In , GO Transit introduced all-day train service to Burlington only to remove it a year later during the recession due to less ridership. They also removed their local service along Lakeshore Road during this time.
In , Burlington Transit introduced the ComboCard smart card system which, at the time, was the most advanced fare collection system in North America. Customers could pay their fare using their ComboCard, and then reload the card on any bus or at the Downtown Terminal. The ComboCard also offered innovative features like passes and summer discounts. These services replaced fixed routes with low ridership so passengers could call in advance to request a trip along one of the three routes.
A new advisory committee: the Burlington Accessible Transit Committee BATC was formed in and is continues to advise Burlington Transit on specialized transit services planning and operational issues. In , the Operations Centre, originally opened in , received improvements including increased space for administrative staff, bus storage and maintenance bays. PRESTO helped Burlington Transit introduce a loyalty program where a customer rides for free after reaching a number of rides in a calendar month.
A Ride Guide, a new customer service system which improved complaint tracking, customer follow-up and reporting also came about in Halton Region paid half of the pass cost and the customer paid the other half. After a review of routes and schedules in , BT made significant changes to routes and schedules to shift routes from low ridership areas to high demand areas.
In , more changes were made to move Burlington Transit to a grid network. In , Burlington Transit added an Intelligent Transit System Specialized interactive voice response IVR and booking site, web based trip plan, real-time feed, downtown wayfinding signs and on-board displays. Browser Compatibility Notification.
It appears you are trying to access this site using an outdated browser. As a result, parts of the site may not function properly for you. A Burlington resident, Robinson made significant contributions to education, sport and agriculture, locally and globally. He was the Chair of the Burlington Board of Education and the first chair of the amalgamated Burlington Board in Robinson was the sports editor of the Hamilton Spectator and he founded the British Empire Games later the Commonwealth games in He was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in the s.
He was inducted into the Ontario Agriculture Hall of fame in In , Elmer Smith was appointed as principal of the newly opened M.
Bennett School M. Bennett was named after Mini Bennett who had been principal of the school for a number of years. Bennett -- became a middle school. Bennett a Kindergarten to Grade 5 school and McKenzie-Smith a Grade 6 to 8 school were joined together in the mid s. Munn's Public School honours Daniel Munn, the original settler of a two hundred-acre land grant at the southeast corner of Dundas Street and Sixth Line.
He received a land grant in to build a log structure to serve as both church and school. Land for a new church and school on the north side of Dundas Street was deeded by Jordan Munn, one of his sons, in In , a frame church was built and in , a school at the present-day Munn's Church site was built. A new location for a school was found on Daniel Munn's original land grant, so a new one-room school was built in An eight-room school replaced the one-room school in and six additional rooms were added to the school in In Wellington Square and Port Nelson were incorporated as a village under the new name Burlington.
The Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation is part of a much larger civilization of people known as the Anishinabe.
They are the original people who resided on the traditional territory of what we now know as Halton. The village of Palermo, at the intersection of Dundas Street and Old Bronte Road, is considered the oldest remaining urban centre in Oakville and one of the town's only original remaining villages. The Palermo community is referenced back in the census.
They eventually married. Constructed in the early s, complete with the cornerstone of the previous schoolhouse built in , it served as a school in the village of Palermo for a couple of decades. Since its closure, the building was used by the Trafalgar Police Department, however Trafalgar Historical Society currently occupies the school.
The school was closed and sold in Paul A. Fisher Public School was named after a man who loved his family, his work and his community. In his later years, Paul Fisher contributed greatly to the community life of Burlington.
Pauline Johnson Public School Burlington Emily Pauline Johnson was one of Canada's most popular and successful entertainers at the turn of the century. She was the daughter of a Mohawk Native-Canadian father and an English mother. At the age of 31, when society expected her to marry and have children, she began to tour the country.
She gave popular recitals of her poetry, comedy routines and theatrical performances from Halifax to Vancouver. She was the first Native poet to have her work published in Canada. She was also one of the few female writers at the time who could make an independent living by writing and performing. In the early 's, Milton inventor and businessman Peter Lymburner Robertson established the Robertson Manufacturing Company in the town of Milton and began producing the Robertson screw and screwdriver - at the time, a unique square recess impression in the head of a screw.
It was a revolutionary change in the fastener industry. The first patent was issued in and the last patent expired 55 years later in His firm was the largest employer in Milton for more than 50 years. Robertson screws and screwdrivers carry his name to this day. An innovator, industrialist and astute businessman, Robertson's products became widely used, from the wooden bodyworks of Henry Ford's model T to ships built by the British Navy in WWII.
Robertson Manufacturing Company also became one of the first firms in the fastener business to pre-package screws and nails. Robertson's year career transformed the Haldimand Country farm boy into a millionaire-philanthropist.
He remained in control of his company until his death in While P. Robertson is known throughout Canada as the inventor of the Robertson screw, to the people of Milton, he was simply P. Robert Baldwin was called to the Bar in In , he was elected a member of Parliament of Upper Canada for the town of York.
He had pure and unselfish motives and devoted himself to bringing about a good understanding between the English and French-speaking inhabitants of Canada. Robert Bateman, now a British Columbia resident, is an exceptionally well-known artist, specializing in realistic paintings of birds, animals and our natural surroundings. He was born in Toronto and earned a degree in geography from the University of Toronto.
After graduating, Bateman was a teacher for the next 20 years, including a two-year stint in Nigeria. He taught art and geography at Nelson High School until the late 60s, when he became an art consultant at the former Halton Board of Education. In , he became a part of the original staff at the new-opened Lord Elgin High School, where he taught until Robert Little was born in England in In , Robert Little and his family came to Canada and he took a teaching position at S.
He was appointed Principal at Acton Public School in In , he helped prepare the New Series of Ontario School Readers, but would not accept any remuneration for his work. Following an attack of typhoid fever, Robert Little died in In , the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada concluded this assimilation amounted to the genocide of Indigenous people. In the early s, Milton Trustee Ivan Armstrong suggested the new Timberlea area school in Milton be named after former Milton resident Sam Sherratt, "a great admirer of children.
Denyes Public School from to and died of cancer in Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan was one of the most influential Canadian musicians of his time, having devoted his life and energies to the service and advancement of music in our country. He served as president of the Canadian Music Council from to and of the Canadian Music Centre from to In , he was the first Canadian musician to be knighted, an honour conferred upon him by King George V. At the end of his hockey career, he was appointed as the athletic commissioner for sport in Ontario.
He was appointed Minister of Correctional Services in Tecumseh c. He spent much of his life attempting to rally disparate Native American tribes in a mutual defense of their lands, which eventually led to his death in the War of During that time, he wrestled professionally in Japan for 22 years. Singh's many humanitarian activities include serving as a non-governmental ambassador in trade to United Nations in , with a mandate to reach out to southeast Asian countries.
Thomas A. Blakelock was a prominent citizen of Oakville who served the community in a variety of roles. He came to Canada in and founded a lumber company with his brother. Blakelock High School in the mids. Tom Thomson is considered one of the most important and influential early Canadian artists. Together with members of the Group of Seven, he created a distinct approach to portraying rugged Canadian landscapes. She expanded her business, the Desmond School of Beauty Culture, across the province and became a mentor to young Black women in Nova Scotia.
It is however the story of her courageous refusal to accept an act of racial discrimination in a theatre in New Glasgow, NS in that provided inspiration to a later generation of Black persons in Nova Scotia and in the rest of Canada.
Desmond passed away on 7 February William Hardy Morden was Councilor of the Township of Trafalgar from and He was Deputy Reeve from and Reeve from He was also Warden of Halton County in and Morden generously donated the land on which W. Morden Public School was built in , on Morden Road. Dick Public School is named in honour of Mr. William Inglis Dick, Q. Dick practiced law in Milton from to The SUSI Rankings are absolutely the most reliable when determining the rankings for the best schools in Burlington , in our informed opinion.
This city generally has elementary schools that rank above-average compared to the rest of the schools in Ontario comparing EQAO pass-rates. There are 27 public elementary schools in Burlington, including Pineland FI, which is the only all-French Immersion school in Burlington.
For Catholic schools, go here. These schools are only the Top 5 in Burlington. A full list, updated every year, is available to concerned parents who are looking to purchase a home in a great school district, and would like to work with SusiHomes as their Realtors in doing so. Coming from out-of-town?
Another planet? New Canadians: Click here to find out much more! For Burlington public elementary schools regular-track in , we have four Premium, six Alternate, and three Tertiary Recommendations, as well as 13 schools that we are not currently recommending.
Our EQAO calculations, Teacher Support rankings, and Diversity numbers, however, are still available for most Burlington public elementary schools, and a list of these schools can be found above. When looking for a great home in a great school district, not only do rankings have to be measured, but also quality and safety of the neighbourhood , and of course the happiness YOU feel with your home! When you have a young family, there is so much to consider.
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