| With over 1 million residents, Peel
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| | Groups. Over 20,000 businesses in total
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| Region is the second largest
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| | are in the city employing over 400,000
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| Administrative Region in Ontario.
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| | people.The Peel Region local government
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| Conveniently located with Halton Region
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| | is headquartered in the City of Brampton
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| to the West and York and Toronto to the
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| | (chartered as a village in 1853) and is
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| East, the Region has experienced fast
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| | one of the major employers in the area.
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| growth in both residential and commercial
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| | With over 370,000 residents, Brampton is
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| developments. Peel Region was
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| | a large city with numerous attractions,
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| incorporated into the organisation it is
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| | parks and businesses. Two major
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| today when the old County of Peel had its
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| | automobile manufacturers have their
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| municipalities reformed into the 2 cities
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| | Canadian bases here - Ford and Daimler
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| of Brampton (central region) and
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| | Chrysler - along with Canadian Tire,
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| Mississauga (largest city south of the
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| | Coca-Cola and Nortel. The unemployment
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| region) and the Town of Caledon (north of
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| | rate is around 7.5% and there is an
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| the region).As with all of Ontario, Peel
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| | average growth rate for industry of
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| Region has an extensive heritage.
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| | 3.8%.The city is dissected by five of
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| Starting with the native peoples and then
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| | Ontario's major highways, is close to
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| the settlement by the westerners in the
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| | Lester Pearson International airport, has
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| 16/17 hundreds. The Peel Heritage Complex
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| | rail links and the local Brampton Transit
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| has been constructed to provide ample
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| | connects to the GTA GO Transit and
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| coverage of this.The Regional education
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| | Mississauga Transit.There are the
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| programs are administered by 3 school
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| | standard recreational activities - 3,000
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| boards - The Peel District School Board
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| | acres of parks, trails, arenas and
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| for the public, English based students.
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| | leisure centres. Also, the large man made
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| The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District
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| | Professor Lake has sandy beaches and
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| School Board for Catholic denomination
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| | provides wind surfing, canoeing and
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| students and The Conseil Scolaire de
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| | boating in the summer months. Staying on
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| District du Centre Sud-Ouest which is for
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| | the aquatic scene - the Wild Water
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| the French students.The Region also has
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| | Kingdom is Canada's largest water park
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| its own administration for Healthcare
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| | and attracts millions of visitors each
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| which follows the Provincial system. As
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| | year. The Peel Heritage Complex is in the
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| with the rest of the GTA, transportation
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| | city and the new Performing Arts Centre
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| links are the best in Canada with
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| | will be opening in 2005. Gage Park was
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| Highways, Railroads and the country's
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| | the first municipal park and is still
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| largest airport - the Lester Pearson
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| | open to the public today with concerts,
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| International.The MunicipalitiesThe City
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| | wading pool for the kids which becomes an
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| of Mississauga is Canada's sixth largest
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| | ice arena in the winter.The schools and
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| city, with a Population of at least
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| | healthcare are administered by the Peel
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| 680,000 is still growing rapidly and is
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| | Region Government with one major hospital
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| named after a band of the Ojibwa First
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| | in the city. Housing costs are rising at
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| Nation. Many new businesses are being
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| | around 10% per year with the 2003 average
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| attracted by competitive tax rates with
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| | for a detached home at around $295,000.
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| exceptional services, infrastructure and
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| | The average household income was $75,000.
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| transportation links. The lowest crime
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| | The city is known for being a safe place
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| rate across all the major Canadian cities
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| | to live with low average crime rates and
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| also makes it a prime location for
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| | is policed by the Peel Region Police
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| families to settle.Well situated on the
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| | Force. Overall, the city offers an
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| shores of Lake Ontario adjacent to
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| | excellent standard of living to its
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| Toronto, Mississauga is a business
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| | residents and is set to continue as one
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| powerhouse. Many of Canada's top
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| | of Canada's fastest growing cities.The
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| companies are based here including Bell
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| | Town Of Caledon is a smaller, fairly
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| Mobility, Air Canada, Pratt & Whitney,
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| | rural community in the Northern section
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| GlaxoSmithKline, RBC and TD Financial
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| | of the Peel Region.
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