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65-569: The first subscription library service to open in the city was on 9 December 1810, at Elmsley House . During the Burning of York in April 1813, several American officers under Commodore Issac Chauncey 's command looted books from the library. Discovering his officers were in possession of the stolen books after they returned to Sackets Harbor , Chauncey ordered the looted books returned to York . The stolen books were returned in two crates, although by

130-498: A Board of Control from 1964 until it was abolished with the 1988 election and replaced by directly elected Metro Councillors. The Board of Control consisted of four Controllers elected at large and the mayor and served as the executive committee of North York Council. Controllers concurrently sat on Metropolitan Toronto Council Names in italics indicate Controllers that were or became Mayor of North York in other years. X = elected as Controller A = appointed Controller to fill

195-608: A city library. Alderman John Hallam , whom historian Barbara Myrvold describes as having an "almost idolatrous regard for books", was a principal booster for the new library. In 1884, the Mechanic's Institute's collection became the Toronto Public Library. James Bain was the first chief librarian and he supplemented the collection with $ 15,000 worth of books purchased on a trip to England in late 1883. Between 1907 and 1916, ten libraries were built with funds from

260-642: A former military base are located in the Downsview neighbourhood. With the end of the Cold War , much of the land was transformed into a large park now called Downsview Park. Located within the park is the Downsview Park Sports Centre , a 45,000 m (484,000 sq ft) multi-purpose facility built by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), owners of Toronto FC , of Major League Soccer . MLSE invested $ 26 million to build

325-486: A key component of his party's election platform to close Chorley Park, promising that an opulent palace would not be maintained by the taxpayers of Ontario; Chorley Park used 965 tons of coal to operate, whereas the average Toronto home used only six to seven. After Hepburn was appointed premier , following the Liberal Party 's victory in the 1937 provincial election, he ensured that Albert Edward Matthews would be

390-540: A large landscaped garden. Completed in 1870, the house cost CA$ 105,000 , and its first resident was John Beverley Robinson . By the 20th century, the development of railways and industrial uses nearby prompted the provincial government to seek a more appropriate location for its vice-regal residence, as it had done more than a century before. The third Government House was sold to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1912 and demolished in 1915. During

455-636: A lower-tier municipality within the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto . The municipality operated its own municipal council, the North York City Council, and met at the North York Civic Centre prior to the municipality's dissolution. The following is a list of reeves (1922–1966) and mayors (1967–1997) of North York. Township of North York Borough of North York City of North York North York had

520-463: A new Government House, designed in the Second Empire style by architect Henry Langley . A three-storey red brick home, trimmed with Ohio cut stone, the building featured a tower, steeply sloped mansard roofs and dormer windows, with the main entrance and carriage porch facing Simcoe Street. The drawing room on the first floor and the state bedroom on the second floor faced Lake Ontario over

585-530: A number of corporate headquarters in North York City Centre , its planned central business district. In 1998, North York was dissolved as part of the amalgamation which created the new City of Toronto. It has since been a secondary economic hub of the city outside Downtown Toronto . The Township of North York was formed on June 13, 1922 out of the rural part of the Township of York . In

650-541: A vacancy M = sitting as Reeve or Mayor ^A Booth died in 1970 and was replaced by Paul Godfrey who served out the balance of his term. Godfrey was reelected in 1972, but resigned when he was elected Metro Chairman in 1973 following the death of Metro Chairman Albert Campbell . North York Council elected Alderman William Sutherland to replace Godfrey on the Board of Control on July 23, 1973. ^B Shiner died on 19 December 1987. Councillor Mario Gentile

715-608: Is a university that was established in 1959. The university operates two campuses in North York, the Keele campus located in the north, and Glendon College , a bilingual campus operated by the university. There are also two colleges that operate campuses in North York. Seneca College was established in North York in 1967, and presently operates several campuses throughout North York, and Greater Toronto . One of Centennial College 's campuses are also located in North York, known as

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780-665: Is also home to a number of interactive museums, including Black Creek Pioneer Village , an authentic nineteenth-century village and a living museum , the Ontario Science Centre was an interactive science museum which was permanently closed in June, 2024, and the Aga Khan Museum , which includes a collection of Islamic art from the Middle-East and Northern Africa. An aircraft manufacturing facility and

845-532: Is an economic hub located near the busy Don Valley Parkway and busy Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) routes. McDonald's Canada and Celestica are located in this area, and Foresters Insurance has a major office tower and Bell Canada has a data centre. The Concorde Corporate Centre has 550,000 sq ft (51,000 m ) of leasable area and is 85% occupied with tenants such as Home Depot Canada , Sport Alliance of Ontario, Toronto-Dominion Bank , Esri Canada and Deloitte . Home Depot's Canadian head office

910-516: Is an invitation-only athletic club. In 2012, the club made a major expansion in North York for their members. The Oakdale Golf & Country Club is a private, parkland-style golf and tennis club located in North York. It hosted the 2023 Canadian Open , and will host the tournament again in 2026. The North York Ski Centre at Earl Bales Park is one of the only urban ski centres of its kind in Canada. After several incidents involving failures of

975-460: Is bounded by York Region to the north at Steeles Avenue , (where it borders Vaughan ) on the west by the Humber River , on the east by Victoria Park Avenue . Its southern boundary is erratic and corresponds to the northern boundaries of the former municipalities of Toronto: York , Old Toronto and East York . As of the 2016 Census, the district has a population of 644,685. North York

1040-496: Is entirely in North York, averaging around 55,000 riders per day. Line 5 Eglinton is a light rail line that is under construction and will traverse through the southeast portion of North York. Line 6 Finch West is another line under construction and will traverse through the northwestern portion of North York. The Ontario Line is expected to have two stops in North York, Science Centre and Flemingdon Park. The intersection of York Mills and Yonge, located next to York Mills station

1105-601: Is known as North York Centre , which was the location of the former city's government and major corporate headquarters. North York Centre continues to be one of Toronto's major corporate areas with many office buildings and businesses. The former city hall of North York, the North York Civic Centre , is located within North York City Centre. Downsview Airport , near Sheppard and Allen Road , employs 1,800 workers. Downsview Airport will be

1170-546: Is located in Flemingdon Park. North York houses two of Toronto's five major shopping malls: the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Fairview Mall . Other neighbourhood malls locations include Centerpoint Mall , Bayview Village , Sheridan Mall, Yorkgate Mall, Shops at Don Mills , Steeles West Market Mall, Jane Finch Mall and Sheppard Centre. Health care is another major industry in North York, with

1235-559: Is spread throughout four branches of TPL, Malvern, Maria A. Shchuka, Parkdale, York Woods branch. The TPL operates two Bookmobile buses (24' Blue Bird CS), targeting communities who lack easy access to a neighbourhood branch. There are 32 regular Bookmobile stops in Toronto, including one on Ward's Island . The bookmobile concept was previously used in the library systems of the former municipalities of North York and Scarborough as well as in Toronto as far back as 1948. Since April 2016,

1300-432: Is today the intersection of Bay and Grosvenor Streets (northwest corner), rather than at Elmsley House. Elmsley Villa was a two-storey Georgian structure that stood until at least the 1860s. Elmsley House was destroyed by fire in 1862. Four years after the fire at Elmsley House, the firm of Gundry and Langley of Toronto was commissioned to design a new Government House on the same site. In 1868, construction began on

1365-634: The Andrew Carnegie Trust. Several of these Carnegie libraries continue to be used by the public library; one, the original Central Reference Library, is now the Koffler Student Centre at the University of Toronto . Henry Cummings Campbell was Chief Librarian of the Toronto Public Library from 1956 to 1978, and the first Chief Librarian to hold a professional library degree. He is credited with having contributed to

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1430-407: The North York City Centre district on April 23, 2018 when a van collided with numerous pedestrians killing 10 and injuring 16 others on Yonge Street between Finch and Sheppard Avenues . As of the 2021 census, North York had a population of 683,511, a 1.6% increase from the 2016 population of 672,955. North York is highly multicultural and diverse. The district's central business district

1495-679: The Sovereign is visiting Toronto he resides in the Royal Suite at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel . 43°41′10″N 79°22′12″W  /  43.686054°N 79.370009°W  / 43.686054; -79.370009 North York North York is a former township and city and is now one of the six administrative districts of Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is located in the northern area of Toronto, centred around Yonge Street , north of Ontario Highway 401 . It

1560-457: The War of 1812 . In 1815, the government purchased Elmsley House, a more commodious Georgian residence, for its Lieutenant Governor. The new Government House was located in a wooded area to the west of the settled portion of the (then) Town of York , roughly midway on the block now occupied by Roy Thomson Hall and Metro Hall in downtown Toronto. Built in 1798, the residence had been the home of

1625-519: The 1950s and 1960s, it resembled many other sprawling North American suburbs. As North York became more populous, it became the Borough of North York in 1967, and then on February 14, 1979, the City of North York . To commemorate receiving its city charter on Valentine's Day , the city's corporate slogan was "The City with Heart". North York was amalgamated into Toronto on January 1, 1998. It now forms

1690-662: The Chief Justice and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly , John Elmsley , and it served as the colony's Government House from 1815 to 1841 (and intermittently from 1841 to 1858, during some of the times when Toronto served as the capital of the Province of Canada ). From 1847 to 1849 it was home to the Toronto Normal School . For many years after its purchase by the government, the residence

1755-752: The Downsview Park Aerospace Campus. North York is a district of the City of Toronto, and is represented by councillors elected to the Toronto City Council , members elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario , as well as members elected to the Parliament of Canada . North York Civic Centre is presently used by North York's community council and other city departments servicing North York. Prior to North York's amalgamation with Toronto in 1998, North York operated as

1820-738: The Kia Training Ground, the state-of-the-art practice facility for Toronto FC. Volleyball Canada made Downsview Park its headquarters and training facility. There are a multitude of sports clubs based in North York including the North York Storm, a girls' hockey league, Gwendolen Tennis Club, and the North York Aquatic Club, which was founded in 1958 as the North York Lions Swim Club. The Granite Club , located at Bayview and Lawrence,

1885-941: The Marilyn & Charles Baillie Special Collections Centre in the Toronto Reference Library. Special collections at the reference library includes the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, and the Baldwin Collection of Canadiana. Special collections located at other branches of the Toronto Public Library Merril Collection of Science Fiction, and the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books , located at Lillian H. Smith branch. The Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection

1950-670: The Parkdale branch has a collection of musical instruments including guitars, violins, keyboards, percussion instruments, and others that can be borrowed for free with a library card. Since then, the Musical Instrument Lending Libraries have expanded to the Downsview and York Woods branches. Adult residents of Toronto can reserve a pass to a number of Toronto attractions with their library cards — one pass each per year to each participating destination. On

2015-503: The Toronto Public Library also house Digital Innovation Hubs, where patrons can reserve a workstation or equipment and attend workshops to bring new and emerging technology to the community. In 2018, the Fabrication Studio opened at the newly renovated North York Central branch. This space includes sewing machines, a serger, an embroidery machine, a button maker, and a vinyl printer/cutter. They also offer free classes on using

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2080-688: The Toronto subway have stations in North York, the Line 1 Yonge–University , and Line 4 Sheppard . Finch station , the terminus of the Yonge Street branch of the Yonge–University line, is the busiest TTC bus station and the sixth-busiest subway station, serving around 97,460 people per day. The Line 4 Sheppard subway which runs from its intersection with the Yonge-University line at Sheppard Avenue easterly to Fairview Mall at Don Mills Road,

2145-508: The buildings at Navy Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake as a residence, sharing the space with Upper Canada’s legislature. When Simcoe moved the colonial capital to York (present-day Toronto ) in 1793, he built a summer residence, Castle Frank , north of the settlement in 1794. Simcoe's successor and the colony's second Lieutenant Governor, Peter Hunter , initially continued to reside in his own home, Russell Abbey, located at

2210-481: The club's two-person chairlift incited talks of closing the ski centre, the city revitalized the facilities with a new four-person chairlift. Sports clubs based in North York include: Several major controlled-access highways pass through North York, including Highway 400 , Highway 401 , Highway 404 , Allen Road , and the Don Valley Parkway . The former three controlled access highways are operated by

2275-419: The company was killed in the blast and one firefighter died while attending to the scene of the accident. A follow-up investigation to the incident made several recommendations concerning propane supply depots. It asked for a review of setback distances between depots and nearby residential areas but did not call for restrictions on where they can be located. Canada's deadliest pedestrian attack occurred in

2340-880: The district housing several major hospitals, including the North York General Hospital , Humber River Hospital and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre . Prior to 1998, the North York Board of Education and Conseil des écoles françaises de la communauté urbaine de Toronto operated English and French public secular schools in North York, while the Metropolitan Separate School Board operated English and French public separate schools for North York pupils. Today, four public school boards operate primary and secondary institutions in

2405-410: The equipment and other fabrication-related topics like knitting and crochet, embroidery, and watercolor painting. Toronto Public Library cardholders can digitally borrow books, music and movies since 2014 by creating an account on the online platform Hoopla . Also, since 2018, the Toronto Public Library has partnered with Kanopy , a streaming platform with over 30,000 films and documentaries, that lets

2470-541: The expansion of the library and its adaptation to an increasingly dynamic and multicultural city. During the amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto in 1998, the individual library systems of all the Metro municipalities and of Metro itself were merged into the Toronto system: This made the Toronto Public Library the largest library system in North America, serving a population of 2.3 million people with 98 branches at

2535-919: The first of each month, a limited number of dates become available for the succeeding month (i.e. September passes become available on August 1), and eligible card holders make a reservation for a specific date. The number of visitors who can share a pass varies according to the attraction. Passes for popular sites, such as the Toronto Zoo , the ROM ( Royal Ontario Museum ) and the Ontario Science Centre , are often in very high demand. The Toronto Public Library technology services include public access computers and free wireless internet access in all branches. The Library also provides access to e-books , music, movies, and other electronic collections. All libraries also include at least one black-and-white printer where users are charged $ 0.15 per page. The Toronto Reference Library holds

2600-609: The former city: CSV and TDSB operate as secular public school boards, the former operating French first language institution, whereas the latter operated English first language institutions. The other two school boards, CSCM and TCDSB, operate as public separate school boards, the former operating French first language separate schools, the latter operating English first language separate schools. All four public school boards are headquartered within North York. In addition to primary and secondary schools, several post-secondary institutions were established in North York. York University

2665-486: The international students' centre. The government sought to construct a new government house on Bloor Street East and 12 architects submitted proposals in 1909. However, as that area was becoming too commercial, the province moved the site to a 14-acre (5.7 ha) parcel of secluded and undeveloped land in Toronto's Rosedale neighbourhood. The proceeds from the sale of the Bloor Street site were used to acquire

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2730-606: The land in Rosedale. Chorley Park, the fourth government house, was constructed between 1911 and 1915. It was named for Chorley , Lancashire , the birthplace of Toronto alderman and first chair of the Toronto Public Library , John Hallam . The house was designed by Francis R. Heakes and built of Credit Valley stone in a French Renaissance style, reminiscent of French châteaux in the Loire Valley . It

2795-593: The largest part of the area served by the "North York Community Council", a committee of Toronto City Council . On August 10, 2008, a massive propane explosion occurred at the Sunrise Propane Industrial Gases propane facility just southwest of the Downsview Airport . This destroyed the depot and damaged several homes nearby. About 13,000 residents were evacuated for several days before being allowed back home. One employee at

2860-427: The last lieutenant governor of Ontario to live in an official residence; in 1937, after only 22 years and seven viceroys, Chorley Park was closed. The contents of the mansion were auctioned off the following year, bringing in a profit of $ 18,000 ( $ 367,200 in 2023 dollars ), and Ontario became the first province in Canada not to have a government house . ( Alberta also closed its Government House in 1938.) The estate

2925-642: The library users stream up to eight items per month after registering using their library card. The library's Digital Archive provides instant access to historical images—including photographs from the Toronto Star Photograph Archive—postcards, maps, rare digitized books and more. The Toronto Public Library offers audiobook , e-book , and eMagazine services, including OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks , Zinio eMagazines, OneClick Digital eAudiobooks, Safari Tech & Business Books Online , TumbleBook Library, Ebsco eBooks , delivered via

2990-599: The library's website. As of June 2024, the Toronto Public Library's website is blocked in mainland China . The Toronto Public Library had an operating budget of $ 206,880,105 in 2019. The Toronto Public Library had an operating budget of $ 217,334,410 in 2020. The Toronto Public Library had an operating budget of $ 221,576,307 in 2021. The Toronto Public Library had an operating budget of $ 228,305,383 in 2022. The Toronto Public Library had an operating budget of $ 234,610,258 in 2023. Government House (Ontario)#Second Government House (Elmsley House) Government House

3055-548: The location of the Centennial College Aerospace campus, a $ 60 million investment from the Government of Ontario and Government of Canada. Private partners include Bombardier , Honeywell , MDA Corporation , Pratt & Whitney Canada , Ryerson University , Sumitomo Precision Products Canada Aircraft, Inc. and UTC Aerospace Systems . Flemingdon Park , located near Eglinton and Don Mills ,

3120-436: The only public colour printer in the system. The Toronto Public Library website allows users to reserve materials and have them transferred to the user's preferred branch. The library also operates a Dial-a-Story telephone hotline, which reads stories to children in sixteen languages. The library system uses NFC pads on each book where users only need to place the book on a table and checks out without scanning. Ten branches of

3185-427: The previous decade, the southern part of York, bordering the old City of Toronto had become increasingly urbanized while the northern portion remained rural farmland. The northern residents increasingly resented that they made up 20% of York's tax base while receiving few services and little representation in return, particularly after 1920 when their sole member on York's council, which was elected on an at-large basis,

3250-499: The province as 400-series highways , whereas the latter two roadways are managed by the City of Toronto. The section of Highway 401 which traverses North York is the busiest section of freeway in North America, exceeding 400,000 vehicles per day, and one of the widest. Public transportation in North York is primarily provided by the Toronto Transit Commission 's (TTC) bus or subway system . Two lines of

3315-511: The rough footprint of its foundations. The once formal gardens have long gone fallow and, today, Chorley Park is a naturalized parkland. Ontario's Lieutenant Governor uses an office and suite of rooms for entertainment in the Ontario Legislative Building , and lives in his or her private Toronto home or is provided a rented residence by the provincial government . Since the closure of the last Government House, whenever

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3380-566: The south-west corner of Princess and Front streets. The first official government house was a one-storey, U-shaped frame house built at Fort York in 1800, designed by Captain Robert Pilkington and first occupied by Hunter. The structure was destroyed when a nearby powder magazine exploded in 1813 during the War of 1812 . After the destruction of the Fort York house, York did not have another Government House until after

3445-495: The time they arrived, the library had already closed. The books were auctioned off in 1822. In 1830, a library was established in the York Mechanics' Institute . In 1882, the provincial legislature, under Premier Oliver Mowat , passed The Free Libraries Act, 1882 . A public campaign for a free library in Toronto preceded a referendum on the question, held on 1 January 1883, in which Torontonians voted in favour of creating

3510-410: The time, Chorley Park was considered dilapidated and outmoded and municipal funds were being spent demolishing heritage structures throughout the city to make room for modern buildings. The building was demolished in 1961 and the grounds of the estate were added to the civic parks system. The only trace of Government House left is the bridge to the forecourt and some depressions in the earth that outline

3575-702: The time. In 2004, a new library was opened in the St. James Town neighbourhood of Toronto, bringing the total number of branches to 99. In 2014, the city's 100th library was constructed and opened in Scarborough City Centre . On 27 October 2023, a ransomware attack was detected which brought down various online services, including the TPL website. While the library remained open with wireless internet available, public computers and services on its website were offline. Confidential information of some staff members

3640-492: The transition from the third to the fourth Government House, the Lieutenant Governor temporarily lived at Pendarves (later known as Cumberland House) from 1912 to 1915. Originally designed as an Italianate villa by Frederick William Cumberland for his family's use and completed in 1860, the house is located at 33 St. George Street. It has been owned since 1923 by the University of Toronto and now functions as

3705-473: The war, in the late 1940s and 1950s, a housing shortage led to the township becoming increasingly developed as a suburb of Toronto and a population boom. In 1953, the province federated 11 townships and villages with the Old City of Toronto , to become Metropolitan Toronto. North York used to be known as a regional agricultural hub composed of scattered villages. The area boomed following World War II, and by

3770-600: Was appointed to the Board of Control in February 1988 to fill Shiner's seat. North York is home to several museums including the (now closed) Canadian Air and Space Museum (formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum) in Downsview Park . The closed museum was relocated to Edenvale, Ontario in 2019 (northwest of Barrie) and opened and renamed as the "Canadian Air and Space Conservancy". North York

3835-664: Was bought by the federal Crown-in-Council and thereafter served various functions, including a military hospital during the Second World War , the headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Toronto, and a residence for refugees of the 1956 Hungarian uprising , including several of Imre Nagy 's staff members. Under Mayor Nathan Phillips in 1960, the City of Toronto bought the house for $ 100,000 ($ 1.01 million in 2023 dollars ) in order to destroy it and create municipal parkland. At

3900-525: Was created as a township in 1922 out of the northern part of the former township of York, a municipality that was located along the western border of the-then City of Toronto . Following its inclusion in Metropolitan Toronto in 1953, it was one of the fastest-growing parts of Greater Toronto due to its proximity to Toronto. It was declared a borough in 1967, and later became a city in 1979, attracting high-density residences, rapid transit, and

3965-630: Was defeated. Dairy farmer Robert Franklin Hicks organized with other farmers to petition the Ontario legislature to carve out what was then the portion of York Township north of Eglinton Avenue to create the separate township of North York. With the support of the pro-farmer United Farmers of Ontario government, a plebiscite was organized and held and the 6,000 residents voted in favour of separating from York by margin of 393 votes. The township remained largely rural and agrarian until World War II . After

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4030-428: Was exposed in the breach. The Toronto Public Library is governed by a board appointed by Toronto City Council . The board is composed of eight citizen members, four city councillors and the mayor or his or her designate. The library's collection count is over 12 million items. Toronto Public Library's special collections is located in several branches throughout the city. A number of special collections are housed at

4095-412: Was one of the most expensive residences ever constructed in Canada at the time and outshone even Rideau Hall in size and grandeur. Sir John Strathearn Hendrie and his wife were the first viceregal couple to live at Chorley Park. The Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII ) stayed here for three days in late August 1919, on his cross-Canada tour. During the Great Depression , Mitchell Hepburn made it

4160-401: Was still known by the name of its former owner, with the correspondence of the Lieutenant Governor typically dated from "Elmsley House". In 1846, the grounds were used for the first annual Provincial Agricultural Fair . Beginning in 1849, Lord Elgin , the Governor General of the then united Province of Canada, resided for two years at the similarly-named Elmsley Villa, located near what

4225-430: Was the official residence of the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada and Ontario , Canada. Four buildings were used for this purpose, none of which exist today, making Ontario one of four provinces not to have an official vice-regal residence. The colony's first Lieutenant Governor, John Graves Simcoe , occupied a couple of residences during his tenure. Upon his arrival in Upper Canada in 1792, he used one of

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