Oldcastle, Ontario
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Oldcastle is an unincorporated community in the town of Tecumseh, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded to the north by Highway 3, to the east by the Chrysler Canada Greenway trail, to the south by County Road 8 (Townline), and to the west by Howard Avenue. It is the starting point of the Chrysler Canada Greenway rail trail. Its western half consists primarily of industries and businesses, while the remaining area is farmland and residential.
Business
It is home to Ciociaro Club of Windsor, the largest Italian Club in Southwestern Ontario.[citation needed] The club sits on 71 acres (290,000 m2) of land bordered by North Talbot Road and Oldcastle Road, including several baseball diamonds and soccer fields, and is encircled by a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) cycling track.
Wrestling
The community was known as a venue for Border City Wrestling from 1995 to 2005 and even hosted BCW Can-Am Tag Team Championship events with such notable wrestlers as Tommy Dreamer, Brooklyn Brawler, Johnny Swinger, Cyrus and Terry Taylor.[1] Wrestling was held at the Ciociaro Club on North Talbot Road and drew as much as 1,000 people to the matches.[2]
Fibre Internet
In 2012
Notable people
Oldcastle is the hometown of retired Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Wellwood[5] and his brother Eric who was a Philadelphia Flyers prospect.
42°13′35″N 82°57′29″W / 42.2263°N 82.9581°W
References
- ^ "Border City Wrestling Can-Am Heavyweight Title", wrestling-titles.com
- ^ "Border City Wrestling – Online World of Wrestling".
- ^ Ellen van Wageningen, "Internet provider gets boost from phone service", Windsor Star, September 13, 2012
- ^ "Windsor Internet users can now experience the city’s fastest fibre optic connections", WeTech Alliance, November 30, 2016
- ^ "Believe it, Wellwood is a funny guy". The Globe and Mail. 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2023-08-10.