Freeman Burlington

History:

The village of Freeman was named after Joshua Freeman. In 1816, he came to Upper Canada from Nova Scotia. The Freemans were farmers but also operated a toll road along part of the road from Hamilton to Toronto. By the turn of the century, Freeman included a railway station. Freeman Station is one of the last surviving Grand Trunk Railway stations, following the loss of the Aldershot GTR station. It’s “the Freeman Station,” after the hamlet in which it stood, but officially the railway signed it variously as the “Burlington Junction” or “Burlington West” Station.

The Burlington Junction Station was the hub of Freeman community life for almost 100 years.  The personal and commercial comings and goings of the community were centered there — the crisscross of railway lines brought goods and people to the area, and they were the primary mode of shipping goods, especially livestock and produce, to world markets.

From 1854 to 1988 the Burlington Junction Station was Burlington’s railway arrival and departure center in the hamlet of Freeman, Ontario. Passenger trains connected residents of Wellington Square, later Burlington, directly with Toronto, Chicago, and New York. The predominance of automotive routes reduced passenger train traffic from the 1950s on. Commuter travel was also transformed by the launch of the Government of Ontario (GO) transit system in 1967.

Overview:

Freeman is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood in central Burlington. Residents enjoy easy access to the Queen Elizabeth Way and the GO Transit commuter rail service.

Lifestyle: 

Freeman neighborhood has 2 parks and community recreation facilities within its boundaries, with 1 rail transit stop and 32 street-level transit stops in the neighborhood, it’s easy to get around. This neighborhood has many shops, services, and amenities to make your daily errands easy. Here are also shopping options, restaurants, and notable places in the area; 1 Fortinos and 10 other grocery stores, 4 Starbucks and 10 other coffee shops, 2 Shoppers Drug Mart and 13 other pharmacies, 1 GoodLife Fitness, and 11 other gyms.

School:

Freeman has 6 Public schools, and 5 Catholic schools, and 1 Private School in this neighborhood, your kids can get a great education.

PUBLIC SCHOOL

É Élém Renaissance

Address: 1226 Lockhart Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1H1, Canada | Telephone: 905 637-3852

Burlington Central School

Address: 1433 Baldwin St, Burlington, ON L7S 1K4, Canada  Telephone: 905.634.7768 | Fax: 905.681.7888

Maplehurst PS

Address: 481 Plains Rd E, Burlington, ON L7T 2E2, Canada  Telephone: 905-634-2373 | Fax: 905-333-4829

Central PS

Address: 638 Brant St, Burlington, ON L7R 2H2, Canada | Telephone: 905-634-7739 | Fax: 905-634-8242

Tom Thomson PS

Address: 2171 Prospect St, Burlington, ON L7R 1Z6, Canada | Telephone: 905-639-2010 Fax: 905-639-4499

Tecumseh PS

Address: 3141 Woodward Ave, Burlington, ON L7N 2V6, Canada | Telephone: 905-639-8330 Fax: 905-639-3392

CATHOLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL

ÉÉC Saint-Philippe

Address: 901 Francis Rd, Burlington, ON L7T 3Y3, Canada | Telephone: 905-639-6100

“L’école Saint-Philippe compte présentement une population étudiante d’environ 300 élèves. Située au 901, chemin Francis, à l’ouest de la ville, près du chemin Plains, l’école Saint-Philippe, école de langue française, est sous la juridiction du Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.”As originally published by ÉÉC Saint-Philippe

ÉSC Sainte-Trinité

Address: 2600 Grand Oak Trail, Oakville, ON L6M 0R4, Canada

Assumption CSS

Address: 3230 Woodward Ave, Burlington, ON L7N 3P1, Canada | Telephone: 905-634-1835 |
Fax: 905-634-5701

Notre Dame CSS

Address: 2333 Headon Forest Dr, Burlington, ON L7M 3X6, Canada | Telephone: 905-335-1544
Fax: 905-335-0735

St Paul Catholic ES

Address: 530 Cumberland Ave, Burlington, ON L7N 2X2, Canada | Telephone: 905-632-1424
Fax: 905-632-7444

Missing Links Academy

Address: 2317 Fairview St, Burlington, ON L7R 2E3, Canada | Telephone: 289-337-0555

Park:

• Leighland Park
• Queensway Park

Facilities in this Neighborhood:

• 2 Ball Diamonds
• 1 Basketball Court
• 2 Playgrounds
• 2 Tennis Courts
• 1 Multi-Use Pad