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About Ajax

The Town of Ajax is named after a war ship, the ‘H.M.S. Ajax’. During the early days of the Second World War, in December of 1939, the H.M.S. Ajax, together with the H.M.S. Achilles and the H.M.S. Exeter, won an important naval victory in the famous Battle of the River Plate.

Ajax grew into a community during the Second World War as a result of the war-related munitions plant, Defence Industries Limited, being built in the area, south of what is now Highway 401. The plant and its associated facilities were significant in size and the rapid influx of plant employees quickly led to the establishment of a community. By the time the War ended, a settlement had emerged. The residents of this new community needed a name for their new town, and a contest was held for that purpose. The name ‘Ajax’ was chosen in recognition of the heroic actions of the H.M.S. Ajax at the Battle of the River Plate. Today, most of the Town’s streets have been named after the ship’s veterans.

The Town experienced rapid expansion in the 1980’s and again in the late 1990’s. Today, ‘Ajax by the Lake’ is a diverse, vibrant, growing community within the Greater Toronto Area. The Town respects and values human diversity, and acknowledges the social, cultural and economic contributions of all groups. As of 2006 the population stood at 93,104.

Ajax Property Taxes

For the most up to date property rates, please visit the Town of Ajax property tax webpage.

Expansion

Click the link for the most recent version of the Town Of Ajax Official Plan.

Ajax Waterfront

Ajax has an extensive public waterfront. A list of waterfront trails and parks can be obtained from the Town Of Ajax.

History

Before the Second World War, the territory in which Ajax is situated was a rural part of the township of Pickering. The town itself was first established in 1941 when a Defence Industries Limited (D.I.L.) shell plant was constructed and a townsite grew around the plant. By 1945 the plant had filled 40 million shells; employed over 9,000 people at peak production; boasted of its own water and sewage treatment plants; a school population of over 600; 50 km (31 mi) of railroad and 50 km (31 mi) of roads. The entire D.I.L. plant site included some 12 km2 (5 sq mi). People came from all over Canada to work at D.I.L.

The burgeoning community received its name in honour of the first significant British naval victory of the war. From December 13 to December 19, 1939, a flotilla of British warships – HMS Ajax, HMS Exeter and HMS Achilles — commanded by Commodore Henry Harwood — engaged and routed the powerful German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee at the Battle of the River Plate, near the Uruguayan port of Montevideo in South America. Ajax was chosen as the name of this war-born community.

After the war, the University of Toronto leased much of the D.I.L. plant to house the flood of newly discharged soldiers who had enrolled as engineering students. War machines were moved out and the buildings were converted to classrooms and laboratories. By 1949, the last year of the University of Toronto, Ajax Division, some 7,000 engineering students had received their basic training there.

Following the departure of the University of Toronto, the town’s growth was largely due to the vision of George W. Finley of Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Ajax became a planned modern community using the wartime base for its post-war foundation.

From 1941 to 1950, Ajax had no local municipal government of its own. In 1950, as a result of a petition, the community became the Corporation of the Improvement District of Ajax with three trustees appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. By 1953, the desire for full and active participation by its citizens in an elected council and school board was strong. The Ajax Citizens’ Association, formed by many civic-minded persons, presented a brief to the Ontario Municipal Board urging that the Improvement District of Ajax become the Corporation of the Town of Ajax. The Municipal Board approved this step, and on December 13, 1954, the people elected the first Town Council and the first Public School Board.

On June 22, 1973, the Ontario Legislature enacted Bill 162 to amalgamate the Town of Ajax and the Village of Pickering and annex certain portions of the Township of Pickering to the Town of Ajax, as part of the creation of the new Durham Region. The Region and Town both officially came into being on January 1, 1974.

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