Comments for Inside Caledon, Ontario

Comment on Toronto Skyline in Caledon, Winter 2012 by marie

marie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:03:51 +0000

Great shot Andrew!!

Comment on Caledon Lake – Caledon Ontario’s Largest Lake by es

es — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:26:22 +0000

I went up to the end of Mississauga Road last October to check out the place. Peel SB has only sign that not authorized vehicles would be towed from the property. I saw some school buses and children from the distance and figured that I shouldn’t go behing the gate. Too bad that the lake appears to be not accessible for public

Comment on Abandoned House in Caledon, Ontario by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:01:15 +0000

Yes it was finally torn down about a month or two ago.

The land is still vacant though, no signs of any new development or sale of the property.

Comment on Early Morning Deer by Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:59:13 +0000

The super zoom lens is even bigger than my other zoom lens, this particular lens is 50-500mm which gives you extreme focal length. The lens is huge and heavy, it looks like a paparazzi lens.

Here is what the lens looks like:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4325437971_79bab4deb8.jpg

Comment on Abandoned House in Caledon, Ontario by Joan

Joan — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 23:35:25 +0000

I think as about 2or 3 weeks this house was taken down

Comment on Early Morning Deer by Judith Mallard

Judith Mallard — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:02:28 +0000

GREAT pictures – what zoom length were you using for these? You did mention a super zoom lens

Comment on Hawkridge Farm (Eaton Family Mansion/Estate) still for sale in Caledon by harley

harley — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:10:10 +0000

beautiful outside, needs a complete reno inside!! still looks like something from the 80′s

Comment on Hawks in Caledon along Highway 50 by leah

leah — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:49:29 +0000

I keep seeing a hawk on the power line on Healey Rd., just west of Humber Station, on the north side of the street -so majestic -brightens my day : )

Comment on The Cheltenham Brick Works (Abandoned) by Carissa

Carissa — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 06:09:46 +0000

I used to go to Credit Veiw school and I always saw this whenI drove by on the school bus to and from school. my friend once told me about the hole in the fence and said we should one day go in and have a look. but we both chickened out and never got around to doing it.
I know much more abandon houses in Caledon. I lived there pretty much my whole life. e-mail me

Comment on Bolton, Ontario is Restaurant Franchise Death by coopSpeak

coopSpeak — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:21:48 +0000

Why is there is this thinking that the only way to sustain business is to build, build, build and populate? Population explosion without the infrastructure supports (such as social & community services, appropriately number emergency services etc.) is just plain silly. Some problems with franchisees making things work are often more around the actual costs involved in paying their fees and franchise royalties to the “Motherships” of the business. Then tack on the costs of staffing and rent and making money in a franchise, unless you the ilk of a Timmy’s, is highly unlikely of even coming close to breaking even.

There are many businesses in and about Bolton that have thrived and have done well. Why is it that little breakfast nooks like The Riverside, Kathy’s, the Bolton Cafe or even Soup de Jour are always busy and are highly patronized? How is it that Garden Foods has no problem holding their own against the likes of Zehr’s, Walmart and Giant Tiger? Look at businesses like Baffo’s, House of Chung, Bolton Pizza, Subway, Sushi Date, Cheek’s, Mercatto, The Angry Tomato and even Swiss Chalet who seem to be weathering the recession. Everytime we stop in the local fish ‘n chip spot they are always busy at dinner time? Just recently a new sammie/bakery spot opened up behind the TD Canada Trust in the four corners, appropriately named The Four Corners Bakery and they are doing a booming little business. Why is that?

When starting up a business potential business owners need to do their due diligence about the catchment of their businesses. It is a common practice undertaken by the large big box stores (Home Depot, Cineplex, Costco, Walmart) all undertake before moving into certain areas. They get caught up the romance of owning and managing their own businesses and being their own boss without fully understanding what it takes to own and operate a business.

I’d also like to point out that particularly in the retail and food business the mortality rate is very high even in communities that are highly populated such as Toronto, Mississauga etc. There is a restaurant website that lists the openings and closings of restaurants/cafes etc. on a weekly basis. So this whole population argument is a red herring.

The cheap shot at the Mayor, was just that. A cheap shot. Sounds to me like you are more of mouthpiece that insidious group better known as the Chamber of Commerce. Just saying….