Hamilton’s Parag Vora- Loving the life at Canadian Port City

Hamilton, the lovely port city of Canada has always fascinated me, Dr. Parag Vora. My entire student life has spent in Hamilton’s McMaster University and travelling around the beautiful city. In my past blogs I have talked with you about my travel journeys, sometimes radiology and not to forget, the city where I live. Today, Doctor Parag Vora will share about his love for Hamilton. For those who love visuals, here’s a video blog.

Introducing Parag Vora’s Hamilton

Dr. Parag Voral loves to explore Hamilton and what’s better to study history to get a know how of your favourite place.

Hamilton, where I, Doctor Parag reside is an industrialized city in the Golden Horseshoe at the west end of Lake Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 536,917, and its metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 747,545. The city is about 60 km (40 miles) southwest of Toronto, with which the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) is formed.

Do you know? On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton was created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth.

Parag Loves Hamilton’s Climate

Dr. Vora loves everything about the beautiful city of Hamilton. Climate here is humid-continental and is characterized by changeable weather patterns. As compared to Canada, Hamilton’s climate is moderate, that’s what Parag Vora loves the most.

The highest temperature ever recorded in Hamilton was 41.1 °C (106 °F) on 14 July 1868. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -30.6 °C (-23 °F) on 25 January 1884. Chilling, no?

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Parag Vora- Hamilton’s Top Colleges

Hamilton, the beautiful Canadian port city is home to several post-secondary institutions that have created many direct and indirect jobs in education and research. Let Doctor Vora tell you about 3 most reputed colleges of Hamilton. If you are looking forward for your kin’s education, surely these are worth considering.

Parag Vora’s favourite McMaster University of Hamilton moved to the city in 1930 and now has some 30,000 students, of which almost two-thirds come from outside the Hamilton region. Brock University of St. Catharines, Ontario has a satellite campus used primarily for teacher education in Hamilton.

McMaster Divinity College, a Christian seminary affiliated with the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec since 1957. McMaster Divinity College is on the McMaster University campus, and is affiliated with the university.

Parag Vora’s favourite college in Hamilton is Mohawk College, a college of applied arts and technology since 1967 with 10,000 full time, 40,000 part time, and 3,000 apprentice students.

Redeemer University College, a private Christian liberal arts and science university opened in 1982, with about a thousand students.

Parag Vora’s Hamilton’s Rich Culture

Hamilton's local attractions include the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, the HMCS Haida National Historic Site, the Royal Botanical Gardens, the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, Dundurn Castle (the residence of A Allan MacNab, the 8th Premier of Canada West), the African Lion Safari Park, the Cathedral of Christ the King, the Workers' Arts and Heritage Centre, and the Hamilton Museum of Steam & Technology. Whenever you pay a visit to lovely Hamilton, do visit one of these places and you will surely know why Doctor paragraphs loves this place.

Parag Vora loves Hamilton and will keep coming with places and things around for you.

For now, Doctor Vora signing off!