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==Culture== The Alton Mill Arts Centre is located in Caledon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altonmill.ca/about/our_story/|title = Alton Mill Arts Centre β Restoration: How the Mill came to be restored and adapted to a new use}}</ref> Art galleries include Headwaters Arts<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://headwatersarts.org/about-us/|title=About us | Headwaters Arts}}</ref> and [[Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pama.peelregion.ca/en/exhibitions/communityshows.asp|title=In Our Community|date=23 September 2021|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105221905/https://pama.peelregion.ca/en/exhibitions/communityshows.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Media=== Established in 1888 as the ''Cardwell Observer'',<ref>{{cite book|last=Heyes|first=Esther|title=The Story of Albion|year=1968|publisher=Bolton Enterprise|location=Bolton ON |url=http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/contentc/townhall/departments/planningdevelopment/Index_to_the_Story_of_Albion_by_Esther_Heyes_1968__compiled_by_Jean__Jeremy_Proctor-April2010.pdf|edition=2|access-date=25 June 2012|page=323|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528160817/http://www.town.caledon.on.ca/contentc/townhall/departments/planningdevelopment/Index_to_the_Story_of_Albion_by_Esther_Heyes_1968__compiled_by_Jean__Jeremy_Proctor-April2010.pdf|archive-date=2012-05-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Caledon Enterprise'' is published weekly from Bolton by [[Metroland Media]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Caledon Enterprise|url=http://www.metroland.com/Communities/100643/Caledon_Enterprise|work=Metroland Media|access-date=25 June 2012|location=Mississauga ON|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707084650/http://www.metroland.com/Communities/100643/Caledon_Enterprise|archive-date=7 July 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Also based out of Bolton is ''The Caledon Citizen'', established in 1982. A MELINIUM paper, it is published by Caledon Publishing Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.caledoncitizen.com/common/Misc/Contact_Info.html |title=Contact Info |access-date=2012-06-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702084849/http://www.caledoncitizen.com/common/Misc/Contact_Info.html |archive-date=2012-07-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A third newspaper, launched by Rick and Shelly Sargent in 2010, ''The Regional'', was published monthly in Bolton. In November 2012, the 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, JustSayinCaledon.com, was started by former Bolton Ward 5 Regional Councilor Patti Foley. It publishes stories about local residents and businesses, 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. The [[creepypasta]] ''1999'' depicts a fictional television station based in Caledon, called Caledon Local 21, which was on the air from 1997 to 1999 in the broadcast area of stations in the Greater Toronto Area and Hamilton.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/72619-is-the-creepypasta-1999-real-heres-the-truth-about-caledon-local-21-and-mr-bears-cellar |title=Is This Creepypasta Story Real? |author=Lucia Peters |date=March 27, 2015 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |access-date=February 2, 2021}}</ref> [[Key Porter Books]] and its parent H.B. Fenn are headquartered in Bolton. The radio stations [[CJFB-FM]] and [[CFGM-FM]] are broadcasting from here. ===Historic sites=== [[File:Alton Mill, Caledon 2019.jpg|thumb|Back of the Alton Mill in 2019]] *Old Township Hall (Caledon Village; built c.1875, now used as a theatre)<ref>https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15541, Old Caledon Township Hall, Formally Recognized: 1982/01/25</ref> *Millcroft Inn (Alton; woollen mill, built in 1881, now a hotel)<ref>https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=15530&pid=0, Millcroft Inn Formally Recognized: 1991/10/07</ref> *Alton Mill (Alton; woollen mill, c.1881, now an arts centre)<ref>https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2088&pid=0, Alton Mill Formally Recognized: 2004/12/07</ref> *Brick Work Ruins (Cheltenham) *[[Humber River (Ontario)|Humber River]] (designated as a [[Canadian Heritage River]]) *Great War Flying Museum (at [[Brampton-Caledon Airport]]) *Hair Pin Turn (Beside the [[Credit River]]) ===Trails=== *Andrew's Treasure Trail *[[Bruce Trail]] *Caledon Trailway *Elora-Cataract Trail *Grand Valley Trail *Humber Valley Trail *Oak Ridges Trail === Organizations === * [[Freemasonry]] * Caledon Ski Club * [[List of holiday parades#Ontario|Kinsmen Club Christmas Parade]] * [[Columbian Squires]] * [[Knights of Columbus]] ===Protected areas=== [[File:Caledon Lake in Peel Region, GTA, Ontario, Canada.jpg|thumb|[[Caledon Lake]] lies in the headwaters of the [[Credit River]].]] * [[Albion Hills Conservation Area]] * Alton Grange Property <ref>{{cite web |url=http://altongrange.ca/ |title=Home |website=altongrange.ca}}</ref> * 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 ===Sports and recreation=== Junior hockey teams include the [[Caledon Admirals]] (Jr. A), [[Caledon Bombers]] (Jr. B) and the [[Caledon Golden Hawks]] (Jr. C). The [[Caledon Canadians]] are now defunct. Minor hockey teams include the Caledon Hawks and the Caledon Coyotes. Lacrosse in Caledon is represented by the Caledon Vaughan Minor Lacrosse Association, which operates Minor Field and both minor and junior C box teams. [[Mike Fox (horse)|Mike Fox]], the winner of the 2007 Queen's Plate, was foaled in Caledon, and [[Peaks and Valleys]] currently stands there. Caledon Equestrian Park, in Palgrave, hosted the equestrian events of the [[2015 Pan American Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=OLG Caledon Pan Am Equestrian Park|url=http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/caledon-equestrian-park|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121061137/http://www.toronto2015.org/venue/caledon-equestrian-park|archive-date=November 21, 2013|access-date=January 11, 2019|website=toronto2015.org|publisher=Pan Am / Parapan Am Games, 2015}}</ref>
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