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{{for|the surname|Alliston (surname)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Alliston | native_name = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-1 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | settlement_type = Unincorporated community | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | etymology = | nickname = | pushpin_map = CAN ON Simcoe#Canada Southern Ontario <!-- name of a location map as per Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|44|09|00|N|79|51|48|W|format=dms|region:CA-ON_type:city|display=title,inline}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagu|Canada}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Ontario}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of municipalities in Ontario#Upper-tier|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Simcoe County|Simcoe]] | subdivision_type3 = [[List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities|Town]] | subdivision_name3 = [[New Tecumseth]] | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1874 (village), 1891 (town) | extinct_title = Amalgamated | extinct_date = 1991 | government_type = Unincorporated | leader_title1 = [[House of Commons of Canada|MP]] | leader_name1 = [[Terry Dowdall]] ([[Conservative Party (Canada)|Conservative]]) | leader_title2 = [[Ontario Provincial Parliament|MPP]] | leader_name2 = [[Brian Saunderson]] ([[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|PC]]) | named_for = | area_footnotes = | area_land_km2 = 18.78 | elevation_m = |population_footnotes = <ref name="census2021">{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census: Alliston | date=9 February 2022 |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00053543007&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=E&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Alliston |publisher=Statistics Canada |access-date=February 18, 2022}}</ref> |population_total = 23253 |population_density_km2 = 1238 |population_as_of = 2021 |population_demonym = Allistonian | timezone1= [[Eastern Time Zone]] | utc_offset1 = -5 | timezone1_DST = Eastern Time Zone | utc_offset1_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Canada#Forward sortation areas|Postal code FSA]] | postal_code = [[List of postal codes of Canada: L|L9R]] | area_codes = [[Area codes 705 and 249|705, 249]] | blank_name_sec1 = Provincial highways | blank_info_sec1 = {{jcon|Hwy|89}} | blank_name_sec2 = [[List of numbered roads in Simcoe County|County roads]] | blank_info_sec2 = {{plainlist| * {{jcon|Simcoe|10}} * {{jcon|Simcoe|15}} }} }} '''Alliston''' is a settlement in [[Simcoe County, Ontario|Simcoe County]] in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]]. It has been part of the Town of [[New Tecumseth, Ontario|New Tecumseth]] since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of [[Beeton]], [[Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham]], and the Township of Tecumseth. The primary downtown area is located along [[Highway 89 (Ontario)|Highway 89]], known as Victoria Street. The town grew as a commercial centre for the area farmers and was best known as a potato-growing area. It is still a major industry in the town and is celebrated by the annual Alliston Potato Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Alliston Potato Festival |url = http://www.allistonpotatofestival.com/|website = allistonpotatofestival.com|access-date = November 23, 2015}}</ref> [[Honda of Canada Manufacturing]] operates a large auto manufacturing facility southeast of Alliston, currently consisting of three major factories. ==History== Alliston traces its history to three brothers, William, John and Dickson Fletcher. Dissatisfied with life in England, the three left for Toronto, working farms in [[Toronto Gore Township, Ontario|Toronto Gore]] northwest of the city. In 1821 William purchased Lot 15, Concession 3, [[New Tecumseth, Ontario|Tecumseth Township]]. He married in 1828, and in 1847 went scouting locations for the construction of a [[gristmill|mill]] with his son John. They chose a location at Lot 1, Concession 1, [[Essa, Ontario|Essa Township]], at the corner where four of the original townships of southern Simcoe County (Adjala, Tosorontio, Essa, and Tecumseth) meet. In early November they built a cabin on the property, and the rest of the family joined them in April the next year. A larger house, known as Fletcher House, was built in 1849, and still stands at 18 Fletcher Crescent. In 1853 the Fletchers built a grist mill on the [[Boyne River (Nottawasaga River)|Boyne River]], a tributary of the [[Nottawasaga River]] which runs to the east. The first child born in the new town was Margaret Grant, who was later mother to [[Frederick Banting]]. An [[Orange Institution|Orange Lodge]] was built in 1856, and the next year the members decided to name the village as Alliston. The precise origin of the name remains in some doubt, but the most common story is that it was named for William Fletcher's birthplace, likely [[Allerston]] in North Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rayburn|first1=Alan|title=Place names of Ontario|date=1997|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Toronto|isbn=0-8020-7207-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwF6AAAAMAAJ|page=9|access-date=13 October 2017}}</ref> A [[post office]] was set up the next year, with another Fletcher son, George, the first postmaster. Starting in 1862, George published "''The Alliston Star''" newspaper, which changed its name to "''Alliston Herald''" in 1871 and continues to be published today. The village was formally incorporated in 1874, with George Fletcher as the [[Reeve (Canada)|reeve]]. [[File:Victoria Street, looking east, Alliston, Ontario, Canada (1910).jpg|thumb|right|Alliston, 1910]] In 1875, the town was approached by the North Simcoe Railway to run a line from Penetanguishene through Alliston to join the [[Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway]]. This venture came to nothing, but the organization set up to investigate it later turned to the [[Hamilton and North-Western Railway]] to build a new arm from Clarkstown (now [[Beeton, Ontario|Beeton]]) through Alliston to [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]]. The town raised $8000 for its portion of the railway from Clarkstown to Glencairn, about halfway to Collingwood. Alliston was upgraded from "village" to "town" in 1891. On May 8 the same year a fire started in the stables of the Queen's Hotel, and was quickly spread by high winds. Collingwood was telegraphed for assistance and sent their fire engine by train, but the downtown area was gutted long before it could arrive. When it did arrive at about 3 in the afternoon, it was sent to the southern side of town where the fire was still burning. In all, {{convert|30|acre|m2}} of the town were destroyed by the fire, which received the attention of [[John A. Macdonald]]. This led to the creation of a waterworks the next year, which included twenty fire hydrants, and the addition of a hook and ladder truck in 1894. A census in August 1902 stated that 1,475 people were living in the town. A new line of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] (C.P.R.) reached the town in 1905 or early 1906, with trains arriving later in 1906. The local electric power company, Alliston Electric, was merged into [[Ontario Hydro]] on May 24, 1918. ==Geography== The town has two parks: [[Riverdale Park (Alliston)|Riverdale Park]] to the north along the Boyne River and [[PPG Park]] to the south, by the local fire department. Major residential areas are located to the north (as [[Previn Court Homes]]) and to the south, with additional residential and commercial developments made since then in the northwest (as "Alliston West"), north and southwest since the mid-1990s, with future developments expected in the future that could raise the population from 17,000 to 20,000. The urban area stretches from west to east, is nearly 5 km, and from north to south ranges from 300 m, 600 m to 3 km. Another residential area, adjacent to the [[Nottawasaga Inn]] are located 5 km east of Alliston- the first phase built is known as [[Green Briar]]; the second phase, to the west of the Inn is known as [[Briar Hill (Alliston)|Briar Hill]]. The Nottawasaga River is situated east of the town; the Boyne River, which runs through Alliston, joins the Nottawasaga, just downstream from Nicolston Dam. The CPR (Toronto - [[Parry Sound, Ontario|Parry Sound]] - [[Greater Sudbury|Sudbury]]) runs right up through the middle of town with a siding for Honda vehicles. Many other business thrive today in Alliston. Honda of Canada Manufacturing has two facilities. The CNR tracks through town were lifted about the mid-1990s and the right-of-way removed. Earl Rowe Provincial Park is located three kilometers west of Alliston, in the amalgamated Township of [[Adjala-Tosorontio]]. It is one of the largest provincial parks in Southern Ontario. ===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Alliston (1981−2010) |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 15.5 |Feb record high C = 15.5 |Mar record high C = 24.5 |Apr record high C = 30.5 |May record high C = 34.5 |Jun record high C = 35.5 |Jul record high C = 36.5 |Aug record high C = 37.0 |Sep record high C = 35.0 |Oct record high C = 30.5 |Nov record high C = 22.5 |Dec record high C = 20.0 |year record high C = 37.0 |Jan high C = −2.5 |Feb high C = -0.8 |Mar high C = 4.1 |Apr high C = 11.9 |May high C = 19.1 |Jun high C = 24.4 |Jul high C = 27.0 |Aug high C = 25.9 |Sep high C = 21.5 |Oct high C = 14.1 |Nov high C = 6.7 |Dec high C = 0.5 |year high C = 12.7 |Jan mean C = −6.5 |Feb mean C = −5.2 |Mar mean C = -0.7 |Apr mean C = 6.7 |May mean C = 13.1 |Jun mean C = 18.4 |Jul mean C = 21.0 |Aug mean C = 20.0 |Sep mean C = 15.9 |Oct mean C = 9.2 |Nov mean C = 3.1 |Dec mean C = -2.9 |year mean C = 7.7 |Jan low C = −10.5 |Feb low C = −9.6 |Mar low C = −5.5 |Apr low C = 1.3 |May low C = 7.0 |Jun low C = 12.4 |Jul low C = 15.0 |Aug low C = 14.1 |Sep low C = 10.1 |Oct low C = 4.3 |Nov low C = -0.5 |Dec low C = −6.2 |year low C = 2.7 |Jan record low C = −35.0 |Feb record low C = −34.0 |Mar record low C = −28.5 |Apr record low C = −12.5 |May record low C = −3.0 |Jun record low C = 1.0 |Jul record low C = 4.5 |Aug record low C = 2.5 |Sep record low C = -3.5 |Oct record low C = −6.0 |Nov record low C = −19.0 |Dec record low C = −32.0 |year record low C = -35.0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 53.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 49.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 53.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 63.6 |May precipitation mm = 78.3 |Jun precipitation mm = 81.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 77.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 82.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 80.1 |Oct precipitation mm = 71.3 |Nov precipitation mm = 81.6 |Dec precipitation mm = 61.3 |year precipitation mm = 834.4 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 18.8 |Feb rain mm = 19.7 |Mar rain mm = 30.4 |Apr rain mm = 59.4 |May rain mm = 78.3 |Jun rain mm = 81.0 |Jul rain mm = 77.6 |Aug rain mm = 82.3 |Sep rain mm = 80.1 |Oct rain mm = 66.8 |Nov rain mm = 62.5 |Dec rain mm = 25.0 |year rain mm = 682.1 |snow colour = green |Jan snow cm = 35.1 |Feb snow cm = 29.7 |Mar snow cm = 23.4 |Apr snow cm = 4.1 |May snow cm = 0.0 |Jun snow cm = 0.0 |Jul snow cm = 0.0 |Aug snow cm = 0.0 |Sep snow cm = 0.0 |Oct snow cm = 4.5 |Nov snow cm = 19.1 |Dec snow cm = 36.3 |year snow cm = 152.3 |unit precipitation days = 0.2 mm |Jan precipitation days = 16.7 |Feb precipitation days = 11.7 |Mar precipitation days = 12.0 |Apr precipitation days = 12.5 |May precipitation days = 12.3 |Jun precipitation days = 10.8 |Jul precipitation days = 10.9 |Aug precipitation days = 11.5 |Sep precipitation days = 12.0 |Oct precipitation days = 13.7 |Nov precipitation days = 15.0 |Dec precipitation days = 15.5 |year precipitation days = 154.6 |unit rain days = 0.2 mm |Jan rain days = 4.2 |Feb rain days = 3.9 |Mar rain days = 6.5 |Apr rain days = 11.5 |May rain days = 12.3 |Jun rain days = 10.8 |Jul rain days = 10.9 |Aug rain days = 11.5 |Sep rain days = 12.0 |Oct rain days = 13.4 |Nov rain days = 11.3 |Dec rain days = 6.4 |year rain days = 114.5 |unit snow days = 0.2 cm |Jan snow days = 13.6 |Feb snow days = 9.2 |Mar snow days = 6.7 |Apr snow days = 1.8 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.73 |Nov snow days = 5.0 |Dec snow days = 10.4 |year snow days = 47.3 |source 1 = [[Environment Canada]]<ref name= "CCN1">{{cite web | publisher = [[Environment Canada]] | url = http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=4402&lang=e&province=ON&provSubmit=go&dCode=1 | title = Alliston Nelson, Ontario | work = Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 |date = October 31, 2011| access-date = February 17, 2015}}</ref> |date=February 2015 }} ==Demographics== *Population: 23,253 (2021 Census) *Area: - 18.78 km<sup>2</sup> *Density: - 1238.3 per/km<sup>2</sup> ==Government== The current mayor of New Tecumseth is Richard Norcross who won the chair position on October 24, 2022. Norcross is a former deputy mayor of New Tecumseth. Norcross decided to run for the mayor position in the fall of 2022 when former mayor Rick Milne announced he would not be seeking re-election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.simcoe.com/news/municipal-elections/make-our-community-even-better-deputy-mayor-richard-norcross-elected-mayor-of-new-tecumseth/article_0b37b355-1a1b-51b3-ac04-a3ea95ed0b30.html |title='Make our community even better': Deputy Mayor Richard Norcross elected mayor of New Tecumseth |date=October 24, 2022 }}</ref> [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] for the federal riding of [[Simcoe—Grey (federal electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]] is [[Terry Dowdall]], elected in the 2019 Federal Election. The [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|Member of Provincial Parliament]] for [[Simcoe—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe—Grey]] is [[Jim Wilson (Ontario politician)|Jim Wilson]], who was first elected in 1999. Since the amalgamation of Alliston, Beeton and Tottenham under the Town of New Tecumseth, New Tecumseth Fire Rescue has 3 stations with a total force of 105 personnel. The Alliston Fire Station, now known as New Tecumseth Fire Station 1, was founded as the Alliston Fire Brigade in 1906 after many years of having a non-incorporated Fire Brigade. ==Economy== [[Honda of Canada Manufacturing]] has three plants producing vehicles and parts for the Americas. Plant 1 creating the new model Civic, Plant 2 creating the new model CRV and Plant 3 manufacturing engines for these and other plants in North America. Plant 1 opened in November 1986, with Plant 2 following 10 years later in 1998, and Plant 3 (Engine Plant) in 2008. The plants have a combined work force of 4,600 workers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/09/14/rivals_clash_on_economy.html|title=Rivals clash on economy |publisher=[[The Toronto Star]]|date=September 14, 2007|first=Rob|last=Ferguson|access-date=February 27, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Honda in Canada - Manufacturing|url=https://www.hondacanada.ca/manufacturing/|publisher=[[Honda]] Canada|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> The Alliston Business Improvement Association was originally established in 1988 as a promotional campaign and management system in the revitalization of downtown Alliston. They have hosted many community events including food truck rallies, holiday events, as well as being a large part of the Potato Festival's organization.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alliston BIA |url=http://www.allistonbia.com/ |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> ==Health care== Stevenson Memorial Hospital first opened in 1928, when donations from [[Theodore Loblaw]], of the famed [[Loblaws]] grocery chain, conceived the idea of a hospital as a tribute to his grandparents, William and Elizabeth Stevenson. This fully accredited hospital serves a catchment area that includes Adjala-Tosorontio, [[Canadian Forces Base Borden]], Essa, Innisfil and New Tecumseth. The hospital works in close cooperation with [[Southlake Regional Health Centre]] in [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]]. ==Notable people== * [[Margaret Atwood]] - lived on a farm near Alliston from 1973 to 1980<ref>{{cite web|title=Margaret Atwood Biography|url=http://margaretatwood.ca/biography/|access-date=February 27, 2019 |publisher=Margaret Atwood}}</ref> * [[Frederick Banting|Sir Frederick Banting]] - co-inventor of insulin; co-recipient of 1923 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]]. The town's only high school is named in his honour, [[Banting Memorial High School]]. * [[Tyson Foerster]] - ice hockey player under contract of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] of the [[NHL]] * [[John Gould (ice hockey)|John Gould]] - ice hockey player who played 504 NHL games for the [[Atlanta Flames]], [[Buffalo Sabres]] and the [[Vancouver Canucks]]. * [[Larry Gould (ice hockey)|Larry Gould]] - ice hockey player who played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks * [[Ricardo Hoyos]] - Star of ''Sadie's Last Days on Earth'' and ''Degrassi'' * [[William Erskine Knowles]] - member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Commons * [[Bryan Lewis]] - Politician; Director of Officiating for National Hockey League * [[Theodore Loblaw]] - founder of Loblaws supermarkets * [[George McCague]] - member of Legislative Assembly of Ontario * [[George Wesley Norman]] - member of Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan * [[Deanne Rose]] - Olympic soccer player * [[Harold Timmins]] - politician and jurist * [[Joyce Trimmer]] - politician; retired to Alliston * [[Jim Wilson (Ontario politician)|Jim Wilson]] - member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario * [[Susan Froud]] - a curler active on the World Curling Tour, she appeared in [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013 and is a regular in the Ontario provincials. * [[Stacey McGunnigle]] - comedienne and actress, appears on ''[[This Hour Has 22 Minutes]]'' ==Nearest communities== *[[Angus, Ontario|Angus]], north *[[CFB Borden]], North *[[Egbert, Ontario|Egbert]], northeast *[[Cookstown, Ontario|Cookstown]], east *[[Beeton, Ontario|Beeton]], southeast *[[Tottenham, Ontario|Tottenham]], south *[[Hockley, Ontario|Hockley]], southwest *[[Everett, Ontario|Everett]], northwest *[[Baxter, Ontario|Baxter]], northeast ==Education== Alliston has three public elementary schools (Ernest Cumberland, Alliston Union and Boyne River) and three Catholic elementary schools (Holy Family, St. Paul's and St. Cecilia). There is also one public high school, [[Banting Memorial High School]]. ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080601035050/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9100 A brief history of Alliston], W. G. E. Cumberland, historical pamphlet published on the town's centennial in 1947. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080601051435/http://calendar.county.simcoe.on.ca/partners/newteclib/history/database/0157_1.html Local History], Louise Gallaugher, 1977. *[http://www.smhosp.on.ca/ Stevenson Memorial Hospital], SMHOSP, 2009. ==External links== * [http://newtecumseth.ca/ Town of New Tecumseth] {{Simcoe County}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Communities in Simcoe County]]
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