Base Borden Military Museum is a military museum located on the grounds of CFB Borden , in Borden, Ontario, Canada. Combining four separate museums, it has numerous items, equipment and vehicles from all eras of Canadian military history, including a large number of historic armored vehicles and aircraft displayed outside in the Major-General F. F. Worthington Memorial Park and around the base.
8-591: The museum is located just south of Angus, Ontario . The museum, which combines all the separate museums at the base, was established in the 1990s. In June 2007 a new main building for the museum complex was opened, with a large hangar for the display of historic military vehicles. The museum complex consists of several buildings and a memorial park. The Museum is affiliated with: CMA , CHIN , OMMC and Virtual Museum of Canada . 44°17′24″N 79°53′35″W / 44.290°N 79.893°W / 44.290; -79.893 This Canadian military article
16-429: A private day and boarding school for local and international students. Convoy offers in-class and online classes to meet each student’s needs. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Essa had a population of 22,970 living in 7,949 of its 8,232 total private dwellings, a change of 9% from its 2016 population of 21,083 . With a land area of 279.92 km (108.08 sq mi), it had
24-725: A small shopping centre, many stores, a chamber of commerce and a recreation facility. Angus is located in the northwestern corner of Essa township. Located in Essa's municipal Ward 1, the township councillor for Angus is Pieter Kiezebrink. Angus is named in honour of Angus Morrison, former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Simcoe North. Controversial politician Helena Guergis , the former Member of Parliament for Simcoe—Grey , resides in Angus. Her cousin David Guergis
32-575: A strong military presence to the area as well, including a high number of Francophone families. The main communities of this township are Angus, Thornton , and Baxter. Other small hamlets are Cedargrove, Colwell, Egbert, Elmgrove, Hoe Doe Valley, Ivy, Utopia and West Essa. Angus is the largest community in Essa Township, and the main access to the neighbouring Canadian Forces Base Borden . It offers services such as Essa Public Library, catholic and public elementary schools, public secondary school,
40-590: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Essa, Ontario Essa is a township in Ontario , Canada, west and south of the city of Barrie in Simcoe County . It is bounded by County Road 90 to its north, County Road 27 to its east, and Ontario Highway 89 to its south. The township is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Toronto . The township is well known for its agriculture industry, particularly potato farming. Nearby CFB Borden brings
48-434: Is a fire services staffed by full-time chief, Doug Burgin and deputy chief, Gary McNamara. With 54 volunteer fire fighters at two stations (Angus and Thornton). Ambulance service is covered by County of Simcoe Paramedic Service station in Angus. Policing in Essa Township is covered by Ontario Provincial Police Nottawasaga Detachment. Essa Township has 4 elementary schools and a high school: These schools are managed by
56-730: The Simcoe County District School Board and the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board . There are also two French Schools accessible to Essa residents, managed by the French Public School Board, Conseil Scolaire Viamonde . There is also a private high school This school is inspected by the Ministry of Education and approved to give credits for grade 9-12 courses. The school is
64-478: Was Essa's mayor until 2010. Essa is governed by a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor and three Councillors, with one Councillor representing each of the three municipal wards. The Mayor of Essa represents the town on the Simcoe County Council. As of the 2022 election, the elected council members are: Mayor : Sandie MacDonald Deputy Mayor : Michael Smith Councillors : Township of Essa Fire Department
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