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Bayview Avenue is a major north-south route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 4th 1,076,395...


The southern end of Bayview Avenue starts at Front Street East near the city’s Lake Ontario waterfront. It runs north past Steeles Avenue, Toronto’s northern city limit, and continues through the suburbs of Markham, Oak Ridges, and as far north as Newmarket. Front Street is an east-west street in downtown Toronto. ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Steeles Avenue is an east-west road on the northern city limits of the Toronto, Ontario. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Oak Ridges is a suburban community that is located 7 km north of Richmond Hill and about 42 km (old: 34 km) N of Toronto. ... Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...


The Toronto and suburban communities that the road passes through are considered to be among the most expensive residential real estate in Toronto and among the most prestigious neighbourhoods in all of Canada. These areas include the intersections at Post Road, Lawrence Avenue, and Steeles Avenue. Lawrence Avenue is a east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ...


Bayview Avenue is also home to major places of worship of almost every major religious tradition including synagogues, the city’s largest evangelical churches, Canada’s largest Buddhist Temple, Toronto’s largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral, and Canada’s only Zoroastrian Temple. These can be found, surprisingly, all within a fifteen kilometer section of the road.


Following World War II, Bayview was extended south from Moore Avenue in Leaside to Front Street via the Bayview Extension, parallel to the route of the Don Valley Parkway. South of Bloor Street, Bayview runs alongside the Canadian National Railway tracks in the Don Valley. This part of Bayview, though only four lanes wide, and at its southernmost tip only two lanes wide, is nevertheless a very quick route from the dowtown to the suburbs due to the absence of residences and businesses along the route and the lack of cross-streets. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest... Leaside is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Front Street is an east-west street in downtown Toronto. ... Don Valley Parkway, looking northbound, in typical rush-hour traffic The Don Valley Parkway (often referred to as the DVP or simply as The Parkway) is a controlled-access freeway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, so named because it runs through the scenic Don River Valley. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class... This article is about the river in Toronto, Canada. ...


Prior to the 1964 extension of the Don Valley Parkway south from Bloor to the Gardiner Expressway, the Bayview Extension was the fastest north-south route from North York to downtown Toronto. The Bayview Extension remains a popular alternate route to the Don Valley Parkway. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... View of the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown Toronto, from the pedestrian overpass at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue. ... North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...


Attractions along Bayview Avenue

North of Steeles Avenue, Bayview is also referred to as York Regional Road 34. Glendon College is a federated school of York University in Toronto, Ontario. ... York University (YorkU) is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Bayview Village is an upper-middle class neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Crescent School is an all-male private school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Toronto French School is a private co-ed French immersion school in Toronto. ... Steeles Avenue is an east-west road on the northern city limits of the Toronto, Ontario. ...


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City of Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission TTC (302 words)
Bayview Station is the first station east of Yonge Street on the new line and is located just east of the Sheppard/Bayview Avenue intersection (in front of the Bayview Village Shopping Centre).
The main entrance, on the north-east corner of Bayview Avenue and Sheppard Avenue, is fully accessible by stairs, escalators and elevator to the concourse and platform levels.
Bayview Station is served by the 11 Bayview and 85 Sheppard East bus routes.
Bayview Village - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (339 words)
Bayview Village is an upper-middle class neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Although, like any neighbourhood, its boundaries are subject to dispute, no one would argue that it includes the area bounded by Sheppard Avenue, Bayview Avenue, and the East Don River.
Most of the houses are original, unlike the area immediately to the west of Bayview Avenue where significant numbers of houses have been demolished and larger in-fill housing built.
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