Snelgrove is an historic community in Brampton

Brampton

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, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada, straddling the border between Brampton and Caledon centred on the intersection of Hurontario Street

Hurontario Street

Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood.Within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, it is a major urban thoroughfare. Between Caledon and Orangeville, it is part of busy Highway 10, which leaves...

 and Mayfield Road. When Hurricane Hazel

Hurricane Hazel

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 struck Ontario in 1954, Snelgrove received the most rainfall of any Canadian location, with 214 mm (8.4 in) of rain.

Highway 410 was recently extended to a new terminus in Snelgrove, at Hurontario Street

Hurontario Street

Hurontario Street is a roadway running in Ontario, Canada between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron's Georgian Bay at Collingwood.Within the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, it is a major urban thoroughfare. Between Caledon and Orangeville, it is part of busy Highway 10, which leaves...

, just north of Mayfield Road

Mayfield Road

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Among others, businesses in Snelgrove include a Shoppers Drug Mart

Shoppers Drug Mart

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, Sobeys

Sobeys

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, Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons

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 and the Snelgrove Veterinary Clinic.

External links

• Snelgrove at Geographical Names of Canada