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Bronte is the community that makes up much of the west end of Oakville, in Ontario, Canada. Oakville ( 2006 population 165613, was auctioned off to William Chisholm in 1827 Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Twelve Mile Creek, which is known more informally as Bronte Creek, flows through the middle of Bronte and empties into Lake Ontario. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Main roads include Bronte Road (north-south), Lakeshore Road West which runs parallel to Lake Ontario and Rebecca Street (both east-west). Streets in the business section include Lakeshore, Jones, Marine, and Ontario Street. Bronte is also accessed via a superhighway (the Queen Elizabeth Way) located to the north of the former village. Riggs Road was planned but never opened. Other main roads include Third Line, Speers Road and Burloak Drive to the west (the latter was named after the boundary of Burlington and Oakville. )

Bronte is a former fishing village which became annexed in 1962 with the former Township of Trafalgar, forming the Town of Oakville, along with the other formerly autonomous communities, including Sheridan.

The Bronte Harbour yacht club. In the background the high rise apartment buildings of the Bronte community can be seen
The Bronte Harbour yacht club. In the background the high rise apartment buildings of the Bronte community can be seen

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Geography and Information

The urban area of Bronte is to the north, east and the southwest. The north-central part is industrialized while the west is mixed with some farmland, a former Petro-Canada refinery (which has closed and will be dismantled by 2007) and forests cover the northwest and includes Bronte Creek Provincial Park which cuts off Upper Middle Road. Petro-Canada () is a Canadian oil and gas firm Its headquarters are in the Petro-Canada Centre in Calgary, Alberta Bronte Creek Provincial Park is located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Ontario Parks system The park area is also used for trailers and tents. Farmland used to cover most of Bronte (except for the northwest) before suburban housing came in the 1960s and the 1970s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Lakeshore houses are situated along the shore of Lake Ontario. The narrow creek valley of Twelve Mile Creek (informally know as Bronte Creek) is undeveloped, except at the mouth which serves as a boat harbour.

Other

Bronte has schools, high schools, churches, plazas, a sports park near the unplanned Riggs Road and a few parks. A pier is situated to the south with hundreds of boats and the Bronte Harbour yacht club. There is little crime in the area.

History

In the 1920s, Middle Road (the former name of Queen Elizabeth Way) was opened with 3 interchanges including Service Road and became the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in 1939. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital 400-Series Freeway in Ontario In the mid-20th century, a refinery began construction which lasted a few years and later opened. The refinery was owned by (now) Petro-Canada and Shell. Petro-Canada () is a Canadian oil and gas firm Its headquarters are in the Petro-Canada Centre in Calgary, Alberta Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins Also, the former Shell refinery was to the south having entrance off Rebecca Street The streets are numbered from east to west and lettered from A to L or N? from north to south. The housing came in the 1960s and the 1970s and later north of the QEW in the late-1980s and adjacent to Burlington also in the late-1980s. Presently, the housing developments which began in 2002 continues north of Bronte. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Also in the 1970s, a highway linking north to Milton (Highway 25) moved from Guelph Line to Bronte Road. Later in the 1980s, an interchange for Burloak was added. This major arterial route is now not legally a highway, but a "regional road" but is, in fact, called "The Veterans Highway. "

In 1996, an accident occurred near Bronte in Oakville. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The QEW was closed for nearly a day and the eastbound lanes were rerouted to South Service Road which had an eastbound entrance at the South Service Road (exit 110) and in 1997 or 1998 reduced to only the westbound exit.

In the 2000s, a new two-lane bridge was built to connect New Street at Mississaga Street and Rebecca Street at Bronte Road.

A community called Lakeshore Woods was built where the former Shell refinery was located. Construction began in the 2000s and is planned for completion by 2010.

In early March 2006, Stoneboats restaurant, which was located in one of Bronte's most historical buildings (built 1840), suffered heavy fire damage but is being rebuilt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A large portion of the historical part of the building was destroyed.

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