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Whitchurch-Stouffville

November 30, 2023

For other uses of "Whitchurch", see Whitchurch (disambiguation).

Whitchurch-Stouffville /ˈwɪtʃərtʃˈstoʊvɪl/ (2021 population 49,864[3]) is a town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of downtown Toronto, and 55 km (34 mi) north-east of Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is 206.22 km2 (79.62 sq mi) in area, and located in the mid-eastern area of the Regional Municipality of York on the ecologically-sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine. Its motto since 1993 is "country close to the city".[5]

Whitchurch-Stouffville
Town / Municipality (lower-tier)
Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
Main Street, Whitchurch–Stouffville
Flag
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Country close to the city.
Location of Whitchurch–Stouffville within York Region
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Whitchurch–Stouffville in relation to southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°00′31″N 79°19′03″W / 44.00861°N 79.31750°W / 44.00861; -79.31750[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional municipalityYork
IncorporatedTownship of Whitchurch 1792
IncorporatedVillage of Stouffville 1877
AmalgamationJanuary 1, 1971
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorIain Lovatt[2]
 • Councillors
List
 • MPPPaul Calandra
 • MPHelena Jaczek
Area
[3]
 • Total206.42 km2 (79.70 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total49,864
 • Density241.6/km2 (626/sq mi)
 • Growth
+8.8% (2,016–2,021)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
L0H (Gormley)
L4A (Stouffville, Vandorf)
L0G (Cedar Valley)
Area code(s)905, 289, and 365
HighwaysHighway 48
Highway 404
Websitewww.townofws.ca

The town is bounded by Davis Drive (York Regional Road 31) in the north, York-Durham Line (York Regional Road 30) in the east, and Highway 404 in the west. The southern boundary conforms with a position approximately 200 m (660 ft) north of 19th Avenue (York Regional Road 29), and is irregular due to the annexation of lands formerly part of Markham Township in 1971.[6]

Between 2011 and 2021, the town grew 32.8%.[7] The number of private dwellings jumped from 7,642 in 2001 to 16,705 in 2021, with an average of 3.0 people per private dwelling.[8] The town projects a total population of 72,109 by 2031, and 91,654 in 2041, with most of the growth within the urban boundaries of the Community of Stouffville plus lands adjacent to Highway 48 and south of Stouffville Road.[9] Future growth is governed provincially by the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act (2001), the Greenbelt Protection Act (2005) and the Places to Grow Act (2005).[10] The intent of these statutes is to prevent urban sprawl on environmentally sensitive land and to protect the ecological integrity of the moraine and its hydrological features.

Communities edit

The Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville consists of several distinct communities and the intermediary countryside. The largest urban area is the community of Stouffville proper (2021 pop. 36,753[11]), while other communities in the larger town include Ballantrae, Bethesda, Bloomington, Cedar Valley, Gormley, Lemonville, Lincolnville, Musselman's Lake, Pine Orchard, Pleasantville, Preston Lake, Ringwood, Vandorf, Vivian, and Wesley Corners.[12]

History edit

The oldest human artifacts found in Whitchurch Township date to 1500 BC and were found in the hamlet of Ringwood (now part of urban Stouffville).[13] Prior to the arrival of Europeans, two Native trails crossed through what is today Whitchurch–Stouffville. The Vandorf Trail ran from the source waters of the Rouge River to Newmarket, across the heights of the hamlet of Vandorf. The Rouge Trail ran along the Rouge River and northwest from Musselman Lake; both were part of the aboriginal and Coureur des bois trail system leading through dense forests from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe.[14] The territory was the site of several Native villages, including Iroquoian peoples' settlements around Preston Lake,[15] Vandorf,[16] and Musselman Lake.[17]

In 2003, a large 16th-century ancestral Huron village was discovered in Stouffville during land development; approximately 2000 people once inhabited the site (Mantle Site), from 1578 to 1623.[18] A palisade protected more than 70 longhouses, and tens of thousands of artifacts were excavated here.[19]

In 2012, archaeologists revealed that a European forged-iron axehead, believed to be Basque, was discovered at the site--"the earliest European piece of iron ever found in the North American interior."[20] Other significant late precontact Huron village sites have been located to the south-east (the earlier Draper Site on the Pickering Airport lands) and to the north-west of urban Stouffville (the later Ratcliff or Baker Hill Site on Ontario Highway 48, and the Old Fort or Aurora Site on Kennedy Road).[21]

The western end of Whitchurch and Markham townships was purchased by the British crown from the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation in 1787 as part of the Toronto Purchase. Whitchurch Township was created in 1792 as one of ten townships in York County. It was named in honour of the village of Whitchurch, Herefordshire in England, where the family of Elizabeth Simcoe lived (she was the wife of the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Sir John Graves Simcoe). The first European settlements in Whitchurch Township were established in the 1790s. The south-Central Ontario Mississaugas did not formally cede these areas of Whitchurch and southern Ontario until 1923.[22]

Between 1800 and 1802, John Stegman completed a survey of the township, which created a system of land concessions. This allowed for the organized distribution of land to settlers, with each concession containing five, 200-acre (0.81 km2) lots. This layout remains visible today, as the road network in the area reflects the locations of the boundaries between concession blocks.[23]

Early settlers of this period included Quakers[24] and Mennonites—two pacifist groups from the nearby American states of Pennsylvania, Vermont and New York. Both groups were seeking religious freedom, and were identified by the Upper Canadian government as people with necessary skills and abilities for establishing viable communities that could, in turn, attract others to settle in the region.[25] The Crown also granted land in Upper Canada to mercenary German Hessian soldiers, such as Stegman, in exchange for their service against the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution.[25]

 
Map, Village of Stouffville, 1880

Many of the first settlements in Whitchurch Township were developed at the intersections of main roads throughout the township and /or near streams where mills could be built to process the timber cleared from the land.[26] Stoufferville was one such hamlet, developing around the saw and grist mills of Abraham Stouffer, a Mennonite who with his wife Elizabeth Reesor Stouffer immigrated from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1804. He acquired 600 acres (2.4 km2) of land.[27] Elizabeth's brother Peter Reesor established what is today Markham, first called Reesorville. Fifty-five more families from Pennsylvania, mostly Mennonite, arrived in Stoufferville in the next few years.[28] Stouffer's sawmill was in operation by 1817 on Duffin's Creek on the Whitchurch side of Main Street. By 1825 he had a gristmill across the street on the Markham Township side of Main St. as well.[29]

In the early 1830s, the old Stouffville Road was carved through largely virgin forest to connect York (Toronto) with Brock Township;[30] a post office was opened in 1832 and the name Stouffville was standardized.[31] In 1839, a new resident from England noted that Stouffville still had "no church (other than the Mennonite Meeting House in neighbouring Altona), baker, or butcher," though "saddlebag [Methodist circuit] preachers sometimes arrived and held meetings at the schoolhouse."[32] Stouffville was considered a centre "of Radical opinion," one of the "hotbeds of revolution," and it was here that William Lyon Mackenzie set forth his plan for the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837–38.[33]

The hamlet of Stouffville grew rapidly in the 1840s, and by 1849, it had "one physician and surgeon, two stores, two taverns, one blacksmith, one waggon maker, one oatmeal mill, one tailor, one shoemaker."[34] The population reached 350 in 1851, 600 in 1866, and 866 in 1881, with a diversity of Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Baptist and Congregational places of worship.[35] In 1869 Ballantrae had a population of 75, Bloomington 50, Gormley 80, Lemonville 75, and Ringwood 100.[36] In 1876, there was a regular stage coach connection from the hamlet of Stouffville to Ringwood, Ballantrae, Lemonville, Glasgow, Altona and Claremont.[37]

In 1877, Stouffville became an incorporated village.[38] Stouffville's growth was aided by the establishment of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, built in 1871, which connected Stouffville and Uxbridge with Toronto. In 1877, a second track was built north to Jackson's Point on Lake Simcoe. These connections were created in large part to provide a reliable and efficient means of transporting timber harvested and milled in these regions.[6] Soon Stouffville Junction serviced thirty trains per day.[39] During this time of prosperity, Stouffville businessman R.J. Daley built a large music hall, roller-skating rink, and curling rink.[40] In 1911 Stouffville had a public library, two banks, two newspapers, as well as telephone and telegraph connections.[41]

Intensive forestry in Whitchurch Township led to large-scale deforestation, eroding the thinner soils of northern Whitchurch into sand deserts; by 1850 Whitchurch Township was only 35 percent wooded, and that was reduced to 7 percent by 1910.[42] The Lake Simcoe Junction Railway Line was consequently abandoned in 1927.[43] Reforestation efforts were begun locally, and with the passage of the Reforestation Act (1911), the process of reclaiming these areas began. Vivian Forest, a large conservation area in northern Whitchurch–Stouffville, was established in 1924 for this purpose. This development has helped to restore the water-holding capacity of the soil and to reduce the cycles of flash spring floods and summer drought. In 2008, the town had more than 62²km of protected forest;[44] the forest is considered one of the most successful restorations of a degraded landscape in North America.[45] Yet similar environmental consequences due to increased urbanization were projected in 2007 by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as probable for southern Whitchurch–Stouffville (headwaters of the Rouge River watershed) if targeted plantings in this area did not begin quickly.[46] Already in 1993, the Whitchurch Historical Committee warned a new generation of "Whitchurch-Stouffville residents" to be "vigilant to treat trees and forests with respect ... In the 1990s care must be taken so that urbanization and concrete road-building do not repeat the destruction to our forest heritage."[47]

 
Clock tower and The Lebovic Centre for Arts and Entertainment

Though growth in the hamlets of Whitchurch–Stouffville was stagnant after the demise of the forest industry, the population began to grow again in the 1970s, with development in Metropolitan Toronto and the consequent arrival of new commuters. These developments led to a reexamination at the provincial level of municipal governance. On January 1, 1971, Whitchurch Township and the Village of Stouffville were merged to create the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville; the combined population was 11,487. The town's southern boundary was also moved four farm lots south of the original southern boundary of Main Street. This land was formerly a part of Markham Township.[48]

Whitchurch–Stouffville adopted its coat of arms in 1973 (see information box right). The dove of peace, the original seal of Whitchurch Township, is at the crest, recalling the pacifist Quaker and Mennonite settlers who founded many of the town's communities, including Stouffville. The British Union banner of 1707 pays tribute to the United Empire Loyalists. The white church symbolizes Whitchurch, and the star and chalice come from the Stouffer family (Swiss) coat of arms.[49]

The growth of Toronto brought serious ecological problems to Whitchurch–Stouffville. Between 1962 and 1969, hundreds of thousands of litres per month of sulfuric acid, calcium hydroxide, and oil waste were poured into unlined Whitchurch–Stouffville dumps never designed as landfill sites and situated directly above the town's main aquifer. This was followed by years of solid waste from Toronto (1,100 tons per day in 1982). In the early 1980s, a group initially named "Concerned Mothers" found that the miscarriage rate in Whitchurch–Stouffville was 26% compared to the provincial average of 15%, and that the town had a high rate of cancer and birth defects.[50] Though the Ministry of Environment was satisfied that the wells tested in 1974 and 1981 had negligible levels of cancer causing agents (mutagens), the town opposed the expansion of the "York Sanitation Site #4". Only after much grass-roots advocacy at the provincial level was the site ordered to close on June 30, 1983.[51] In 1984 it was reported in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that PCBs were found in well-water, and that 27,000 gallons of contaminated leachate per day were leaking from the site, threatening ground water quality.[52]

With new commuter rail service on the Stouffville Line in the 1990s, the drilling of two deep aquifer wells to secure safer water for a large, new development in the hamlet of Ballantrae[53] in 1996, and the controversial expansion of the York-Durham Sewage System Big Pipe with additional water capacity from Lake Ontario, Whitchurch–Stouffville began a major self-transformation.[54] Not unlike the late 19th century, responsible land and water stewardship, as well as the positive integration of many new residents annually into the community, define the challenges and opportunities for Whitchurch–Stouffville in the years to come.

The most significant challenge facing Whitchurch–Stouffville in coming years, however, is the federal government's potential development of an international airport immediately south-east of Whitchurch–Stouffville (the Pickering Airport lands). Under the current draft plan, approaches for two of the three landing strips would be directly above Whitchurch–Stouffville communities: the first over Ballantrae, Musselman's Lake and the north-east corner of urban Stouffville, with planes descending (or ascending) from 535 to 365 metres (with an allowable building height in Stouffville of 43 metres); the second over Gormley and the Dickson Hill area (near the Walmart and Smart Centre).[55] A "Needs Assessment Study" was completed by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority for the federal government in May 2010. After a "due diligence review," Transport Canada released the report in July 2011, which identified the most likely time range for the need of the airport to be 2027–2029, and confirmed the site layout proposed in the 2004 Draft Plan Report.[56]

In late 2019, the Town decided to drop the word Whitchurch from signs, for "branding" reasons. While signs would indicate Town of Stouffville, the official name remained Whitchurch-Stouffville.[57]

Government edit

Municipal edit

Whitchurch–Stouffville is governed by a mayor and six councillors, with one councillor representing each of the six municipal wards. The Mayor of Whitchurch–Stouffville represents the town on the York Regional Council. The original ward boundaries were created with amalgamation in 1971, and were amended in 2009 for the 2010 municipal elections and again in 2021 for the 2022 municipal elections.[58] As of the 2022 election, the elected council members are:[59]

Mayor: Iain Lovatt

Councillors: Hugo T. Kroon, Maurice Smith, Keith Acton, Rick Upton, Richard Bartley, Sue Sherban

One York Region District School Board trustee is elected to represent Whitchurch–Stouffville and Aurora, as well as one trustee for the York Catholic District School Board. A French Public School Board trustee and a French Catholic School Board trustees are also elected on the same ballot as the mayor and town councillors. As of the election in 2022, the elected trustees are:[59]

English Public School Board: Melanie Wright

English Separate School Board: Elizabeth Crowe

Conseil Scolaire Viamonde: Stephania Sigurdson Forbes

Conseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir : Donald Blais

In 2008, 94.4% of Whitchurch–Stouffville residents were either satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of life in the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville. In a major community survey, close to 30% of the respondents described the town as fine, good, nice, great, or pleasant; more than half of the respondents like the community or small-town feel, while 46.3% enjoyed the friendly neighbourhoods.[60] The most important municipal issues indicated by residents in 2008 were the need to improve the road system; traffic issues; increasing urbanization and overcrowding; land use development and sprawl; and the cost of living (including taxes and user fees) in the town.[61] Environmental protection, including environmental assessments for new development and natural preservation measures, was identified as matter of high importance by residents, but low on a scale of satisfaction. In the hamlet of Musselman's Lake, 72% of residents in 2009 were concerned about the environmental health of the lake and the surrounding community.[62]

In August 2011, the municipal offices were moved into a business park area at 111 Sandiford Drive in Stouffville.[63]

List of mayors edit

  • Ken Laushway, 1971 to 1972
  • Gordon Ratcliff, 1973 to 1978
  • Eldred King (1927-2011), 1978 to 1984 - Markham school trustee 1965-1968, later served as York Region Chair 1985-1997 and GO Transit Board member; lived in Stouffville and later in Uxbridge
  • Tom Wood, 1984 to 1985
  • Fran Sainsbury, 1985 to 1994
  • Wayne Emmerson, 1994 to 2003 - current York Region Chair (2015-)
  • Susan Sherban, 2003 to 2006
  • Wayne Emmerson, 2006 to 2014
  • Justin Altmann, 2014 to 2018
  • Iain Lovatt, 2018 to Present

Provincial edit

At the provincial level Whitchurch–Stouffville is in the Markham-Stouffville electoral district. Since 2018 this riding has been represented at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Paul Calandra, a member of the governing Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

Federal edit

At the federal level Whitchurch–Stouffville is in the riding of Markham—Stouffville. Since the federal election of October 2019, the riding has been represented by Helena Jaczek, former Minister of Community and Social Services in Ontario.[64]

Geography and environment edit

The greatest portion of Whitchurch–Stouffville lies on the Oak Ridges Moraine.[65] The moraine consists of knobby hills between 290 and 373 meters above sea level of irregularly bedded layers of unconsolidated sand and gravel (built-up glacial debris) deposited by the meltwater of the Wisconsin glacier some twenty-five thousand to ten thousand years ago.[66] In a few cases the retreating glacier left behind and buried huge blocks of ice which, when melted, created deep, water-filled depressions known as kettle lakes. Preston Lake, Van Nostrand Lake and Musselman Lake are three such examples.

The boundaries of Whitchurch–Stouffville contain a watershed divide. Streams and rivers at the top of the Oak Ridges Moraine flow northward into the Lake Simcoe basin, part of the Lake Huron watershed. The southern sections (south of Bloomington Road) make up the headwaters of the Rouge River and Duffins Creek, both of which flow into the Lake Ontario basin.[67] These headwaters include many smaller streams and creeks throughout southern Whitchurch–Stouffville. Their identification and protection, plus reforestation in these area, has been identified as urgent for rebuilding water-capacity in the Rouge River watershed which can off-set the worst environmental impacts (e.g., flash flooding, erosion and ground water contamination) of rapid urbanization.[68] The heavily wooded Vivian Infiltration Area is an environmentally significant hydrological infiltration area that contributes groundwater to the Oak Ridges aquifer complex.

The northwestern corner of Whitchurch–Stouffville is outside the moraine and is part of the Schomberg Lake plain, an ancient lake-bed overlain by silts and fine sands. The soil formed over the former lake-bed is well-drained, arable farmland. The southernmost portion of Whitchurch–Stouffville west of Highway 48 lies below the moraine and is a clay-loam till plain.

Tree species native to Whitchurch–Stouffville include: American Mountain Ash, Balsam Fir, Bitternut Hickory, Black Cherry, Black Spruce, Bur Oak, Eastern Hemlock, Eastern White Cedar, Peachleaf Willow, Pin Cherry, Red Oak, Red Maple, Red Pine, Shagbark Hickory, Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Tamarack, Trembling Aspen, White Birch, White Oak, White Pine and White Spruce.[69] In 2012, Whitchurch–Stouffville's forest cover was 28.9%.[70]

Whitchurch–Stouffville's water supply system is both groundwater-based with five municipal wells and since 2009 lake-based (Lake Ontario) as well. 5,500 cubic metres of water are withdrawn from the Oak Ridges Aquifer and the Thorncliffe Aquifer daily. Stouffville's well-water is chlorinated for disinfection, and sodium silicate is added to keep iron from staining plumbing fixtures and laundry. Two wells receive additional disinfection through an ultraviolet (UV) system. Three groundwater wells are in close proximity to the settlement area of Stouffville (Main Street, east of 10th Line); consequently 239 "significant drinking water threats" have been identified.[71]

Whitchurch–Stouffville has a continental climate moderated by the Great Lakes and influenced by warm, moist air masses from the south, and cold, dry air from the north. The Oak Ridges Moraine affects levels of precipitation: as air masses arrive from Lake Ontario and reach the elevated ground surface of the moraine, they rise causing precipitation.[72]

Under the Köppen climate classification, Stouffville has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) with warm, humid summers and cold winters.

Climate data for Stouffville
Climate ID: 6158084; coordinates 43°58′N 79°15′W / 43.967°N 79.250°W / 43.967; -79.250 (Stouffville); elevation: 266.7 m (875 ft), 1981–2010 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		23.0
(73.4) 		30.5
(86.9) 		32.0
(89.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.5
(95.9) 		36.5
(97.7) 		32.8
(91.0) 		25.5
(77.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		18.0
(64.4) 		36.5
(97.7)
Average high °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		3.1
(37.6) 		11.1
(52.0) 		18.5
(65.3) 		23.1
(73.6) 		26.2
(79.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		19.9
(67.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		11.6
(52.9)
Average low °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1) 		−10.9
(12.4) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		1.2
(34.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		11.8
(53.2) 		14.8
(58.6) 		14
(57) 		9.6
(49.3) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		2.1
(35.8)
Record low °C (°F) −35.5
(−31.9) 		−28.3
(−18.9) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−17.0
(1.4) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		0.0
(32.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		2.5
(36.5) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−31.5
(−24.7) 		−35.5
(−31.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.8
(2.08) 		53.5
(2.11) 		62.8
(2.47) 		65.5
(2.58) 		81.2
(3.20) 		73.3
(2.89) 		75.8
(2.98) 		99.3
(3.91) 		79.2
(3.12) 		81.2
(3.20) 		78.5
(3.09) 		65.6
(2.58) 		868.6
(34.20)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 17.9
(0.70) 		23.3
(0.92) 		43.5
(1.71) 		60.5
(2.38) 		81.1
(3.19) 		73.3
(2.89) 		75.8
(2.98) 		99.3
(3.91) 		79.2
(3.12) 		80.6
(3.17) 		70.3
(2.77) 		33.0
(1.30) 		737.7
(29.04)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 34.9
(13.7) 		30.2
(11.9) 		19.3
(7.6) 		5.0
(2.0) 		0.1
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.6
(0.2) 		8.2
(3.2) 		32.7
(12.9) 		131.0
(51.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 11.0 10.3 10.1 10.8 11.0 10.7 9.2 10.8 10.4 13.0 12.6 12.3 131.9
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 2.9 3.1 6.2 9.8 11.0 10.7 9.2 10.8 10.4 13.0 10.7 5.1 102.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 8.4 7.7 4.7 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.6 8.3 33.1
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada[73]

Because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources estimates a 1 degree increase in summer and 2 degree increase in winter average temperatures in the region between 2011 and 2040, and a 0% to 10% decrease in precipitation (compared to averages between 1970 and 2000).[74]

Smog producing ground-level ozone is a problem affecting the entire Greater Toronto Area. A major pathway for airborne pollutants flows from the upper Midwest United States and the Ohio River Valley and across southern Ontario and Toronto; key sources are coal-burning power-plants and vehicle engines. On episode days (O3 > 82 ppb), Whitchurch–Stouffville reaches its peak about one to two hours later than Toronto.[75] Smog Advisory Alerts are issued by the Ministry of the Environment when smog conditions are expected to reach the poor category in Ontario. The Greater Toronto Area had 13 smog days in 2008, 29 in 2007, 11 in 2006, 48 in 2005.[76]

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1851350—    
1866600+71.4%
1881866+44.3%
19011,223+41.2%
19111,034−15.5%
197111,487+1010.9%
197613,129+14.3%
198113,882+5.7%
198615,725+13.3%
199119,036+21.1%
199620,485+7.6%
200122,859+11.6%
200624,390+6.7%
201137,628+54.3%
201645,837+21.8%
202149,864+8.8%
Figures for 1851 to 1911 are for the Village of Stouffville alone. Beginning in 1971, figures are for the consolidated Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. Sources: 1804–1866 (cf. "History" above); 1901;[77] 1911;[78] 1971–2006;[79] 2011[80][81] 2016;[82]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitchurch-Stouffville had a population of 49,864 living in 16,707 of its 17,154 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2016 population of 45,837. With a land area of 206.42 km2 (79.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 241.6/km2 (625.7/sq mi) in 2021.[83]

Religion [84] Population (2021) Percent
Total 49,864
Christian (total) 26,220 52.6%
Roman Catholic (subtotal of Christian) 12,290 24.6%
Christian Orthodox (subtotal of Christian) 2,360 4.7%
Hindu 3,510 7.0%
Muslim 2,660 2.4%
Buddhist 1,040 2.0%
Jewish 435 0.9%
Sikh 410 0.8%
No religious affiliation 15,035 23%
Visible
Minority
Population [85]		 Population
2021 		Percent
Total 22,860 45.8%
Chinese 9,250 18.5%
South Asians 6,830 13.7%
Black 1,385 2.8%
Filipino 1,350 2.7%

In 2021 with a population of 49,864, 35% of residents were immigrants. The number of visible minorities grew from 4.53% in 2001, to 24.5% in 2011 and 45.8% in 2021 (the trend is expected to continue through 2031).[86] In 2018–19, 43% of the Grade 3 children in one of the community's newer schools were effectively bi-lingual (i.e., the first language learned at home was other than English).[87]

According to the 2021 Census,[88] English is the mother tongue for 61.4% of Whitchurch–Stouffville residents. Immigrant languages with the most native speakers are Cantonese (8.2%), Mandarin (4.5%) and Tamil (3.8%).

The most common non-European ethnic origins represented in Whitchurch-Stoufville as per the 2021 census are Chinese (17%), Indian (India) (5.2%), Sri Lankan (3.2%), Filipino (3%), and Tamil (2.8%).[89]

Infrastructure edit

Transportation edit

 
New construction in urban Stouffville, 2010

Primarily roadways include Highway 48, Highway 407, and Highway 404, which are in turn complemented by a network of regional roads that form a grid pattern across the town. In 1994, a plan to connect urban Stouffville directly to Highway 401 via the proposed East Metro Freeway was cancelled in large part due to the concerns of residents and the work of the Rouge River activist groups. Ninth Line has since been widened to handle traffic load south to Highway 407 in Markham and onto Highway 404 to connect with Highway 401.

Whitchurch–Stouffville is traversed by two railway lines: One is Canadian National Railway's primary freight corridor connecting Greater Toronto to Northern Ontario and Western Canada, which is being considered for future GO Transit train service with stations in the communities of Vandorf and Gormley (West).[90] The other railway line, formerly the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, is now owned by GO Transit and hosts Stouffville line passenger service to and from Toronto. This line includes two stations in Whitchurch–Stouffville: the Stouffville GO Station in urban Stouffville, and the line's terminus, Old Elm GO Station, located to Stouffville's northeast. The York-Durham Heritage Railway also runs historical trains between the station and Uxbridge on summer weekends.[91]

Until 2012, York Region Transit (YRT) operated two routes (9 and 15) within urban Stouffville, with connection to the Markham-Stouffville Hospital and other Markham routes. With the 2012 York Region Transit Service Plan, the two routes were merged, and the frequency of direct buses to the hospital YRT transit hub was reduced.[92] In February 2014, a new Route 15 was introduced, connecting Stouffville to Yonge Street in Richmond Hill and to a future GO-Station in Gormley.[93] GO Transit operates bus services in Stouffville, with buses traveling south into Markham and to Union Station, Toronto, as well as services north to the Town of Uxbridge.[94]

Despite excellent access to the GO Transit and York Region Transit systems, the two systems are not integrated. In 2011, only 6.9% of working Whitchurch–Stouffville residents used public transit to get to work (compare 14% for Ontario), and only 2.7% walked or cycled to work (compare 3.6% for Whitchurch–Stouffville in 2006, and 6.3% for Ontario in 2011).[95] Excellent public transportation options is an increasingly urgent issue for Whitchurch–Stouffville as the town continues to grow with residents who commute daily to Toronto (see Economy below).

Other amenities edit

The Markham Stouffville Hospital is a multi-site hospital that serves approximately 400,000 people in the communities of Markham, Uxbridge, and Whitchurch–Stouffville. The main hospital site is in Markham, 10 kilometers south of urban Stouffville on Ninth Line, and linked by public transportation from Stouffville. The hospital opened in 1990 and, after a successful $50 million expansion campaign, completed a 385,000 sq. ft. addition and renovation project in 2014. The expanded hospital employs an additional 875 staff and 60 new physicians.[96] Residents in northern Whitchurch–Stouffville live in close proximity to the Southlake Regional Health Centre in neighbouring Newmarket.

The York-Durham Aphasia Centre is located in Stouffville's Parkview Village, and is a program of March of Dimes Canada.[97]

The Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville is policed by the York Regional Police (YRP) and is located within Number Five District; a new Whitchurch–Stouffville Community Sub-Station was opened at 111 Sandiford Drive in 2014.[98] In August 2010 York Regional Police reported to Whitchurch–Stouffville Town Council that the crime rate in the region was down 7% making it "one of Canada's safest communities."[99]

Historic downtown Stouffville offers casual eateries, cafes, pubs, fine dining restaurants, and a variety of boutique stores.[100] Urban Stouffville also has a large-scale format, unenclosed shopping centre anchored by Walmart and Canadian Tire. Stouffville has no regular cinema, however Canadian and international films are shown on the second Wednesday of every month at The Lebovic Centre for Arts & Entertainment – Nineteen on the Park (built in 1896 as Stouffville Town Hall and converted in 2009).

Outside of urban Stouffville, the town operates community centres in the hamlets of Ballantrae, Lemonville, and Vandorf.

Education edit

The first schoolhouse in Stouffville was on Church St., just north of Main St., where the United Church building stands. In 1865, the schoolhouse was purchased by the Methodist congregation and moved across the street; the building still exists as a two-family dwelling.[101] Today Whitchurch–Stouffville is home to several public, Catholic, and private educational institutions.

The York Region District School Board has one public secondary institution in Whitchurch–Stouffville--Stouffville District Secondary School—and eight public elementary institutions: Ballantrae Public School, Glad Park Public School, Summitview Public School, Whitchurch Highlands Public School, Harry Bowes Public School, Oscar Peterson Public School, Wendat Village Public School, and Barbara Reid Public School.

The York Catholic District School Board has three Catholic elementary institutions in Whitchurch–Stouffville: Saint Mark's Catholic Elementary (1965), Saint Brigid Catholic Elementary, and Saint Brendan Catholic Elementary (2012). A Kindergarten to Grade 12 Catholic French school opened in 2015.[102] Catholic school students graduating from Grade 8 are either bused to Brother André Catholic High School in Markham, or transfer to the public system and attend Stouffville District Secondary School.

Stouffville also has four private schools: The Progressive Montessori Academy,[103] Stouffville Christian School,[104] Mindtech Montessori School,[105] and Willowgrove Primary School.[106] In 2009, there were 38 licensed child care centres registered in York, but none were located in Whitchurch–Stouffville; eight child care facilities in Whitchurch–Stouffville have subsidized spaces, and four do not.[107]

As the town expands into its Phase 3 Lands (post-2015), new facilities are being planned to accommodate the increasing number of school-aged children in the community.[108]

In some areas of Stouffville, up to 50% of the children are bilingual.[109]

Both the proportion of youth participating in higher education, as well as the proportion of adults in Whitchurch–Stouffville who have completed a university program is growing annually and far exceeds the national average; 31% of adults between 25 and 64 years of age have university training; 70% have some form of post-secondary training.[110] However, there are no post-secondary education campuses located in Whitchurch–Stouffville. In 1877, the village of Stouffville established a Mechanics' Institute, which later became the Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library. Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener, Ontario had its beginnings in Stouffville in 1940.[111] In 1991 the town came close to securing an agreement with Seneca College to open a new campus in Stouffville.[112] In 2010, the Markham Stouffville Hospital (located in Markham) became a teaching site for residents practicing family medicine at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.[113]

Economy edit

 
Tim Hortons at Highway 48 and Aurora Road

Stouffville's economy prior to 1900 flourished because of the coming of the railway in 1871, and because of the town's location on the juncture of the Markham-Uxbridge Road and the Town Line.[114]

Employment edit

In 2013, Whitchurch–Stouffville had an estimated 11,249 jobs (excluding home- and farm-based businesses), 58.5% of which were full-time, 23.7% part-time, and the rest seasonal. While the manufacturing sector represented the largest number of local jobs in 2001, the actual numbers stagnated over the next decade between 1,300 and 1,600 jobs. By 2012, only 12% of local jobs were in the manufacturing sector (1,351), compared to 39% of jobs (or 4,419) in the retail and personal services sector.[115]

While the number of businesses in Whitchurch–Stouffville dropped from 750 in 2009 to 690 in 2013, the total number of local jobs went from 10,300 to 13,700.[116]

The majority of employed Whitchurch–Stouffville residents commute to Toronto and its environs for employment; in 2011 the median commuting time was 30 minutes. In the same year, the unemployment rate for Whitchurch–Stouffville was 6.3% (up from 4.8% in 2006), but below the Ontario average of 8.3%.[117]

Industries of employment, from the 2011 National Household Survey
Industry People employed
Agriculture and other resource-based industries 325
Construction 1,880
Manufacturing 1,400
Wholesale trade 1,510
Retail trade 2,225
Finance, insurance, real estate 2,210
Health and Social Services 1,405
Educational Services 1,765
Professional, scientific, technical 1,925

The top private sector employers in Whitchurch–Stouffville in 2009 were:[118]

  • Teva Canada, pharmaceutical manufacturing: 310 employees[119]
  • Parkview Services for Seniors, 250 employees
  • Strategic Information Technology, computer and communications equipment and supplies: 160 employees
  • K-Line Group, electrical power generation: 120 employees
  • Ontario SPCA, 120 employees
  • Hanson, concrete pipe manufacturing: 105 employees
  • King Cole Ducks Processing: 100 employees
  • Stock Transportation Ltd., school and employee bus transportation
  • Tam-Kal, sheet-metal manufacturing for HVAC industry
  • Walmart Supercentre

Whitchurch–Stouffville is York Region's largest "mineral aggregate resource area;" these gravel sites and designated resource areas are located north and south of Bloomington Road, and all lie within the boundaries of the Oak Ridges Moraine.[120] Under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act (2001), future aggregate resource operations must meet stringent review and approval standards.[121]

In 2001, 20,406 acres (8,258 hectares) of land in Whitchurch–Stouffville was dedicated to farming; 45% of the farms were between 10 and 69 acres (280,000 m2) in size; 25% focused on "other animal production," (792 horses and ponies on 50 farms) and 24% in greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production. Gross farm receipts for 2000 were $27,182,691; gross forestry receipts (once the backbone of Whitchurch Township's wealth) were $59,098.[122]

Since 2009, the town's economic development strategy has focused on small and large knowledge-based industries, agricultural and environmental services, and not-for-profit organizations.[123] Whitchurch–Stouffville is home to two internationally respected, church-based non-governmental service organizations: Emmanuel International Canada, EMAS Canada and Christian Blind Mission – Canada (CBM), all located on Stouffville Road near Kennedy Avenue.[124]

Household income and housing edit

By 2013, the town had 14,334 residential units, and projected the building of 6,525 new residential units between 2013 and 2021—and a further 1,969 units by 2031—in order to accommodate a net population increase of 17,408 new residents by 2031.[125]

In 2013 the median value of dwellings in Whitchurch–Stouffville was $471,000, or 79% higher than the provincial median of $263,500,[126] and the town's estimated average household income was $141,885; the Ontario average was $96,1300.[127]

Only 8.8% of the private dwellings in Whitchurch–Stouffville were apartments (including duplexes) in 2011, down from 15.2% in 2006, and significantly below the provincial average was 30%.[128] In 2009, the ratio of owned dwellings to rented dwellings in Whitchurch–Stouffville was almost 6 to 1, compared to provincial average of 2.5 to 1.[129] In 2011, 30 per cent of renters in Whitchurch–Stouffville spent more than half their income on shelter costs, the highest in the province.[130]

Because of the high cost of housing in Whitchurch–Stouffville relative to the provincial average, 36% of Whitchurch–Stouffville businesses said in 2012 that the community was poorly positioned to attract new immigrant employees, and 45% said the same for retaining and attracting employees under 30 years of age.[131] Nonetheless, in 2012 Stouffville residents protested zoning designations in the Town's Official Plan which called for apartments near their own neighbourhoods.[132]

Whitchurch–Stouffville has 51 units of public social housing and 124 not-for-profit units for the elderly (including a long-term care facility).[133]

Social services in Whitchurch–Stouffville include the Whitchurch–Stouffville Food Bank and the Care and Share Thrift Store (Mennonite Central Committee), both located on Ringwood Drive in the Community of Stouffville.[134] The YMCA also operates an employment resource centre in Stouffville.

Sports edit

The first organized sport in Stouffville was curling in 1890 on the Mill Pond (today site of the Latcham Art Gallery and the Mennonite Care and Share Thrift Store). Lacrosse was also played at this time, and in 1897, Stouffville won the Ontario championships. The first hockey team was organized about 1900, and at the turn of the century the Stouffville rink below Burkholder Street was considered "the largest and best arranged rink in Canada."[135] Lawnbowling has also been played in Stouffville since the early 1900s as well as organized men's and women's baseball.[136]

The most important recreational facilities in Whitchurch–Stouffville are Soccer City, a 55,775 square feet indoor soccer complex (completed 2013); the Stouffville Clippers Sports Complex, with two NHL size ice pads (completed 2010); the Stouffville Arena, with two ice pads; the Whitchurch-Stouffville Leisure Centre, with a 25-meter pool, hot tub, gym and fitness centre, and Bethesda Park, with two ball diamonds, a senior soccer pitch and four mini sports fields (completed 2010).[137]

Whitchurch–Stouffville is home to many golf courses, including Emerald Hills, Rolling Hills, Spring Lakes, Maples of Ballantrae, Ballantrae Golf & Country Club, St. Andrews East Golf & Country Club, Timber Creek Mini Golf & Family Fun Centre, Sleepy Hollow, Meadowbrook and Station Creek.

Organized sports edit

The Town has a Junior "A" ice hockey team, the Stouffville Spirit.[138] The Stouffville Amateur Hockey League (men's and women's leagues), the Stouffville-Markham Girls Hockey Association, Whitchurch–Stouffville Minor Hockey Association, the Whitchurch–Stouffville Skating Club, and the Stouffville Adult Skating Club offer programs in the town's arenas.[139]

The Whitchurch–Stouffville Soccer Club was established in 1977 and had 1,250 members in 2010.[140] The club uses fields at Bethesda Park, the Stouffville Arena, Bruce's Mill Conservation Area, fields owned by Teva Canada, and the Soccer City indoor facility.

The Whitchurch–Stouffville Softball Association is a volunteer-run house-league organization. The association uses eleven ball diamonds in town plus five in the neighbouring villages of Goodwood and Claremont.[141]

Recreational trails and water recreation edit

 
Whitchurch Conservation Area
 
"Blue Angel" sculpture, Stouffville Creek Trail, Stouffville, Ontario

1,142 hectares of the twenty York Regional Forest tracts (or slightly more than half of the total) are found within the borders of Whitchurch–Stouffville.[142]

The Whitchurch Conservation Area covers ten hectares, and is accessed on Aurora Sideroad, three kilometres east of Woodbine Ave.[143] It is connected to a larger York Region Forest Tract and to trails of the Oak Ridges Trail Association.

The Pangman Springs Conservation Area[144] is accessed from Kennedy Road between Davis Drive and Aurora Road or from the Porritt tract of the York Region Forest using an Oak Ridges Trail Association side trail.

Bruce's Mill Conservation Area in Whitchurch–Stouffville is the northern gateway to Rouge Park. The Master Plan for the conservation area includes not only a trail system within the park, but also future trail connections to inter-regional trails.[145]

An extensive trail system within urban Stouffville is being developed that connects to the larger forested areas of the Whitchurch–Stouffville. The most significant trail begins in town along the Stouffville Creek and leads through a mature forest around the Stouffville Reservoir.[146] In 2012, Whitchurch–Stouffville had 32 kilometers of trails.[147]

Whitchurch–Stouffville is also home to a number of kettle lakes which are ideal for outdoor water recreation. While these glacier-formed lakes are crown property, and the resources of all levels of government are used for their regulation, protection and preservation, the actual perimeter of the lakes are in private hands (kettle lakes are not fed by creeks or rivers) and therefore only homeowners in the sub-communities have access rights to Whitchurch–Stouffville's lakes. Access to Musselman's Lake via Cedar Beach Trailer Park was lost in 2012,[148] while access to Preston Lake was lost when Landford Development purchased the west-shore beach and trailer park and built estate properties with a shared private beach. In 2008 the town's development plans included a trail system with access to Preston Lake, but this was met with opposition from Preston Lake residents who desired to protect their exclusive access. Interest and support for the purchase or expropriation of land for public access to the town's most important natural and recreational assets has grown with the town's development.[149]

The Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville operated an outdoor public swimming pool until 2010 when it was closed due to disrepair.

Arts, culture and media edit

In 2006, the town of Whitchurch–Stouffville developed and adopted Municipal Cultural Policy as a framework for planning and delivering cultural services.[150] Whitchurch–Stouffville's investment in the arts has been slow, and consequently residents have not only fallen below the national average on exposure to the performing arts, museums and galleries, but the average exposure has decreased from 2006 to 2010.[151]

Arts and entertainment centre edit

Whitchurch–Stouffville's deficit in the performing arts has been addressed in part by the recent rehabilitation of the former Stouffville Town Hall (constructed in 1896), a redevelopment that created a multifaceted arts, culture and entertainment centre in downtown Stouffville; The Lebovic Centre for Arts & Entertainment – Nineteen on the Park opened its doors to the public in May 2009.[152]

Art gallery and visual art edit

Latcham Art Centre (formerly The Latcham Gallery) is a public art gallery established in 1979, by a group of local artists and supporters who saw the need for an arts facility in Whitchurch–Stouffville. The art centre was named after Arthur Latcham, a local philanthropist who donated money for the building on 6240 Main Street that housed the art centre from 1979-2018. Latcham Art Centre hosts 5-6 curated exhibitions a year featuring contemporary work by provincial artists and three community exhibitions, including an annual juried exhibition, an exhibition of work by a local graduating high school art class, and an exhibition of work by students from local elementary schools.[153] Along with exhibitions, Latcham Art Centre provides educational and public programs including school visits, public lectures, art workshops and classes, and tours led by the curator, art educators and exhibiting artists. Admission to Latcham Art Centre is free.[154] The art centre is a member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries and its operations are supported by the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville and the Ontario Arts Council.[155] In August 2018, Latcham Art Centre moved from 6240 Main Street to the Whitchurch-Stouffville Leisure Centre, changing its name from The Latcham Gallery to Latcham Art Centre.[156]

Since 2000, artists in Whitchurch–Stouffville have organized the Whitchurch-Stouffville Studio Tour, featuring more than two dozen artists in several venues across Whitchurch–Stouffville. The Studio Tour takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving each year. In 2008, the Tour was nominated for "The Premier's award for excellence in art."[157]

Library edit

 
Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library and Leisure Centre, 2010

The Whitchurch-Stouffville Public Library is located in the Whitchurch-Stouffvile Leisure Centre (constructed in 2001), a facility occupied jointly by the department of Leisure Services and the library. The population served by the library doubled between 2005 and 2013, and circulation increased 109%.[158] Library expenditures dropped from 5.1% of town operating expenses in 2004 to 3.0% in 2007, and 2.7% in the 2014 budget. In 2014, Whitchurch–Stouffville's per capita library costs were $26, the lowest of twenty-four Ontario towns in its population category (median $42).[159] In 2010, the Maclean's "Third Annual Smart Cities Rankings" showed that for residents in Whitchurch–Stouffville, "exposure to reading" had declined annually from 2006 to 2010, and fell significantly below the national average.[160] A library expansion was first projected for 2009.[161] In June 2011 local book clubs and individuals began a grass-roots campaign to petition for greater municipal funding for the public library.[162] In 2012, the Town commissioned a study of the library's current and future space needs.[163] A 2014 expansion design was rejected by the newly elected Town Council in 2015, and the minimum space requirements for a community library were vigorously challenged.[164]

Festivals and fairs edit

The Stouffville Strawberry Festival is a traditional community fair on the Canada Day weekend, which celebrates Stouffville's agricultural heritage.[165]

The annual Stouffville Country Ribfest[166] is held by the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville every August in Memorial Park. This event features ribbers, merchants, food vendors, a midway and more and attracts over 20 000 visitors a year. The Town also holds two Food Truck Frenzy events, Art in the Park,[167] six outdoor movie screenings, Victoria Day Fireworks, Snowflakes & Starlight Winterfest and the Whitchurch-Stouffville Santa Claus Parade.[168]

 
Stouffville Strawberry Festival, 2011

The Markham Fair is hosted by the Markham and East York Agricultural Society, and supported by both the City of Markham and the Town of Whitchurch–Stouffville (Stouffville south of Main Street was part of Markham Township prior to 1971). The Markham Fair dates back to 1844 and is one of Canada's oldest and largest fairs, hosting upwards of 80,000 visitors. The fair is held on the weekend before Thanksgiving. It is held at the Markham fairgrounds, directly south of the Stouffville town border.[169]

Bruce's Mill Conservation Area hosts an annual Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival over four weeks in March and April.[170]

In February the Musselman Lake community hosts an annual Winter Carnival at Cedar Beach.

York Region's Spring Forest Festival is held annually during Earth Week (April) in the York Regional Forest, Eldred King Tract, Highway 48 (just south of Vivian Road).

The annual Wine and Food Festival (June) is organized by the Ballantrae Golf and Country Club.

On the third Saturday of September, Stouffville's Willowgrove Farm hosts the annual GTA Toronto Mennonite Festival and Quilt Auction.[171]

Museum edit

 
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum and Community Centre

The idea for the Whitchurch–Stouffville Museum began in 1969 as a civic-minded project by a group of local residents. After opening in 1971 in the hamlet of Vandorf the site has grown over the years from the original museum building. The museum site includes five historic structures from the former Township of Whitchurch: the Bogarttown Schoolhouse (1857), a pioneer log cabin (c. 1850), a Victorian Farmhouse built by James Brown (1857), a barn (c. 1830) and Vandorf Public School (1870).[172] In 2012, the Whitchurch–Stouffville Museum added a Community Centre that blended the old with the new by joining the two schoolhouses. The new facility includes a Research Room, Exhibition Gallery, Discovery Room, and two rental spaces.

Media edit

The town is currently served by two local community newspapers: the Stouffville Free Press and the Stouffville Sun-Tribune. SNAP Stouffville/Uxbridge is a print publication which specializes in a photographic view of life in the community. Stouffville Connects is an online publication focussed on community contributed journalism.[173] A community radio station, WhiStle Radio (CIWS-FM), was launched in 2008.[174]

Film and television edit

Movies partially shot on location in the community of Stouffville include: The Russell Girl (2008), Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (2007), Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000), On Hostile Ground (2000), Strike! (1998), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Bad Day on the Block (1997), Martin's Day (1984), and The Dead Zone (1983). Television shows shot in Stouffville include episodes from Warehouse 13 (2010),[175] The West Wing,[176] Degrassi: The Next Generation, Nikita,[177] Schitt's Creek (2015),[178] and Curse of the Axe (documentary film on the Wendat-Huron village site discovered in Stouffville).[179]

Films and television series shot at Shadow Lake Centre in Whitchurch–Stouffville (Musselman Lake) include 1-800-Missing, Tarzan & Jane (2002), The Crossing (2000), Run the Wild Fields, Ice Men (2005), Top Cops, The Loretta Claiborne Story, True Romance (1993), Ready or Not, The White Dog Sacrifice,[180] and The Littlest Hobo (Summitview Public School).

Attractions edit

  • Applewood Farm Winery[181]
  • Bruce's Mill Conservation Area,[182] the northern gateway to Rouge Park with trails, and Community Safety Village.[183]
  • Burd's Family Fishing[184]
  • Downtown Stouffville Farmers' Market[185] (Thursdays, May–October)
  • Latcham Gallery[186]
  • Lionel's Farm[187] (Petting zoo, pony farm, horse centre and wagon collection)
  • Magic Hill Farms[188]
  • Oak Ridges Trail and York Demonstration Forest
  • RHLS Narrow Gauge Railway[189]
  • Ringwood Fish Culture Station[190]
  • Stouffville Country Market[191] (flea market; Saturdays&Sundays) closed 2016
  • Timber Creek Mini Golf & Family Fun Centre[192]
  • Whitchurch–Stouffville Museum[193]
  • Willow Springs Winery[194]
  • York-Durham Heritage Railway[195]
  • Churchill Chimes Equestrian Centre[196]

Notable people edit

Sister city edit

See also edit

References edit

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  42. ^ Cf. Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township, 18–19, 21; 28f.
  43. ^ Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township, 92.
  44. ^ Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Annual Report 2008, 6.
  45. ^ York Regional Forest, York Region official website.
  46. ^ Toronto and Area Conservation Authority, Rouge River Watershed Plan (2007), 64, 78.
  47. ^ Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township, 33; see also 30f.
  48. ^ Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township, 99.
  49. ^ Cf. Barkey et al., Whitchurch Township, 99.
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  51. ^ Cf. Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Proceedings, (April 6, 1982); Proceedings (January 18, 1983). The garbage disposal company made a substantial donation to the governing Progressive Conservative party in 1974 as it was seeking disposal permits (cf. John Swaigan, How to Fight for What's Right (James Lorimer & Company, 1981), 8f.).
  52. ^ Cf. Ministry of the Environment, Whitchurch-Stouffville Mutagenicity Study: Final Report (1982), 46–47; also the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Proceedings: Stouffville Dump (June 18, 1984).
  53. ^ Warren Smith, Ballantrae Golf and Country Club – Not always thus ...[permanent dead link]. Between 2001 and 2006, Ballantrae's population mushroomed from a population 295 to 1,278 people (Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts, for urban areas, 2006 and 2001).
  54. ^ York Region, Water and Wastewater Masterplan (November 2009); Amendment 6 to the Official Plan for the Regional Municipality of York (1998).
  55. ^ Cf. Transport Canada, Press Release, June 11, 2013; Plan Showing Pickering Airport Site; also Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Pickering Airport Draft Plan Report, 6.3. By comparison, Toronto Pearson International Airport had 32.3 million passengers in 2008, with an average of 1,179 "aircraft movements" per day (GTTA, Toronto Pearson Fast Facts July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  56. ^ See GTAA, "Needs Assessment Study Pickering Lands: Final Report", March 2011, fig. 12.1 & par. 12.4.3; also Transport Canada, News Release: "Transport Canada releases findings of the 2010 Pickering Lands Needs Assessment Study," July 11, 2011; S. Bolan, "Stouffville politicians mixed over airport plan", Stouffville Sun-Tribune, July 13, 2011.
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  64. ^ Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare, Toronto Star, 2014.
  65. ^ Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Land Use Planning: The Oak Ridges Moraine (Map).
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  67. ^ York Region, Official Plan: Oak Ridges Moraine Aquifer Vulnerability Areas and Watershed Boundaries, Map 7.
  68. ^ Cf. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Rouge River Watershed Plan Report: Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Future (2007); Rouge River State of the Watershed Report: Study Area and Physical Setting (2007).
  69. ^ For more detail, see Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario Tree Atlas: Ecodistrict 6E-7.
  70. ^ York Region, 2013 Greening Strategy Achievements, Table 2, p. 5; for an exhaustive list of flora and fauna in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, see: Community of Stouffville Secondary Plan Amendment, Phase 3 Land. Natural Environment Background Report, Appendix II: Wildlife Species Lists, November 2013.
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  109. ^ Cf. York Region District School Board, School Report: Oscar Peterson Public School, 2013–2014, Grade 6, p. 9.
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  130. ^ T. McMahon, "Affordable Housing crisis affects one in five renters in Canada," Globe and Mail, Sept. 10, 2015.
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  142. ^ York Regional Forest Management Plan 1998–2018, March 2010.
  143. ^ Whitchurch Conservation Area, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, official website.
  144. ^ Pangman Springs Conservation Area, official website.
  145. ^ Bruce's Mill Conservation Area, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, official website.
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For other uses of Whitchurch see Whitchurch disambiguation Whitchurch Stouffville ˈ w ɪ tʃ er tʃ ˈ s t oʊ v ɪ l 2021 population 49 864 3 is a town in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario Canada approximately 50 km 31 mi north of downtown Toronto and 55 km 34 mi north east of Toronto Pearson International Airport It is 206 22 km2 79 62 sq mi in area and located in the mid eastern area of the Regional Municipality of York on the ecologically sensitive Oak Ridges Moraine Its motto since 1993 is country close to the city 5 Whitchurch StouffvilleTown Municipality lower tier Town of Whitchurch StouffvilleMain Street Whitchurch StouffvilleFlagCoat of armsMotto Country close to the city Location of Whitchurch Stouffville within York RegionWhitchurch StouffvilleWhitchurch Stouffville in relation to southern OntarioCoordinates 44 00 31 N 79 19 03 W 44 00861 N 79 31750 W 44 00861 79 31750 1 CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioRegional municipalityYorkIncorporatedTownship of Whitchurch 1792IncorporatedVillage of Stouffville 1877AmalgamationJanuary 1 1971Government TypeMunicipality MayorIain Lovatt 2 CouncillorsList Hugo KroonMaurice SmithKeith ActonRick UptonRichard BartleySue Sherban MPPPaul Calandra MPHelena JaczekArea 3 Total206 42 km2 79 70 sq mi Elevation239 m 784 ft Population 2021 3 Total49 864 Density241 6 km2 626 sq mi Growth 8 8 2 016 2 021 Time zoneUTC 05 00 EST Summer DST UTC 04 00 EDT Forward sortation areaL0H Gormley L4A Stouffville Vandorf L0G Cedar Valley Area code s 905 289 and 365HighwaysHighway 48Highway 404Websitewww townofws caThe town is bounded by Davis Drive York Regional Road 31 in the north York Durham Line York Regional Road 30 in the east and Highway 404 in the west The southern boundary conforms with a position approximately 200 m 660 ft north of 19th Avenue York Regional Road 29 and is irregular due to the annexation of lands formerly part of Markham Township in 1971 6 Between 2011 and 2021 the town grew 32 8 7 The number of private dwellings jumped from 7 642 in 2001 to 16 705 in 2021 with an average of 3 0 people per private dwelling 8 The town projects a total population of 72 109 by 2031 and 91 654 in 2041 with most of the growth within the urban boundaries of the Community of Stouffville plus lands adjacent to Highway 48 and south of Stouffville Road 9 Future growth is governed provincially by the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act 2001 the Greenbelt Protection Act 2005 and the Places to Grow Act 2005 10 The intent of these statutes is to prevent urban sprawl on environmentally sensitive land and to protect the ecological integrity of the moraine and its hydrological features Contents 1 Communities 2 History 3 Government 3 1 Municipal 3 1 1 List of mayors 3 2 Provincial 3 3 Federal 4 Geography and environment 5 Demographics 6 Infrastructure 6 1 Transportation 6 2 Other amenities 7 Education 8 Economy 8 1 Employment 8 2 Household income and housing 9 Sports 9 1 Organized sports 9 2 Recreational trails and water recreation 10 Arts culture and media 10 1 Arts and entertainment centre 10 2 Art gallery and visual art 10 3 Library 10 4 Festivals and fairs 10 5 Museum 10 6 Media 10 7 Film and television 11 Attractions 12 Notable people 13 Sister city 14 See also 15 References 16 External linksCommunities editThe Town of Whitchurch Stouffville consists of several distinct communities and the intermediary countryside The largest urban area is the community of Stouffville proper 2021 pop 36 753 11 while other communities in the larger town include Ballantrae Bethesda Bloomington Cedar Valley Gormley Lemonville Lincolnville Musselman s Lake Pine Orchard Pleasantville Preston Lake Ringwood Vandorf Vivian and Wesley Corners 12 History editThe oldest human artifacts found in Whitchurch Township date to 1500 BC and were found in the hamlet of Ringwood now part of urban Stouffville 13 Prior to the arrival of Europeans two Native trails crossed through what is today Whitchurch Stouffville The Vandorf Trail ran from the source waters of the Rouge River to Newmarket across the heights of the hamlet of Vandorf The Rouge Trail ran along the Rouge River and northwest from Musselman Lake both were part of the aboriginal and Coureur des bois trail system leading through dense forests from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe 14 The territory was the site of several Native villages including Iroquoian peoples settlements around Preston Lake 15 Vandorf 16 and Musselman Lake 17 In 2003 a large 16th century ancestral Huron village was discovered in Stouffville during land development approximately 2000 people once inhabited the site Mantle Site from 1578 to 1623 18 A palisade protected more than 70 longhouses and tens of thousands of artifacts were excavated here 19 In 2012 archaeologists revealed that a European forged iron axehead believed to be Basque was discovered at the site the earliest European piece of iron ever found in the North American interior 20 Other significant late precontact Huron village sites have been located to the south east the earlier Draper Site on the Pickering Airport lands and to the north west of urban Stouffville the later Ratcliff or Baker Hill Site on Ontario Highway 48 and the Old Fort or Aurora Site on Kennedy Road 21 The western end of Whitchurch and Markham townships was purchased by the British crown from the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation in 1787 as part of the Toronto Purchase Whitchurch Township was created in 1792 as one of ten townships in York County It was named in honour of the village of Whitchurch Herefordshire in England where the family of Elizabeth Simcoe lived she was the wife of the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Sir John Graves Simcoe The first European settlements in Whitchurch Township were established in the 1790s The south Central Ontario Mississaugas did not formally cede these areas of Whitchurch and southern Ontario until 1923 22 Between 1800 and 1802 John Stegman completed a survey of the township which created a system of land concessions This allowed for the organized distribution of land to settlers with each concession containing five 200 acre 0 81 km2 lots This layout remains visible today as the road network in the area reflects the locations of the boundaries between concession blocks 23 Early settlers of this period included Quakers 24 and Mennonites two pacifist groups from the nearby American states of Pennsylvania Vermont and New York Both groups were seeking religious freedom and were identified by the Upper Canadian government as people with necessary skills and abilities for establishing viable communities that could in turn attract others to settle in the region 25 The Crown also granted land in Upper Canada to mercenary German Hessian soldiers such as Stegman in exchange for their service against the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution 25 nbsp Map Village of Stouffville 1880Many of the first settlements in Whitchurch Township were developed at the intersections of main roads throughout the township and or near streams where mills could be built to process the timber cleared from the land 26 Stoufferville was one such hamlet developing around the saw and grist mills of Abraham Stouffer a Mennonite who with his wife Elizabeth Reesor Stouffer immigrated from Chambersburg Pennsylvania in 1804 He acquired 600 acres 2 4 km2 of land 27 Elizabeth s brother Peter Reesor established what is today Markham first called Reesorville Fifty five more families from Pennsylvania mostly Mennonite arrived in Stoufferville in the next few years 28 Stouffer s sawmill was in operation by 1817 on Duffin s Creek on the Whitchurch side of Main Street By 1825 he had a gristmill across the street on the Markham Township side of Main St as well 29 In the early 1830s the old Stouffville Road was carved through largely virgin forest to connect York Toronto with Brock Township 30 a post office was opened in 1832 and the name Stouffville was standardized 31 In 1839 a new resident from England noted that Stouffville still had no church other than the Mennonite Meeting House in neighbouring Altona baker or butcher though saddlebag Methodist circuit preachers sometimes arrived and held meetings at the schoolhouse 32 Stouffville was considered a centre of Radical opinion one of the hotbeds of revolution and it was here that William Lyon Mackenzie set forth his plan for the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 38 33 The hamlet of Stouffville grew rapidly in the 1840s and by 1849 it had one physician and surgeon two stores two taverns one blacksmith one waggon maker one oatmeal mill one tailor one shoemaker 34 The population reached 350 in 1851 600 in 1866 and 866 in 1881 with a diversity of Mennonite Methodist Presbyterian Episcopal Baptist and Congregational places of worship 35 In 1869 Ballantrae had a population of 75 Bloomington 50 Gormley 80 Lemonville 75 and Ringwood 100 36 In 1876 there was a regular stage coach connection from the hamlet of Stouffville to Ringwood Ballantrae Lemonville Glasgow Altona and Claremont 37 In 1877 Stouffville became an incorporated village 38 Stouffville s growth was aided by the establishment of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway built in 1871 which connected Stouffville and Uxbridge with Toronto In 1877 a second track was built north to Jackson s Point on Lake Simcoe These connections were created in large part to provide a reliable and efficient means of transporting timber harvested and milled in these regions 6 Soon Stouffville Junction serviced thirty trains per day 39 During this time of prosperity Stouffville businessman R J Daley built a large music hall roller skating rink and curling rink 40 In 1911 Stouffville had a public library two banks two newspapers as well as telephone and telegraph connections 41 Intensive forestry in Whitchurch Township led to large scale deforestation eroding the thinner soils of northern Whitchurch into sand deserts by 1850 Whitchurch Township was only 35 percent wooded and that was reduced to 7 percent by 1910 42 The Lake Simcoe Junction Railway Line was consequently abandoned in 1927 43 Reforestation efforts were begun locally and with the passage of the Reforestation Act 1911 the process of reclaiming these areas began Vivian Forest a large conservation area in northern Whitchurch Stouffville was established in 1924 for this purpose This development has helped to restore the water holding capacity of the soil and to reduce the cycles of flash spring floods and summer drought In 2008 the town had more than 62 km of protected forest 44 the forest is considered one of the most successful restorations of a degraded landscape in North America 45 Yet similar environmental consequences due to increased urbanization were projected in 2007 by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as probable for southern Whitchurch Stouffville headwaters of the Rouge River watershed if targeted plantings in this area did not begin quickly 46 Already in 1993 the Whitchurch Historical Committee warned a new generation of Whitchurch Stouffville residents to be vigilant to treat trees and forests with respect In the 1990s care must be taken so that urbanization and concrete road building do not repeat the destruction to our forest heritage 47 nbsp Clock tower and The Lebovic Centre for Arts and EntertainmentThough growth in the hamlets of Whitchurch Stouffville was stagnant after the demise of the forest industry the population began to grow again in the 1970s with development in Metropolitan Toronto and the consequent arrival of new commuters These developments led to a reexamination at the provincial level of municipal governance On January 1 1971 Whitchurch Township and the Village of Stouffville were merged to create the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville the combined population was 11 487 The town s southern boundary was also moved four farm lots south of the original southern boundary of Main Street This land was formerly a part of Markham Township 48 Whitchurch Stouffville adopted its coat of arms in 1973 see information box right The dove of peace the original seal of Whitchurch Township is at the crest recalling the pacifist Quaker and Mennonite settlers who founded many of the town s communities including Stouffville The British Union banner of 1707 pays tribute to the United Empire Loyalists The white church symbolizes Whitchurch and the star and chalice come from the Stouffer family Swiss coat of arms 49 The growth of Toronto brought serious ecological problems to Whitchurch Stouffville Between 1962 and 1969 hundreds of thousands of litres per month of sulfuric acid calcium hydroxide and oil waste were poured into unlined Whitchurch Stouffville dumps never designed as landfill sites and situated directly above the town s main aquifer This was followed by years of solid waste from Toronto 1 100 tons per day in 1982 In the early 1980s a group initially named Concerned Mothers found that the miscarriage rate in Whitchurch Stouffville was 26 compared to the provincial average of 15 and that the town had a high rate of cancer and birth defects 50 Though the Ministry of Environment was satisfied that the wells tested in 1974 and 1981 had negligible levels of cancer causing agents mutagens the town opposed the expansion of the York Sanitation Site 4 Only after much grass roots advocacy at the provincial level was the site ordered to close on June 30 1983 51 In 1984 it was reported in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that PCBs were found in well water and that 27 000 gallons of contaminated leachate per day were leaking from the site threatening ground water quality 52 With new commuter rail service on the Stouffville Line in the 1990s the drilling of two deep aquifer wells to secure safer water for a large new development in the hamlet of Ballantrae 53 in 1996 and the controversial expansion of the York Durham Sewage System Big Pipe with additional water capacity from Lake Ontario Whitchurch Stouffville began a major self transformation 54 Not unlike the late 19th century responsible land and water stewardship as well as the positive integration of many new residents annually into the community define the challenges and opportunities for Whitchurch Stouffville in the years to come The most significant challenge facing Whitchurch Stouffville in coming years however is the federal government s potential development of an international airport immediately south east of Whitchurch Stouffville the Pickering Airport lands Under the current draft plan approaches for two of the three landing strips would be directly above Whitchurch Stouffville communities the first over Ballantrae Musselman s Lake and the north east corner of urban Stouffville with planes descending or ascending from 535 to 365 metres with an allowable building height in Stouffville of 43 metres the second over Gormley and the Dickson Hill area near the Walmart and Smart Centre 55 A Needs Assessment Study was completed by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority for the federal government in May 2010 After a due diligence review Transport Canada released the report in July 2011 which identified the most likely time range for the need of the airport to be 2027 2029 and confirmed the site layout proposed in the 2004 Draft Plan Report 56 In late 2019 the Town decided to drop the word Whitchurch from signs for branding reasons While signs would indicate Town of Stouffville the official name remained Whitchurch Stouffville 57 Government editMunicipal edit Whitchurch Stouffville is governed by a mayor and six councillors with one councillor representing each of the six municipal wards The Mayor of Whitchurch Stouffville represents the town on the York Regional Council The original ward boundaries were created with amalgamation in 1971 and were amended in 2009 for the 2010 municipal elections and again in 2021 for the 2022 municipal elections 58 As of the 2022 election the elected council members are 59 Mayor Iain LovattCouncillors Hugo T Kroon Maurice Smith Keith Acton Rick Upton Richard Bartley Sue SherbanOne York Region District School Board trustee is elected to represent Whitchurch Stouffville and Aurora as well as one trustee for the York Catholic District School Board A French Public School Board trustee and a French Catholic School Board trustees are also elected on the same ballot as the mayor and town councillors As of the election in 2022 the elected trustees are 59 English Public School Board Melanie WrightEnglish Separate School Board Elizabeth CroweConseil Scolaire Viamonde Stephania Sigurdson ForbesConseil Scolaire Catholique MonAvenir Donald BlaisIn 2008 94 4 of Whitchurch Stouffville residents were either satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of life in the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville In a major community survey close to 30 of the respondents described the town as fine good nice great or pleasant more than half of the respondents like the community or small town feel while 46 3 enjoyed the friendly neighbourhoods 60 The most important municipal issues indicated by residents in 2008 were the need to improve the road system traffic issues increasing urbanization and overcrowding land use development and sprawl and the cost of living including taxes and user fees in the town 61 Environmental protection including environmental assessments for new development and natural preservation measures was identified as matter of high importance by residents but low on a scale of satisfaction In the hamlet of Musselman s Lake 72 of residents in 2009 were concerned about the environmental health of the lake and the surrounding community 62 In August 2011 the municipal offices were moved into a business park area at 111 Sandiford Drive in Stouffville 63 List of mayors edit Ken Laushway 1971 to 1972 Gordon Ratcliff 1973 to 1978 Eldred King 1927 2011 1978 to 1984 Markham school trustee 1965 1968 later served as York Region Chair 1985 1997 and GO Transit Board member lived in Stouffville and later in Uxbridge Tom Wood 1984 to 1985 Fran Sainsbury 1985 to 1994 Wayne Emmerson 1994 to 2003 current York Region Chair 2015 Susan Sherban 2003 to 2006 Wayne Emmerson 2006 to 2014 Justin Altmann 2014 to 2018 Iain Lovatt 2018 to PresentProvincial edit At the provincial level Whitchurch Stouffville is in the Markham Stouffville electoral district Since 2018 this riding has been represented at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Paul Calandra a member of the governing Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Federal edit At the federal level Whitchurch Stouffville is in the riding of Markham Stouffville Since the federal election of October 2019 the riding has been represented by Helena Jaczek former Minister of Community and Social Services in Ontario 64 Geography and environment editThe greatest portion of Whitchurch Stouffville lies on the Oak Ridges Moraine 65 The moraine consists of knobby hills between 290 and 373 meters above sea level of irregularly bedded layers of unconsolidated sand and gravel built up glacial debris deposited by the meltwater of the Wisconsin glacier some twenty five thousand to ten thousand years ago 66 In a few cases the retreating glacier left behind and buried huge blocks of ice which when melted created deep water filled depressions known as kettle lakes Preston Lake Van Nostrand Lake and Musselman Lake are three such examples The boundaries of Whitchurch Stouffville contain a watershed divide Streams and rivers at the top of the Oak Ridges Moraine flow northward into the Lake Simcoe basin part of the Lake Huron watershed The southern sections south of Bloomington Road make up the headwaters of the Rouge River and Duffins Creek both of which flow into the Lake Ontario basin 67 These headwaters include many smaller streams and creeks throughout southern Whitchurch Stouffville Their identification and protection plus reforestation in these area has been identified as urgent for rebuilding water capacity in the Rouge River watershed which can off set the worst environmental impacts e g flash flooding erosion and ground water contamination of rapid urbanization 68 The heavily wooded Vivian Infiltration Area is an environmentally significant hydrological infiltration area that contributes groundwater to the Oak Ridges aquifer complex The northwestern corner of Whitchurch Stouffville is outside the moraine and is part of the Schomberg Lake plain an ancient lake bed overlain by silts and fine sands The soil formed over the former lake bed is well drained arable farmland The southernmost portion of Whitchurch Stouffville west of Highway 48 lies below the moraine and is a clay loam till plain Tree species native to Whitchurch Stouffville include American Mountain Ash Balsam Fir Bitternut Hickory Black Cherry Black Spruce Bur Oak Eastern Hemlock Eastern White Cedar Peachleaf Willow Pin Cherry Red Oak Red Maple Red Pine Shagbark Hickory Silver Maple Sugar Maple Tamarack Trembling Aspen White Birch White Oak White Pine and White Spruce 69 In 2012 Whitchurch Stouffville s forest cover was 28 9 70 Whitchurch Stouffville s water supply system is both groundwater based with five municipal wells and since 2009 lake based Lake Ontario as well 5 500 cubic metres of water are withdrawn from the Oak Ridges Aquifer and the Thorncliffe Aquifer daily Stouffville s well water is chlorinated for disinfection and sodium silicate is added to keep iron from staining plumbing fixtures and laundry Two wells receive additional disinfection through an ultraviolet UV system Three groundwater wells are in close proximity to the settlement area of Stouffville Main Street east of 10th Line consequently 239 significant drinking water threats have been identified 71 Whitchurch Stouffville has a continental climate moderated by the Great Lakes and influenced by warm moist air masses from the south and cold dry air from the north The Oak Ridges Moraine affects levels of precipitation as air masses arrive from Lake Ontario and reach the elevated ground surface of the moraine they rise causing precipitation 72 Under the Koppen climate classification Stouffville has a humid continental climate Koppen Dfb with warm humid summers and cold winters Climate data for StouffvilleClimate ID 6158084 coordinates 43 58 N 79 15 W 43 967 N 79 250 W 43 967 79 250 Stouffville elevation 266 7 m 875 ft 1981 2010 normalsMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 11 0 51 8 13 5 56 3 23 0 73 4 30 5 86 9 32 0 89 6 34 0 93 2 35 5 95 9 36 5 97 7 32 8 91 0 25 5 77 9 22 8 73 0 18 0 64 4 36 5 97 7 Average high C F 3 2 26 2 2 4 27 7 3 1 37 6 11 1 52 0 18 5 65 3 23 1 73 6 26 2 79 2 24 7 76 5 19 9 67 8 12 8 55 0 6 0 42 8 0 6 30 9 11 6 52 9 Average low C F 11 6 11 1 10 9 12 4 5 7 21 7 1 2 34 2 7 4 45 3 11 8 53 2 14 8 58 6 14 57 9 6 49 3 3 5 38 3 1 0 30 2 7 7 18 1 2 1 35 8 Record low C F 35 5 31 9 28 3 18 9 28 0 18 4 17 0 1 4 3 3 26 1 0 0 32 0 7 0 44 6 2 5 36 5 2 0 28 4 7 2 19 0 15 0 5 0 31 5 24 7 35 5 31 9 Average precipitation mm inches 52 8 2 08 53 5 2 11 62 8 2 47 65 5 2 58 81 2 3 20 73 3 2 89 75 8 2 98 99 3 3 91 79 2 3 12 81 2 3 20 78 5 3 09 65 6 2 58 868 6 34 20 Average rainfall mm inches 17 9 0 70 23 3 0 92 43 5 1 71 60 5 2 38 81 1 3 19 73 3 2 89 75 8 2 98 99 3 3 91 79 2 3 12 80 6 3 17 70 3 2 77 33 0 1 30 737 7 29 04 Average snowfall cm inches 34 9 13 7 30 2 11 9 19 3 7 6 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 8 2 3 2 32 7 12 9 131 0 51 6 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 11 0 10 3 10 1 10 8 11 0 10 7 9 2 10 8 10 4 13 0 12 6 12 3 131 9Average rainy days 0 2 mm 2 9 3 1 6 2 9 8 11 0 10 7 9 2 10 8 10 4 13 0 10 7 5 1 102 6Average snowy days 0 2 cm 8 4 7 7 4 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 8 3 33 1Source Environment and Climate Change Canada 73 Because of increasing greenhouse gas emissions the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources estimates a 1 degree increase in summer and 2 degree increase in winter average temperatures in the region between 2011 and 2040 and a 0 to 10 decrease in precipitation compared to averages between 1970 and 2000 74 Smog producing ground level ozone is a problem affecting the entire Greater Toronto Area A major pathway for airborne pollutants flows from the upper Midwest United States and the Ohio River Valley and across southern Ontario and Toronto key sources are coal burning power plants and vehicle engines On episode days O3 gt 82 ppb Whitchurch Stouffville reaches its peak about one to two hours later than Toronto 75 Smog Advisory Alerts are issued by the Ministry of the Environment when smog conditions are expected to reach the poor category in Ontario The Greater Toronto Area had 13 smog days in 2008 29 in 2007 11 in 2006 48 in 2005 76 Demographics editHistorical populationYearPop 1851350 1866600 71 4 1881866 44 3 19011 223 41 2 19111 034 15 5 197111 487 1010 9 197613 129 14 3 198113 882 5 7 198615 725 13 3 199119 036 21 1 199620 485 7 6 200122 859 11 6 200624 390 6 7 201137 628 54 3 201645 837 21 8 202149 864 8 8 Figures for 1851 to 1911 are for the Village of Stouffville alone Beginning in 1971 figures are for the consolidated Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Sources 1804 1866 cf History above 1901 77 1911 78 1971 2006 79 2011 80 81 2016 82 In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Whitchurch Stouffville had a population of 49 864 living in 16 707 of its 17 154 total private dwellings a change of 8 8 from its 2016 population of 45 837 With a land area of 206 42 km2 79 70 sq mi it had a population density of 241 6 km2 625 7 sq mi in 2021 83 Religion 84 Population 2021 PercentTotal 49 864Christian total 26 220 52 6 Roman Catholic subtotal of Christian 12 290 24 6 Christian Orthodox subtotal of Christian 2 360 4 7 Hindu 3 510 7 0 Muslim 2 660 2 4 Buddhist 1 040 2 0 Jewish 435 0 9 Sikh 410 0 8 No religious affiliation 15 035 23 Visible Minority Population 85 Population 2021 PercentTotal 22 860 45 8 Chinese 9 250 18 5 South Asians 6 830 13 7 Black 1 385 2 8 Filipino 1 350 2 7 In 2021 with a population of 49 864 35 of residents were immigrants The number of visible minorities grew from 4 53 in 2001 to 24 5 in 2011 and 45 8 in 2021 the trend is expected to continue through 2031 86 In 2018 19 43 of the Grade 3 children in one of the community s newer schools were effectively bi lingual i e the first language learned at home was other than English 87 According to the 2021 Census 88 English is the mother tongue for 61 4 of Whitchurch Stouffville residents Immigrant languages with the most native speakers are Cantonese 8 2 Mandarin 4 5 and Tamil 3 8 The most common non European ethnic origins represented in Whitchurch Stoufville as per the 2021 census are Chinese 17 Indian India 5 2 Sri Lankan 3 2 Filipino 3 and Tamil 2 8 89 Infrastructure editTransportation edit nbsp New construction in urban Stouffville 2010Primarily roadways include Highway 48 Highway 407 and Highway 404 which are in turn complemented by a network of regional roads that form a grid pattern across the town In 1994 a plan to connect urban Stouffville directly to Highway 401 via the proposed East Metro Freeway was cancelled in large part due to the concerns of residents and the work of the Rouge River activist groups Ninth Line has since been widened to handle traffic load south to Highway 407 in Markham and onto Highway 404 to connect with Highway 401 Whitchurch Stouffville is traversed by two railway lines One is Canadian National Railway s primary freight corridor connecting Greater Toronto to Northern Ontario and Western Canada which is being considered for future GO Transit train service with stations in the communities of Vandorf and Gormley West 90 The other railway line formerly the Toronto and Nipissing Railway is now owned by GO Transit and hosts Stouffville line passenger service to and from Toronto This line includes two stations in Whitchurch Stouffville the Stouffville GO Station in urban Stouffville and the line s terminus Old Elm GO Station located to Stouffville s northeast The York Durham Heritage Railway also runs historical trains between the station and Uxbridge on summer weekends 91 Until 2012 York Region Transit YRT operated two routes 9 and 15 within urban Stouffville with connection to the Markham Stouffville Hospital and other Markham routes With the 2012 York Region Transit Service Plan the two routes were merged and the frequency of direct buses to the hospital YRT transit hub was reduced 92 In February 2014 a new Route 15 was introduced connecting Stouffville to Yonge Street in Richmond Hill and to a future GO Station in Gormley 93 GO Transit operates bus services in Stouffville with buses traveling south into Markham and to Union Station Toronto as well as services north to the Town of Uxbridge 94 Despite excellent access to the GO Transit and York Region Transit systems the two systems are not integrated In 2011 only 6 9 of working Whitchurch Stouffville residents used public transit to get to work compare 14 for Ontario and only 2 7 walked or cycled to work compare 3 6 for Whitchurch Stouffville in 2006 and 6 3 for Ontario in 2011 95 Excellent public transportation options is an increasingly urgent issue for Whitchurch Stouffville as the town continues to grow with residents who commute daily to Toronto see Economy below Other amenities edit The Markham Stouffville Hospital is a multi site hospital that serves approximately 400 000 people in the communities of Markham Uxbridge and Whitchurch Stouffville The main hospital site is in Markham 10 kilometers south of urban Stouffville on Ninth Line and linked by public transportation from Stouffville The hospital opened in 1990 and after a successful 50 million expansion campaign completed a 385 000 sq ft addition and renovation project in 2014 The expanded hospital employs an additional 875 staff and 60 new physicians 96 Residents in northern Whitchurch Stouffville live in close proximity to the Southlake Regional Health Centre in neighbouring Newmarket The York Durham Aphasia Centre is located in Stouffville s Parkview Village and is a program of March of Dimes Canada 97 The Town of Whitchurch Stouffville is policed by the York Regional Police YRP and is located within Number Five District a new Whitchurch Stouffville Community Sub Station was opened at 111 Sandiford Drive in 2014 98 In August 2010 York Regional Police reported to Whitchurch Stouffville Town Council that the crime rate in the region was down 7 making it one of Canada s safest communities 99 Historic downtown Stouffville offers casual eateries cafes pubs fine dining restaurants and a variety of boutique stores 100 Urban Stouffville also has a large scale format unenclosed shopping centre anchored by Walmart and Canadian Tire Stouffville has no regular cinema however Canadian and international films are shown on the second Wednesday of every month at The Lebovic Centre for Arts amp Entertainment Nineteen on the Park built in 1896 as Stouffville Town Hall and converted in 2009 Outside of urban Stouffville the town operates community centres in the hamlets of Ballantrae Lemonville and Vandorf Education editThe first schoolhouse in Stouffville was on Church St just north of Main St where the United Church building stands In 1865 the schoolhouse was purchased by the Methodist congregation and moved across the street the building still exists as a two family dwelling 101 Today Whitchurch Stouffville is home to several public Catholic and private educational institutions The York Region District School Board has one public secondary institution in Whitchurch Stouffville Stouffville District Secondary School and eight public elementary institutions Ballantrae Public School Glad Park Public School Summitview Public School Whitchurch Highlands Public School Harry Bowes Public School Oscar Peterson Public School Wendat Village Public School and Barbara Reid Public School The York Catholic District School Board has three Catholic elementary institutions in Whitchurch Stouffville Saint Mark s Catholic Elementary 1965 Saint Brigid Catholic Elementary and Saint Brendan Catholic Elementary 2012 A Kindergarten to Grade 12 Catholic French school opened in 2015 102 Catholic school students graduating from Grade 8 are either bused to Brother Andre Catholic High School in Markham or transfer to the public system and attend Stouffville District Secondary School Stouffville also has four private schools The Progressive Montessori Academy 103 Stouffville Christian School 104 Mindtech Montessori School 105 and Willowgrove Primary School 106 In 2009 there were 38 licensed child care centres registered in York but none were located in Whitchurch Stouffville eight child care facilities in Whitchurch Stouffville have subsidized spaces and four do not 107 As the town expands into its Phase 3 Lands post 2015 new facilities are being planned to accommodate the increasing number of school aged children in the community 108 In some areas of Stouffville up to 50 of the children are bilingual 109 Both the proportion of youth participating in higher education as well as the proportion of adults in Whitchurch Stouffville who have completed a university program is growing annually and far exceeds the national average 31 of adults between 25 and 64 years of age have university training 70 have some form of post secondary training 110 However there are no post secondary education campuses located in Whitchurch Stouffville In 1877 the village of Stouffville established a Mechanics Institute which later became the Whitchurch Stouffville Public Library Emmanuel Bible College in Kitchener Ontario had its beginnings in Stouffville in 1940 111 In 1991 the town came close to securing an agreement with Seneca College to open a new campus in Stouffville 112 In 2010 the Markham Stouffville Hospital located in Markham became a teaching site for residents practicing family medicine at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine 113 Economy edit nbsp Tim Hortons at Highway 48 and Aurora RoadStouffville s economy prior to 1900 flourished because of the coming of the railway in 1871 and because of the town s location on the juncture of the Markham Uxbridge Road and the Town Line 114 Employment edit In 2013 Whitchurch Stouffville had an estimated 11 249 jobs excluding home and farm based businesses 58 5 of which were full time 23 7 part time and the rest seasonal While the manufacturing sector represented the largest number of local jobs in 2001 the actual numbers stagnated over the next decade between 1 300 and 1 600 jobs By 2012 only 12 of local jobs were in the manufacturing sector 1 351 compared to 39 of jobs or 4 419 in the retail and personal services sector 115 While the number of businesses in Whitchurch Stouffville dropped from 750 in 2009 to 690 in 2013 the total number of local jobs went from 10 300 to 13 700 116 The majority of employed Whitchurch Stouffville residents commute to Toronto and its environs for employment in 2011 the median commuting time was 30 minutes In the same year the unemployment rate for Whitchurch Stouffville was 6 3 up from 4 8 in 2006 but below the Ontario average of 8 3 117 Industries of employment from the 2011 National Household Survey Industry People employedAgriculture and other resource based industries 325Construction 1 880Manufacturing 1 400Wholesale trade 1 510Retail trade 2 225Finance insurance real estate 2 210Health and Social Services 1 405Educational Services 1 765Professional scientific technical 1 925The top private sector employers in Whitchurch Stouffville in 2009 were 118 Teva Canada pharmaceutical manufacturing 310 employees 119 Parkview Services for Seniors 250 employees Strategic Information Technology computer and communications equipment and supplies 160 employees K Line Group electrical power generation 120 employees Ontario SPCA 120 employees Hanson concrete pipe manufacturing 105 employees King Cole Ducks Processing 100 employees Stock Transportation Ltd school and employee bus transportation Tam Kal sheet metal manufacturing for HVAC industry Walmart SupercentreWhitchurch Stouffville is York Region s largest mineral aggregate resource area these gravel sites and designated resource areas are located north and south of Bloomington Road and all lie within the boundaries of the Oak Ridges Moraine 120 Under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act 2001 future aggregate resource operations must meet stringent review and approval standards 121 In 2001 20 406 acres 8 258 hectares of land in Whitchurch Stouffville was dedicated to farming 45 of the farms were between 10 and 69 acres 280 000 m2 in size 25 focused on other animal production 792 horses and ponies on 50 farms and 24 in greenhouse nursery and floriculture production Gross farm receipts for 2000 were 27 182 691 gross forestry receipts once the backbone of Whitchurch Township s wealth were 59 098 122 Since 2009 the town s economic development strategy has focused on small and large knowledge based industries agricultural and environmental services and not for profit organizations 123 Whitchurch Stouffville is home to two internationally respected church based non governmental service organizations Emmanuel International Canada EMAS Canada and Christian Blind Mission Canada CBM all located on Stouffville Road near Kennedy Avenue 124 Household income and housing edit By 2013 the town had 14 334 residential units and projected the building of 6 525 new residential units between 2013 and 2021 and a further 1 969 units by 2031 in order to accommodate a net population increase of 17 408 new residents by 2031 125 In 2013 the median value of dwellings in Whitchurch Stouffville was 471 000 or 79 higher than the provincial median of 263 500 126 and the town s estimated average household income was 141 885 the Ontario average was 96 1300 127 Only 8 8 of the private dwellings in Whitchurch Stouffville were apartments including duplexes in 2011 down from 15 2 in 2006 and significantly below the provincial average was 30 128 In 2009 the ratio of owned dwellings to rented dwellings in Whitchurch Stouffville was almost 6 to 1 compared to provincial average of 2 5 to 1 129 In 2011 30 per cent of renters in Whitchurch Stouffville spent more than half their income on shelter costs the highest in the province 130 Because of the high cost of housing in Whitchurch Stouffville relative to the provincial average 36 of Whitchurch Stouffville businesses said in 2012 that the community was poorly positioned to attract new immigrant employees and 45 said the same for retaining and attracting employees under 30 years of age 131 Nonetheless in 2012 Stouffville residents protested zoning designations in the Town s Official Plan which called for apartments near their own neighbourhoods 132 Whitchurch Stouffville has 51 units of public social housing and 124 not for profit units for the elderly including a long term care facility 133 Social services in Whitchurch Stouffville include the Whitchurch Stouffville Food Bank and the Care and Share Thrift Store Mennonite Central Committee both located on Ringwood Drive in the Community of Stouffville 134 The YMCA also operates an employment resource centre in Stouffville Sports editThe first organized sport in Stouffville was curling in 1890 on the Mill Pond today site of the Latcham Art Gallery and the Mennonite Care and Share Thrift Store Lacrosse was also played at this time and in 1897 Stouffville won the Ontario championships The first hockey team was organized about 1900 and at the turn of the century the Stouffville rink below Burkholder Street was considered the largest and best arranged rink in Canada 135 Lawnbowling has also been played in Stouffville since the early 1900s as well as organized men s and women s baseball 136 The most important recreational facilities in Whitchurch Stouffville are Soccer City a 55 775 square feet indoor soccer complex completed 2013 the Stouffville Clippers Sports Complex with two NHL size ice pads completed 2010 the Stouffville Arena with two ice pads the Whitchurch Stouffville Leisure Centre with a 25 meter pool hot tub gym and fitness centre and Bethesda Park with two ball diamonds a senior soccer pitch and four mini sports fields completed 2010 137 Whitchurch Stouffville is home to many golf courses including Emerald Hills Rolling Hills Spring Lakes Maples of Ballantrae Ballantrae Golf amp Country Club St Andrews East Golf amp Country Club Timber Creek Mini Golf amp Family Fun Centre Sleepy Hollow Meadowbrook and Station Creek Organized sports edit The Town has a Junior A ice hockey team the Stouffville Spirit 138 The Stouffville Amateur Hockey League men s and women s leagues the Stouffville Markham Girls Hockey Association Whitchurch Stouffville Minor Hockey Association the Whitchurch Stouffville Skating Club and the Stouffville Adult Skating Club offer programs in the town s arenas 139 The Whitchurch Stouffville Soccer Club was established in 1977 and had 1 250 members in 2010 140 The club uses fields at Bethesda Park the Stouffville Arena Bruce s Mill Conservation Area fields owned by Teva Canada and the Soccer City indoor facility The Whitchurch Stouffville Softball Association is a volunteer run house league organization The association uses eleven ball diamonds in town plus five in the neighbouring villages of Goodwood and Claremont 141 Recreational trails and water recreation edit nbsp Whitchurch Conservation Area nbsp Blue Angel sculpture Stouffville Creek Trail Stouffville Ontario1 142 hectares of the twenty York Regional Forest tracts or slightly more than half of the total are found within the borders of Whitchurch Stouffville 142 The Whitchurch Conservation Area covers ten hectares and is accessed on Aurora Sideroad three kilometres east of Woodbine Ave 143 It is connected to a larger York Region Forest Tract and to trails of the Oak Ridges Trail Association The Pangman Springs Conservation Area 144 is accessed from Kennedy Road between Davis Drive and Aurora Road or from the Porritt tract of the York Region Forest using an Oak Ridges Trail Association side trail Bruce s Mill Conservation Area in Whitchurch Stouffville is the northern gateway to Rouge Park The Master Plan for the conservation area includes not only a trail system within the park but also future trail connections to inter regional trails 145 An extensive trail system within urban Stouffville is being developed that connects to the larger forested areas of the Whitchurch Stouffville The most significant trail begins in town along the Stouffville Creek and leads through a mature forest around the Stouffville Reservoir 146 In 2012 Whitchurch Stouffville had 32 kilometers of trails 147 Whitchurch Stouffville is also home to a number of kettle lakes which are ideal for outdoor water recreation While these glacier formed lakes are crown property and the resources of all levels of government are used for their regulation protection and preservation the actual perimeter of the lakes are in private hands kettle lakes are not fed by creeks or rivers and therefore only homeowners in the sub communities have access rights to Whitchurch Stouffville s lakes Access to Musselman s Lake via Cedar Beach Trailer Park was lost in 2012 148 while access to Preston Lake was lost when Landford Development purchased the west shore beach and trailer park and built estate properties with a shared private beach In 2008 the town s development plans included a trail system with access to Preston Lake but this was met with opposition from Preston Lake residents who desired to protect their exclusive access Interest and support for the purchase or expropriation of land for public access to the town s most important natural and recreational assets has grown with the town s development 149 The Town of Whitchurch Stouffville operated an outdoor public swimming pool until 2010 when it was closed due to disrepair Arts culture and media editIn 2006 the town of Whitchurch Stouffville developed and adopted Municipal Cultural Policy as a framework for planning and delivering cultural services 150 Whitchurch Stouffville s investment in the arts has been slow and consequently residents have not only fallen below the national average on exposure to the performing arts museums and galleries but the average exposure has decreased from 2006 to 2010 151 Arts and entertainment centre edit Whitchurch Stouffville s deficit in the performing arts has been addressed in part by the recent rehabilitation of the former Stouffville Town Hall constructed in 1896 a redevelopment that created a multifaceted arts culture and entertainment centre in downtown Stouffville The Lebovic Centre for Arts amp Entertainment Nineteen on the Park opened its doors to the public in May 2009 152 Art gallery and visual art edit Latcham Art Centre formerly The Latcham Gallery is a public art gallery established in 1979 by a group of local artists and supporters who saw the need for an arts facility in Whitchurch Stouffville The art centre was named after Arthur Latcham a local philanthropist who donated money for the building on 6240 Main Street that housed the art centre from 1979 2018 Latcham Art Centre hosts 5 6 curated exhibitions a year featuring contemporary work by provincial artists and three community exhibitions including an annual juried exhibition an exhibition of work by a local graduating high school art class and an exhibition of work by students from local elementary schools 153 Along with exhibitions Latcham Art Centre provides educational and public programs including school visits public lectures art workshops and classes and tours led by the curator art educators and exhibiting artists Admission to Latcham Art Centre is free 154 The art centre is a member of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries and its operations are supported by the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville and the Ontario Arts Council 155 In August 2018 Latcham Art Centre moved from 6240 Main Street to the Whitchurch Stouffville Leisure Centre changing its name from The Latcham Gallery to Latcham Art Centre 156 Since 2000 artists in Whitchurch Stouffville have organized the Whitchurch Stouffville Studio Tour featuring more than two dozen artists in several venues across Whitchurch Stouffville The Studio Tour takes place the weekend after Thanksgiving each year In 2008 the Tour was nominated for The Premier s award for excellence in art 157 Library edit nbsp Whitchurch Stouffville Public Library and Leisure Centre 2010The Whitchurch Stouffville Public Library is located in the Whitchurch Stouffvile Leisure Centre constructed in 2001 a facility occupied jointly by the department of Leisure Services and the library The population served by the library doubled between 2005 and 2013 and circulation increased 109 158 Library expenditures dropped from 5 1 of town operating expenses in 2004 to 3 0 in 2007 and 2 7 in the 2014 budget In 2014 Whitchurch Stouffville s per capita library costs were 26 the lowest of twenty four Ontario towns in its population category median 42 159 In 2010 the Maclean s Third Annual Smart Cities Rankings showed that for residents in Whitchurch Stouffville exposure to reading had declined annually from 2006 to 2010 and fell significantly below the national average 160 A library expansion was first projected for 2009 161 In June 2011 local book clubs and individuals began a grass roots campaign to petition for greater municipal funding for the public library 162 In 2012 the Town commissioned a study of the library s current and future space needs 163 A 2014 expansion design was rejected by the newly elected Town Council in 2015 and the minimum space requirements for a community library were vigorously challenged 164 Festivals and fairs edit The Stouffville Strawberry Festival is a traditional community fair on the Canada Day weekend which celebrates Stouffville s agricultural heritage 165 The annual Stouffville Country Ribfest 166 is held by the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville every August in Memorial Park This event features ribbers merchants food vendors a midway and more and attracts over 20 000 visitors a year The Town also holds two Food Truck Frenzy events Art in the Park 167 six outdoor movie screenings Victoria Day Fireworks Snowflakes amp Starlight Winterfest and the Whitchurch Stouffville Santa Claus Parade 168 nbsp Stouffville Strawberry Festival 2011The Markham Fair is hosted by the Markham and East York Agricultural Society and supported by both the City of Markham and the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Stouffville south of Main Street was part of Markham Township prior to 1971 The Markham Fair dates back to 1844 and is one of Canada s oldest and largest fairs hosting upwards of 80 000 visitors The fair is held on the weekend before Thanksgiving It is held at the Markham fairgrounds directly south of the Stouffville town border 169 Bruce s Mill Conservation Area hosts an annual Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival over four weeks in March and April 170 In February the Musselman Lake community hosts an annual Winter Carnival at Cedar Beach York Region s Spring Forest Festival is held annually during Earth Week April in the York Regional Forest Eldred King Tract Highway 48 just south of Vivian Road The annual Wine and Food Festival June is organized by the Ballantrae Golf and Country Club On the third Saturday of September Stouffville s Willowgrove Farm hosts the annual GTA Toronto Mennonite Festival and Quilt Auction 171 Museum edit nbsp Whitchurch Stouffville Museum and Community CentreThe idea for the Whitchurch Stouffville Museum began in 1969 as a civic minded project by a group of local residents After opening in 1971 in the hamlet of Vandorf the site has grown over the years from the original museum building The museum site includes five historic structures from the former Township of Whitchurch the Bogarttown Schoolhouse 1857 a pioneer log cabin c 1850 a Victorian Farmhouse built by James Brown 1857 a barn c 1830 and Vandorf Public School 1870 172 In 2012 the Whitchurch Stouffville Museum added a Community Centre that blended the old with the new by joining the two schoolhouses The new facility includes a Research Room Exhibition Gallery Discovery Room and two rental spaces Media edit The town is currently served by two local community newspapers the Stouffville Free Press and the Stouffville Sun Tribune SNAP Stouffville Uxbridge is a print publication which specializes in a photographic view of life in the community Stouffville Connects is an online publication focussed on community contributed journalism 173 A community radio station WhiStle Radio CIWS FM was launched in 2008 174 Film and television edit Movies partially shot on location in the community of Stouffville include The Russell Girl 2008 Stir of Echoes The Homecoming 2007 Who Killed Atlanta s Children 2000 On Hostile Ground 2000 Strike 1998 The Sweet Hereafter 1997 Bad Day on the Block 1997 Martin s Day 1984 and The Dead Zone 1983 Television shows shot in Stouffville include episodes from Warehouse 13 2010 175 The West Wing 176 Degrassi The Next Generation Nikita 177 Schitt s Creek 2015 178 and Curse of the Axe documentary film on the Wendat Huron village site discovered in Stouffville 179 Films and television series shot at Shadow Lake Centre in Whitchurch Stouffville Musselman Lake include 1 800 Missing Tarzan amp Jane 2002 The Crossing 2000 Run the Wild Fields Ice Men 2005 Top Cops The Loretta Claiborne Story True Romance 1993 Ready or Not The White Dog Sacrifice 180 and The Littlest Hobo Summitview Public School Attractions editApplewood Farm Winery 181 Bruce s Mill Conservation Area 182 the northern gateway to Rouge Park with trails and Community Safety Village 183 Burd s Family Fishing 184 Downtown Stouffville Farmers Market 185 Thursdays May October Latcham Gallery 186 Lionel s Farm 187 Petting zoo pony farm horse centre and wagon collection Magic Hill Farms 188 Oak Ridges Trail and York Demonstration Forest RHLS Narrow Gauge Railway 189 Ringwood Fish Culture Station 190 Stouffville Country Market 191 flea market Saturdays amp Sundays closed 2016 Timber Creek Mini Golf amp Family Fun Centre 192 Whitchurch Stouffville Museum 193 Willow Springs Winery 194 York Durham Heritage Railway 195 Churchill Chimes Equestrian Centre 196 Notable people editKeith Acton National Hockey League player and Stanley Cup winner current owner of the local Boston Pizza franchise John W Bowser Construction Superintendent of the Empire State Building and Royal Ontario Museum 197 Roy Brown Royal Air Force officer and World War I flying ace credited with downing the Red Baron Manfred von Richthofen Karen Cockburn Olympic medalist trampoline gymnast Earl Cook Major League Baseball player Detroit Tigers Michael Del Zotto National Hockey League player Nicole Dollanganger singer songwriter Mike Harris Olympic medalist curler Bob Hassard National Hockey League player and Stanley Cup winner Liz Knox Canadian Women s Hockey League player Professional Women s Hockey Players Association founding board member and player H R MacMillan forester forestry industrialist wartime administrator and philanthropist Jeff Marek Hockey Analyst for Sportsnet Brad May National Hockey League player Jason Human Kebab Parsons Member of band Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker Sean Pierson professional mixed martial arts fighter B W Powe author Raffi Torres National Hockey League player 198 Frank Underhill Founder of the Co operative Commonwealth Federation CCF Party co writer of the Regina Manifesto 1933 and Officer of the Order of Canada Jim Veltman National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame player Ethan Werek Professional ice hockey player Dean Michael Wiwchar contract killer Sister city edit nbsp Igoma Tanzania Stouffville Igoma Partnership 199 See also editList of archaeological sites in Whitchurch Stouffville List of townships in OntarioReferences edit Whitchurch Stouffville Geographical Names Data Base Natural Resources Canada Declaration of Election Candidates October 26 2022 a b c Whitchurch Stouffville Town Ontario Census Subdivision Census Profile Canada 2021 Census Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved February 12 2022 Statistics Canada 2006 Census Profile Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Kibble Tracy January 27 1993 Sell Stouffville in 93 EDAC Stouffville Tribune p 3 a b A Brief History of Whitchurch Stouffville Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Census Profile 2021 Whitchurch Stouffville Ontario Compare Statistics Canada 2001 Census community highlights for Whitchurch Stouffville with Census Profile 2021 Whitchurch Stouffville Ontario Cf Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Leisure and Community Services Master Plan September 2022 Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Greenbelt Protection Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure Places to Grow Act 2005 Census Profile 2021 Stouffville Cf Boundary Map Town of Whitchurch Stouffville official website For a detailed history of these unique communities see Jean Barkey et al Whitchurch Township Erin ON Boston Mills 1993 Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 118f for a very descriptive account of ancient native burial grounds in Whitchurch Township written in 1888 cf C Mulvany et al History of Toronto and County of York Ontario Toronto C Blackett Robinson 1885 148 151 Barkey et al Whitchurch Township ch 1 pp 9ff 18 Cf also C P Mulvany et al Whitchurch History of Toronto and County of York Ontario Toronto C B Robinson 1885 148ff cf 1718 map by Guillaume de L Isle Media Ontario 1718 jpg Carte de la Louisiane et du Cours du Mississipi with trail from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe clearly indicated Cf A Brief History of Preston LakePride and Preston Lake website Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 124f The Community of Musselman s Lake A Little History Musselman s Lake Residents Association MLRA official website Manning Sturt W Birch Jennifer Conger Megan A Dee Michael W Griggs Carol December 5 2018 Radiocarbon re dating of contact era Iroquoian history in northeastern North America Science Advances 4 12 eaav0280 Bibcode 2018SciA 4 280M doi 10 1126 sciadv aav0280 PMC 6281431 PMID 30525108 S2CID 54448576 Archeological Services Inc Mantle Site Archived March 10 2012 at the Wayback Machine Jennifer Birch Coalescent Communities Iroquoian Ontario PhD Dissertation Dept of Anthropology McMaster University 2010 Toronto Museum Project Dunsmere Pipe Archived July 6 2011 at the Wayback Machine also Minutes Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Council Huron Ancestral Village Resolution C10 C0 amp R00 permanent dead link June 17 2007 Curse of the Axe on History Archived February 23 2014 at the Wayback Machine Northernstars ca the Canadian Movie Database July 6 2012 also Patrick Cain Vanished Huron village in Whitchurch Stouffville held baffling mystery Global News July 6 2012 See List of archaeological sites in Whitchurch Stouffville Indian and Northern Affairs Canada The Williams Treaties 1923 Cf Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 14 Wm H Smith Whitchurch Canadian Gazetteer Toronto Roswell 1849 212 a b Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 14 See Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 19f History of Toronto and County of York Ontario vol 2 1885 462 For a detailed account see Jean Barkey Stouffville 1877 1977 A Pictorial History of a Prosperous Ontario Community Stouffville ON Stouffville Historical Committee 1977 2ff Whitchurch Township 34 also Isabel Champion ed Markham 1793 1900 Markham ON Markham Historical Society 1979 289 296 For a detailed description of pioneer life cf L Henry and G C Paterson Pioneer Days in Ontario Toronto Ryerson 1938 Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 18 Whitchurch Stouffville Public Library Stouffville Walking Tour No 1 Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 96 C Fothergill ed Mackenzie s Own Narrative of the Late Rebellion Ottawa Golden Dog 1980 5 J C Dent The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion vol 2 Toronto 1885 218 D B Read The Canadian rebellion of 1837 Toronto 1896 293 Stouffville Canadian Gazetteer Toronto Roswell 1849 177 Cf Barkey et al Appendix A Churches Whitchurch Township 126ff Also C P Mulvany et al Stouffville History of Toronto and County of York Ontario Toronto C B Robinson 1885 202 Mulvany p 152 notes that Whitchurch Township without the Village of Stouffville had a population of 4 529 in 1881 Cf also The Ecclesiastical Gazette London 1869 318 The Congregational Quarterly Vol 11 1869 140 A Historical and Statistical Report of the Presbyterian Church of Canada Montreal 1866 36 Altona Mennonite Meetinghouse Stouffville Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online see esp Barkey Stouffville 1877 1977 138 151 7 McEvoy The Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory 1869 J A Crawford Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Ontario for the year 1876 Uxbridge ON 1876 14 Cf the detailed 1878 maps Township of Markham Township of Whitchurch Illustrated historical atlas of the county of York and the township of West Gwillimbury amp town of Bradford in the county of Simcoe Ont Toronto Miles amp Co 1878 also Stouffville Map 1880 Barkey Stouffville 1877 1977 19 History of Toronto and County of York Ontario vol 2 1885 453 Province of Ontario Gazetteer and Directory Stouffville Ingersoll ON 1911 995 Cf Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 18 19 21 28f Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 92 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Annual Report 2008 6 York Regional Forest York Region official website Toronto and Area Conservation Authority Rouge River Watershed Plan 2007 64 78 Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 33 see also 30f Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 99 Cf Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 99 New Scientist Birth Defects Mystery July 18 1981 137 The Sorry Saga of Stouffville s Polluted Water Mar 18 1982 700 Legislative Assembly of Ontario Proceedings April 6 1982 H Rosenberg The Kitchen and the Multinational Corporation An analysis of the links between the household and global corporations Journal of Business Ethics 6 1987 179f Globe and Mail May 12 1982 Cf Legislative Assembly of Ontario Proceedings April 6 1982 Proceedings January 18 1983 The garbage disposal company made a substantial donation to the governing Progressive Conservative party in 1974 as it was seeking disposal permits cf John Swaigan How to Fight for What s Right James Lorimer amp Company 1981 8f Cf Ministry of the Environment Whitchurch Stouffville Mutagenicity Study Final Report 1982 46 47 also the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Proceedings Stouffville Dump June 18 1984 Warren Smith Ballantrae Golf and Country Club Not always thus permanent dead link Between 2001 and 2006 Ballantrae s population mushroomed from a population 295 to 1 278 people Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts for urban areas 2006 and 2001 York Region Water and Wastewater Masterplan November 2009 Amendment 6 to the Official Plan for the Regional Municipality of York 1998 Cf Transport Canada Press Release June 11 2013 Plan Showing Pickering Airport Site also Greater Toronto Airports Authority Pickering Airport Draft Plan Report 6 3 By comparison Toronto Pearson International Airport had 32 3 million passengers in 2008 with an average of 1 179 aircraft movements per day GTTA Toronto Pearson Fast Facts Archived July 12 2010 at the Wayback Machine See GTAA Needs Assessment Study Pickering Lands Final Report March 2011 fig 12 1 amp par 12 4 3 also Transport Canada News Release Transport Canada releases findings of the 2010 Pickering Lands Needs Assessment Study July 11 2011 S Bolan Stouffville politicians mixed over airport plan Stouffville Sun Tribune July 13 2011 Whitchurch Stouffville to call itself simply Stouffville for branding purposes Toronto Star Toronto December 4 2019 Retrieved December 6 2019 M Kennedy Town Clerk and Robert J Williams Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Electoral Ward Review Policy Final Report May 2009 a b Declaration of Election Candidates whitchurch civicweb net October 26 2022 Retrieved October 28 2022 DPRA Canada Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Community Satisfaction Survey May 27 2008 7f DPRA Canada Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Media Release Community Satisfaction Survey June 3 2008 8 Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Musselman s Lake Subwatershed Assessment and Stewardship Opportunities Report 2009 115 117 S Bolan Customer King at New Stouffville Town Hall Stouffville Sun Tribune June 16 2011 Kathleen Wynne warns financial cupboard is bare Toronto Star 2014 Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Land Use Planning The Oak Ridges Moraine Map For the following see Barkey et al Whitchurch Township ch 6 York Region Official Plan Oak Ridges Moraine Aquifer Vulnerability Areas and Watershed Boundaries Map 7 Cf Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Rouge River Watershed Plan Report Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Future 2007 Rouge River State of the Watershed Report Study Area and Physical Setting 2007 For more detail see Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Tree Atlas Ecodistrict 6E 7 York Region 2013 Greening Strategy Achievements Table 2 p 5 for an exhaustive list of flora and fauna in the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville see Community of Stouffville Secondary Plan Amendment Phase 3 Land Natural Environment Background Report Appendix II Wildlife Species Lists November 2013 Toronto and Region Conservation Authority CTC Source Protection Region Updated Assessment Report Toronto and Region Source Protection Vol 1 Report pp 2 29 4 26 Fig 4 21 4 22 4 23 Table 5 6 5 12 Fig 5 24 5 25 See also Vol 2 Appendixes July 2011 Cf Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Rouge River Watershed Plan Report 2007 15 Stouffville WPCP Canadian Climate Normals 1971 2000 Environment and Climate Change Canada Retrieved May 12 2016 Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Climate Change in Ontario Interactive Map Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Long Range Transport of Ground Level Ozone and Its Precursors Montreal 1997 20 eight hour exposure to ozone concentrations of 85 to 104 ppb are described as unhealthy for sensitive groups Jasmeet Sidhu GTA gets year s first smog advisory Toronto Star May 21 2009 Census 1901 Stouffville schedule 1 Library and Archives Canada Census 1911 Stouffville 21 York Region Population Growth 1971 to 2006 Whitchurch Stouffville Archived from the original on February 25 2012 Retrieved May 30 2010 Statistics Canada 2011 Census Whitchurch Stouffville Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Business Plan Operating and Capital Budgets 2015 Draft Jan 20 2015 p 15 Whitchurch Stouffville Town Ontario Census Subdivision Census Profile Statistics Canada February 8 2012 Retrieved February 8 2012 Census Profile 2016 Census Whitchurch Stouffville Statistics Canada Retrieved July 27 2019 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions municipalities Ontario Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved March 30 2022 2021 Census Whitchurch Stouffville Statistics Canada Statistics Canada 2021 Census for Whitchurch Stouffville Statistics Canada Community Highlights for Whitchurch Stouffville 2021 Census National Household Survey Whitchurch Stouffville Ontario 2011 Census Highlights for Whitchurch Stouffville 1991 amp 1996 2001 Community Highlights for Whitchurch Stouffville Community Profiles Stouffville also S Bolan Stouffville residents sound off on leisure Stouffville Sun Tribune online May 26 2010 Education Quality and Accountability Office School Report 2018 19 Oscar Peterson Public School Canada Government of Canada Statistics October 28 2021 Statistics Canada 2021 Census Profile a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Government of Canada Statistics Canada October 28 2022 Census Profile 2021 Census Whitchurch Stouffville Town Census subdivision Ontario and Ontario Province Retrieved October 22 2022 Cf GO Transit Richmond Hill Line Notification Letters 2009 York Durham Heritage Railroad Archived June 20 2010 at the Wayback Machine official website Cf the YRT s maps and the York Region Transit Viva Annual Service Plan 2012 slide 30 of 38 For the history and ridership of these routes see the Canadian Public Transit Discussion Board Route 9 and Route 15 also see York Region s Moving on Sustainability Transportation Master Plan Update Main Report Nov 2009 See S Bolan Get on board Stouffville Yonge St YRT route next month Stouffville Sun Tribune Jan 8 2014 also Newsroom Province of Ontario Commuter train and bus station to be completed by end of 2016 Dec 1 2014 Cf GO Transit s Stouffville Schedule Archived March 14 2010 at the Wayback Machine Cf Statistics Canada 2010 Statistics Canada National Household Survey profile for Whitchurch Stouffville also 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile for Stouffville Province of Ontario Improving Access to Health Care Services in York Region Markham Stouffville Hospital Expansion We re Growing Official Website About the Foundation Aphasia Centre official website Stouffville s Aphasia Centre has Plenty to Celebrate Stouffville Sun Tribune Oct 17 2014 21 Officers will work out of new Stouffville police station Stouffville Sun Tribune January 23 2014 also York Regional Police Whitchurch Stouffville Community Sub Station official website Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Stouffville Sun Tribune Aug 19 2010 p 4 print version only See also Canada s Most Dangerous Cities Maclean s October 14 2010 which ranks York Region 95 out 100 i e fifth safest place in Canada Cf Leigh Beihl Shopping Main St Stouffville Stouffville Sun Tribune Aug 10 2008 Barkey Stouffville 1877 1977 116 with picture 140 also Barkey et al Whitchurch Township 96 Bolan Sandra September 2 2015 Stouffville s first French school ready for opening week YorkRegion com Retrieved April 15 2018 The Progressive Montessori Academy official website Stouffville Christian School official website Mindtech Montessori School official website Willowgrove Primary School official website York University Infrastructure in York Region Human Resources Analysis June 30 2009 46 The Catholic School Board identified the need for one high school and the public board will require two additional elementary schools Cf Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Council in Committee Report Growth Management Implementation December 3 2013 p 6 Cf York Region District School Board School Report Oscar Peterson Public School 2013 2014 Grade 6 p 9 Statistics Canada National Household Survey Whitchurch Stouffville 2013 E R Storms Emmanuel Bible College 1956 Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encycledia Online Phil Johnson Whitchurch Stouffville vies for new campus Toronto Star Nov 28 1991 Cf Looking for a Family Physician Partnership with UofT will Produce Benefits for our Community Messenger Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation Winter 2009 For a detailed history of Stouffville s early economy activity see Champion ed Markham 1793 1900 289 296 York Region Employment and Industry Report 2013 34 36 York Region Employment and Industry Report 2013 p 34 compare with Employment and Industry Report 2009 Table 36 Statistics Canada National Household Survey Whitchurch Stouffville Ontario 2013 National Household Survey Ontario 2013 Cf Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Annual Report 2009 2 also S Bolan 100 Jobs Created Last Year in Stouffville Stouffville Sun Tribune Jun 17 2011 Cf Jobs expansion coming to Stouffville drug plant Stouffville Sun Tribune July 14 2011 York Region Official Plan Map Mineral Aggregate Resource Areas December 2009 Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Land Use Planning Statistics Canada Table 5 Land Use and Table 4 Table 2 Table 22 Other Livestock Table 33 Gross Farm Receipts 2001 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Economic Development Strategy Final Report Dec 2 2008 Emmanuel International Canada official website and CBM Christian Blind Mission Canada official website Town of Whitchurch Stouffville 2013 Development Charges Background Study pp A 2 A 4 The town is projecting a total population of 60 600 by 2031 full build out Whitchurch Stouffville Growth Management Report Step 1 April 7 2014 2 2 p 5 BMA Municipal Study 2013 p 400 Cf also 2008 to 2012 Municipal Property Assessment Corporation statistics compared with other York Region municipalities S Bolan Stouffville property values up 17 per cent Stouffville Sun Tribune Oct 23 2012 BMA Municipal Study 2013 pp 26 401 Statistics Canada Community Profile Whitchurch Stouffville 2012 see also York Region Taking Stock An Overview of the Housing System in York Region 2012 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Community of Stouffville Phase Two Development Lands Background and Options Report Sept 2009 11 T McMahon Affordable Housing crisis affects one in five renters in Canada Globe and Mail Sept 10 2015 King and Whitchurch Stouffville Cultivating Business Report June 2012 Sandra Bolan Stouffville Neighbours down on apartment building Stouffville Sun Tribune Sept 7 2012 See also Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Residential Subdivision Condominium Activity Map July 2012 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Community of Stouffville Phase Two Development Lands Background and Options Report Sept 2009 14 cf also York Support Services Network Housing Options Program Whitchurch Stouffville Food Bank York Region Food Network Care and Share Thrift Shop Barkey https digitalcollections ucalgary ca CS aspx VP3 DamView amp VBID 2R3BXZA66YCE6 amp SMLS 1 amp RW 1600 amp RH 757 DamView amp VBID 2R3BXZA66HTZ3 amp PN 1 amp WS SearchResults Stouffville 1877 1977 A Pictorial History 172 175 Barkey Stouffville 1877 1977 A Pictorial History 180 184 188 Cf Leisure Leisure Strategy Update 2013 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville official website Stouffville Spirit official website Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Skating official website Whitchurch Stouffville Soccer Club official website Whitchurch Stouffville Softball Association official website York Regional Forest Management Plan 1998 2018 March 2010 Whitchurch Conservation Area Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority official website Pangman Springs Conservation Area official website Bruce s Mill Conservation Area Toronto and Region Conservation Authority official website See the Town of Whitchurch Stouffville s map of Existing and Future Trails Stouffville and a description of the Stouffville Town trail see also York Region s Take a Hike Trail Guide Recreational Trails Guide and the York Region 2011 Cycling Map Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Annual Report 2012 Cf Sandra Bolan Stouffville beach closed to public Sun Tribune June 7 2012 also the Musselman s Lake Residents Association website The Vandorf Preston Lake Secondary plan which proposed a trail system that would give public access to the lake met with opposition cf H Volpe Little growth but some concerns for Vandorf area Sun Tribune Feb 22 2008 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Council Public Hearing Minutes Feb 19 2008 Fishermen are also unhappy cf Ontario Fishing Forum Preston Lake Access see also letters to local papers in 2010 e g Last Chance for Lakeside Park Mar 5 2010 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Municipal Cultural Policy June 2006 Leisure Services Master Plan Update 2011 p xii Canadian Council on Learning Composite Learning Index 2010 Profile Whitchurch Stouffville Maclean s May 31 2010 The Lebovic Centre for Arts amp Entertainment Nineteen on the Park official website History The Latcham Gallery www latchamartcentre ca Retrieved August 29 2018 Hours The Latcham Gallery www latchamartcentre ca Retrieved August 29 2018 Latcham Gallery official website see also Gallery Stouffville com and Latcham Gallery Association Online Exhibit StouffvilleConnects com Latcham Art Centre Hosts Grand Opening www stouffville com Retrieved August 29 2018 The Stouffville Studio Tour and Sale Stouffville Studio Tour Archived from the original on October 4 2009 Retrieved October 16 2018 Ontario Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport Public Library Statistics 1999 2013 See BMA Municipal Study 2014 215 also Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Annual Financial Statements Annual Report 2004 7 2015 Business Plan Operating and Capital Budgets 5 see also Whitchurch Stouffville Public Library Strategic Plan 2013 2016 Town of Whitchurch Stouffville Town Council Approves 2011 Budget Feb 23 2011 BMA Municipal Study 2010 124 Canadian Council on Learning Composite Learning Index 2010 Profile Whitchurch Stouffville How Smart is Your City Maclean s May 31 2010 see also Data Angel Literacy Report Card for Census Subdivision of Whitchurch Stouffville 2010 Hannelore Volpe Growing Pains for Stouffville Stouffville Sun Tribune Feb 7 2007 Whitchurch Stouffville Library Petition June 2011 dmA Planning and Management Services Whitchurch Stouffville Public Library Current and Future Space Requirements 2012 Update Final Report May 2012 Whitchurch Stouffville Library Board Minutes Special Meeting April 13 2015 Stouffville Strawberry Festival official website Stouffville Country Ribfest Stouffville Country Ribfest Retrieved September 25 2019 Whitchurch Stouffville Art In The Park About Wsartinthepark weebly com June 11 2022 Retrieved June 18 2022 Special Events www townofws ca September 17 2019 Retrieved September 25 2019 Markham Fair official website Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival Bruce s Mill official website Toronto Star Pies and Quilts featured at Toronto Festival in Stouffville Sept 2022 Whitchurch Stouffville Museum Official website Cf Stouffville Free Press official website Stouffville Sun Tribune official website 1888 2007 archived issues available at OurOntario ca Community Newspapers Collection SNAP Stouffville Uxbridge official website and Stouffville Connects official website WhiStle Radio official website Stouffville subs in for South Dakota town in TV shoot yorkregion com March 31 2010 Retrieved November 12 2015 West Wing Episode Guide Opposition Research Stouffville Sun Tribune Stouffville subs in for South Dakota town in TV shoot March 31 2010 Stouffville Sun Tribune Schitt s Creek fans get up close with TV stars in Stouffville June 3 2015 See Patrick Cain with movie trailer Vanished Huron village in Whitchurch Stouffville held baffling mystery Global News July 6 2012 also Curse of the Axe on History Archived February 23 2014 at the Wayback Machine Northernstars ca the Canadian Movie Database July 6 2012 Shadow Lake Centre Film Shoots official website accessed June 9 2010 Famous Fruit Wine Ontario Applewood Farm Winery Retrieved June 18 2022 Places to Visit Archive Community Safety Village Archived from the original on February 7 2011 Retrieved June 1 2010 Burd s Family Fishing Burdsfamilyfishing com Retrieved June 18 2022 Farmers Market Whitchurch Stouffville Archived from the original on May 20 2015 Retrieved May 29 2015 Home Latcham Art Centre Latchamgallery ca December 14 2021 Retrieved June 18 2022 Home Lionel s Farm Lionelsfarm com May 6 2022 Retrieved June 18 2022 Magic Hill Farms located near toronto Corporate Picnics halloween and the Haunted Adventure family outings Birthday Parties christmas trees always fun Archived from the original on June 12 2010 Retrieved June 9 2010 Richmond Hill Live Steamers Richmond hill live steamers tripod com Retrieved June 18 2022 Ringwood Fish Culture Station Archived from the original on April 25 2010 Retrieved June 14 2010 stouffvillemarket Resources and Information Stouffvillemarket com Retrieved June 18 2022 Home timbercreekgolf Timbercreekgolf ca Retrieved June 18 2022 Facilities and Rentals April 3 2020 Willow Springs Winery Willow Springs Winery Retrieved June 18 2022 The Heritage Train ticket prices departures and seating www ydhr on ca Archived from the original on June 20 2010 Retrieved January 12 2022 Equestrian Centre Riding School Churchill Chimes Equestrian Centre Stouffville Ontario Archived from the original on May 15 2013 Retrieved April 20 2013 Empire State Building Tombstone In The Aurora Cemetery John W Bowser Living in Aurora Town of Aurora Ontario Living In Aurora Ontario Canada livinginaurora ca Michael Hayakawa 25 Games NHL Suspendes Torres Stouffville Sun Tribune www YorkRegion com April 21 2012 Stouffville Igoma Partnership SIP official website External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whitchurch Stouffville Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitchurch Stouffville amp oldid 1185723484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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