Oakville Ontario

Oakville, with a population of 164,738, is a town on Lake Ontario, halfway between Toronto and Hamilton. In 1962 the town of Oakville merged with the neighbouring villages, Bronte, Palermo, Sheridan, and Trafalgar to become the new Town of Oakville. Oakville is divided into many different communities called divisions, including Old Oakville, Bronte, Iroquois Ridge and Glen Abbey, which have little to do with politics and are largely for geographic reference.

Oakville has a strong sporting community, and is home to the National Women's Hockey League team, the Oakville Ice, as well, Oakville has an OHA Junior A men's hockey team called the Oakville Blades who were the Western Conference champions in the 2003 - 2004 season. Current Indianapolis Colts placekicker Mike Vanderjagt and Olympic gold-medalist Adam van Koeverden were born and raised in Oakville, as was former NFL offensive lineman Tony Mandarich.

Olympic gold-medalist sprinter Donovan Bailey has a street and park named after him in the Oakville area and attended Q.E. Park High School in his early years after arriving in Canada from Jamaica. Oakville also sports the Oakville Aquatic Club, and Oakville Blue Devils, who won the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 2005.

Not only is Oakville strong in sports stature, it is also home to numerous schools on many levels, including Sheridan College, a renowned animation and business studies institute..

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