Google Maps Street View now available for Caledon, Bolton, Orangeville

Andrew — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:43:19 +0000

Google Canada today revealed more than 130 Canadian cities to be viewed in the 3D environment of Google street view mode. Among those cities are Bolton, Orangeville and surprisingly many parts of Caledon, Ontario. Even the smaller the towns of Caledon Village, Caledon East, Alton & Mono Mills are mapped as well as many of the main roads through all of Caledon. Mapping by the famous google camera car was done this past summer, I actually saw it in person in Orangeville one weekend.

Street View is a free feature in Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Maps for mobile. It was first launched in 2007 and it now includes imagery from 18 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. To start exploring, simply visit maps.google.ca and zoom in to the lowest level or drag the orange “Pegman” icon from the left side of the map onto a blue-lined street.

Google Street View has also become a great tool for real estate, it provides people an easy way to show what is around the house that is for sale in the neighbourhood, gives people a better idea of a property and area instead of just blindly showing up. However on the other side of things Google has come under fire for privacy concerns surrounding the service and has addressed those issues by blurring out the faces of people in the photos, as well as licence plates on vehicles.

If you see anything of interest in the Caledon area on Google Maps Street View please leave a comment here.

Federal Stimulus Project Spending in Caledon, Ontario

Andrew — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:30:30 +0000

Just in case you were wondering if any of your tax dollars were ending up here back in our very own Caledon, here is a list projects in the Caledon area that received Federal Stimulus money this past year from the Federal Government also known as Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Thanks to David Tilson’s Office, M.P. for Dufferin-Caledon for the list.

Recipient/Applicant	Federal Amount	Total Project Cost	Project Description
Town of Caledon	$256,750	$770,000	Road Infrastructure (Heart Lake Road Bridge Replacement)
Region of Peel	$1,394,863	$4,184,590	Water Infrastructure (Interconnection of Caledon East & Palgrave Water System)
Region of Peel	$1,717,100	$5,151,300	Water Infrastructure (Water Servicing for Campbell’s Cross & Victoria)
Region of Peel	$401,527	$1,204,580	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – Hwy 50 to Countryside Dr. to Coleraine)
Region of Peel	$143,130	$429,390	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – King St. from Creditview Rd. to Mississauga Rd.)
Region of Peel	$300,000	$900,000	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – Mayfield Road from McLaughlin Rd. to Mississauga Rd.)
Region of Peel	$1,300,000	$3,900,000	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – Forks of the Credit Rd. from Hurontario St. to 6 km west)
Town of Caledon	$495,000	$1,500,000	Mayfield Recreation Complex - Upgrading Accessibility, Energy, & Roof Retrofits
Town of Caledon	$70,000	$210,000	Alton Ballpark Washroom Building & Pavilion Reconstruction
Town of Caledon	$99,166	$297,500	Caledon East Hall Ballpark Washroom, Pavilion, & Parking Lot Reconstruction
Town of Caledon	$70,000	$210,000	Caledon Trailway Resurfacing
Town of Caledon	$75,000	$240,000	Bolton Skatepark
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority	$33,000	$99,000	Upgrading of Trails at Albion Hills Conservation Area (Palgrave)
Town of Caledon	$891,000	$2,673,000	Expansion of Youth Centre at the Caledon Centre for Recreation & Wellness (Bolton)
Town of Caledon	$7,000,000	$12,000,000	Caledon East Arena (Phase Two of Caledon Community Complex)

Inside Caledon, Ontario » Caledon East

Google Maps Street View now available for Caledon, Bolton, Orangeville

Federal Stimulus Project Spending in Caledon, Ontario