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54-769: Triano was born in Tillsonburg , Ontario and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario , where he attended A. N. Myer Secondary School . He is of Italian descent through his great-grandfather, who landed on Ellis Island , then made his way to Welland , Ontario. His younger brother Jeff was a draft pick of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft , after playing OHL hockey for the Toronto Marlboros . Brady Heslip , his nephew and son of his sister Jody, played basketball at Baylor University and as of 2016 played for

108-469: A 101–91 home win over LeBron James ' Cleveland Cavaliers . Bosh and Andrea Bargnani recorded impressive numbers—with Bosh leading the league in rebounds and free throw attempts, and also as one of the top scorers—but the Raptors were slow off the blocks, going 7–8 in their first 15 games. In that period, although the Raptors was fourth in the league in number of points scored per game, they were second last in

162-521: A 21–58 record under his tenure, and he did not return as head coach after that season. On July 2, 2018, Triano was hired by the Charlotte Hornets as an assistant coach. On August 12, 2022, Triano was hired by the Sacramento Kings as an assistant coach. He was promoted to associate head coach after the 2023–24 season , following the departure of Jordi Fernández , who was hired as head coach of

216-570: A change of 17.3% from its 2016 population of 15,872 . With a land area of 22.2 km (8.6 sq mi), it had a population density of 838.5/km (2,171.7/sq mi) in 2021. Though not directly on the route, Highway 401 passes close to the town, and is connected to it by Highway 19 , at exit 218. Greyhound no longer has weekly bus service to and from Tillsonburg. T:GO Transit provides weekday local and out-of-town bus service to Woodstock, Ingersoll, and other neighbouring communities. The Town of Tillsonburg rail service had been served by

270-514: A close jostle with the Chicago Bulls for the eighth and final playoffs spot. Triano also adjusted the starting lineup, moving Türkoğlu and DeRozan to the bench and Wright and Weems in the opposite direction. As the Bulls closed in on the Raptors, Bosh and Türkoğlu suffered injuries, with the former being ruled out of the regular season five games before it ended. When Chicago subsequently routed Toronto,

324-503: A defensive rating that was 10.8% worse than the second-last team, which was the largest disparity in NBA history. The team held a meeting to clear up communication issues among teammates, and this was followed by three consecutive wins. Türkoğlu was having difficulty adapting to his new team, while injuries were also an issue for the Raptors: Evans had yet to feature with more than a third of

378-533: A downtown mall. The controversial Tillsonburg Town Centre Mall opened in 1980, where the former Town Hall once stood. The mall, a joint effort of the town and Trottier Investments, was built primarily to meet competition from out-of-town malls and keep more of the shopping dollar in town. In 1983, two important buildings - Annandale House (built by the founding Tillson family) and the Hale Street railway station became public buildings. The former would be restored as

432-421: A house museum, while the latter became The Station Arts Centre. A residential development geared for seniors, named Hickory Hills, began selling homes in 1986. The development significantly added to the town's population and increased the pool of volunteers for local non-profit agencies. In 1991, a food bank was established for the community's needy and continues to be operated on a volunteer basis. Throughout

486-690: A hub for regional operations of the Ontario Provincial Police including Oxford County Division Headquarters and also the Southwestern Ontario Forensics laboratory which opened in April 2008. In January 2006 the National Post listed Tillsonburg as number 75 on the top 100 places to visit in Canada. Annandale House was designated a Canadian National Historic Site in 1997. Tillsonburg

540-527: Is governed by an elected mayor, deputy mayor and five councillors. Council meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month in the Council Chambers in the Corporate Municipal Office. They oversee staff and set policy for the various operations and services provided by the town. The town also owns and operates: Oxford County now owns and operates: The town has one hospital accredited through

594-458: Is home to several branch plants of major US and internationally based automotive suppliers including Autoneum Canada Ltd, THK-TRW, Marwood Metal Fabrication Ltd and a new site for Armtec. There are many service-related industries including Future Transfer Co. Inc, Inovata Foods, E & E McLaughlin, J/E Bearing Ltd., Fleetwood Metal Products, and MIL-SIM-FX International Inc. The town has a very active and developing downtown core area which includes

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648-545: Is home to three barn quilts. One is on the north end of town on the side of a furniture store, shaped as a barn. Another one is on the grounds of Station Arts in front of the caboose and the third quilt is on the original Pea & Barley Mill, built in 1878 by E.D. Tillson, son of the town's founder and opened in 2009 as the Mill Tales Inn beside the Otter Creek featuring a restaurant and inn. These barn quilts make up part of

702-461: Is in Phase 8 will have approximately 300 homes when completed. The Tillsonburg Community Centre was refurbished in 2004 with renovations and enlargement of the main ice surface to NHL size. The project's scope of work included keeping the whale-back roof as a key architectural feature as well as to increase seating and provide for new recreation and health club facilities. Residential development includes

756-540: The Brooklyn Nets . # denotes interim head coach Tillsonburg Tillsonburg is a town in Oxford County , Ontario , Canada with a population of 18,615 located about 50 kilometres southeast of London , on Highway 3 at the junction of Highway 19 . Prior to European settlement, the present site of Tillsonburg was home to Indigenous tribes. The Tillsonburg Village Site, a 14th century Iroquoian village,

810-608: The Carnegie Foundation , and the town's Memorial Hospital opened in 1925. In the 1920s, major enterprises included milk production, manufacture of shoes, tractors, textiles and an increased production of tobacco. The Tillsonburg Livingstons basketball team (representative of Tillsonburg's largest industry) won the Canadian Championships in 1952 and represented Canada in the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Finland . CKOT Radio began broadcasting operations in 1955 and

864-587: The Cleveland Cavaliers , while Indiana point guard Jarrett Jack was signed to back up José Calderón and former Raptor Radoslav Nesterović was brought back to the fold. Finally, Carlos Delfino and Roko Ukić were moved to the Milwaukee Bucks for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems . It became increasingly clear that Colangelo, in securing a credible nucleus for the future, was doing this to persuade Bosh to stay. The Raptors opened their season with

918-578: The New Jersey Nets , in place of head coach Sam Mitchell, who was absent from the team as a result of the death of his father-in-law, making history as the first Canadian to serve as head coach for a regular-season NBA game. On December 3, 2008, Triano was named interim head coach of the Raptors after Mitchell was relieved of his coaching duties. He became the first Canadian-born head coach in NBA history and first Canadian head coach in NBA history. Triano guided

972-622: The St. Thomas & Eastern Railway , a division of Trillium Railway , which ran in most cases parallel to Highway 3 in the south end of the town on the former Canadian National Railway Cayuga subdivision, previously the Great Western Railway 's Canada Air Line . Service on the STER was daily, Monday to Friday, but ceased operation in 2013. However, GIO Rail resumed service on January 4, 2022. The Ontario Southland Railway also serves Tillsonburg using

1026-550: The Toronto Raptors , becoming the second Canadian-born coach in the NBA. He served under Lenny Wilkens , Kevin O'Neill , and Sam Mitchell . In 2004, Triano was fired as national team head coach, and replaced by Leo Rautins the following year. In 2008, Triano was named an assistant coach for United States national team . On February 13, 2008, Triano served as head coach of the Toronto Raptors in their 109–91 victory over

1080-629: The United States in the semi-finals, which was led by Karl Malone and Charles Barkley , and Yugoslavia in the final, led by Dražen Petrović . He played three seasons of professional basketball, two in Mexico and one (1985–86 season for Fenerbahçe Istanbul ) in Turkey . After retiring as a player in 1988, Triano became head coach at his alma mater, Simon Fraser. He attempted to recruit high school star Steve Nash and later served as his mentor. In 1995, when

1134-746: The Barn Quilt Trail in Southwest Ontario. Another attraction is the Station Arts Centre, a multi-use facility which was created from two historic train stations that were joined together by a central gallery. It has been home to artistic, cultural and technical groups since its founding in 1983. It is also home to the Saturday morning Tillsonburg Farmers' Market which operates from May to November. A number of organizations across Tillsonburg collaborate in putting together events such as Turtlefest,

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1188-578: The CAMI plant in Ingersoll, 22 kilometres north of the town, which opened in 1986. The CAMI plant, owned by General Motors of Detroit, Michigan, has been retooled to produce the BrightDrop series of all-electric delivery vans. The area also has a strong agricultural community with cash crops, hog farming, milk production, tobacco, ginseng and various tertiary crops (including watermelons). The town has recently become

1242-469: The Canada national team. As a student at Simon Fraser University , the 6-foot-4-inch (1.93 m), 194-pound (88 kg) Triano broke or equalled eleven school men's basketball records, including having the most career points with 2,616. At Simon Fraser, he befriended Canadian athlete and activist Terry Fox . He was drafted in the eighth round of the 1981 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers , but

1296-598: The Canadian franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Raptors were the busiest team in preseason transactions, replacing the previous season's entire roster with the exception of Chris Bosh , Andrea Bargnani , José Calderón , Patrick O'Bryant and Marcus Banks . Although the Raptors were chasing the fourth playoff seed at one point, they capitulated after the All-Star break, and eventually lost

1350-560: The Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Board opened its new auction exchange three years later. Tillsonburg is one of eight municipalities that make up the County of Oxford. The mayor also represents the town as a County Councillor. The county administers social programs, ambulance and paramedic services, planning, water and wastewater services, garbage and landfill operations and the County road system. Tillsonburg

1404-595: The Ontario Ministry of Health. Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital is in the downtown area on Rolph Street. The TDMH serves the town and region. In the Town's Centennial Year (1972), the new $ 1,000,000 Community Recreation Complex was opened by the Governor-General of Canada . The Tillsonburg Museum was also opened in the old community centre on the shores of Lake Lisgar . A new 8,000-square-foot (740 m ) library

1458-417: The Raptors to a 25–40 mark. On May 12, 2009, Triano was given a three-year deal to remain head coach of the Raptors. In Triano's first full season as the Raptors head coach in the 2009–10 season , Toronto missed making the playoffs by one game to the Chicago Bulls , going 2–5 in their final 7 games. The team finished 40–42. In the 2010–11 season , without All-Star Chris Bosh on the roster, Triano led

1512-475: The Raptors to a dismal 22–60 record. On June 1, 2011, the Raptors announced they would not be picking up the option on Triano's contract, but gave him another position within the organization, the vice-president of pro scouting. On August 17, 2012, Triano was named as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers . The following week, Triano was also named head coach of Canada's national team for

1566-583: The Strand Theatre is still intact but the building is again unoccupied after brief stints as businesses. To the relief of many, big screen movies came back in Tillsonburg in 1996 with the opening of Broadway Cinemas. In 1994, the downtown area was significantly enhanced with the construction of the Rotary Club Clock Tower, which incorporated a clock from the town's former Post Office, and a bell from

1620-714: The Tillsonburg Rowing Club and the Lake Lisgar Water Park. Tillsonburg elementary and secondary schools are under the control of two school boards, the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) and the London District Catholic School Board (LDCSB). In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Tillsonburg had a population of 18,615 living in 8,229 of its 8,494 total private dwellings,

1674-560: The Tillsonburg Town Centre mall, built in 1980 and has several big box stores. All of the major Canadian banks have branches in the town and there is also a credit union. Tillsonburg is served by three radio stations; the New Country 107.3 (107.3 CJDL FM), Country 1510 (1510 CKOT AM), Easy 101 (101.3 CKOT FM) and two newspapers: The Norfolk & Tillsonburg News, and The Tillsonburg Post. The town has been positively impacted by

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1728-522: The Town of Tillsonburg. The airport is 7 km north of the town in Southwest Oxford Township. The airport is home to several aviation-related businesses. The airport has 3 runways, with the primary runway being re-constructed and extended to 5,500 feet, constructed of asphalt. Its terminal building houses a flying school and has a cafe, lounge, patio and viewing area. The airport is used by corporate aircraft including jets. Regular users of

1782-533: The Week of Remembrance and the Tillsonburg Country Christmas Festival. Camping is available north of town at Casey's Park on Highway #19 north of Mount Elgin , which is the home of weekly Country Music Jamborees between Victoria Day and Labour Day, where audience members are encouraged to participate on stage. Lake Lisgar, a small lake in the centre of town, has been rehabilitated and is home for

1836-481: The airport also include the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association , Air Ambulance , Canadian Coast Guard , the Ontario Provincial Police and other government agencies. Stompin' Tom Connors and The Cash Brothers have each written and recorded songs entitled "Tillsonburg". 2009%E2%80%9310 Toronto Raptors season The 2009–10 Toronto Raptors season was the 15th season of

1890-626: The demolished Town Hall. Soon, it became a community tradition (sponsored by the Rotary Club) for local residents to gather at the Clock Tower to ring in the New Year with fireworks, hot apple cider and the dropping of a ball. Further development of residential senior's focused development began in 2001 with the Baldwin Place subdivision located on the western periphery of the town. This development which

1944-618: The early 1990s, volunteers were also busy on the Lake Lisgar Renaissance Project, which sought to revitalize the lake, and make the park around the lake more attractive with the construction of a gazebo, water fountain and walkways into the lake. In that period two major entertainment outlets closed: the Skylark Drive-In and the Strand movie theatre, victims of the video store arrival. The original angled marquee architecture of

1998-548: The eighth and final playoff spot to Chicago . Following the season, Bosh would sign as a free agent with the Miami Heat. Roster Last transaction: April 4, 2010 The Raptors entered the 2009–10 NBA season in a state of flux: they had failed to qualify for the 2009 NBA Playoffs ; it was Jay Triano 's first full season in charge; and there was much uncertainty over the futures of perennial All-Star and captain Chris Bosh (who

2052-470: The former CPR Port Burwell subdivision running from nearby Ingersoll, parallel to Highway 19 north of town, and then into the north-east end of town. The OSR interchanges with the STER at the south end of town. Passenger train services are provided by Via Rail stations in nearby Ingersoll or Woodstock . The town is served by the Tillsonburg Municipal Airport , owned and operated by

2106-600: The league in number of points allowed per game as well. Newcomer Wright criticised the team for being unfocused in pre-game preparations, and appealed to team captain Bosh to change that. The Raptors persisted in being one of the worst defensive teams in the league, and their descent culminated in a 146–115 drubbing by the Atlanta Hawks —the second worst defeat in franchise history—bringing their record to 7–13. They were soon ranked last in most points allowed per 100 possessions, earning

2160-500: The nearby Vancouver Grizzlies debuted, he became team director of community relations and worked as the colour commentator for their radio broadcasts. In 1998, Triano became the head coach of the Canadian men's national basketball team. He coached the Nash-led team to a 5–2 record and a seventh-place finish in the 2000 Sydney Olympics , losing to France by five points in the quarter-finals. Two years later, he became an assistant coach for

2214-491: The next few games, beating premier teams such as the San Antonio Spurs , Orlando Magic , Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers along the way, while Bosh continued leading the league in double doubles and was only one of three players to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds a game. By the time the All-Star break arrived, the team had a 29–23 record, going 18–6 after the emergency team meeting in mid-December, which

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2268-411: The ninth pick, enabling them to fill a spot on the wings. The other major roster change came in the form of signing free agent Hedo Türkoğlu ; this led to a sign-and-trade agreement involving four teams, with Toronto landing Devean George (who was later traded for Marco Belinelli ) and Antoine Wright , while trading Marion, Kris Humphries and Nathan Jawai . Around the same time, Parker signed with

2322-415: The re-urbanization of the former railway lands on Bridge Street East which is the site of Tillson Landing condominium, the first such highrise construction in more than a decade. Tillsonburg serves a regional tri-county area of 65,000 people at the convergence of Oxford, Elgin and Norfolk counties. The industrial base has become quite diverse during the decline of the once prominent tobacco industry. The area

2376-450: The season gone, while Calderón missed a dozen after 20 games into the season. This, however, allowed front court role players like Johnson and Weems to pick up more minutes, and Jack to start at the point. Toronto compiled a 5-game winning streak—its best in years—to climb back into the playoff race, and found themselves 16–17 to round off the year after a bad start to December, and .500 after 36 games. They were able to maintain this record for

2430-534: The second time in his career. On July 27, 2016, Triano was hired by the Phoenix Suns as associate head coach. On October 22, 2017, after a 0–3 start to the season, including one of the worst losses in Suns history and the worst loss to open up a regular season in league history, Triano was promoted to interim head coach of the Suns after the firing of Earl Watson . In his first game as head coach since 2011, Triano guided

2484-469: The team, which had suffered 40-plus-point losses earlier in the year, to leads as much as 22 points before winning 117–115 on October 23, against the Sacramento Kings for their first win of the season. On December 26, 2017, Triano became the first foreign-born head coach in NBA history to win 100 games in the league with a 99–97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies . However, the Suns finished the season with

2538-476: The village was incorporated as the Town of Tillsonburg, with Edwin Delevan Tillson elected as its first mayor. The Town of Tillsonburg reached a population of 2,000 in 1885, experienced its first church dedication, and had its first telephone installation established. Electric power was first used in 1912 and automobiles began to appear on the market. In 1915, a public library was built with funds provided by

2592-464: Was called Plank Line and is now known as Highway 19. The mid-19th century proved to be the first step in the industrialization of this municipality. A water system was devised to not only supply pure water for domestic use, but also to provide water power to such industries as a sawmill , planing mill , gristmill , spinning mill, pottery and a tannery . Many of these new establishments were either owned, started, or financed by George Tillson. In 1872

2646-477: Was completed in 1975, and a second indoor skating rink was built in 1977, funded completely by donations from industry, commerce, service clubs, citizens and the Wintario lottery. In 1979, the hospital built a $ 7,000,000 addition for offices, improved x-ray and emergency departments, and an expanded Intensive Care Unit . A fire hall was constructed in 1979, replacing the old building which was demolished to make way for

2700-525: Was cut during training camp and never played in the NBA. The same year, he was also drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the sixth round of the 1981 CFL Draft . Triano was a national team player from 1977 to 1988, captained the team from 1981 to 1988, and played in the 1984 and 1988 Olympics . He led the Canadian team that won Gold at the 1983 World University Games in Edmonton , Alberta , defeating

2754-465: Was excavated in 2001 and 2008, in the northwest corner of the town, and contained 15 longhouses. The area was settled in 1825 by George Tillson and other immigrants from Enfield, Massachusetts . A forge and sawmill were erected and roads built which led to the establishment of this small community, originally called Dereham Forge. The settlement was on the Big Otter Creek . In 1836 the village

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2808-486: Was into the final year of his contract), as well as Shawn Marion and Anthony Parker , both of whom could possibly become free agents before the season began. The roster shakeup began on 9 June 2009, when three-point specialist Jason Kapono ended his two-year tenure with the Raptors, and was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the aggressive veteran forward Reggie Evans . Toronto then drafted DeMar DeRozan with

2862-484: Was renamed Tillsonburg in honour of its founder. It was also in this year that the main street, Broadway, was laid out to its full 100-foot (30 m) width. Because the village was predominantly a logging and wood product centre, the street was built to accommodate the turning of three-team logging wagons. This width is now unique to Ontario and has become a benefit toward handling the pressures of modern-day traffic by providing angled parking. The extension of Broadway north

2916-479: Was the second best in the league after Cleveland . After hitting a season-high of six games above .500, Toronto's run of good form came to a halt after the All-Star break, due in large part to an injury to Bosh which occurred in a Feb. 17 OT loss to Memphis. The team struggled and went under .500 on 14 March 2010, going 32–33. Their form in March continued to be patchy, and their drop in the conference rankings resulted in

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