Situated at the south-eastern corner of County of Dufferin, the Town of Mono stretches from Highway #9 along the southern border to about twenty kilometres north to Highway #89 along the northern border. Airport Road (also known as County Road 18) is close to the eastern boundary and Highway 10 / Hurontario Street is the most western major roadway. It’s sixteen kilometres from east to west. It borderson the east with the Township of Adjala-Tosorontio andon the west with the Township of Amaranth.It’s within commuting distance of urban centres such as Toronto, Brampton and Guelph.
The Town of Mono is a rural community known for its rolling tree-covered hills, farms and settlements with creeks and streams that form the headwaters of the Nottawasaga, Humber, Grand and Credit rivers. The Niagara Escarpment and Hockley Valley provide breaktaking views.
The fabulous farm land is home to many on-farm stores: Am Braigh Farm, Connie’s Kitchen & Fresh Produce, Islandview Farm Market, Peaceful Valley Farm, Providence Meadows, Reids Potatoes and Far, Market, Rockcliffe Farm and Seventh Heaven Apiary. Look at the Headwaters Farm Fresh Guide created together by Headwaters Food and Farming and “In the Hills” magazine to confirm availability and hours. https://www.inthehills.ca/category/headwaters-farm-fresh/The Adamo Estate Winery has award-winning wines available at on-farm restaurant and store. Escarpment Gardens has naturally grown herbal teas available online and the Orangeville Farmers’ Market.
Mono has heritage restaurants; the Globe Restaurant since 1859 and the Mono Cliffs Inn in the former 1853 Mono Centre General Store. The farm-to-table menu changes daily in this homey country inn with a fireplace & a cellar pub. At the Rosemount General Store and Kitchen (1862) all of the meals at are made from local farm fresh ingredients for a delightful culinary experience. Online ordering, takeout, delivery, and curb side service are available daily.Fine dining at Hockley Valley Resort where the on-site 2-acre organic fruits and vegetables garden supplies 80% of the fruits and vegetables or The Black Birch Restaurant in Hockley Valleywith its seasonal farm-to-table movement treating the palate to the tastes of fine food with perfectly paired wine or local beer. It is a perfect balance of country setting and fine dining located right across from the Hockley Valley Provincial Reserve.
Library services are available in 3 different areas. New Tecumseth has branches in Alliston, Tottenham and Beeton; Orangeville has branches on Alder Street and Mill Street; as well as the one branch in Shelburne.
Recreation choices range from the Mono Nordic Ski Club, Mono Tennis Club or the Monora Lawn Bowling Club, fishing and rowing at Island Lake. Mono has seven Municipal Parks with playgrounds. Amazing trails for hiking, biking or horse back riding available in Mono Cliffs Provincial Park, Bruce Trail, Hockley Valley Nature Reserve, Monora Park, and Island Lake Conservation. For more information please visit the Parks page.
Schools visit the Upper Grand District School Board’s UGDSB’s School Locater to determine which school your child is eligible to attend. For the Dufferin Peel Catholic District School board students there is the St. Benedict Elementary School and Robert F. Hall Secondary School. To confirm go to https://www.dpcdsb.org/schools/register-for-school and click on the GeoQuery Tool.
The Town Hall is located at 347209 Mono Centre Road, Mono. Contact at (519) 941-3599 or toll free 1-(844) 941-3599 or email info@townofmono.comfor more information on property taxes, fire permits, dog licenses, recreation and trail maps. Mono has put together a New Resident’s Brochure (PDF) available for download with all the information needed. https://mono.civicweb.net/document/33668For questions regarding waste collections contact Dufferin County Waste Management at (519) 941-2816 ext. 2620 or www.dufferincounty.ca/waste
Properties in the Town of Mono are served by one of four fire departments; Shelburne Fire Station, Rosemont District Fire Department, Orangeville Fire Department and Caledon Fire Station 8, depending on the location. Search by street address to see which Fire Area you live inFire Area Map or call the Town Office at (519) 941-3599 if unsure which fire department serves your property.Ambulance, fire and police emergency services in the Town of Mono are accessed by dialing 9-1-1.
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