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Bathurst Manor is a neighbourhood in north-central Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It sits on a plateau bounded on the east by the west branch of the Don River, Dufferin St. and the Allen Road to the west, and north-to-south from Finch Avenue to Sheppard Avenue. The area is also regarded as part of the Downsview postal area as designated by Canada Post. It is part of the former City of North York, which merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new "City of Toronto" in 1998. It sits in the York Centre electoral riding. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English (de facto) Government - Lieutenant-Governor David C. Onley - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area...
For other uses, see Plateau (disambiguation). ...
The river as it runs beneath the Bloor/Danforth trestle bridge The Don River is one of two rivers bounding the original settled area of Toronto, Canada along the shore of Lake Ontario, the other being the Humber River to the west. ...
Dufferin Street is a north-south route in Toronto and York Region. ...
William R. Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road or simply The Allen is a short expressway/freeway in Toronto, Ontario, which runs from Kennard Avenue(Wilson Heights Blvd. ...
If you meant to search Finch Avenue in Durham Region, please check Durham Regional Road 37. ...
Sheppard Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centering on the former city of North York. ...
Downsview is an area in Torontos north end. ...
Canada Post Corporation (French: Société canadienne des postes) is a Canadian postal service operated as a crown corporation. ...
North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Demographics and Community
Bathurst Manor is central to a number of neighbourhoods that straddle the heavily Jewish-populated Bathurst Street corridor. It is a suburban community of bungalows and side-split single-family homes built in the late 1950s to early 1960s. While most of the population was originally Jewish, and several sizeable synagogue congregations are located in the neighbourhood, the last twenty years has seen a substantial influx of Italian families into the neighbourhood; and lately, a significant Filipino population has emerged. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...
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A synagogue (from , transliterated synagogē, assembly; beit knesset, house of assembly; or beit tefila, house of prayer, shul; , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ...
The community is home to the Canadian headquarters of B'nai Brith, the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre BJCC, and the Lipa Green Building for Jewish Community Services. Bnai Brith Membership Certificate, 1876. ...
A Jewish Community Center (JCC) is a general recreational, social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of cities. ...
In 1997, the Toronto Transit Commission extended subway service to the area with the opening of the Downsview Station, at Allen Road and Sheppard Avenue, allowing an efficient thirty minute train to Union Station (Toronto) at the southern cusp of downtown Toronto. For the band, see 1997 (band). ...
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines 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 Transit Commission (TTC). ...
Downsview Station is the northern terminus of the University-Spadina subway line in Toronto. ...
Union Station is a major railway, subway, and streetcar hub at 65 Front Street West between Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto. ...
Stores The major shopping centre, Sheppard Plaza, is located at the intersection of Sheppard Avenue and Bathurst Street, across from a dozen high-rise apartment buildings. It is anchored by one of the larger Dominion supermarkets in the city. (The store was formerly a Miracle Mart; and originally a Steinberg's.) There is also a smaller shopping centre, Wilmington Plaza, nestled deep within the neighbourhood at the intersection of Wilmington and Overbrook. The latter plaza, which has been in decline since the early '90s closure (and 2004 demolition) of its anchor Sunnybrook produce store, nonetheless features a popular King David kosher pizzeria, and Toronto's only kosher Country Style coffee shop. The latter two stores share a building that previously housed a Pioneer gas station, which closed in the late-1990s. The plaza is now slated for redevelopment, with plans for low-rise condominiums and a drive-thru restaurant. Dominion Stores Ltd. ...
Miracle Mart, Miracle Food Mart, and Ultra Food & Drugs were Ontario based and was owned by Steinbergs. ...
Steinbergs Supermarkets began as a grocery store founded in 1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada by Jewish-Hungarian immigrant, Ida Steinberg. ...
Country Style, formerly Country Style Donuts, is a chain of coffee shops in Ontario, serving donuts, soups, sandwiches, and coffee. ...
The Arts The Koffler Centre of the Arts houses the Koffler Gallery, visual arts studios, music and dance schools, and the Leah Posluns Theatre which is a 444-seat facility offering opera, theatre, dance, music and other cultural events. As well the Jewish Book Fair is held at the Centre annually.
Much of David Bezmozgis's prize-winning 2004 short story collection Natasha and Other Stories takes place in the general vicinity of the Bathurst Manor in the late 1980s. In one story, "Roman Berman - Massage Therapist", the title character takes an office in the medical building at Wilmington Plaza, which, as of 2007, is still standing and in use. Bezmozgis's narrator refers to the plaza as "Sunnybrook Plaza", after its anchor store at the time. David Bezmozgis (born 1973) is a Canadian writer and documentary filmmaker. ...
Natasha and Other Stories (ISBN 0-374-28141-6) is a collection of short stories by Canadian author David Bezmozgis. ...
Schools There are three Toronto District School Board public schools: Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
- Wilmington Elementary School, an elementary school.
- Charles H Best Middle School, a middle school named after Charles Best.
- William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute, a high school named after Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie, who was forced to flee to Buffalo, New York, after attempting to lead an 1837 rebellion against the upper classes in British North America.
The Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto (CHAT)'s Tanenbaum Campus, a private Jewish high school, is also located in the neighbourhood (across the street from Wilmington plaza), on the former site of the Wilmington Public School. Charles Herbert Best, CC, (February 27, 1899 – March 31, 1978) was a medical scientist. ...
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Toronto, Ontario. ...
William Lyon Mackenzie (March 12, 1795 – August 28, 1861) was a Scottish-Canadian journalist, politician, and leader of an unsuccessful rebellion. ...
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Crime and Public Safety In 2007, Jeffrey Delgado was found stabbed to death behind the Starbucks in Sheppard Plaza. Residents are hard pressed to recall a crime of this stature. There are occassional house break-ins and other property crimes, yet most people have lived in the area for years without experiencing an incident of any type. Most sirens heard in the area are related to medical or traffic services.
Bathurst Manor is located within 32 Division of the Toronto Police Service and is most often serviced by Station 143 of the Toronto Fire Services. Two auxillary police officers in Ramsden Park The Toronto Police Service (TPS), formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
The Toronto Fire Services is part of the Emergency Services that respond to 911-calls in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
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Howie Michael Mandel II (born November 29, 1955) is a Canadian comedian and actor, primarily for his roles on sitcoms and television. ...
Interesting Trivia Skiing was popular during the 1950s at a ski hill located adjacent to what is now Blue Forest Drive. The valley below, now a part of the Forest Valley Outdoor Education Centre, was the site of Bathurst Manor Day Camp (which later changed its name to Forest Valley Day Camp), beginning in the summer of 1956. At its peak, it was the largest privately owned summer daycamp in Canada (with over 900 campers), and operated through 1993. In 1973 the grade ten students from Downsview Secondary School built a suspension bridge across the ravine as part of their workshop experience. The bridge was dismantled some years later being told it was an insurance liability. This happened much to the dismay of the student who worked on the project. This space, which the Toronto District School Board uses during the school-year to educate upwards of 21,000 students per year, once again plays host to a summer camp, as, beginning in 1998, the Toronto Parks and Recreation-operated Camp NAORCA moved there from its previous location at Seneca College, King Campus. A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ...
A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
The Department of Parks and Recreation was responsible for maintaining major parks and cultural sites around Toronto. ...
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ...
External links - Bathurst Manor Community Interactive Website
- Bathurst Manor neighbourhood profile at the City of Toronto website
- Jewish Information Service Bathurst Manor Neighbourhood Profile
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