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Etobicoke (/ ɛ ˈ t oʊ b ɪ k oʊ / ⓘ, eh-TOH-bik-oh) is an administrative district and former city within Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Comprising the city's west end, Etobicoke is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the east by the Humber River, on the west by Etobicoke Creek, the cities of Brampton, and Mississauga, the Toronto Pearson International Airport (a small portion of the ...
The coat of arms of Etobicoke is the heraldic achievement representing the former city of Etobicoke in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is set to be removed after being criticized for being racist and stereotypical. Other criticism includes the fact that tradition is aligned under the Indigenous man and so, has a certain narrative.
He was an Irish immigrant to Upper Canada who amassed 400 acres of land to the northwest of the original city of Toronto, in what is now Etobicoke. In 1856, shortly after the death of his wife, Montgomery closed the inn but continued to live in the residence. The Montgomery family would go on to rent out the estate as a private farm house until ...
1871–1872, 1877–1884 Matthew Canning - Born in New York City of Irish parents; the family moved to Etobicoke when he was a child. Canning was a farmer and owned a sawmill. Joined Etobicoke council in 1854 and spent 16 years as a councillor, 4 as deputy reeve, and 10 as reeve and was nicknamed "the Father of Etobicoke".
This timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Toronto, Scarborough, and York. Events date back to the early-17th century and continue until the present in chronological order.
Etobicoke [5] St. John's Anglican Church: 1844 Gothic Revival: 19 Don Ridge Drive York Mills: North York [63] St. George's on-the-Hill Anglican Church 1844 [note 12] 4600 Dundas St. West Humber Valley Village: Etobicoke [5] [29] [64] St. Lawrence Market Square Gallery (originally Toronto City Hall) 1844 John Wilson Siddall Gothic Revival and ...
1791: The townships of Etobicoke, York and Scarborough are surveyed in preparation for settlement. [1] 1793: The unincorporated town of York is founded within York township on August 27. [2] This is named in honour of the Duke of York and Albany, King George III's second son. [3] The area had previously been known as Toronto. [4]
Etobicoke Creek / ɛ ˈ t oʊ b ɪ k oʊ / ⓘ is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. [1] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and runs from Caledon to southern Etobicoke , part of the City of Toronto .