Talk:Bowmanville

Misc
Needs pictures.

The "residence of note" are HARDLY noteworthy, suggest removing... Dawtcalm (talk) 13:11, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Needs information about relationship to England
Bowmanville resides in Clarington, a district which used to be called the "Town of Newcastle", although there is also a "town" called Newcastle which also resides in the former, greater "Town of....". The name change was brought about to eliminate this confusing discrepency, and now also includes the entire region from Clarke to Port Darlington, hence the conjuction of "Clar" from Clarke, and "ington" from Darlington.

However, the town names of Newcastle, and Darlington also reside in an area in England, called Durham County. Something needs to be said about the relationship of these close names between the two countries.

Also, on older maps, there is a point of bluffs west of Port Darlington in Bowmanville called Raby Head, which would seem to be related to the area of Darlington, in Durham County, England in which resides Raby Castle. What kind of historical relationship does this have to the Raby family name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.252.205.154 (talk) 23:29, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Other Possible Information
Just a lot of things that are kind of misleading, like Oshawa being listed above Courtice and Newcastle under closest towns and things like that. Also a lot of emphasis on the Kawartha School Board over the separate or Christian school boards earlier on. Plus, missing some fun facts like Wind at My Back being filmed at the Bowmanville Museum, the Dundurn Summer Home being in Bowmanville, etc. There should be some mention of the festivals, which are a big deal in the town. And there's no mention of big events in the news, like the fire at Lang's, for instance. Also, more could be said of the city's politics, commitment to the environment, etc. Generally, I just thing this article seems really obviously written from one person's perspective and could really be cleaned up and made more informative.

Why? Most of the town is Ontario have either European or Native American origins, there is no significance...

Agree about facts, but need references.

News is not for an encyclopedia unless it had great impact, 1 business fire is not significant to the town.

If you have stuff to add then add it.

Dawtcalm (talk) 13:09, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

I went to the page to find the population of Bowmanville, but didn't find it. I'd wager it has the least number of Tim Horton's restaurants and smallest LCBO, per capita, in Ontario. Not that I care... Regardless, what is the population of Bowmanville? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.253.52.174 (talk) 21:01, 2 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It was 38,966 in 2006 according to a data box on the right-hand side of the article. Where that figure came from is not clear - Bowmanville doesn't appear to be a census population centre anymore (it's part of the larger centre of Clarington).  Can anybody find a reference for the 38,966 figure, and perhaps for a newer number, too?   PK  T (alk)  12:24, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

Goodyear
While trying to verify the H. Gordon MacNeill / Goodyear claim, I did come across interesting information regarding Goodyear Canada's history in Bowmanville from their website (http://www.goodyear.ca/local/roots.html)

"The first Goodyear plant to open outside of the United States was in Bowmanville, Ontario - it's still operating to this day. Near the Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific rail systems, the plant was in a perfect location because it provided exporting and importing facilities nearby. There were also enough skilled people close at hand to help in the production of Goodyear's top-quality products.

The Bowmanville plant employed 150 people, almost the entire working population of the town. The average starting salary was 12 cents an hour for production workers. Supervisors received 22 cents per hour, and tire builders were paid 27 cents. By the standards of the day, Goodyear salaries were considered to be quite high. These days, Goodyear Canada's corporate headquarters are on Kipling Avenue in Toronto, Ontario." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.38.194.130 (talk) 15:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Museum?
The one thing about Bowmanville that people outside the town may heard of is the Bowmanville Museum, if only because it was featured in the TV series Wind at My Back (as the Bailey residence). Why isn't it mentioned in this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.60.164.42 (talk) 11:07, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Because nobody who knows about it has made mention of it in the article. Please add some useful info about it.   WP:BEBOLD !   PK  T (alk)  12:34, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

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Bowmanville High School
Article claims 1889, but according to the local paper (Canadian Statesman) of January 2, 1880 - "The Bowmanville High and Public Schools will re-open on Wednesday 7inst., at the usual hours. W. Oliver B.A. Principal". See http://vitacollections.ca/claringtonnews/2503396/page/3. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.200.198.181 (talk) 01:55, 23 August 2017 (UTC)