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45 W Side Dr, Bowmanville, ON L1C 4Y8, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: Dr Ross Tilley PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
Dr. Ross Tilley Public School was built in 1996. The school was named in honour of Dr. Ross Tilley, who was a pioneer in plastic surgery for burn victims during World War II. His patients called themselves the Guinea Pigs and formed an organization that continues to this day. Dr. Ross Tilley was highly respected around the world. Dr. Ross Tilley has received numerous awards of distinction, most notably the Order of Canada, the Order of the British Empire, and also from the Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame. His hometown is here in Bowmanville, where he attended Bowmanville High School. Our school motto and colours, burgundy and beige, reflect our respect for this Canadian hero!
Bowmanville was first incorporated as a town in 1858, but later incorporated with the neighbouring townships of Clarke and Darlington in 1974 forming the Town of Newcastle, which was renamed in 1994 to the Municipality of Clarington. Subdivided housing developments first arrived in the 1950s, with a significant increase in housing development through the 1980s and 1990s. Bowmanville is surrounded by rural areas on three sides, and Lake Ontario to the south. Farmland formerly covered central Bowmanville until the population increased, thus establishing a nascent downtown core by the early 19th century. There is a harbour to the south of Bowmanville in Port Darlington.