Batawa

Conditions in Europe before World War II led Thomas J. Bata to search for a location in Canada to transfer operations.

Batawa's location was chosen for its proximity to a lake, a railway, a highway, an airport, and cheap land.

Dalton Company converted the old Batawa shoe plant into a high-end residential condo complex in 2018 [4]

Batawa is situated on the west bank of the Trent River, and nearby is Lock 4 of the Trent-Severn Waterway, a major water transportation system.

There are several books about the Bata including: Uprooted and Transplanted,[6] the story of a family that immigrated to Canada and worked at the Batawa facility.