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Peel County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. Named for Sir Robert Peel , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the county was organized in 1851. Settlers, however, were in Toronto Township as early as 1807.
The Regional Municipality of Peel (informally Peel Region or Region of Peel, also formerly Peel County) is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of the city of Toronto : the cities of Mississauga and Brampton , and the town of Caledon , each ...
The province restructured Peel County into Peel Region. Brampton retained its role as the administrative centre of Peel Region, which it already had as county seat. The regional council chamber, the Peel Regional Police force, the public health department, and the region's only major museum, the Peel Heritage Complex, are all located in Brampton.
Mississauga [a] is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario.Situated on the western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, and Oakville to the southwest.
Chinguacousy Township within Peel County. Chinguacousy Township / tʃ ɪ ŋ ˈ k uː z i / ⓘ is a former municipality and present-day geographic township in the Regional Municipality of Peel , Ontario , Canada .
Albion Township is a former incorporated municipality [2] now part of the town of Caledon, in Peel County (now Region) in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. [1] Its major population centre was Bolton. Albion Township was consolidated with Caledon Township and the northern half of Chinguacousy Township into the Town of Caledon.
Peel Council was formed in 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Peel was created to replace the old Peel County. It was created by the province to deal with counties with significant growth patterns. It is supposed to mimic the role of the former Metro Toronto Council.
Peel County Courthouse is a historic building located in Brampton, Ontario and served as a courthouse and jail for Peel County and Peel Region, as well as the first home of Peel Regional Council. The two court house was built in a Venetian Gothic style in 1865–66 by architect William Kauffman and Peel County Council began sitting in 1867. [1]