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Toronto - the name derived from the Huron word for "place of meeting" - is on the northwest shore of Lake Ontario. Located on a broad sloping plateau cut by numerous river valleys, Toronto covers 641 sq.km. and stretches 43 km from east to west and 21 km from north to south at its longest points. The perimeter is approximately 180 km. Toronto is home to the worlds tallest building (CN Tower at 553.33 m) and the world's longest street starts at the City's lakeshore (Yonge Street at 1,896 km). The present Toronto-region reaches to near-suburban Richmond Hill on the north, east to Oshawa, and west to approximately to Oakville.
With a population of 2.6 million, Toronto is the 5th largest city in North America. Its residents include more than 100 different ethnic groups and speak almost as many languages making Toronto a unique mosaic. Toronto is a leader in many other ways. It is Canada's corporate capital, with more nationally and internationally top-ranked companies than any other Canadian city. It is the country's financial and business services headquarters. As well, it is the call centre and shared-uses hub for the region. In addition to being Canada's key financial and business location, Toronto is strong in other clusters including biomedical/pharmaceutical, information and communications technologies, food and beverage, fashion, industrial and graphic design, and tourism. Finally, Toronto has earned an international reputation for its unrivalled quality of life offering an impressive array of cultural, entertainment and recreational attractions.
Since 1998, the city comprises the former cities of Toronto, North York, Scarborough, York and Etobicoke, and the former borough of East York.
TORONTO
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By 1793, plans for a centrally located capital were effected by Upper Canada's first governor, John Graves Simcoe. A little town named York was laid out by the harbour. Its governing role, its harbour and the rough roads inward gave it initial advantage in the Lake Ontario area. By 1834 the fast-growing town was incorporated as the city of Toronto. The city was made capital of the new province of Ontario at Confederation in 1867.
YORK (W1 - W2 - W3 - W4 - W5)
The township of York was first surveyed in 1791. The mouth of the Humber River served as a port for Lake Ontario commerce and a number of industries were operating on the river by the late 19th century. This area, close to the lake shore, continued to develop because of its proximity to the growing city of Toronto. In 1983 the township of York and the town of Weston incorporated into the city of York. On 1 January 1998, city status was dissolved when York merged into the new city of Toronto.
ETOBICOKE (W6 - W7 - W8 - W9 - W10)
Etobicoke (pronounced a-TOE-ba-coe), is the western region of Toronto. Until 1998, the city of Etobicoke was one of six municipalities (five cities and one borough) that made up the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. The former city of Etobicoke was the product of previous amalgamations. In 1967, the township of Etobicoke was merged with three small lakeside villages: Long Branch, New Toronto and Mimico to form the borough of Etobicoke. The municipality was rechristened as a city in 1984.
EAST YORK (C11 - E3)
East York was Canada's only borough until it was merged in 1998 into the new city of Toronto. The county was first surveyed in 1791 and originally East York was a municipal township. An area of the township close to the eastern branch of the Don River was the site of several early industries. In 1967 the township of East York was united with the town of Leaside to become the borough of East York.
NORTH YORK
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The first settlers took up land in what would become North York in 1795. The area remained primarily agricultural until well into the 20th century. In 1922 the township of North York was created. In the 1950s and 1960s North York was transformed into a suburban community and an integral part of Metropolitan Toronto.
SCARBOROUGH
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Scarborough makes up the eastern part of the new city of Toronto. In 1793, it was named after Scarborough, England by Elizabeth Simcoe, the wife of John Graves Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. The bluffs along Scarborough's Lake Ontario shores reminded her of the bluffs in Scarborough, England. Much of the area of Scarborough was settled by suburban housing developments in the last third of the 20th century.
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 Markland Wood is a quiet residential community located between Dundas Street on the south, Burnhamthorpe Road to the north, Etobicoke Creek to the west, and Bloordale park to the east. Markland Drive makes a full circle around the community crossing Bloor Street twice. We are only few minutes walk from the Mississauga border. Highway's 401, 427 and the QEW/Gardener Expressway are just a short driving distance away. The Markland Wood (Golf) Country Club surrounds the area to the west and south. Neilson Park Creative Arts Centre is just short walk around the corner.
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CITIES & TOWNS IN THE GREATER TORONTO AREA
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TORONTO GUIDE
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WHAT TO SEE AND DO: Attractions, Entertainment, Theatre
GETTING AROUND: Airport, Transportation, Underground Toronto
RECREATION: Sports, Golf, Parks
BOROUGHS & NEIGHBOURHOODS: Toronto, East York, Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, and York
CITIES & TOWNS IN THE GTA: Ajax, Aurora, Brampton, Markham & Unionville, Mississauga, Newmarket, Oshawa, Oakville, Pickering, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Vaughan, Whitby, Whitchurch-Stouffville, GTA
MEDIA: Newspapers, Radio, Television
SHOPPING: Malls
FESTIVALS & EVENTS: Festivals & Events
CHILDREN: Activities for kids in Toronto
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Rick McGuigan
Toronto real estate sales representative
Coldwell Banker Case Realty
Phone: 416-696-5100
Pager: 416-461-0925
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