www.ajax.ca - Trails kilometers hectares and 370 600 - - kilometers 120 • Streets • Bikeways • Parks Area! publicly the in kilometres Toronto square undeveloped 68 waterfront Greater – owned entire • Area • Longest Census) GUIDE RESIDENT RESIDENT 1955 Ajax Ajax 1, (2011 January 109,600 – – HIGHLIGHTS • Incorporated • Population P LEGEND H DEER CREEK Dog Leash Free Area GOLFT AND BANQUE GREENWOOD FACILITY DISCOVERY PAVILION H Hospital P P Public Parking Lot GREENWOOD 16 CONSERVATION AREA SALEM RANGE & DEER CREEK GOLF ACADEMY Town Facility NORT ROAD SALEM FOX RUN GOLF CLUB TAUNTON ROAD EAST Golf Course TAUNTON ROAD WEST SPORTSPLEX H 2 H Parks H P 12 RT Shopping Plaza P NORT AD PAULYNN PARK D A ITY OF PICKERING Ward 1 C EY ROAD NO ROAD EY N CHURCHSTREET NORT Ward 2 ST UDLEY RO UDLEY LAKE RIDGE RO RIDGE LAKE A WE UE Ward 3 Y N E 7 ROSSLAND ROAD EAST Ward 4 ROSSLAND ROAD WEST 8 RIVERSID E GOLF COURSE 01 2 Km HARWOOD AV HARWOOD Municipal 1. Ajax Town Hall 6 KERRISON DRIVE - Heritage Square OWN OF WHITB MILLERS SOUT ROAD SALEM CREEK 20 T 2. Ajax Sportsplex PARK VILLAGE SLOTS AT LIBRARY 13 AJAX DOWNS 3. Ajax Community Centre RIO CAN 9 PICKERING HARWOOD WESTNEY DURHAM CENTRE VILLAGE CENTRE KINGSTON ROAD EAST 4. Main Branch Library HEIGHTS PLAZA P 5. Memorial Outdoor Pool 15 THE KE N FULTO N 6. McLean Community Centre / GOL F Library / Splash Pad 10 H CENTRE 7. Fire and Emergency Services SOUTH Headquaters WESTNEY ROAD Exit 401 Exit 401 8. Operations Centre 24 4 5 P 9. Village Branch Library 1 10. St. Francis Centre 14 ANNADALE AJAX GOLF AND PLAZA TOWN 11. Carruthers Marsh Pavillion CURLING CLUB 21 HALL 12. Audley Recreation Centre 22 23 H BAYLY STREET WEST BAYLY STREET EAST CARRUTHERS CREEK Shopping GOLF C ENTRE P H 3 SOUT ROAD BEACH PICKERING 13. Durham Centre P 19 P H W P T 14. Downtown Ajax SOUT D U E A LIONS S H 15. Historic Pickering Village P PARK T N H SO D E Y A Leisure R RO OINT O AD P 16. Greenwood Conservation Area CHURCHSTREET SOUT SOUTH 17. Rotary Park and Splash Pad SHOAL SHOAL 18. Waterfront Trail L A K 11 RO RIDGE LAKE 19. Duffins Trail E D H PARADISE P R PARK 20. Slots at Ajax Downs IV 17 E WA HARWOOD AVENUE SOUT 18 Community Resource Groups P Y WEST P P P 21. Community Development P LAKE ONTARIO Council Durham ROTARY PARK CARRUTHERS PAVILION MARSH VETERANS’ PAVILION 22. The Youth Centre POINT GARDENS Ownership Parcels © Teranet Enterprises Inc., 23. John Howard Society and its suppliers. All rights reserved. Not a Plan of Survey. Assessment Parcels © MPAC. Single Line Road Network © Regional 24. Ajax Welcome Centre N Municipality of Durham. Other Sources: First Base Solutions, 2008 &Town of Ajax, 2010. Welcome to TOWN OF AJAX CONTACT INFORMATION Ajax!Ajax!Whether you already call Ajax home or 65 Harwood Ave. S., • facebook.com/myajax Ajax ON L1S 2H9 you are just settling in - WELCOME! • youtube.com/thetownofajax TEL: 905-683-4550 TTY/TDD: 1-866-460-4489 • twitter.com/townofajax This guide has been developed to assist you in THERe’s LoTS TO DO IN AJAX! [email protected] learning about the Town and the many services Take a stroll, visit the new Greenwood it provides. The guide has also been created Conservation Area, walk, bike or rollerblade www.ajax.ca to inform you about other services provided by along the waterfront, take in one of the many the Regional, Provincial and Federal levels festivals and events throughout the year or visit • The Ajax Library has • Check out Durham’s online of government. historic Pickering Village. There’s so much to materials (books and CD’s) Immigration portal at see and do for everyone young and old. in 13 languages. www.durhamimmigration.ca. LET’s CeLEBRATE AJAX Don’t forget to visit the Town’s Website Ajax is a diverse, dynamic, safe and growing (ajax.ca) for more information on services, community, rich in history, heritage and culture. events and the latest Ajax news and more. Community is about coming together in friendly, safe and fun environments to enjoy life Sincerely, as neighbours. Whether attending a community festival or event, volunteering, or just meeting Town of Ajax Diversity and Community new residents in your neighbourhood, get Engagement Advisory Committee connected, get involved! The Ajax Diversity and Community Engagement Advisory Committee is appointed by Ajax Council. The Committee is responsible for connecting and engaging all residents of the Town with their community. As ambassadors, Did you know? committee members nurture and promote a The name “Ontario” comes from a native word, possibly sense of belonging for every Ajax resident. “Onitariio” or “Kanadario”, loosely translated as “beautiful” or “sparkling” water or lake. www.durham.ca Garbage and Recycling ..................905–579-5264 my . 1-800-667-5671 SCHOOLS Durham Catholic Health Services ........................905-668-7711 Just Durham School Board There are eight municipalities that make up the Durham Region – Pickering, Ajax, Health Programs, including Infant and Child Development Services, as 905-576-6150 well as Emergency Medical Services Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Scugog, Uxbridge and Brock. Each municipality has a www.dcdsb.ca council representative on the Durham Region Council. The Town of Ajax is represented Income and Employment Support by our Mayor and two Regional Councillors. The Region is responsible for services such Moved Conseil Scolaire de District • Ajax ...............................905-428-7400 as garbage, water, recycling, health services, social housing, children’s services, policing, Catholique Centre - Sud • Region .............................905-428-8982 income and employment support and transportation. 416-397-6564 Employment Assistance and Ontario Works, in www.csdccs.edu.on.ca Financial Assistance and Employment Services CHILDRen’s SErvICES ..................905-666-6238 UTILITIES Child Care Centres, Child Care Fee Subsidy, funding for Special Needs programs Veridian Connections Durham District Provincial Offenses .................... 905-668-3130 CABLE, PHONE CRISIS RESPONSE-MENTAL HEAltH SUPPOrt ..1-800-742-1890 Provincial Fines (speeding tickets) ....... Toll free 866-779-8839 (Hydro) School Board 905-427-9870 & INTERNET 905-666-5500 Bell DURHAM REGION POLICE SErvICE .....Emergency 911 Social Housing ........................905-666-6222 www.veridian.on.ca www.durham.edu.on.ca . Non Emergency 905-579-1520 Property Management and Affordable Housing Initiatives 905-310-2355 Enbridge (Gas) www.bell.ca Conseil Scolaire de District Water DURHAM REGION TRANSIT ....1-866-247-0055 (Press 1) 1-877-362-7434 du Centre • Water Bill Inquiries .....................905-666-6211 Rogers Sud-Ouest Discover Durham Tourism .............. 1-800-413-0017 www.enbridge.com • Water Repairs ........................905-683-1471 1-888-764-3771 416-614-0844 Water www.rogers.com www.csdcso.on.ca www.ontario.ca www.canada.ca (Region of Durham) MAIL LIST OF DOCTORS 905-666-6211 Ajax Post Office 1-800-268-7096 my my www.durham.ca 905-683-5426 www.cpso.on.ca Ontario www.canadapost.ca Canada WELCOME WAGON Ontario is the place that one in three Canadians calls home. Ontario is a magnet for industry, Canada is the second largest country in the world. The highest level of government in arts and science. The population is made up of many cultural backgrounds drawn to this Canada, known as the federal government, is responsible for defense, foreign policy and 1-866-873-9945 vibrant province. The Province is responsible for natural resources and the environment, foreign relations, postal services, criminal law, immigration and citizenship. www.welcomewagon.ca hospitals, property and civil rights, education, administration of justice and social services. CANADA POST ......................1-866-607-6301 AJAX WELCOME CENTRE BIrtH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH CErtIFICATES .. 1-800-461-2156 1-877-761-1155 CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION CANADA ...1-888-242-2100 Driver Licence .......................1-800-387-3445 EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (EI) .........1-800-206-7218 (Ajax location 905-683-6300) PASSPOrt CANADA ..................1-800-567-6868 GO TRANSIT ..........................416-869-3200 SErvICE CANADA ...................1-800-622-6232 ONTARIO HEAltH INSURANCE (OHIP) ...1-800-268-1154 SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER (SIN) .....1-800-206-7218 SErvICE ONTARIO ...................1-800-267-8097 FACILITY RENTALS .......905-619-2529, ext. 7200 • Pavilions • Community Centres Did you know? - Greenwood Discovery Pavilion - Banquet Halls - Rotary Park Pavilion - Meeting Rooms The Town of Ajax has the MY - Carruthers Marsh Pavilion - Ice and Pool Rentals distinction of being the only • Park Permits town in the world to take its name from a ship - HMS Ajax, FIRE SErvICES ..................905-683-4481 which in December 1939, along (call 911 in an emergency) with HMS Achilles and HMS Remember to Smoke Alarm Inspections & ‘Safe at Home’ Programs Exeter, routed the powerful German pocket battleship Graf check out the Town’s Ajax GRASS CUTTING ................905-683-2951 Spee during the Battle of the The Town of Ajax is governed by Ajax Council, which is comprised event calendar at Boulevards, Parks and Open Spaces River Plate. As a tribute, the of a mayor, two regional councillors and four ward councillors Town is committed to naming (see map on the back to find your ward). As a rapidly-growing WWW.AJAX.CA LIBRARIES its streets after crew members and diverse community, Ajax includes a vibrant mix of established • Main Branch Library ...............905-683-4000 of these ships. and new neighbourhoods. The Town is rich in opportunity and RECREATION & (55 Harwood Ave. S.) surrounded by natural beauty, where open spaces and unique CUltURE PROGRAM landscapes set us apart. Welcome! REGISTRATION • McLean Branch Library ............905-428-8489 (95 Magill Dr.) 905-427-8811 ANIMAL SErvICES ................ 905-683-8275 • Village Branch Library .............905-683-1140 Swimming lessons, (58 Church St. N.) BY-LAW SErvICES .........905-619-2529, ext.