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City of North York (Dissolved)
Motto: The City with Heart
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Formed June 13, 1922 (Township)
  1967 (Borough)
Incorporated
Amalgamation		 Feb 14, 1979 (City)
1998 with Toronto
Government
 - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)
 - Governing Body Toronto City Council
 - MPs Ken Dryden, John Godfrey, Jim Peterson, Yasmin Ratansi, Judy Sgro, Alan Tonks, Joe Volpe
 - MPPs Laura Albanese, Mike Colle, David Caplan, Monte Kwinter, Mario Sergio, Peter Shurman, Kathleen Wynne
Area [1]
 - Total 176. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second largest country in total area. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC, MP (born August 8, 1947 is a Canadian politician lawyer businessman author and former NHL John Ferguson Godfrey, PC, (born December 19, 1942) is a Canadian educator journalist and former Member of Parliament James Scott "Jim" Peterson PC, (born July 30, 1941) is a retired Canadian Politician and former Yasmin Ratansi (born January 4, 1951) is the Canadian MP ( Member of parliament) who represents the riding of Don Valley Judy Sgro, PC, MP (born December 16, 1944, Moncton New Brunswick) is a Canadian Politician, a member of Alan Tonks (born April 2, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman This article is about the Canadian politician For information about the opera manager see Joseph Volpe (opera manager. Legislative Assembly is the name given in some countries to either a Legislature, or to one of its chambers. Laura Albanese is a Canadian politician formerly a news anchor for Italian language news programming on Omni Television. Michael (Mike Colle (born February 1, 1945 in Foggia, Italy) is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. David Caplan (born November 15, 1964) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Monte Kwinter (born March 22, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario Canada. Mário Sérgio is a given name may refer to Mário Sérgio Pontes de Paiva (born 1950 former Brazilian international footballer Peter Shurman (born 1947 in Montreal) is a Progressive Conservative Member for Thornhill in the Ontario Legislature. Kathleen Wynne is a Politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 87 km² (68. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 - Total 608,288
 - Density 3,439. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/km² (8,907. 5/sq mi)
Area code(s) 416, 647

North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 416 is one of the original 86 area codes from 1947, and currently serves the single rate centre of Toronto, Ontario. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page As of the 2006 Census, it has a population of 624,610. The official 2001 census count was 608,288. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population Until 1998, it was the second-largest of six municipalities that comprised another larger municipal structure called Metropolitan Toronto. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the senior level of Municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada, area from 1954 to The previous year, the provincial Government of Ontario passed legislation to merge these municipalities into a single, new amalgamated City of Toronto. The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government

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History

The Township of North York was formed on June 13, 1922 out of the rural part of the Township of York. York is a community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate city it was one of six municipalities The rapidly-urbanizing parts of the Township remained in that township. As North York itself became more urbanized, it became the Borough of North York in 1967, and then on February 14, 1979, the City of North York. To commemorate receiving its city charter on St. Valentine's Day, the city's corporate slogan was "The City with Heart". Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a Holiday celebrated on February 14 It now forms the largest part of the area served by the "North York Community Council", a committee of Toronto City Council.

Originally, North York was known as a regional agricultural hub composed of scattered villages. The area boomed following World War II, and by the 1950s and 1960s, it resembled many other sprawling North American suburbs. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. Of note is the community of Don Mills. Don Mills is a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Canada, and claims to be the first " New town " planned and fully integrated post-war

Demographics

In 2001, the population of North York was 53% White, 11% Chinese, 9% South Asian, 9% Black, 3% Filipino, 3% Latin American, 3% West Asian, 2% Southeast Asian, 2% Korean, 1% Arab, and 4% Other. [1]

Mayors and Reeves of North York

The following is a list of reeves and mayors of North York. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government

Development of North York Centre

Photograph of Yonge Street in downtown North York taken outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Photograph of Yonge Street in downtown North York taken outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman (born March 9, 1933) affectionately known as "Mayor Mel" is a former businessman and politician Yonge Street (pronounced "young" is a major arterial street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and its northern Suburbs It was formerly The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the "Ford Centre for the Performing Arts" opened in 1993 as the " North York Performing Arts Centre"

While much of the area still retains a suburban nature, efforts led by former Mayor of North York and Toronto Mel Lastman were made to intensify development in the North York Centre area along Yonge Street between Finch and Sheppard Avenues, coinciding with the path of the Toronto Transit Commission's Yonge-University Spadina subway line. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. This is a list of Mayors of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 1834-1857 and again from 1867-1873 Toronto mayors were not elected directly by Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman (born March 9, 1933) affectionately known as "Mayor Mel" is a former businessman and politician North York Centre is the name of the district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, surrounding the Toronto Transit Commission subway Yonge Street (pronounced "young" is a major arterial street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and its northern Suburbs It was formerly Finch Avenue is a major east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sheppard Avenue is an east-west principal Arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto Transit Commission ( TTC) is a Public transport authority that operates Buses streetcars, subways and Rapid transit The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest and busiest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto subway and RT is the main Rapid transit (RT railway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada operated by the Toronto

There are many stores and high-rise office and condominium apartment buildings along this central North York corridor, particularly centred around the old North York City Hall. A condominium, or condo, is a form of Housing tenure and other Real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment Directly beside the old City Hall is the Toronto Centre for the Arts. The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the "Ford Centre for the Performing Arts" opened in 1993 as the " North York Performing Arts Centre" Thanks to a new subway line along Sheppard Avenue, more high-rise condominiums are being built along the Sheppard East corridor.

The central area is gradually ceasing to be suburban, resembling a smaller version of the city's downtown. World-renowned corporations have built their own office towers along Yonge Street in central North York, including the Canadian head offices of Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Cadbury Adams, Lindt & Sprüngli, Equifax, and Xerox, while the Government of Canada maintains offices north of Sheppard Avenue. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide Nestlé is a multinational packaged food company founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland Cadbury Adams, a Subsidiary of Cadbury plc, is a Confectionery company producing Candy, gum, breath mints and Cough Lindt & Sprüngli, more commonly known as Lindt, is a Swiss premium Chocolate and confectionery company Equifax Inc ( is a Consumer credit reporting agency in the United States, considered one of the three largest American credit agencies along with Experian Xerox Corporation ( (name ˈziːrɒks is a global document management company which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction The Government of Canada Building, also known as the Joseph Sheppard Federal Building, is a Government of Canada office complex at 4900 Yonge Street in McDonald's of Canada is also located in North York, although not along this corridor. This particular area is the region in the foreground of this photograph. [2] Many more office and condo towers have sprouted in the area of this photo since it was taken.

The section of Highway 401 which traverses North York is the busiest section of freeway in North America, exceeding 400,000 vehicles per day.

In the 1980s, the administration of Mel Lastman transformed North York. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman (born March 9, 1933) affectionately known as "Mayor Mel" is a former businessman and politician The former North York City Hall looks out upon a reflecting pool. Directly south of the city hall in the same complex is the former North York Board of Education building (now home to the Toronto District School Board. The North York Board of Education (NYBE was the public School board for the former city of North York in Ontario, Canada. Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English -language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. To the north and east of the complex are two large malls connected by an underground passage with subway access. The Toronto subway and RT is the main Rapid transit (RT railway system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada operated by the Toronto The northern mall is connected to the North York Central Library, the largest full-service Toronto Public Library building in Toronto (second to Metro Reference in square footage). North York Central Library is located in northern Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the intersection of Yonge Street The Toronto Public Library is the largest Public library system in Canada and the second busiest (by number of visits in the world after the Hong Kong Public The library is a part of a much larger facility including a school board work station, swimming pool, snack bar, veterans centre and large hotel, the rooms of which look onto the inside of the mall. The more recently-built eastern mall (called "Empress Walk") is built around a large multi-story cathedral-like hall and contains an Empire Theatres movie theatre and a Loblaws supermarket. Empress Walk is a large Condominum and retail complex at the intersection of Yonge Street and Empress Avenue in the North York Centre area of the city of Empire Theatres is the second-largest Movie theatre chain in Canada, and the only major circuit operating in Atlantic Canada. Loblaws is a Supermarket chain of 68 stores in Canada, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good

North York is the northern extent of the Carolinian forest zone. The Carolinian forest is a life zone in eastern North America characterized primarily by a predominance of Deciduous, or broad-leaf trees

Amenities

Major shopping malls in North York include the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Fairview Mall. This article is about the shopping centre for the subway station named after it see Yorkdale (TTC. Fairview Mall is a major Shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Smaller locations include Centrepoint Mall, Bayview Village, Yorkgate Mall, Jane Finch Mall and Sheppard Centre. Bayview Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, formerly in North York before it was amalgamated into Toronto in 1998 It is also home to both campuses of York University and Osgoode Hall Law School. York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario. See also Osgoode Hall for the downtown Toronto building that originally housed the law school Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, is

Major health-care facilities, such as North York General Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital (Finch Avenue Site previously called York-Finch Hospital) and the massive Sunnybrook Hospital complex which includes a veterans' residence and regional trauma centre are located in North York. North York General Hospital (NYGH is one of Toronto 's many Hospitals and serves the area of north central Toronto (formerly North York) Humber River Regional Hospital is a major hospital serving the former cities of North York and York, Ontario. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, abbreviated SHSC and known simply as Sunnybrook, is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto, Treatment of physical trauma is described here and in First aid.

A military base and aircraft manufacturing facility is located at Downsview, although with the end of the Cold War, much of the land is now being transformed into a park. Downsview is an area in the north end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the

Black Creek Pioneer Village, an authentic nineteenth-century village, and the Ontario Science Centre, which boasts over 800 science-oriented exhibits, are North York's primary attractions. Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane Ontario Science Centre (OSC is a Science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, near the Don Valley Parkway about 11 km northeast of Not far from Black Creek Pioneer Village is York University's main campus, and the infamous Jane and Finch neighbourhood. Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane York University (Université York is a public Research university located in Toronto, Ontario. Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in the former city of North York in northwestern Toronto, centred around the intersection of two arterial roads Jane

Along North York's Bathurst Street is one of the world's most important Jewish communities, with a significant population of Holocaust survivors. Bathurst Street is a north-south street in Toronto and York Region, Ontario, Canada. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as

There are a multitude of North York sports clubs including the North York Storm, a girls hockey league, Gwendolen Tennis Club in the heart of North York near Yonge and Sheppard, and the venerable North York Aquatic Club, which was founded in 1958 as the North York Lions Swim Club and has produced many Olympian swimmers.

Sports

Notable residents

See also

References

External links

  1. ^ North York Storm Official site of girls hockey in North York. The North York Rangers are a Tier II Junior "A" Ice hockey Team from North York, Ontario, Canada. North York Astros are a Canadian Soccer team founded in 1990. Vidwan Trichy Sankaran (b Poovalur, Madras Presidency, India, July 27, 1942) is a South Indian percussionist Darrin O'Brien (born October 30 1969) known by his stage name Snow, is an award-winning Canadian Reggae Musician from Gary Roberts (born May 23, 1966 is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left wing with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Toronto, Ontario, Canada is called "the city of neighbourhoods" because of the strength and vitality of its many communities
  2. ^ Gwendolen Tennis Club A mainstay of North York Tennis.
  3. ^ North York Aquatic Club North York's oldest swim club, located at the swimming pool next to Mel Lastman Square
  4. ^ North York Astros Men's professional soccer playing in the Canadian Soccer League. Mel Lastman Square is a public square at North York Civic Centre in the North York community of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Esther Shiner Stadium.
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