx. Population 18,315

Michael Preston
REALTOR®


Lake View Realty, Inc.
Office: (705) 325-3600
Fax (705) 329-0393
mjpreston@lakeviewrealty.ca
www.lakeviewrealty.ca

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Community Location
Oro, Ontario is located in Simcoe County. Simcoe County may be older than Canada itself, but its also the hot new place to live. A recent survey by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation put the 155-year old Simcoe County in fifth place as the most desirable municipality for people moving within the country.

Oro/Medonte Township, Ontario

Early History

Perhaps as long as 2000 years ago the area was populated by Native Indians, mainly the peaceful Hurons, who have left us fascinating archeological sites. French explorers, missionaries and fur traders traveled the region beginning in the 1600s. White settlers began arriving in the 1820s. They came mainly from England, Ireland, and Scotland. In 1819 a Black Settlement was established by government decree along Line 1 of Oro-Medonte. Previously, the Penetanguishene Rd, and Line 1, then called Wilberforce St, were surveyed and cleared, mainly as a defensive corridor to Georgian Bay during the hostilities with the U.S..

The Edgar area has three areas of historic interest. The unique "African Church" is located there. Around 1906 a tall wooden tower was constructed by the Federal Government as part of a "geodetic survey". (Other towers were located at Peterborough and Orangeville.) After W.W. 11, three radar domes were constructed on the site which became part of the "Greenline" defense system in conjunction with the early radar warning system that watched for Soviet bombers and ICBMs during the "Cold War". The story goes that the very first Girl Guide Cookies were sold in order to put a new roof on the Girl Guide Camp in Hawkestone. Tunnels from the wharfs into the cellar of the main building were once used for carrying supplies. (Folklore suggested that they might have been for hiding the transport of liquor or Blacks as part of the underground railway. (The latter story is highly unlikely.) The TransCanada Pipeline went across Oro in 1958. In the early days there were a number of "ruptures" of the pipeline that could be heard many miles away--they sounded like a jet plane. (Oro-Medonte History Committee, 1999)

There is a great deal of educational opportunity in Simcoe County. With the installation of the SCAN broadband network to virtually all of the public and catholic schools as well as all of the Georgian College Campuses. The development of high-speed connectivity throughout the Simcoe region is key to providing enhanced access to high quality education for the citizens of Central Ontario. Innovative approaches to the electronic distribution of post-secondary programs and educational resources promise new learning opportunities for the communities within Simcoe County.

Make sure when you visit this area you save lots of time for the many shopping experiences that you could enjoy. There are quaint antique, arts and crafts shops in picturesque locations as well as outlet shopping, “big box” retailers and large cosmopolitan shopping centres. Be sure to take a piece of Simcoe home with you. There is an eating establishment to suit everyone’s tastes. There is fine dining, casual family dining, bistros, international cuisine, and fast food, only to mention a few. From soup to nuts there is something for everyone.

Discover sun kissed beaches, hiking & cycling trails, challenging skiing, championship golf, great waterways & plenty of fishing, snowmobiling, shopping, antiques, and scenic drives. Accommodation is first class with a number of resorts, inns, hotels, bed and breakfasts, and camping.
 

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