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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 ...
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.
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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.
Peel Region may refer to: Peel (Western Australia) , a region south of Perth, Western Australia Regional Municipality of Peel , a region in Southern Ontario, Canada
In 1974, when Peel County became the Region of Peel, the township was split in half, with the northern half becoming part of the town of Caledon (previously a smaller township), and the southern half, along with the township of Toronto Gore, joining the Town of Brampton, which was then promoted to a city. [1]
10 Peel Centre Drive is a building complex in Brampton, Ontario, Canada that serves as the seat of local government for the Regional Municipality of Peel. The building has been used for regional government offices since its completion in 1980 after relocating from the nearby historic Peel County Courthouse .
Churchville, along with the northern extremities of Mississauga (which Toronto Township was restructured into in 1967), were amalgamated into the enlarged City of Brampton on 1 January 1974 as part of the restructuring of Peel County into the Regional Municipality of Peel. In 2022, flooding occurred due to an ice jam, which damaged around 50 homes.