Jarvis, Ontario
| Village of Jarvis | |
|---|---|
  Village of Jarvis Location in southern Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 42°53′04″N 80°06′50″W / 42.88444°N 80.11389°WCoordinates: 42°53′04″N 80°06′50″W / 42.88444°N 80.11389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Haldimand |
| Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,303 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal code span | N0A 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | (519) |
Jarvis is a small community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
This community is located near the towns of Simcoe, Townsend, Cayuga, Port Dover and Hagersville.
Summary
96% of this community speaks English as its native tongue. There are at least 30 individuals that are born in Europe and at least 20 people who were born in Asia. The typical age of a Jarvis resident is between 30-39 years of age as of 2016. Males typically outnumber females in Jarvis by 1.4%.[2]
Major highways Highway 3 and Highway 6 form a crossroads near the centre of the community. Jarvis is the home of the famous annual summer Cornfest. Jarvis also is the home of the Jarvis Travelers Fastball team, winner of the ISC World Tournament of fast-pitch softball (fastball) in 2010.
Possibly named after the notorious William Jarvis family of Toronto whose patriarch was very incompetent and selfish during his tenure as a government official,[3] this community offers a traditional rustic small town ambience. Mr. William Jarvis himself was a member of the defunct Family Compact clique which believed in arch-conservative values that directly opposed democracy.
Facilities
Businesses in the town of Jarvis include a gas station, a microbrewery, several restaurants, two convenience stores, beer and wine can be found.
There is also a former Sears catalogue store, a car dealership that also sells motorcycle trikes, a flower store, a new and gently used children's clothing shop along with a butcher shop. There was only one bank in Jarvis (CIBC); which had served Jarvis since 1898 and officially closed on May 24, 2018, due to lack of business.[4]
Schools include Jarvis District Christian School (a member of the Ontario Alliance of Christian Schools) and Jarvis Public School. Jarvis also has a tennis court, baseball diamond and a community centre that holds Jack and Jills along with weddings and other events.
Tourist attractions
Michaud Toys is a very popular attraction in Jarvis; selling wooden toys and games with an excellent level of quality. Mostly purchased as Christmas presents, some of the best-selling toys at this store are dice and poker equipment.[5]
D and D's Family Dining is a moderately expensive restaurant that offers Canadian cuisine along with vegetarian-friendly options. Offering an excellent level of service, their main options for meals include fish and chips, French onion soup, hot beef sandwich, shrimp dinner, along with barbecue ribs.[6]
Just Johns is a moderately expensive pub that serves pizza in addition to Canadian cuisine. While the service is of very good quality, the food and the overall value of the meal are above average during the weekends and Friday evenings.[7]
Jarvis also hosts a festival in the month of August called "Cornfest", which has tonnes of fresh buttered corn to eat, as well many musical acts come to Jarvis to play at the festival. The main musical act for Cornfest 2010 was The Road Hammers. A notable Cornfest performance by the Canadian country rock music band Blue Rodeo was considered to be a high-profile event for a small community festival.
Royal Canadian Air Force Station Jarvis
During World War II the Royal Canadian Air Force built and operated No. 1 Bombing & Gunnery School as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan [8] on a 600-acre site 6 kilometers southeast of Jarvis. A historical plaque on Concession 2 Walpole marks the location, and the reverse side of the plaque lists the names of the thirty-eight Commonwealth airmen and one civilian who died while serving at No. 1 B&GS.
The air station appears in the 1942 Hollywood movie Captains of the Clouds.
References
- ↑ "Wolfram Alpha City Profile: Jarvis, Ontario". Wolfram Alpha. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ↑ Jaris, Ontario population information at City Population
- ↑ "William Jarvis information". schools.tdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ↑ CIBC will transfer accounts to Hagersville at Simcoe Reformer
- ↑ Michaud Toys at Trip Advisor
- ↑ D and D's Family Dining at Trip Advisor
- ↑ Just Johns at Trip Advisor
- ↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.