Doors Open - Whitchurch

Treetop Trekking
& Treewalk Village
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Richmond Hill
Live Steamers
3291 Stouffville Road
(at Bruce’s Mill)
15922 McCowan Road
Town of Ne
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Treetop
Trekking’s adventure park at Bruce’s Mill.
Treewalk Village is a new adventure park
designed just for kids. Admire the treehouses
from below as well as the other park features on a 20
minute tour. Then head to the zip line & aerial game
park to see the construction techniques used to build these
adventure courses. 3-hour Zip line & aerial game treks
available if pre-arranged by calling, 1-844-369-0009.
Pine Orchard
Pleasantville
Vivian Road
Cedar Valley
Take a ride on one of the miniature railways
(adults & children) – there are three sizes to
choose from! Take time to learn how railways
operated in days gone by. This group of hobbyists
and engineers has a wonderful collection of
privately owned miniature trains based on real
engines dating back to the 1820s.
Vivian
Newmarket
Aurora
Whitchurch-Stouffville
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Bill Fisch Forest
Stewardship and
Education Centre
St John's
ohn's Sideroad
Sideroad
Markham
Richmond Hill
407
Pickering
Vaughan
Wesley Corners
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Ballantrae
Aurora Road
Churchill
Durham Region
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Bethesda
Bethesda Sideroad
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McCowa
Doors
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Gormley
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Stouffville Road
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Presented by the
Whitchurch-Stouffville Museum
& Community Centre
16389 Highway 48
BBloomington
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Bloomington Road
Bethesda
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Vandorf Sideroad
Warden
Avenue
Vandorf
Kennedy
Road
Musselman Lake
Woodbine
Avenue
What is a
microgreen &
what are the
health benefits?
Find out as
you tour this
certified organic
microgreen
production
greenhouse.
See the state-of-the-art systems including equipment for
automated seeding, harvesting, washing, and packaging.
Production is year-round using LED lighting!
Tours begin each hour beginning at 10am.
Town of Aurora
12589 Woodbine Ave.
401
Toronto
Hill
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Greenbelt Greenhouse Ltd.
Doors
Open
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Ringwood
905.727.8954 • www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/ws
Saturday June 4th 2016, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Built as a testament to sustainability this
innovative building is LEED certified and creates
Town of Markham
more energy than is uses! Functioning as the
hub for York Region Forestry’s Educational
Programming, this Centre was built using local & recycled materials – it’s like nothing
you’ve ever seen before! Guided & Self-Guided tours of the facility available.
Holy Theotokos Convent
4369 Faulkner Avenue
This Greek Orthodox Convent is settled
on a sprawling 20 acres of rolling hills,
forests, and two natural ponds. The
Convent currently produces 100%
beeswax candles. Tour the convent,
visit the candle making factory and
observe/participate in hands-on candle
making! The Gift Shop will be open and
a huge bake sale is planned featuring
delicious Greek pastries.
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Equestrian Centre
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13243 McCowan Road
This equestrian centre is home to 3 barns, 3 arenas,
and 3 ponds (and 60 horses!). Observe riding lessons
& meet the horses. Take a tour of the farm where you
can meet the trumpeter swans, mini donkeys, mini
goats, and a mini pig!
Town of
Whitchurch-Stouffville
Proudly serving the community of Stouffville for
over 70 years, O’Neill Funeral Home has seen
many innovations during its history. Originally,
this building was constructed in the 1800’s to
serve as the Burkholder Bros. furniture factory
& undertaking service. The building was constructed in the area of the grist mills of
Abraham Stouffer, founder of Stouffville. Visit the facility, participate in a guided tour
and Q & A. Valet parking available.
Historic Walking Tour,
“Remembering Drugstores
in Stouffville”
Renew Integrative
Health
Start Time: 10am (please arrive early)
Tour begins at 19 Civic Avenue.
Bonus
The Earl of Whitchurch
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6130 Main Street
This Victorian home was built in 1886 for Robert
Sangster. His family included two doctors, two
dentists, and a lawyer. Now a clinic offering
Chiropractic & Naturopathic Medicine,
Registered Massage Therapy, Custom Orthotics, Custom Bracing, Acupuncture,
Psychotherapy, and the services of a Registered Dietician and Speech Language
Pathologist. Tour the facility, enjoy massages and more – small fee for services may apply.
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Lumbering, milling and woodworking have been
important industries in Whitchurch-Stouffville.
This shop was built in 1878 to manufacture
wooden trim, doors and windows & it has been a family business for over 94 years!
Visit the shop to see century-old woodworking machinery still being used today and
learn about 19th century manufacturing techniques.
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Russell Street
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Sash and Door Shop
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Albert St
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Visit the community’s public library and participate
in innovative activities including Lego robotics,
an e-resources petting zoo, Chinese story time,
family craft, story time, a drumming circle,
genealogy research and a Library Board meet and greet! While at the library, stop at
the adjacent pool to learn how it’s cared for.
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Acknowledgement of the Generous Supporters
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Lloyd St
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Sunset Boulevard
Enjoy your day of exploration!
Learn more about the rich history of
Whitchurch-Stouffville. Accompany your
guide on a 1 hour tour focusing on the former
drugstores of Stouffville located in the downtown.
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Public Library
Built as a home in 1905, this historic
building was converted into Stouffville’s
first eye clinic in 1979. Take a guided tour
of the exterior & interior of the building
and visit four “clinical” stations featuring
Innovative technologies used in modern eye care: optical coherence
tomography, laser scanning ophthalmoscopy, corneal topography, and
computerized manufacturing of ophthalmic lenses. Tours every 15 minutes
beginning at 10am.
Victoria St
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Doors Open provides us with a great opportunity to showcase many unique
sites that are rarely open to the public. The Organizing Committee accepts
applications year-round & they would be happy to answer any questions you
may have. Watch for them out in their yellow t-shirts today!
6085 Main Street.
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The Doors Open Organizing Committee has selected twelve sites – plus a
bonus guided walking tour called “Remembering Drugstores in Stouffville”. This
brochure will provide you with maps, photos & brief descriptions of what you
and your family can do at each site.
6324 Main Street.
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Welcome to the 12th Annual Doors Open Whitchurch-Stouffville event! This
year we are adding our own spin to the Doors Open Ontario-wide theme, which
celebrates the 50th anniversary of universal health insurance in Ontario by
celebrating Science & innovation in our Town! We can’t wait for you to see the
sites available to you this year.
Stouffville
Optometry
Orchard
Mayor Altmann pictured above with members of the Organizing Committee.
O’Neill
Funeral Home
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279 Second Street
Founded in 1860, the Lodge
continues to play an active role in
Stouffville. Visit the building now
occupied by the lodge, erected in 1955.
Participate in the MasoniCh.i.p. Child
Identification program – parents will be
provided with a digital information CD
that is compatible with ‘AMBER ALERT’.
Guided tour of the building & Masonic
Lodge Room, explanation of the Sundial
& light refreshments available.