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A city's metropolitan area in colloquial or administrative terms may be different from its CMA as defined by Statistics Canada, resulting in differing populations. Such is the case with the Greater Toronto Area , where its metro population is notably higher than its CMA population due to its inclusion of the neighbouring Oshawa CMA to the east ...
Edmonton's mature area sector, or inner city, corresponds with those neighbourhoods deemed mature neighbourhoods in the city's municipal development plan. [4] The sector's neighbourhoods, primarily residential in nature, were essentially built out prior to 1970. [4] It includes the city's central core, which includes its downtown. [4]
The term "Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area" (GTHA) refers to the GTA, and the city of Hamilton, located along the western border of the Greater Toronto Area. The term has been adopted by several organizations, including Metrolinx and the Ministry of Energy ) [ 8 ] [ 5 ] because of the growing commuter population in the combined region.
The area known as Toronto before the 1998 amalgamation is sometimes called the "Old Toronto", and "the core". For administrative purposes, Toronto is divided into four districts: Etobicoke-York, North York, Scarborough and Toronto-East York. Map of Toronto including the former municipalities that existed before 1998
The Laurentides (French: [lɔʁɑ̃tid], Canadian French: [lɔʁɑ̃t͡sid] ⓘ) is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian Mountains. It has a total land area of 20,779.19 km 2 (8,022.89 sq mi) and its population was 589,400 inhabitants as of the 2016 Census. [1]
The first Swiss Chalet restaurant, at 234 Bloor Street West in Toronto, operated for 52 years. It was founded by Rick Mauran, son of Maurice Mauran the founder of the still-extant Chalet BBQ of Montreal. [9] The building featured exposed-beam ceilings in the Swiss chalet style. This store closed in 2006 and was demolished in 2009 as part of a ...
Lawrence Heights is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It is located north-west of central Toronto, in the district of North York.The neighbourhood is roughly bounded by Lawrence Avenue to the south, Yorkdale Road to the north, Varna Drive to the east and Dufferin Street to the west.
The Laurentian Mountains, also known as the Laurentians or Laurentides, are a mountain range in Canada.The range is 1,400 km (900 mi) long and ranges in height from 500 m (1,600 ft) with peaks over 1,000 m (3,300 ft).