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BURLINGTON INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION 3100 Guelph Line G. W. Johnston Industrial Commissioner Phone: NElson 4-1859 Municipality: Location: Services: Assessment: Land Values (Industrial): Land Available: Housing: Topography: Police Force: Fire Department: Branch Banks: Telephone Service Customs (Nearest Retail Outlets: Service Clubs: Schools: Recreation: Hospital: BURLINGTON (Town) Population Jan. 1958 - 32,935 Located on the North-west end of Lake Ontario, being the Heart of the Golden Horseshoe, on Hwys. 2, 5, Queen Elizabeth Way and C.N.R. Distance, road miles to nearest cities: Hamilton 6; Brantford 30; Kitchener 45; Niagara Falls 45; Toronto 35. Services: Water From Lake Ontario. Rate 1st 25M gals. 27 cents per M. gals, net 2nd 25M gals. 22 cents per M. gals, net Remainder 17 cents per M. gals, net Rates to industry subject to specific requirement. Capacity - Adequate supply, 8,000,000 gals, per day Consumption 1,850,000 gals, per day Hydro Power Adequate Supply Rates Rates and conditions of supply upon application Assessment: Equalized for Halton County. Mill rate (1958) - Residential 49.5 Non-residential 52.0 Water serviced - $l,500-$5,000. per acre Unserviced $1,000-$3,000. per acre Land available: Industrial zoned 3,500 acres Serviced Land 500 acres Housing: Availability Adequate Costs (average) Modern 3 bedroom house $12,000. - $15,000. Modern 2 bm. apt. $110.-$125. month Serviced Lot $3,750. - $4,500. Topography: Flat with slight grade toward Lake Ontario. Police Force: 33 Fire Department: 85-2 full time fire prevention officers Branch banks: Royal, Toronto-Dominion, Nova Scotia, Imperial Commerce, Montreal Telephone service: Dial, NElson 4-; NElson 7- port of Entry): Hamilton 200 (varied.) Service Clubs: Lions, Kiwanis, Kinsmen, Optimists, Rotary, Canadian Legion, Sr. & Jr. Chamber of Commerce Schools: 17 Primary, 3 Parochial, 2 Secondary, 1 University (McMaster in Hamilton) Recreation: Golf, swimming, tennis, curling, skating, riding, fishing, hunting, boating. Parks 25, under jurisdiction of Recreation Commission. Hospital: Hamilton, Oakville, Burlington Hospital site purchased, building planned. Community Planning: Planning Board, Official Land Use plan with Zoning By-law.