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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

555.0. "Weston, Ontario Info Wanted" by AUNTB::MONTGOMERY (D-D-D-Dittos!) Sun Mar 22 1992 15:35

    
    Can anyone tell me where/what is Weston, Ontario?
    
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555.1TROOA::SMCDONALDMon Mar 23 1992 12:036
    
    Weston, is really North Etobicoke....
    
    	I believe it's almost like a "district/township"...
    
    	(unless there is in fact a city named Weston???)
555.2KAOFS::S_BROOKMon Mar 23 1992 13:346
    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
555.3AUNTB::MONTGOMERYD-D-D-Dittos!Mon Mar 23 1992 18:584
    
    So it's the boondocks?  What is it close to?
    Thanks,
    -H
555.4No not the boonysTROOA::SOLEYThirty minutes later in NewfoundlandMon Mar 23 1992 20:5624
    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.
    
                                    
    
555.5SIOG::EGRITue Mar 24 1992 10:495
    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!! :-}
555.6AUNTB::MONTGOMERYD-D-D-Dittos!Tue Mar 24 1992 14:103
    
    OK, thanks, I get it.  When big cities eat little cities.
    -H