Mildmay, Ontario
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Mildmay is a community in the Municipality of South Bruce
, Bruce County
, Ontario
, Canada
. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto
and south of Walkerton
on Highway 9
. Formosa
lies to
the northwest, and Neustadt
to the east.
Mildmay, "the lamplighter village" is a very close-knit community of Christian
English
and German
descendants. The Cheese Haus is a well-known store in Mildmay, selling cheese and other goodies.
In 2007 Mildmay built a new medical clinic to house its new Doctor and Family Health Team professionals. Over $850,000. was donated by local residents and service clubs to fund this project.
Shortly before Christmas
every year the town has an annual "Hanging of the Green" festival and parade
to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas Season. This lighted night parade is a family friendly event that boasts of free apple cider, a live nativity scene, Rotary sausages for a price and offers kids a chance to meet Santa. Also, the choir from Mildmay Carrick Public School sing christmas carols in front of the post office. The parade consists of close to 80 floats and live bands. People from the surrounding communities come to Mildmay to witness this event.
Mildmay boasts one lone LCBO, and Stewarts, a market supplying the Mildmayan's with their needs.
Mildmay has a large selection of lawn tractors and bicycles, circa 1900's. On your way through perhaps you should pick one up on Absalom street, ask for Jimmy.
Mildmay's "Hanging of the Green" was one of the many reasons for placing 1st in their division of the Canada wide "Winter Lights Competition".
Mildmay is home to the Mildmay-Carrick Public School. The school serves students from kindergarten through grade eight.
The town also has the Sacred Heart Catholic school. Sacred Heart is split into junior and senior divisions which overall cover from grades Junior-Kindergarten to grade 8.
Never a dull moment, Mildmay has a skatepark, a heart-shaped pond, and groundhog hill ( a perfect place to enjoy some winter sledding).
South Bruce, Ontario
South Bruce is a municipality and census subdivision in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.-History:South Bruce was created in 1999 as part of county-wide municipal restructuring. In 1998, the Township of Culross and the Village of Teeswater amalgamated to form the Township of Teeswater-Culross...
, Bruce County
Bruce County, Ontario
Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto
Minto, Ontario
Minto is a town in midwestern Ontario, Canada, on the Maitland River in Wellington County. Minto is the eastern terminus of Highway 9. It is named for Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto; 8th Governor General of Canada....
and south of Walkerton
Walkerton, Ontario
Walkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
on Highway 9
Highway 9 (Ontario)
King's Highway 9, also known as Highway 9, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Often cited as an example of poor planning, Highway 9 has been divided into two segments since January 1, 1998, when the segment between Harriston and Orangeville was downloaded to...
. Formosa
Formosa, Ontario
Formosa is a community located in the municipality of South Bruce, in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.Prominent features of Formosa include:* a hilltop church built from 1875-1883...
lies to
the northwest, and Neustadt
Neustadt, Ontario
Neustadt, Ontario is a community in the Municipality of West Grey in Grey County in southern Ontario, Canada. The village is located south of Hanover on Grey Road 10....
to the east.
Mildmay, "the lamplighter village" is a very close-knit community of Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
and German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
descendants. The Cheese Haus is a well-known store in Mildmay, selling cheese and other goodies.
In 2007 Mildmay built a new medical clinic to house its new Doctor and Family Health Team professionals. Over $850,000. was donated by local residents and service clubs to fund this project.
Shortly before Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
every year the town has an annual "Hanging of the Green" festival and parade
Parade
A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind...
to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas Season. This lighted night parade is a family friendly event that boasts of free apple cider, a live nativity scene, Rotary sausages for a price and offers kids a chance to meet Santa. Also, the choir from Mildmay Carrick Public School sing christmas carols in front of the post office. The parade consists of close to 80 floats and live bands. People from the surrounding communities come to Mildmay to witness this event.
Mildmay boasts one lone LCBO, and Stewarts, a market supplying the Mildmayan's with their needs.
Mildmay has a large selection of lawn tractors and bicycles, circa 1900's. On your way through perhaps you should pick one up on Absalom street, ask for Jimmy.
Mildmay's "Hanging of the Green" was one of the many reasons for placing 1st in their division of the Canada wide "Winter Lights Competition".
Mildmay is home to the Mildmay-Carrick Public School. The school serves students from kindergarten through grade eight.
The town also has the Sacred Heart Catholic school. Sacred Heart is split into junior and senior divisions which overall cover from grades Junior-Kindergarten to grade 8.
Never a dull moment, Mildmay has a skatepark, a heart-shaped pond, and groundhog hill ( a perfect place to enjoy some winter sledding).