Living In The Holly Community
Holly
community is located on the very SW side of Barrie between the Ardagh &
Rural SW communities. I have recently
learned that the community boundaries are Ferndale Road, Essa Road, Athabaska
Road (South of Mapleview) & County Road 27…if that every comes in use to
you.
About three
years ago I met one of my now dear friends at one of the local Holly parks
(there are plenty of them). As a child
she had witnessed the Holly Community appear after Barrie pushed its boundary
to the South in the 80’s. The Holly
Community was once part of Innisfil and consisted of farm fields &
trees. You only have to drive to the
intersection of Mapleview & County Road 27 to imagine what it may have
looked like as the houses stop and the country land begins.
Although
there four shopping plazas, Holly is 5-10 minutes from many amenities located
in the 400/Mapleview area. It is a
buzzing part of the city because there is so much to offer from the cinema,
local businesses, big box stores & plenty of gas stations. A great little escape is the 10-minute drive
to Thornton that has a park with a mini splash pad (suitable for young
children), two ice cream parlours & a mini LCBO. In the winter time there is a perfect hill
that we like to toboggan on…though I am not sure this is prohibited; at the
very least, do it at your own risk and you didn’t hear it from me! Other areas of interest may be the Holly
Recreation Centre, Tangle Creek Golf Course, Garden Gallery & the Tiffin
Conservation area.
Housing in
the area ranges from retirement condos, terraced homes, semi-detached and
detached homes. There are 3 elementary
schools & one high school. Very
convenient for families with kids as schools are within walking distance for
most. We are on the Dyer Tract and edge of
the Ardagh Bluffs which includes biking/walking trails in a protected forested
area.
Living in
Holly you can avoid the congestion that is often present on Mapleview
Road. There are back road options
whether you are travelling to the North End of town or need to travel south and
get onto the 400 Southbound.
If I have
missed something or you would like to add anything about the Holly community we
would love to hear from you!
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