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Town in Ontario, Canada
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Ajax is a town in Durham Region, midway between Oshawa and Toronto. Split from Pickering Township in 1941 to house munitions factory Defence Industries Limited, it is now a growing Greater Toronto Area suburb with nearly 127,000 people (2021).
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A lakefront memorial to HMS Ajax, the Defence Industries Limited factory and workers who made Ajax their wartime home. The street lamps are intended to resemble ship's masts. Sir Henry Harwood (January 19,1888-June 9, 1950) served as Commodore on the HMS Ajax in 1939-1940.
Performances are held at the St. Francis Centre, 78 Church Street South.
Horse race track with slot machines. Getaway Restaurant on site.
150 acres of parkland on 6 km (4 miles) of waterfront; includes 7 km of multi-use trail for walking, jogging, cycling and in-line skating. Picnic area, open spaces for recreational activities. Connects to the Waterfront Trail and Trans Canada Trail.
On Duffins Creek, picnic area, campsites for scouts/guides and youth groups. Pumpkinville fall festival includes horse-drawn wagon rides, pumpkin patch and family pumpkin carving contest, inflatable rides, a Haunted House, face painting, children's activities, live entertainment, interactive experiences and a haunted trail walk.
Former St. Francis de Sales Church, built in 1871 and restored in 2011 as a home for arts, culture and live entertainment.
Local talent, tribute bands, children's entertainers. Events are moved indoors during inclement weather.
Horse-drawn wagon & dog sled rides, outdoor ice skating with DJ, ice sculptures, ice carving demonstrations, face painting, crafts, live entertainment, community displays, inflatable rides, snow golf, snow painting and snowshoeing. Free hot chocolate.
Chinese.
Family-owned take-out & delivery. Chinese.
Italian trattoria, pizza, one of eight locations in the Toronto area.
Pizzeria.
European.
A family restaurant offering breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts with a fully licensed lounge.
Handcrafted donuts made fresh daily with bold, rotating flavours.
Near Salem Road/401 in South Ajax. Great North American Grill on site.
All-suite, extended-stay hotel.
64-room economy lodging facility.
Former village with historic architecture. On Old Kingston Road, the 1817 Toronto-Montréal stagecoach trail and main street which was paved a century later as Ontario Highway 2. Established during the original early-1800s Quaker settlement in the area, this district now houses restaurants, shops and professional services.
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