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Cardiff is located in the geological area of the Grenville Province and has a unique combination of underground minerals. [2] Cardiff opened in 1862, and was one of nine townships purchased by the Canadian Land and Emigration Company. [3] Early settlers included Mr Armstrong, Mr George Patterson, and Mr Joseph Dunlop. [4]
In the early 2010s the library was threatened with closure. It shut in November 2014 with the Cardiff Council claiming they were to carry out repairs. Despite a council meeting in February 2015 reversing some funding cuts to the library budget, in May 2015 it was announced the repair bill was too high and the library would close permanently. [1]
The Cardiff Elementary School is a small school. The community also has a Royal Canadian Legion hall, a Catholic and United church, an outdoor pool, which is popular during the summer, a post office, a municipal office, a library, and a skating rink that doubles as an outdoor basketball and floor hockey court.
Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Cyngor Sir Dinas a Sir Caerdydd) [3] is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the principal areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established in 1996 to replace the previous Cardiff City Council which had been a lower-tier authority within ...
On 1 April 1996, under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, South Glamorgan County Council was broken up; Cardiff Council became the local authority in the area and took over County Hall. [6]
Cardiff City Hall, headquarters of the city council Cardiff's Victorian Town Hall Cardiff Town Hall 1853-1906 Cardiff County Borough Council , known as Cardiff City Council after Cardiff achieved city status in 1905, was the elected local authority that administered the town (later city) and county borough of Cardiff , Glamorgan , Wales between ...
At various points in the 21st century, Cathays Library has been threatened with closure, either due to reviews of the library services by Cardiff Council or claims of excessive repair costs. In 2003, 1000 people signed a petition to keep the library open. [ 1 ]
In the 1930s Cardiff Council were looking to develop an orbital road system around the city. To facilitate the creation of Western Avenue the Council bought the entire 57 acres (23 ha)-acre estate in 1932 for £26,250 under a compulsory purchase order. [7] The remaining family members were allowed to continue living in the house as tenants.