Sudbury Five Basketball NBLC Greater Sudbury Sudbury Community Arena Rouge National Urban Park is an urban national park in the GTA it covers the municipalities of Markham Pickering Toronto and Uxbridge The Greater Toronto Area covers an area of 7,125 km2 (2,751 sq mi) the region itself is bordered by Lake Ontario to the south Kawartha Lakes to the east the Niagara Escarpment to the west and Lake Simcoe to the north the region creates a natural ecosystem known as the Greater Toronto Bioregion the Greater Toronto Area forms part of the neck of the Ontario Peninsula Vast parts of the region remain farmland and forests making it one of the distinctive features of the geography of the GTA Most of the urban areas in the GTA holds large urban forest For the most part designated as parkland the ravines are largely undeveloped Rouge Park is also one of the largest nature parks within the core of a metropolitan area. Much of these areas also constitute the Toronto ravine system and a number of conservation areas in the region which are managed by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority the Cheltenham Badlands is an example of environmental degradation due to poor agricultural practice In 2005 the Government of Ontario also passed legislation to prevent urban development and sprawl on environmentally sensitive land in the Greater Toronto Area known as the Greenbelt many of these areas including protected sections of the Oak Ridges Moraine Rouge Park and the Niagara Escarpment. Nevertheless low-density suburban developments continue to be built some on or near ecologically sensitive and protected areas the provincial government has recently attempted to address this issue through the "Places to Grow" legislation passed in 2005 which emphasizes higher-density growth in existing urban centres over the next 25 years Climate. . York University (Toronto) St Lawrence's J.G Beard; Wm Gooderham The City of Toronto was incorporated in 1834 succeeding York which was administered directly by the then-province of Upper Canada the new city was administered by an elected council which served a one-year term the first mayor chosen by the elected councillors was William Lyon Mackenzie the first law passed was "an Act for the preventing & extinguishing of Fires" the first mayor directly elected to the post was Adam Wilson elected in 1859 Through 1955 the term of office for the mayor and council was one year; it then varied between two and three years until a four-year term was adopted starting in 2006 (See List of Toronto municipal elections.), School of Creative Industries Toronto Ontario Canada Business directory. 3 Community involvement 4 Geography, Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the most populous city in Canada with a population of 2,731,571 in 2016 Current to 2016 the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA) of which the majority is within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) held a population of 5,928,040 making it Canada's most populous CMA the city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe an urban agglomeration of 9,245,438 people (as of 2016) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario. Toronto is an international centre of business finance arts and culture and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world People have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area situated on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers deep ravines and urban forest for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designated it as the capital of Upper Canada. During the War of 1812 the town was the site of the Battle of York and suffered heavy damage by United States troops. York was renamed and incorporated in 1834 as the city of Toronto it was designated as the capital of the province of Ontario in 1867 during Canadian Confederation the city proper has since expanded past its original borders through both annexation and amalgamation to its current area of 630.2 km2 (243.3 sq mi) The diverse population of Toronto reflects its current and historical role as an important destination for immigrants to Canada. More than 50 percent of residents belong to a visible minority population group and over 200 distinct ethnic origins are represented among its inhabitants. While the majority of Torontonians speak English as their primary language over 160 languages are spoken in the city Toronto is a prominent centre for music, theatre, motion picture production and television production, and is home to the headquarters of Canada's major national broadcast networks and media outlets. Its varied cultural institutions, which include numerous museums and galleries festivals and public events entertainment districts national historic sites and sports activities, attract over 25 million tourists each year. Toronto is known for its many skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in particular the tallest free-standing structure in the Western Hemisphere the CN Tower The city is home to the Toronto Stock Exchange the headquarters of Canada's five largest banks, and the headquarters of many large Canadian and multinational corporations. Its economy is highly diversified with strengths in technology design financial services life sciences education arts fashion business services environmental innovation food services and tourism Contents, In 2017 the TDSB participated in "Freedom Day" organized by Black Lives Matter during which students and teachers would "skip a day of school in protest" of "anti-black racism in the educational system" Issues of concern were police patrols of TDSB schools and the disproportionate number of black students being suspended and being placed into non-academic educational streams Uniforms and dress code.
. . 54.1% Brantford Imperial conversion, Associated Hebrew Schools Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo 523,894. . . . ; 12 References Toronto encompasses a geographical area formerly administered by many separate municipalities These municipalities have each developed a distinct history and identity over the years and their names remain in common use among Torontonians Former municipalities include East York Etobicoke Forest Hill Mimico North York Parkdale Scarborough Swansea Weston and York Throughout the city there exist hundreds of small neighbourhoods and some larger neighbourhoods covering a few square kilometres The many residential communities of Toronto express a character distinct from the skyscrapers in the commercial core Victorian and Edwardian-era residential buildings can be found in enclaves such as Rosedale Cabbagetown the Annex and Yorkville the Wychwood Park neighbourhood historically significant for the architecture of its homes and for being one of Toronto's earliest planned communities was designated as an Ontario Heritage Conservation district in 1985 the Casa Loma neighbourhood is named after "Casa Loma" a castle built in 1911 by Sir Henry Pellat complete with gardens turrets stables an elevator secret passages and a bowling alley. Spadina House is a 19th-century manor that is now a museum Old Toronto, Neil McNeil High School (Scarborough 1958 - Congregation of the Holy Spirit), Toronto Rock Lacrosse NLL Toronto Scotiabank Arena!
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