International Women's Day
Questions? Email vaughancelebrates@vaughan.ca
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Splashpads are open daily, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.*
*Please note, splashpad openings are subject to weather and surface conditions.
Glen Shields splashpad has features that are currently not working and will remain that way until the end of the season.
Rental Information:
905-303-2000 option 2
Box Office Information
905-303-2000 option 4
Playhouse Academy Inquiries
For our inspiring youth, programming ranges from on-stage acting techniques to drawing and painting, creating and designing graphic novels and creating visual arts portfolios.
Our Triple-Threat program is our most popular, combining singing, acting, and dancing and culminating in an on-stage musical theatre presentation.
An incentive came in 1849 when the Canadian government passed the Guarantee Act for railways. Under the Act, railways longer than 120 kilometres were eligible to receive a grant that guaranteed interest of up to six per cent on half the cost of construction once half the railway had been completed.
Mills used water power and later steam power to operate, making it necessary for them to be situated near river systems. For this reason, small communities were established around river systems. In Vaughan, mills became the centre for development and growth. Similarly, in times of economic difficulty, they were the first to be affected and the end of a mill could mean the end of a community.
Archaeology is a historical science used to discover and understand past human settlement and behaviour through the investigation of material remains.