Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Kingsview Village
is a neighbourhood in the city of
Toronto
,
Ontario
, Canada. It is located in the north end of the former suburb of
Etobicoke
, and is bounded on the north by
Highway 401
, on the east by the
Humber River
and St. Phillips Road, on the south by Dixon Road. It is relatively close to
Toronto Pearson International Airport
in
Mississauga
, and
TTC
bus routes connect it to the rest of the city.
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This neighbourhood is home to a multicultural diverse community originally settled by people from the British Isles that contains among others, a sizable
Somali
population as well as Italian, Asian, South Asian cultures. Its denizens also practice a wide variety of religions, with Islam becoming more prevalent.
In many cases, single family homes built in the 1950s and 1960s have been demolished, their generous sized lots subdivided to allow up to three homes on a parcel of land where one initially stood. Smaller homes may be razed in favor of constructing a much larger home, in a trend known as "monster homes".
Kingsview is a name that was given to the residential development north of Dixon Road, in the 1950s, on the site of land owned by Ernest Byworth. The name 'Kingsview' is a reference to the neighbourhood's position on high ground. Kingsview Village is home to several parks (Blackfriar, Dixon, Fairhaven and Kingsview). The Free
Methodist
Kingsview Church and Westown Shopping Centre are also situated here.
Education
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Two
public
school boards
operate
elementary schools
in the Kingsview Village, the
secular
Toronto District School Board
(TDSB), and the
separate
school board, the
Toronto Catholic District School Board
(TCDSB). Elementary schools in Kingsview Village include:
- Kingsview Village Junior School
is a public elementary school operated by TDSB. It is located close to the intersection of
Dixon Road
and
Islington Avenue
. Kingsview Village was opened on December 16, 1956.
- St Maurice Catholic Elementary School
, is a public elementary separate school operated by TCDSB.
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Places adjacent to Kingsview Village
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