Sheppard Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centering on the former city of North York. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Established: March 6, 1834 Area: East to West: 43 km North to South: 21 km629. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked... North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Sheppard is named for Joseph Shepard I, who acquired 400 acres (1.6 km²) of land at the northwest corner of Sheppard and Yonge Street. His son opened a general store on the north-west corner, the site later occupied by the Dempsey Hardware Store (which was moved to the Empress and Yonge area for use as a museum). A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ...

In the former Scarborough municipality, Sheppard was once the Lansing Concession; running from Victoria Park Avenue almost unbroken to the Pickering Township Line. Just east of Meadowvale Road, the Rouge River, presents steep grades, and Sheppard curved southwards to meet the Kingston Road, near the road to Port Union. Motto: Established: 1 January 1850 (township), 1 January 1967 (borough), June 1983 (city), 1 January 1998 (amalgamated) Area: 187. ... Victoria Park Avenue is a major north-south route in east end Toronto. ... Pickering (2005 population approximately 94,000) is a city located directly to the east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. ... The Rouge River is a two river system Little Rouge and Rouge River in the east and the northeast parts of Toronto and begins at the Oak Ridges Moraine near Richmond Hill. ... Kingston Road was built by American engineer Asa Danforth as a route to connect Toronto with Kingston, Ontario. ... Port Union is a small patch of land on the eastern border of Toronto. ...

Twyn Rivers Drive, continues into this valley and the Rouge Park, becomes Sheppard again within Durham Region and Pickering. The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ...

West of Victoria Park, the road allowance to the present Highway 404, was first constructed as the Lansing Cutoff. There is a short Old Sheppard Avenue running along the former North York concession. Highway 404 as part of the 400-series network Highway 404 is an Ontario 400-Series Highway that runs from the junction of Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto to its northern terminus at Green Lane/Herald Road in Newmarket. ...

This routing paralleled the alignment for Highway 401, and still serves as an alternative if the highway is closed, or disturbed by congestion. Highway 401 as part of the 400-series network Ontario provincial highway 401, The Kings Highway 401, or the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, which is normally referred to simply as Highway 401 (pronounced four-oh-one), is a freeway that extends across Southern Ontario, Canada. ...

West of Yonge Street, the road allowance was blocked with the building of the Downsview Airport lands, for the DeHavilland plant, and the Canadian Armed Forces Base at Downsview. The road was finally constructed through the now former base in the 1970s. de Havilland UK In 1920 Geoffrey de Havilland changed the name of his company Airco, where he had previously been chief designer, to the De Havilland Aircraft Company. ...

The Sheppard (TTC) Subway runs under Sheppard Avenue east from Don Mills Road to Yonge Street, with proposals to continue this line eastwards to Scarborough Town Centre. There are five Stations on this line accessible to Sheppard Avenue; including Bayview (TTC), Bessarion (TTC), and Leslie (TTC), as well as the Sheppard-Yonge (TTC), and Don Mills (TTC) termini. The Downsview (TTC) station is located at the corner of Sheppard and William R. Allen Road. The Sheppard Line is the newest subway line line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... Don Mills Road is a north-south route in Central Toronto. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bayview is a station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway. ... Bessarion is a station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway. ... Leslie stations southwest entrance. ... A train waits at the Sheppard line platform. ... Don Mills is a station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway. ... Downsview is a station on the Yonge-University Spadina line of the Toronto subway. ... William R. Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road or simply The Allen (or, incorrectly, Allen Expressway), is a short expressway/freeway in Toronto, Ontario, which runs from slightly north of Sheppard Avenue to Eglinton Avenue in the south. ...

GO Transit trains also stop at Agincourt (GO Station) on the Stouffville (GO Transit) line, while the Oriole (GO Station) on the Richmond Hill (GO Transit) line is near the Leslie Street intersection. GO Transit, officially known as the Greater Toronto Transit Authority (GTTA), is Canadas first, and Ontarios only, interregional public transit system, established to link Toronto with the surrounding regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). ... The Agincourt GO Station is a train and bus station in the GO Transit network located in Scarborough, Ontario in Canada. ... Stouffville is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... The Oriole GO Station is a small station on GO Transits Richmond Hill line. ... Richmond Hill is one of the seven train lines of the GO Transit system in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada. ... Leslie Street is a north-south route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Communities along Sheppard Avenue:

• Downsview,
• Willowdale (includes Lansing),
• North York Centre,
• Henry Farm,
• Parkway Forest,
• The Peanut,
• Agincourt,
• Malvern.

Attractions along Sheppard: Downsview is an area in Torontos north end. ... Willowdale is an established and affluent community in the former City of North York, now part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Photograph of Downtown North York taken in September 2005 by a Wikipedian standing on the west side of Yonge Street, facing north, outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts. ... Henry Farm is a neighbourhood in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Parkway Forest is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Peanut is a neighbourhood in northeastern Toronto, Ontario, named for a peanut-shaped bend in Don Mills Rd. ... Agincourt is a very diverse community in Scarborough, the eastern portion of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Malvern is a place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 165,000. ...

• Sheppard Centre
• Fairview Mall
• Agincourt Mall
• Downsview Park
• Canadian Forces Central HQ
• North York General Hospital
• Rouge Park
• Toronto Zoo

The Sheppard Centre is a retail, commerical and residential complex in North York, Ontario. ... Fairview Mall is a shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Downsview Park is a park comprising 600 acres (2. ... North York General Hospital (NYGH) is one of Torontos many hospitals and serves the area of north central Toronto (formerly North York). ... Rouge Park is a large urban park located in east end Toronto. ... The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in the northeastern part of Toronto, Ontario. ...

See also

• Finch Avenue
• Steeles Avenue

Finch Avenue is a major east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Steeles Avenue is an east-west road on the northern city limits of the Toronto, Ontario. ...

Reference

• Joseph Sheppard II