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Malton first came to prominence during World War II as the site of airfields, where pilots were not only trained, but also where countless aircraft were built. While the Malton of today bears little resemblance to the Malton of the 1940s, homage to this rich heritage is paid in a few rather innocuous ways. There are streets to the north of the village with names referencing the war, including Victory, McNaughton ( Andrew McNaughton, commander of the Canadian armed forces in the U.K.), Churchill and Lancaster (named for the famed aircraft of the Second World War).

The predominantly British town was given an Italian and Polish flavour following the war, and its proximity to Toronto Pearson International Airport (which was at one time known as Malton Airport) made it a magnet for immigrants in the 70s, 80s and 90s, as well as today. Incorporated as part of the City of Mississauga, it is now a working-class neighbourhood comprised predominantly of Sikhs from the IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.n province of PunjabThe Punjab (sometimes spelt Panjab is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. Once a single entity, it is now split between two nations: see Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan. Punjab, India covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres (1.

In addition to the airport, Malton has great importance as a transportation link between Toronto and its suburbs to the west, particularly Brampton and the other parts of Mississauga. Among other things, the tiny neighbourhood borders the airport, Brampton, VaughanVaughan ( 2002 population 216,000) is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Vaughan is the fastest growing municipality in Canada, having nearly doubled in size since 1991. Vaughan is part of the Greater Toronto Area. Paramount Canada's and EtobicokeEtobicoke (pronounced a-TOE-ba-coe; in SAMPA [@'toUb@koU]), is the western region of Toronto, Ontario. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the east by the Humber River, on the west by the city of Mississauga, and on the north by the village of. As such, it is very strategically placed and important to the flow of people and goods throughout the Greater Toronto AreaThe Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and tenth largest in North America, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore-Washington, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston,.