Caledon, Ontario

According to the 2011 Census, 76.8% of the town's population spoke English as their mother tongue. Other common mother tongues included Italian (8.1% of the population), followed by Punjabi (1.6%), Portuguese (1.4%), German (1.3%), Polish (1.2%) and Spanish (1.2%).[11]

Established in 1888 as the Cardwell Observer,[14] The Caledon Enterprise is published weekly from Bolton by Metroland Media.[15] Also based out of Bolton is The Caledon Citizen, established in 1982. A MELINIUM paper, it is published by Caledon Publishing Ltd.[16] A third newspaper was launched by Rick and Shelly Sargent in 2010: The Regional, published monthly in Bolton. In November 2012, this paper was acquired by Caledon Publishing and ceased publication. The Sargents began working with the Caledon Citizen.

In January 2015 an online publication, specific to Caledon, called JustSayinCaledon.com, was started by former Bolton Ward 5 Regional Councillor Patti Foley. JustSayinCaledon.com publishes stories about local residents and businesses as well as Caledon event listings, Town Council highlights, opinion pieces, and a food section about local markets and restaurants.

A short-lived student-run newspaper, The Caledon Underground, was published in 2010.

There was a television station in Caledon called Caledon Local 21 during about 1997-1999 which is within the broadcast area of stations in Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton, a famous creepypasta.

Key Porter Books and parent H.B. Fenn are headquartered in Bolton. Broadcast radio stations CJFB-FM and CFGM-FM.

Back of the Alton Mill in 2019

• Old Township Hall (built c.1875, now used as a theatre)[17]
• Millcroft Inn (woolen mill, built in 1881, now a hotel)[18]
• Alton Mill (woolen mill, c.1881, now an arts centre)[19]
• Brick Work Ruins (Caledon)
• Bruce Trail (Caledon)
• Caledon Trailway (Caledon)
• Canadian Heritage Humber River (Caledon)
• Elora-Cataract Trail (Caledon)
• Grand Valley Trail (Caledon)
• Great War Flying Museum (Caledon)
• Humber Valley Trail (Caledon)
• Andrew's Treasure Trail (Caledon)
• Oak Ridges Trail (Caledon)
• Hair Pin Turn (Beside the Credit River)
• Caledon Central Public School

• Freemasonry
• Caledon Ski Club
• Kinsmen Club Christmas Parade
• Columbian Squires
• Knights of Columbus

Caledon Lake lies in the headwaters of Credit River

• Albion Hills Conservation Area
• Alton Forest Conservation Area
• Belfountain Conservation Area
• Caledon Lake Forest Conservation Area
• Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
• Glen Haffy Conservation Area
• Ken Whillans Conservation Area
• Palgrave Forest and Wildlife Area
• Robert Baker Forest Conservation Area
• Terra Cotta Conservation Area
• Warwick Conservation Area

Junior hockey teams include the Caledon Golden Hawks and Caledon Canadians, the latter defunct.

Minor hockey teams include the Caledon Hawks and Caledon Coyotes

Lacrosse in the Town of Caledon is represented by the Caledon Vaughan Minor Lacrosse Association which operates Minor Field and both Minor and Junior C. Box Teams

Mike Fox, the winner of the 2007 Queen's Plate, was foaled in Caledon, while Peaks and Valleys currently stands there.

Caledon Equestrian Park in Palgrave hosted the equestrian events of the 2015 Pan American Games.[20]

Caledon Centre for Recreation and Wellness, located in Bolton, Ontario.

The town runs its own fire services through the composite Career and volunteer firefighters of the Town of Caledon Fire & Emergency Services, which has nine stations.

Ambulance services are run by the regional government's Peel Regional Paramedic Services, with three stations (#10, 11 and 12).

Despite being part of Peel Region, policing in Caledon is conducted from Ontario Provincial Police Caledon Detachment rather than Peel Regional Police. OPP also patrols on provincial highways within Caledon (Ontario Highway 9 and Ontario Highway 10).

GO Transit operates two bus routes in Caledon;

• serving Bolton, Ontario from Nobleton through Vaughan connecting with the Etobicoke North GO Station on the Georgetown line.
• serving Bolton, Ontario along Peel Regional Road 50 and through east Mississauga connecting with Malton GO Station on the Georgetown line.
• serving Orangeville and Brampton connecting with Brampton GO Station on the Georgetown line via Main Street/Highway 10.

It additionally has storage and service facilities in the town.

Selected trips by Brampton Transit's Route 30 Airport Road buses extends into the Tullamore Industrial Area of the Town of Caledon, with a total of six trips per day.[22]

The town has no government-supported local public transit system. However, growing population prompted former local resident Darren Parberry to start a trial bus service with two routes, called Métis Transit, which ran briefly in 2006.[23] Caledon also ran a commercial bus operations in 1999 under the name Caledon Transit Incorporated,[24] but it ceased operations due to low ridership.

Transit services for the elderly, disabled, and infirm are provided by Caledon Community Services Transportation and Transhelp (run by Peel Region).

Taxi service is also available in the Bolton, Ontario area.

The highways in the municipality are:

• Airport Road or Peel Regional Road 7
• Hurontario Street or Highway 10
• Charleston Sideroad or Peel Regional Road 24 (formerly Highway 24)
• Queen Street or Peel Regional Road 50 (formerly Highway 50)
• Main Street and Porterfield Road, or Peel Regional Road 136 (formerly Highway 136)
• Highway 410 to Highway 10