Willowdale is an established and affluent community in the former City of North York, now part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was originally called "Lansing". North York was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new "City of Toronto" in 1998. North York forms the central part of the northern half of 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 2nd 1,076,395...

Today, Willowdale is an ethnically diverse community. In 2003, 59% of all Willowdale residents were immigrants. Willowdale is home to a significant Chinese community, with 24% of all residents identifying themselves as native speakers of Chinese. A sizeable Korean community is also found in here, with Korean being the mother tongue of approximately 5% of residents. There is also a significant Jewish population. Some notable sites in Willowdale are: Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people. ...

• Newtonbrook Plaza
• Centerpoint Mall
• claude Watson School for the Arts
• Earl Haig Secondary School
• AY Jackson Secondary School
• Portions of the Toronto Transit Commission's Sheppard Subway Line and Yonge subway line and associated stations
• Seneca College Newnham Campus
• Bloorview Children's Hospital
• North York General Hospital
• Bayview Village shopping centre
• St. John's Rehabilitation Hospital
• St. Joseph Morrow Park High School
• Brebeuf College
• Highland Junior High School and Zion Heights Junior High School. In the 2004-2005 Grade 9 EQAO (provincial testing) Academic Mathematics results, these two schools ranked 1st and 2nd in the Toronto District School Board.
• Willowdale United Football Club

People born in Willowdale include: To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Earl Haig Secondary School is a high school of about 2100 students in Willowdale, Toronto. ... AY Jackson Secondary School is a high school in the Leslie Street and McNicoll Avenue area in Toronto. ... The Toronto Transit Commission, or TTC, is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Sheppard Line is the newest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ... Highland Junior High School is an intermediate school for students in Grade 7 to Grade 9 in the Don Mills Road and Steeles Avenue area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Zion Heights Junior High School is an intermediate school for students in Grade 7 to Grade 9 in the Leslie Street and Cummer Avenue area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Toronto District School Board is the English language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Playing from Hendon Park, Willowdale United (or WUFC) took four of the first five Championships of the VGC Premiership, in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. ...

• Ice hockey player Steve Shutt
• rock bassist Geddy Lee of Rush
• Dale Addison

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Steve Shutt (born July 1, 1952) is a Hall of Fame ice hockey player from Canada. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... A bassist is a musician who plays a double bass or electric bass (also referred to as bass guitar). ... Geddy Lee (30th Anniversary tour photo 2004) Gary Lee Weinrib OC (b. ... Rush is a Canadian progressive rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist and vocalist Geddy Lee (real name Gary Lee Weinrib), guitarist Alex Lifeson (real name Alexander Zivojinovich), and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart (pronounced: Peert, as in fear) (IPA: ). Since the release of their eponymous debut in 1974, the band became...

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. ...

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