30 Facts About Scarborough Toronto

Scarborough Toronto was named after the English town of Scarborough Toronto, North Yorkshire.

Scarborough Toronto, which was settled by Europeans in the 1790s, has grown from a collection of small rural villages and farms to become fully urbanized with a diverse cultural community.

Since the end of the Second World War, Scarborough Toronto has been a popular destination for new immigrants in Canada.

The northeast corner of Scarborough is largely rural with some of Toronto's last remaining farms, earning Scarborough its reputation of being greener than any other part of Toronto.

In May 1988, Joyce Trimmer, who was campaigning to be mayor of the city of Scarborough Toronto, said, "The city of Scarborough Toronto needs strong leadership if it is to shed its 'Scarberia' image".

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Partly due to a political reorganization that was a result of the Durham Report, Scarborough Toronto gained elected representation on the Home District Council.

In 1973, Scarborough Toronto increased in size when the West Rouge area, formerly within the Township of Pickering, was transferred to it with the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham.

In 1998, Scarborough was amalgamated with North York, Etobicoke, York, East York and the old city of Toronto to become the new city of Toronto.

Topographically, Scarborough Toronto is dominated by two watersheds, Highland Creek and the Rouge River.

Scarborough Toronto is home to an earthen escarpment formation known as the Scarborough Toronto Bluffs.

Scarborough Toronto's climate is moderate for Canada due to its southerly location within the country and its proximity to Lake Ontario.

Scarborough Toronto has one of the largest concentration of Sri Lankan Tamils outside Sri Lanka.

Long term trends show that Scarborough is less prone to violent crime than the rest of Toronto.

Between 1997 and 2006, the ratio of murders in Scarborough as compared to the rest of Toronto ranged from a low of 8.

Notable companies that have their headquarters in Scarborough include Toyota Canada, Owens Corning, Elizabeth Grant International, Enterprise Holdings, Inc, Thomson Carswell, Bell Media, Teva Canada, Cinram, Royal Doulton, SKF, Amphenol, Dart Canada, Mastermind Toys, Alfa Laval, President's Choice Financial, Aviva, Yellow Pages Group, Telus, and Lee Kum Kee Canada.

Large companies that have moved out of Scarborough Toronto include: General Motors Canada Van Assembly plant and Eli Lilly Canada .

Scarborough Toronto residents have developed their own unique sense of humour, as evidenced by Myers, whose Wayne's World character was inspired by growing up in the area.

Scarborough Toronto has been the home of prominent hip hop artists and producers, including Maestro Fresh Wes, Choclair, Boi-1da, Nineteen85, Kardinal Offishall, Saukrates, David Strickland and the group BrassMunk.

Scarborough Toronto has produced athletes that excel in various sports like Andre De Grasse, Dwayne De Rosario, Rowan Barret, Anson Carter, Natalie Spooner, Jamal Magloire, and Paul Tracy.

The Scarborough Toronto Walk of Fame is located in the Town Centre, consisting of plaques embedded in the floor to honour notable residents, past and current.

In 1974, the Scarborough Toronto Zoo was moved from its original downtown location to its current location in the Rouge River valley.

Topography of Scarborough Toronto has provided the area with an abundance of golf courses.

In 1967, Scarborough Toronto was incorporated as borough at which point the head of the local government was styled as mayor.

In 1983, Scarborough Toronto attained city status, but its governing structure remained the same.

Since 1998, Scarborough has been a community within the city of Toronto, and the head of the local government is the Mayor of Toronto and governed by Toronto City Council, though the members of city council elected from Scarborough meet as a community council, which reports to Toronto City Council but has final decision-making power on certain items, such as front yard parking and appointments to local boards and Business Improvement Areas.

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Scarborough Toronto is represented by six ridings for the provincial government and Federal government.

Public transportation in Scarborough is primarily provided by the Toronto Transit Commission, operating bus and rapid transit routes in the district.

Arterial roads of Scarborough Toronto were laid out on a grid system of north–south and east–west.

Wastewater for Scarborough Toronto is treated at the Highland Creek Water Pollution Control Plant.

Early garbage collection in Scarborough Toronto was performed by individual communities and dumped in local landfills which were located in nearby ravines.