- See also Stoney Creek (electoral district).
Stoney Creek is a community in Hamilton, Ontario. It was merged into Hamilton in 2001. Before 2001, it was a separate city.
The Stoney Creek Community on the south western shore of Lake Ontario, east of Hamilton (pre-amalgamation) where feed the Stoney Creek waterways as well as several other small streams. The historic area, known as the "Old Town", is under the steep slopes of Niagara. In 1984 Stoney Creek became a city.
Although housing growth exploded, especially in the 1970s and 1980s in low-lying and western towns in the 1990s and 2000s, most of Stoney Creek's mainland remained farming. The Elfrida, Fruitland, Tapleytown, Tweedside, Vinemount, and Winona communities serve as a distinct reminder of Stoney Creek's farm heritage and the town of Saltfleet.
It lost its independent status in 2001 when the Provincial Government officially merged Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Glanbrook, Dundas, Flamborough and Hamilton into the new city of Hamilton, turning the new multi-million dollar Stoney Creek City Hall into Stoney Creek Public Library.
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History
Stoney Creek was first inhabited by Canadian First Nations and was later explored by French-Canadian fur traders before it was inhabited by Loyalists who fled the American Revolution in the late 1700s. The name 'Stoney Creek' was borrowed from a regional center water feature, 'Stoney Creek' stretching from Devil's Punchbowl, at Niagara Escarpment, to Lake Ontario. It is often taken for granted 'Stoney Creek' is a description of the rockiness of the creek although some evidence suggests the name came from early settlers in an area whose family name is 'Stoney'.
On June 6, 1813, the settlement received several important things during the 1812 War as a place of eponymous battle. After being told about the American troop movements by Billy Green, local heroes and namesake from Billy Green primary school, British troops made Americans overwhelmed in surprise night raids.
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Attractions
In addition to Stoney Creek, and Battlefield House, Erland Lee Museum, the site of the first Women's Institution in the World, also at Stoney Creek.
Bruce Trail branches provide access to Battlefield Park and Devil's Punch Bowl. The latter is characterized by a large illuminated cross and offers excellent reconnaissance for Stoney Creek and Hamilton. Other important green spaces include the Five Point Conservation Area, which includes camping and small craft harbors. Both the Devil Punch Bowl and the big cross mentioned above are featured in the 2006 horror film, Silent Hill. This can be seen during the first few scenes. Another film that was filmed in the area was the 1998 movie The Big Hit starring Mark Wahlberg.
On a more commercial note, Winona Peach Festival serves local fruits, crafts and music. Like the peach festival, Stoney Creek Flag Festival is also held every summer. The Stoney Creek Dairy on King Street - with its Stunning Warfare Field Monument - has been offering frozen food to people in the region for decades under various ownership, which currently is Ben & amp; Jerry's. In 2013, used milk is torn down to be re-developed. Eastgate Square Mall crosses the border between Hamilton and Stoney Creek.
In 1965, the Little League Stoney Creek team became the first Canadian team to play in the World Championship Game. (They lost to Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 3-1.)
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Stoney Creek's population was 59,327 up 5.5 percent from the 1996 census. Children under the age of 14 reached 19.4 percent while those entering retirement age constituted 12.6 percent of the total population. About 25.94% or a quarter of the population are born overseas. The census shows that Stoney Creek is 92.72% white (Europe), (of which 55% have British or Irish origin, 16% Italian, 21% Croat, Polish, Serbian, Ukrainian etc), 3.0% South Asia, 1, 0% Black, 1.0% mixed race, 0.6% China. At the 2006 census, Stoney Creek population has risen to 62,292.
Economy and transportation
Due to the temperate environment at the northwestern tip of the Niagara Peninsula, the Stoney Creek area east of Wentworth County is still known as a growing fruit. In recent decades, due to the quality and reputation of the growing Ontario wine, Stoney Creek became part of the suburbs of the Niagara wine region.
Agriculture has continued to be a great company for decades, replaced only by others because the growth of society brought it into closer contact with Hamilton and the great conurbation of the Golden Horseshoe. Stoney Creek became the center of light industry, road transport, and resettlement, as the cost of the land was much lower than in neighboring Hamilton.
Stoney Creek is served by the Queen Elizabeth Way, the various highways of the province of Ontario or now and most of the network of irregular housing streets. The Upper Stoney Creek section has a good grid pattern. It is served by public transport in the form of Hamilton Street Railway or HSR, operated at Stoney Creek by the local government since 1974 and the megacity government since 2001.
Stoney Creek, along with Ancaster and Waterdown are the fastest growing parts of Hamilton. In recent years, new condos have been built along the shores of lakes outside the reach of the Port of Hamilton industry. Much of the sales efforts of the builders have been directed at the residents of the Greater Toronto Area largely due to the affordability factor and quick access to the western GTA via Burlington Skyway. The growth of separate housing remains strong in development on the mountain.
Politics and government
Local watchmaker E. D. Smith promoted the area and became a member of Wentworth's parliament around the turn of the 20th century. Otherwise, the latest political turbulence occurred when Tony Valeri, the federal transportation minister who supported Paul Martin as Liberal leader, defeated Sheila Copps, a former Canadian ministerial inheritance that supported Jean Chrà © Å © tien, in the bitter constituent election election after the forced pemekaran. two lawmakers sitting opposite each other at the previously divided Hamilton East-Stoney Creek. From 2006 to 2014, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek was represented by New Democrat Party MP Wayne Marston, who was defeated in 2015 by former Mayor and Liberal Party candidate Bob Bratina.
Like its bigger neighbors, Stoney Creek flourished during the 20th century to include more of its smaller neighbors such as Fruitland, Winona, Vinemount, Tapleytown, Tweedside and Elfrida in Saltfleet Township. The village of Stoney Creek consolidated with Saltfleet Township in 1974 to become the City of Stoney Creek. The area was annexed over Niagara Escarpment west of Highway 20 (now known as Upper Centennial Parkway) known as Upper Stoney Creek or Satellite City.
In 1984, the city was granted status, and wanted to challenge its more populous neighbors. However, over strong citizens' objections, Stoney Creek City is combined with Glanbrook, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough and Hamilton to form the new Hamilton City. However, suburban voters helped ensure that Hamilton's first mayor, who was merged, came from the previous suburbs. The mayor of the two new towns, Larry Di Ianni, has served as Stoney Creek Advisor for 20 years.
The first female mayor, as well as the last mayor of Stoney Creek, is Anne Bain.
References
External links
- Stoney Creek News
- Stoney Creek Jr.B Warriors
- Stoney Creek History, Photography Tour
- Battlefield House Museum & amp; Park
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