Weston is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the north-west end of the city. The neighbourhood generally lies south of Highway 401, east of the Humber River, north of Eglinton Avenue, and west of Jane Street. Weston Road just north of Lawrence Avenue is the "downtown" core of Weston, with many small businesses and services. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... The Humber, as seen from a point near the northern border of Toronto. ...

The first European settlement was in the 1790s, when a saw mill was built on the west side of the Humber River, named after the well-known Humber estuary in Yorkshire, England. In 1815, James Farr, a prominent local mill owner, named it "Weston" after his ancestral English home, although it is unclear which of the dozens of towns in Britain of that name his home-town was. Events and Trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799). ... This article or section should be merged with Sawmill A saw mill is a machine used in forestry to cut trees into logs. ... Humber is also the name of one of the ranges of cars manufactured by the Rootes Group Humber is also the name of a river in Newfoundland, Canada, as well as a river and a college, both in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

As this page on Weston notes, "Weston grew along both sides of the river until 1850 when a disastrous flood destroyed the west bank settlement. Improvements to Weston Road (then known as Main Street) and the arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1856 stimulated substantial growth on the east side." 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Look up Flood on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... Grand Trunk Railway logo or herald The Grand Trunk Railway (GTR) was a historic railway system headquartered in Montreal, Quebec which operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, as well as the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Town of Weston grew, and over the 19th century became an important industrial centre for the Toronto area. The symbol adopted for the town, an outline of an old-fashioned bicycle, was based on this history of manufacturing and especially the old Canada Cycle and Motor Company Limited (CCM) bicycle factory on Lawrence Avenue just east of Weston Road. Models of bicycles now hang from the streetlights along Weston Road. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Founded in 1899 as Canada Cycle & Motor Co. ...

Weston was incorporated as a village in 1881, and then as a town in 1914; but in 1967 it became part of the Borough (later City) of York. In 1998, York was in turn amalgamated with the five other members of Metropolitan Toronto, (Toronto, Etobicoke, North York, East York, and Scarborough) in the new "megacity" of Toronto. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the former City of York in Toronto. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Amalgamation, meaning to combine or unite into one form, has several uses: In chemistry, amalgamation is the blending of two elements, and usually an amalgam is a metallic alloy with the element mercury, often used in tooth fillings. ... The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was the name of the highest level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada, area from 1954 to 1997. ... Etobicoke (pronounced a-TOE-ba-coe; in SAMPA [@toUb@koU]), is the western region of Toronto, Ontario. ... North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The East York Civic Centre, the former City Hall East York is a former suburb of Toronto, which was a borough of Metropolitan Toronto before it was amalgamated into the megacity of Toronto in 1998. ... Motto: {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Scarborough (Dissolved), Ontario, Canada location. ... A megacity is usually defined as a recognized metropolitan area with a total population in excess of 10 million people. ...

So in a sense, the Town of Weston has not existed as a legal reality for almost forty years, but the strength of identity of the area is such that it continues to be informally known as "The Town of Weston" to this day. The town has a historic library (previously a Mechanic's Institute and Carnegie library) and there is a Weston farmers' market every Saturday morning from early June to the first weekend in November. Historically, Mechanics Institutes were educational establishments formed to provide adult education, particularly in technical subjects, to working people. ... A Carnegie library, opened in 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, designed in Spanish Colonial style Carnegie libraries for both public use and academic institutions were built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman Andrew Carnegie, earning him the nickname, the Patron Saint of Libraries. ... A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...

See also

• List of neighbourhoods in Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada is called the city of neighbourhoods because of the strength and vitality of its many communities. ...

External link

• Welcome To Weston
• Weston Place