| Title: | True North Strong & Free |
| Notice: | Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524 |
| Moderator: | POLAR::RICHARDSON |
| Created: | Fri Jun 19 1987 |
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Can anyone tell me where/what is Weston, Ontario?
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| 555.1 | TROOA::SMCDONALD | Mon Mar 23 1992 09:03 | 6 | ||
Weston, is really North Etobicoke....
I believe it's almost like a "district/township"...
(unless there is in fact a city named Weston???)
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| 555.2 | KAOFS::S_BROOK | Mon Mar 23 1992 10:34 | 6 | ||
Once upon a time, Weston was a town with its own identity. A lot of
Toronto communities have "disappeared" like Weston ... like Mimico,
Long Branch, New Toronto, Swansea. A few people know the areas but
they are definitely passing into history.
Stuart
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| 555.3 | AUNTB::MONTGOMERY | D-D-D-Dittos! | Mon Mar 23 1992 15:58 | 4 | |
So it's the boondocks? What is it close to?
Thanks,
-H
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| 555.4 | No not the boonys | TROOA::SOLEY | Thirty minutes later in Newfoundland | Mon Mar 23 1992 17:56 | 24 |
No. You misunderstand.
Metropolitan Toronto is made up of 6 separate "cities" (Toronto, York,
North York, East York, Etobicoke and Scarborough) each of these areas are
in turn amalgamations of the various towns and villages which existed
prior to the introduction of the metro government. Many of these villages
have not existed in any real fashion since before the turn of the century
(the intersections of Yonge St and Davisville and Eglinton were once both
distinct villages named Davisville and Eglinton) others existed right up
until amalgamation (The Village of Leaside for example) which happened in
1956 (I think). Although all these places ceased to exist as legal
entities the post office retained the names in order to designate the
various postal stations around the city, and introduced some others. This
is gone now that Canada Post gives letters to the postal stations but they
still recognize the old names, hence you will see postal addresses for
places like Willowdale, Agincourt, Downsview, Rexdale and Weston which are
all in Metro Toronto. Weston would have been considered suburban in the
60's now it's pretty much urban.
Yes I know East York is a borough not a city, that's why I put it in
quotes.
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| 555.5 | SIOG::EGRI | Tue Mar 24 1992 07:49 | 5 | ||
I worked for F.W. Woolworth in Weston the last time I lived in Canada.
If I remeber correctly there is an exit off the 401 for Weston Road,
isn't there? Maybe that will help you.
Ted (in Ireland giving directions to a place in Canada) I LOVE IT!! :-}
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| 555.6 | AUNTB::MONTGOMERY | D-D-D-Dittos! | Tue Mar 24 1992 11:10 | 3 | |
OK, thanks, I get it. When big cities eat little cities.
-H
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