Do they exist? Or can such places not exist because they would be swallowed up quickly by the forces of sprawl?

Plenty of interesting little towns and villages in Toronto's suburban periphery. Caledon has had it's municipal boundaries spread to include many small little towns. Some cool small towns....Belfountain, Forks of the Credit, Erin, Terra Cotta, Orangeville, Alton, Boston Mills, Cataract, Cheltenham, Inglewood , Mono Mills, Bolton, Georgetown, King City. Holland Landing, Sharon, Schomberg.

But Toronto itself is really just a collection of Villages.






KGB

Port Hope is also a charming town.

Towns such as Milton, Ajax, Bolton, Acton, Georgetown, Woodbridge, and so on...are being swallowed up very quickly due to urban Sprawl.

Uxbridge is a nice little town north of Pickering

Plenty of interesting little towns and villages in Toronto's suburban periphery. Caledon has had it's municipal boundaries spread to include many small little towns. Some cool small towns....Belfountain, Forks of the Credit, Erin, Terra Cotta, Orangeville, Alton, Boston Mills, Cataract, Cheltenham, Inglewood , Mono Mills, Bolton, Georgetown, King City. Holland Landing, Sharon, Schomberg.

But Toronto itself is really just a collection of Villages.


Many established large cities are...

I don't recall saying they weren't.






KGB

I don't either...

Pickering Village is a cool place - pretty historic (as historic as a Toronto burb can get). If your ever in Pickering I suggest you check it out :)

Barrie, Probably one of the fastest growing cities in Canada Last year, at around 130 000 rite now, Its not to bad to visit has a nice waterfront. Not so close to Toronto though about 1 – 2 hours away, North Of Newmarket

Pickering Village is a cool place - pretty historic (as historic as a Toronto burb can get). If your ever in Pickering I suggest you check it out :)

Isn't Pickering Village in Ajax?

Unionville is a great place to wonder on a saturday night in the summer

I don't either...

Marathon, you're so funny.

oh, I forgot to add..

Cobourg and Port Hope are realllllly nice little towns

Ajax by the lake is very nice, its the onyl undeveloped part of the lake in the Gta. Pickering village is partly in Ajax and partly in Pickering, it is very nice though.

Marathon, you're so funny.

*shrug*

wasn't trying to be

Milton Georgetown

Port Perry on Lake Scugog is probabably the first little town I visited, after coming to Toronto seven years ago. Interesting little place.

Oh and yeah, discovered Unionville last summer. Never knew such a "mini-town" existed so close to Toronto(in Markham)

Orillia is a pretty cool town, it hides in the shadows of Barrie though. Home to the OPP which is a massive building and has markets and festivals on weekends in the downtown. Also casino Rama

I haven't been there in a long time, but I remember Dunville being nice. I use to like going fishing there.

I can think of a few... Newmarket, Oakville, Cobourg, Orangeville, Bradford (?), Georgetown, those are within good distance of Toronto.

Unionville is a great place to wonder on a saturday night in the summer

My hometown, Unionville! Retains a small town feeling despite its sizeable population.

^ what is the population?

^ what is the population?

Unionville is a district of Markham. Im not sure the population exact for Unionville, but Markham's is close to 230k.

Huh... I know of Markham, but I think I've been in it maybe once or twice... How can a village still actually retain its flavour in the suburbs? Anyone have pictures? I'm very interested now.

Huh... I know of Markham, but I think I've been in it maybe once or twice... How can a village still actually retain its flavour in the suburbs? Anyone have pictures? I'm very interested now.

I don't have any pictures at the moment. But if you want to see for yourself, Main Street Unionville is lined with many historical buildings and is well lit at night. Although it is best in the summer.

Milton and Georgetown are nice but you better hurry up before they are totally urbanized. If you want to go out on a hike for the day there are nice trails in Milton on the escarpment and at Crawford Lake. Campbellville is a nice little community to browse through.

OK There Are Tons Of Towns!

One is my hometown Bolton. I live in A smaller town outside of Bolton, but am considered Bolton. its on the Oak Ridges Marain which is a big part of Canada's Eco-Zone.

Brampton the fastest growing city in Canada is another town.

While Bolton has a mainly italian population

Brampton has a punjabi,pakistanian and indian Population

If you liek shopping why don't you check out ontario's best mall in Vaughn just outside of BOlton. Near Canada's Wonderland(Canada's Biggest Theme Park)

Bowmanville is a nice town, east of Toronto. Interestingly enough, its the cheapest place to buy a new 'cookie-cutter' home in the entire GTA.

Port Hope is my favorite small town on the lake east of Toronto. There's a great fish and chips place with a view of the water. To the north there is Peterborough, and though it is a fairly large town, it's a great hangout in the summer with lots of trails along the river, which take you up to Trent University (with one of the most beautiful campuses in the country). Another nine kilometres to the north along a scenic river road, past Trent, takes you to Lakefield, which has got a great little ice cream shack in the centre of town. For a summer weekend drive, that's the route I would take. Or a bus trip to Peterborough and then a bike rental ride up to Lakefield along the river trails.

No ones mentioned Streetsville, in Mississauga by the credit river. Small town like area, right in the city of Mississauga, used to drive by there everyday on my way to work...lol. If Im not mistaken they filmed a show there on TV Ontario Read All about It"!...LOL... :eek2:

Goderich ON.

Beautiful town with a decent economy and industrial base on Lake Huron. Nice port too. About a 3 hour drive from TO.

Unique Street Plan with octagon shaped downtown square
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/phsquare.jpg
http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/interloan/pics/goderichmap2.jpg
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/picfestival6.jpg
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/thbedford.jpg
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/phsmrchildren3.jpg
http://www.skyharbour.com/square.jpg

Historic County Jail (last death sentence carried out in Canada, I beleive)
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/thgaol2.jpg

Nice beaches, very popular spot for windsurfing
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/phbeach3.jpg

Goderich has a varied economy with it's large port, a large Grain Elevator, two salt mines and I think they still manufacture Catepillar machines there. Theres an airport too.

http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/thelevators.jpg
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/thtugboat.jpg
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/thsaltmine.jpg

Goderich has an excellent stock of beautiful old homes that defy it's size...with a few magnificent mansions. Can't find any pics though :(
http://www.town.goderich.on.ca/images/thtwinporches.jpg

http://www.huroncountymuseum.on.ca/findus/townmap.jpg

Well worth a Sunday trip.

No ones mentioned Streetsville, in Mississauga by the credit river. Small town like area, right in the city of Mississauga,

This is true. Lets not forget that Mississauga itself is collection of small towns, and many still retain their small-town feel. Other than Streetsville, there is also Clarkson, Meadowvale Village, Erindale, Port Credit and Cooksville, though the last one has lost its small-town atmosphere a long time ago. Port Credit and Streetsville were both separate towns until as recently as 1974.

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I've actually been up there a couple of times. Goderich is nice, very family friendly, and clean.

Historic Unionville, I live a 20 minute walk away. Historic Unionville is hidden from Highway 7, you wouldn't know there was a small town on that street...you have to turn into Main Street Unionville from Highway 7 (north), drive for about 5 minutes until you get to the actual town part. It seems like that's the only place with heavy pedestrian traffic in Markham. :eek2:

I agree, night time is the best time to go, all lit up. They have little cafes for you to go to.

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/~trilliumphotography/

^ That what this site is ALL about boys.