North York

File:War workers' housing Toronto.jpg era saw a boom in residential development throughout North York.]]

The {{em|Township of North York}} was formed on June 13, 1922 out of the rural part of the Township of York. In 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, 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.{{cite book |last1=Kennedy |first1=Scott |title=Willowdale: Yesterday's Farms, Today's Legacy |date=November 11, 2013 |publisher=Dundurn |isbn=978-1-4597-1751-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2zZK6oLBfG8C |language=en |access-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307104851/https://books.google.com/books?id=2zZK6oLBfG8C |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.toronto.com/opinion-story/8738110-overtaxed-and-underserviced-north-york-broke-away-from-toronto-in-1922/|title=Opinion | Overtaxed and underserviced, North York broke away from Toronto in 1922|date=July 13, 2018|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804015119/https://www.toronto.com/opinion-story/8738110-overtaxed-and-underserviced-north-york-broke-away-from-toronto-in-1922/|url-status=live}}

The township remained largely rural and agrarian until World War II. After 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 the 1950s and 1960s, it resembled many other sprawling North American suburbs.

As North York became more populous, it became the {{em|Borough of North York}} in 1967, and then on February 14, 1979, the {{em|City of North York}}. To commemorate receiving its city charter on Valentine's Day, the city's corporate slogan was "The City with Heart".{{cite web |url=https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-community-neighbourhoods/progress-economy-heart-celebrating-100-years-of-north-york/progress-economy-heart-north-york-grows-up/ |title=Progress, Economy & Heart – North York Grows Up |publisher=City of Toronto |access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128232332/https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-community-neighbourhoods/progress-economy-heart-celebrating-100-years-of-north-york/progress-economy-heart-north-york-grows-up/ |url-status=live }}

North York was amalgamated into Toronto on January 1, 1998. It now forms 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 the company was killed in the blast and one firefighter died while attending to the scene of the accident.[https://www.ctvnews.ca/thousands-returning-home-after-massive-t-o-fire-1.315011 Thousands returning home after massive T.O. fire.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819170947/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080810/to_explo_080810/20080810?hub=TopStories |date=August 19, 2008 }} CTV News. August 10, 2008. 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.[https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/boost-hazard-distance-at-propane-depots-report-1.340958 Boost 'hazard distance' at propane depots: report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307104844/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/boost-hazard-distance-at-propane-depots-report-1.340958 |date=March 7, 2023 }} CTV News. November 7, 2008.{{cite news|url= https://toronto.citynews.ca/2008/08/10/residents-very-lucky-after-massive-explosion-at-propane-facility-sparks-huge-evacuation/ |title=Residents 'Very Lucky' After Massive Explosion At Propane Facility Sparks Huge Evacuation|date=August 10, 2008|publisher= CityNews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813014807/http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_25611.aspx |archive-date=August 13, 2008|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/thousands-returning-home-after-massive-t-o-fire-1.315011 |title=Thousands returning home after massive T.O. fire|publisher= CTV|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819170947/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080810/to_explo_080810/20080810?hub=TopStories |archive-date=August 19, 2008|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/08/11/residents_return_after_blast.html | title=Residents return after blast|publisher= Toronto Star|date=August 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226092723/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2008/08/11/residents_return_after_blast.html |archive-date=December 26, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/475759 |title=401 reopens – finally| publisher=Toronto Star|date=August 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080811050455/https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/475759 |archive-date=August 11, 2008}}

Canada's deadliest pedestrian attack occurred in 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.{{cite web | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/world/toronto-van.html | title = Toronto Van Plows Along Sidewalk, Killing 10 in 'Pure Carnage' | first1 = Ian | last1 = Austen | first2 = Liam | last2 = Stack | date = 23 April 2018 | access-date = April 23, 2018 | work = The New York Times | archive-date = May 11, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190511020925/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/world/toronto-van.html | url-status = live }}{{cite web|title=All 10 of those killed in Toronto van attack identified|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/van-attack-victims-identified-1.4638102|website=CBC|access-date=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503100422/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/van-attack-victims-identified-1.4638102?|url-status=live}}

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{{main|List of neighbourhoods in Toronto#North York}}

File:Persian Plaza - Yonge Street - Toronto 2014.jpg. North York holds the largest population of West Asians in Toronto.]]

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.

File:Yonge St in North York 2022.jpg is the central business district of North York and is located on Yonge Street, between Finch and Sheppard Avenue.]]

The district's central business district 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.{{cite web|last1=Queen|first1=Lisa|title=Aerospace campus for Downsview Park?|url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/76878-aerospace-campus-for-downsview-park-/|website=Inside Toronto|date=April 18, 2012|publisher=Metroland Media|access-date=March 5, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171746/http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/76878-aerospace-campus-for-downsview-park-/|url-status=live}} Downsview Airport will be 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.{{cite web|last1=Arnaud-Gaudet|first1=Nicolas|title=Centennial College To Build Aerospace Campus at Downsview Park|url=http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/02/centennial-college-build-aerospace-campus-downsview-park|website=Urban Toronto|access-date=March 6, 2015|archive-date=March 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331122312/http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/02/centennial-college-build-aerospace-campus-downsview-park|url-status=live}}

File:Shops at Don Mills (37496324736).jpg is one of five major shopping malls in North York.]]

Flemingdon Park, located near Eglinton and Don Mills, 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 {{convert|550,000|ft2|abbr=on}} 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 is located in Flemingdon Park.{{cite web|title=Concorde Corporate Centre|url=http://www.artisreit.com/office/concorde-corporate-centre/|publisher=Artis REIT|access-date=March 15, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402234219/http://www.artisreit.com/office/concorde-corporate-centre/|url-status=live}}

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 the district housing several major hospitals, including the North York General Hospital, Humber River Hospital and the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

File:TorontoDistrictSchoolBoardEducationCentre - 2015May30.jpg in North York. All four Toronto-based public school boards are headquartered in North York.]]

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 the former city:

• Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM)
• Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV)
• Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB)
• Toronto District School Board (TDSB)

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 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 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 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.

{{em|Township of North York}}

File: Mel Lastman.jpg was the last and longest-serving mayor of North York from 1973 to 1997 and went on to become the first mayor of the amalgamated city of Toronto until 2003.]]

• 1922–1929 Robert Franklin Hicks – born in 1866, Hicks was a dairy farmer who 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. During his period as the first reeve, the North York Hydro Commission, a public health board, and a water supply system were created and improvements were made to Yonge Street and other local roads. Hicks died in 1942.{{cite news |title=Children get history lesson as park plaque unveiled |url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/58839-children-get-history-lesson-as-park-plaque-unveiled/ |access-date=November 8, 2020 |work=North York Mirror |date=December 9, 2010 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113151904/https://www.toronto.com/community-story/58839-children-get-history-lesson-as-park-plaque-unveiled/ |url-status=live }}
• 1929–1930 James Muirhead – farmer in Leslie and Lawrence Ave area. Born in 1859 and lived on the same farm all of his life up to 1929 except for four years. Was chairman of the committee responsible for breaking North York away from York Township and a founding members of the township council."Model T powered North York revolt" by Harold Hilliard, Toronto Star, 16 July 1985, p. 18"Quintette of solid men in council of North York", Toronto Daily Star, 23 January 1928, p. 20
• 1931–1933 George B. Elliott – also served as warden of York county in 1933. As reeve, faced demands for improved unemployment relief as the Depression worsened."Industrial Feudalism Seen As Great Peril", Toronto Daily Star, 7 November 1933, p. 20 Appointed inspector of hospital accounts for indigent patients in York county in 1934. Announced he would run for the federal Conservatives in a York North in 1934 but withdrew his name from consideration.Earl Rowe Is Prospective Leader of Conservatives, Toronto Daily Star, 30 July 1934, p. 14
• 1934–1940 Robert Earl Bales – great-grandson of area pioneer John Bales, Earl Bales was North York's youngest reeve at 37. Earl Bales Park, which is on his family's former farmland, is named after him.{{Cite web|url = https://www.toronto.com/news-story/5546054-plaque-celebrates-history-of-john-bales-house/|title = Plaque celebrates history of John Bales House|date = April 8, 2015|access-date = June 28, 2021|archive-date = June 28, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210628044623/https://www.toronto.com/news-story/5546054-plaque-celebrates-history-of-john-bales-house/|url-status = live}} Like many municipalities, North York was bankrupted by the cost of paying unemployment relied during the Great Depression. Under Bales' leadership, North York was one of the few bankrupted municipalities to be able to pay off its debt. Unlike many other Ontario municipalities, North York never seized any homes or farms for non-payment of taxes."The dirty thirties: $6.33 a week to feed 4" by Harold Hilliard, Toronto Star, 15 March 1988, p. N12 Bales later sat on the North York planning board from 1947 until 1968.Names that grace parks, Toronto Star, 5 September 2000, p. B3
• 1941–1949 George Herbert Mitchell also served in the Ontario legislature as CCF MPP for York North from 1943 to 1945, while serving as reeve."York North Is Riding of Political Changes", Globe and Mail, 2 June 1948, p. 4, As reeve, kept track of expectant mothers come snowfall to ensure that the township's two snowplows kept open the sideroads around their homes. Mitchell was the last reeve to be elected by a predominantly rural electorate."Post-war rush ended rural air of North York", Toronto Star, 23 April 1985, p. M16
• 1950–1952 Nelson A. Boylen – reporter for The Evening Telegram (1912–1918) then in the dairy industry for 50 years. Served as a school trustee and then deputy reeve. Opposed the amalgamation of North York into Metropolitan Toronto, arguing that water shortages could be solved by creating a provincial water authority instead. Denied charges that North York was broke. Defeated in 1952 but later served as a councillor. Appointed to the Metro Toronto & Region Conservation Authority in the 1960s."Former reecr in North York fought merger", Globe and Mail, 30 April 1973, p. 2,
• 1953–1956 Frederick Joseph McMahon – supported the creation of Metropolitan Toronto. Ran as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate in York Centre in the 1955 provincial election, but was unsuccessful. A lawyer by profession, he was best known for defending bank robber Edwin Alonzo Boyd and his brother. McMahon later served as a provincial court judge."McMahon, Frederick Joseph", Toronto Star (1971–2009); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario] 07 Mar 1988: C10., "McMahon defeats Boylen in N. York", Toronto Daily Star (1900–1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]02 Dec 1952: 22., "York Centre: Reeve and Deputy Vie for Seat in New Riding", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 June 1955: 4, "3 Big Issues in North York Election, The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont] 02 Dec 1950: 4., "Lawyer Provides Upset: 3-Time North York Reeve Beaten", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Dec 1952: C5., "Mayors, Reeves Happy, Yet Fearful Suburbs May Be Rubber Stamps", by Alden Baker, The Globe and Mail, 22 Jan 1953: 9, "North York Nearly Bankrupt, Metro Saved It, Reeve Says", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]18 Jan 1955: 4, "Acclaim McMahon In North York; Race for Council", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]24 Nov 1953: 5., "Fred McMahon Is Re-elected N. York Reeve", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]06 Dec 1955: 13, "Vote 3-to-2 to Appeal Ruling on Fluoridation", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]28 Mar 1956: 5., Canadian Press (1955-06-10)., "Reeve Retires After 4 Years In North York", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]14 Sep 1956: 5., "Ratepayers Ask Probe On Land Deal Charge", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]17 June 1960: 9, "North York Officials Confer on Land Sale", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]18 June 1960: 4{{Cite book |last=Vallee |first=Brian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UKndlubrPA4C&dq=%22edwin+alonzo+boyd%22+mcmahon&pg=PT511 |title=Edwin Alonzo Boyd: The Story of the Notorious Boyd Gang |date=2011-12-14 |publisher=Doubleday Canada |isbn=978-0-385-67439-3 |language=en |access-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513070134/https://books.google.com/books?id=UKndlubrPA4C&dq=%22edwin+alonzo+boyd%22+mcmahon&pg=PT511 |url-status=live }}"3 made provincial judges to ease Metro workload", Toronto Daily Star (1900–1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]20 Sep 1969: A2., "Just rewards:: Metro councillors go on to bigger and better things", by Alden Baker, The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]19 July 1976: 5.
• 1957–1958 Vernon M. Singer – went on to serve as MPP from 1959 to 1977
• 1959–1964 Norman C. Goodhead – as reeve, opposed illegal basement apartments and led a campaign to evict tenants. Stood for position of Metro Toronto Chairman in 1962 but lost to William Allen by four votes. Ran again for Metro Chairman in 1969, when no longer mayor, but lost to Scarborough mayor Albert Campbell.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-10-05 |title=Norman Goodhead, 92: Former North York reeve |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/norman-goodhead-92-former-north-york-reeve/article_557a1f72-89d7-554c-aece-c4cd7afbdd13.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Toronto Star |language=en |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026083200/https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/norman-goodhead-92-former-north-york-reeve/article_557a1f72-89d7-554c-aece-c4cd7afbdd13.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-10-06 |title=Former reeve Norman Goodhead dies |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/former-reeve-norman-goodhead-dies/article_67a78c59-b170-55e3-87e8-0cda3c816712.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Toronto.com |language=en |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026083234/https://www.toronto.com/news/former-reeve-norman-goodhead-dies/article_67a78c59-b170-55e3-87e8-0cda3c816712.html |url-status=live }}
• 1965–1966 James Ditson Service – defeated incumbent reeve Goodhead by running against Goodhead's support for amalgamating North York and the rest of Metro Toronto into a unitary city and alleging Goodhead was in a conflict of interest by owning a garbage disposal company that did business with the borough. Service campaigned on building the North York Civic Centre on Yonge Street and developing the area as a downtown with high-density office buildings. He also advocated building a 62,000 domed stadium on surplus land transferred from Downsview Airport. In private business, he co-founded CHIN Radio/TV International with Johnny Lombardi, also founding CHIN (AM) radio but later fell out with him. After he was mayor, Service became a property developer."Candidates for Mayor", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Dec 1966: 12., "James Ditson Service 1926–2014", Toronto Star (2010– Recent); Toronto, Canada [Toronto, Canada]06 Aug 2014: GT7., "Service still wants sportsdome: A family decision", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont] 22 Oct 1969: 5, "Lombardi buys out Service", Staff. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]18 June 1970: 10., "Mayors ain't what they used to be": [1 Edition] Toronto Star; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]26 Jan 1999: 1.

"MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS: James Service: a mandate for change in North York", Godfrey, Scott. The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont] 23 Jan 1965: 9.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-18 |title=Resources on Former Municipalities |url=https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/access-city-information-or-records/city-of-toronto-archives/using-the-archives/research-by-topic/resources-on-former-municipalities/ |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621202937/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/access-city-information-or-records/city-of-toronto-archives/using-the-archives/research-by-topic/resources-on-former-municipalities/ |url-status=live }}"They'd pave paradise", The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont] 12 Dec 1981: F.3.

, "High-density project for Yonge-Sheppard gets OMB approval", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]23 Jan 1971: 5.,"Service cleans out the office of mayor", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]25 Dec 1969: 8, "Service's North York tower approved", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]05 Feb 1977: 5, "FROM THE ARCHIVES", The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]25 June 1994: A.2., "Where are they now? BUZZIE BAVASI Baseball" Patton, Paul. The Globe and Mail; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]20 Feb 1988: C.7., "North York names 17 io work toward dome, major-league teams", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]01 Apr 1970: 31, "In 1540 Slot: Lombardi Approved In Radio Proposal", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]25 June 1965: 15. "Lombardi keeps CHIN frequency", The Globe and Mail (1936–2016); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]07 Nov 1970: 29

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• 1967–1969 James Ditson Service
• 1970–1972 Basil H. Hall – supported the construction and extension of the Spadina Expressway and continued to do so after the provincial government cancelled the project. After he was mayor, he served on the board of the provincially owned Urban Transportation Development Corporation."Former mayor promoter of downtown North York". Globe and Mail. April 28, 1990., "Obituary: North York ex-mayor Basil Hall". Toronto Star. April 27, 1990., "Candidates for Controller". Globe and Mail. December 2, 1966.,"Hall has back-scratching society, Liberals say: Only one question in North York mayoral race: how can Barbaro win?". Globe and Mail. November 25, 1969., "Hall sees victory as party repudiation". Globe and Mail. December 2, 1969., "Mayor suggests Spadina extension to Gardiner: Hall, an expressway booster, inaugurated in North York". Globe and Mail. January 6, 1970.,"'Not pussy-footing,' North York decides". Globe and Mail. September 12, 1972.
• 1973–1978 Mel Lastman

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• 1979–1997 Mel Lastman – served as first mayor of the amalgamated city of Toronto from 1998 to 2003.

File:Mel Lastman Square in North York during filming (44782549624).jpg is home to the district's community council, as well as other municipal services.]]

North York had 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 {{em|italics}} indicate Controllers that were or became Mayor of North York in other years.

X = elected as Controller

A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy

M = sitting as Reeve or Mayor

{{note|booth|A}}Booth died in 1970 and was replaced by Paul Godfrey who served out the balance of his term."Godfrey captures vacant seat on North York Board of Control", The Globe and Mail (1936–Current); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]26 Sep 1970 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."North York vacancy filled by Sutherland" The Globe and Mail (1936–Current); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]24 July 1973: 5

{{note|shiner|B}}Shiner died on 19 December 1987. Councillor Mario Gentile was appointed to the Board of Control in February 1988 to fill Shiner's seat."North York seeks councillor to fill seat that Gentile vacated", Toronto Star, 2 February 1988

• North York Mirror: A weekly community newspaper (thrice and then twice weekly in earlier times) covering North York. Part of Torstar's Metroland chain of community newspapers. The newspaper was launched in 1957 and ceased publication in 2023 when it was folded into the toronto.com website along with other Toronto-based Metroland titles.{{cite news |last1=Adler |first1=Mike |title=Looking for past print issues of your local Metroland Toronto community newspaper? Here's where to look |url=https://www.toronto.com/news/looking-for-past-print-issues-of-your-local-metroland-toronto-community-newspaper-here-s-where/article_7c0747d2-51d4-5de4-9fb9-2b580fcccd47.html |access-date=January 1, 2024 |work=toronto.com |date=December 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102034336/https://www.toronto.com/news/looking-for-past-print-issues-of-your-local-metroland-toronto-community-newspaper-here-s-where/article_7c0747d2-51d4-5de4-9fb9-2b580fcccd47.html |url-status=live }}
• Salam Toronto: Bilingual Persian-English weekly paper for the Iranian community of North York.

File:Aga Khan Museum in Toronto- Exterior.jpg is one of several museums located in North York.]]

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".{{cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/teacher-resources/school-programs/aviation-space-museum.html |title=Canada Aviation and Space Museum |date=September 27, 2017 |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022192618/https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/teacher-resources/school-programs/aviation-space-museum.html |url-status=live }} North York 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.

File:KIA TFC training ground side.jpg at the KIA Training Ground, the practice facility for the Toronto FC.]]

An aircraft manufacturing facility and 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 {{convert|45000|m2|abbr=on|-3}} multi-purpose facility built by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), owners of Toronto FC, of Major League Soccer. MLSE invested $26 million to build 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.[https://issuu.com/csca.org/docs/2010-2011-nyac-handbook-02 2010-2011 NYAC Handbook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307104855/https://issuu.com/csca.org/docs/2010-2011-nyac-handbook-02 |date=March 7, 2023 }}, p 4. The Granite Club, located at Bayview and Lawrence, 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/oakdale-golf-country-club-to-host-2023-2026-rbc-canadian-open/ |title=Oakdale Golf & Country Club to host 2023 & 2026 RBC Canadian Open |publisher=Golf Canada |date=May 19, 2021 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609220942/https://www.golfcanada.ca/articles/oakdale-golf-country-club-to-host-2023-2026-rbc-canadian-open/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Canadian Open to be held at Toronto's Oakdale Golf and Country Club in 2023, 2026 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/rbc-canadian-open-held-oakldale-golf-country-club-2023-1.6032955 |access-date=June 15, 2023 |work=CBC Sports |date=May 19, 2021 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607021539/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/golf/rbc-canadian-open-held-oakldale-golf-country-club-2023-1.6032955 |url-status=live }}

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 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:

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• York United FC – member of Canadian Premier League{{Cite web |url=https://york9fc.canpl.ca/our-stadiums |title=York9 FC – Our Stadium |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215155952/https://york9fc.canpl.ca/our-stadiums |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |url-status=dead }}
• Toronto FC II – member of USL League One{{Cite web |url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/toronto-fc-ii-schedule |title=USL League One – Toronto FC II Schedule |access-date=February 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318205647/https://www.uslleagueone.com/toronto-fc-ii-schedule |url-status=live }}
• North York Astros[http://www.northyorkastros.ca North York Astros] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021124091419/http://www.northyorkastros.ca/ |date=November 24, 2002 }} Men's professional soccer playing in the Canadian Soccer League. Esther Shiner Stadium. – member of Canadian Soccer League
• North York Rockets – (defunct) Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)
• {{nowrap|North York Rangers – member of the Central Division of the
  Ontario Junior Hockey League}}
• North York Storm[http://www.northyorkstorm.com North York Storm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527233725/http://www.northyorkstorm.com/ |date=May 27, 2006 }} Official site of girls hockey in North York.
• North York Aquatic Club[http://www.nyac.on.ca North York Aquatic Club] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020118035956/http://www.nyac.on.ca/ |date=January 18, 2002 }} North York's oldest swim club, located at the swimming pool next to Mel Lastman Square
• North York Fire Basketball{{Cite web |url=http://www.firebasketball.ca/ |title=North York Fire Basketball |access-date=April 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916165614/http://www.firebasketball.ca/ |archive-date=September 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
• North York Hockey League{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyhl.on.ca/ |title=North York Hockey League |access-date=September 10, 2008 |archive-date=September 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914010026/http://nyhl.on.ca/ |url-status=live }}
• North York Hearts Azzurri Soccer Club{{Cite web |url=http://www.heartssoccer.com/ |title=North York Hearts Azzurri Soccer Club |access-date=February 9, 2009 |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302002157/http://heartssoccer.com/ |url-status=live }}
• North York Baseball Association{{Cite web |url=http://www.nyba.ca/ |title=North York Baseball Association |access-date=November 17, 2011 |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425231143/http://www.nyba.ca/ |url-status=live }}
• Hayabusakan Judo Club{{Cite web |url=http://hayabusatorontojudo.com/ |title=Hayabusakan Judo |access-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171614/http://hayabusatorontojudo.com/ |url-status=live }}

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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 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,{{cite web

|title = Carmageddon: the world's busiest roads

|last = Allen

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}}{{cite report

|title = Long-Life Concrete Pavements in Europe and Canada

|first = Hanna

|last = Maier

|publisher = Federal Highway Administration

|date = October 9, 2007

|section = Chapter 2

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|access-date = May 1, 2010

|quote = The key high-volume highways in Ontario are the 400-series highways in the southern part of the province. The most important of these is the 401, the busiest highway in North America, with average annual daily traffic (AADT) of more than 425,000 vehicles in 2004 and daily traffic sometimes exceeding 500,000 vehicles.

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}} and one of the widest.{{cite report

| title = Ontario government investing $401 million to upgrade Highway 401

| author = Canadian NewsWire

| publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario

| date = August 6, 2002

| quote = Highway 401 is one of the busiest highways in the world and represents a vital link in Ontario's transportation infrastructure, carrying more than 400,000 vehicles per day through Toronto.}}{{cite web

| title = The Post-Carbon Highway

| first1 = Geoffrey

| last1 = Thün

| first2 = Kathy

| last2 = Velikov

| publisher = Alphabet City

| url = http://alphabet-city.org/issues/fuel/articles/the-post-carbon-highway

| access-date = January 2, 2012

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| quote = It is North America's busiest highway, and one of the busiest in the world. The section of Highway 401 that cuts across the northern part of Toronto has been expanded to eighteen lanes, and typically carries 420,000 vehicles a day, rising to 500,000 at peak times, as compared to 380,000 on the I-405 in Los Angeles or 350,000 on the I-75 in Atlanta (Gray).}}

File:FinchTTCBusTerminal.JPG bus terminal outside of Finch subway station.]]

Public transportation in North York is primarily provided by the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) bus or subway system. Two lines of 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.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} 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, is entirely in North York, averaging around 55,000 riders per day. {{citation needed|date=November 2015}} 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 is home to an office and a TTC commuter parking lot, which was sold for $25 million. A $300-million project is expected to create about 300 jobs and bring a new hotel, perhaps a four star Marriott, to the intersection.{{cite news|last1=Pigg|first1=Susan|title=York Mills TTC parking lot slated for hotel, office complex|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/14/york-mills-ttc-parking-lot-slated-for-hotel-office-complex.html|website=Toronto Star|date=January 14, 2015|publisher=Torstar|access-date=April 10, 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615032209/https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/01/14/york-mills-ttc-parking-lot-slated-for-hotel-office-complex.html|url-status=live}}

In addition to the TTC, other public transit services that may be accessed from North York include GO Transit, and York Region Transit. GO Transit provides access to commuter rail and bus services to communities throughout Greater Toronto. Both services may be accessed at GO or TTC stations located in North York.

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• Michael Adamthwaite (born 1981), voice actor
• Liane Balaban (born 1980), actress
• Andy Borodow (born 1969), Olympic wrestler
• John Bregar, actor
• Chris Campoli, professional ice hockey player
• Candi & The Backbeat, pop band
• Kurtis Conner (born 1994), stand-up comedian and YouTuber
• Tie Domi, former professional ice hockey player
• Louis Ferreira, actor
• Yani Gellman (born 1985), film and television actor
• Paul Godfrey, former president of the Toronto Blue Jays and former chairman of Metropolitan Toronto
• James Hinchcliffe, professional auto racing driver, born here
• Adrianne Ho, model, designer, and director
• Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General of Ontario
• Mel Lastman, long-time Mayor of North York, and the first Mayor of the amalgamated city of Toronto
• Nicholas Latifi, professional auto racing driver, grew up in North York
• Geddy Lee, rock musician
• Matt Moulson, professional ice hockey player
• George Nagy (born 1957), Olympic swimmer in the butterfly
• Peter Polansky (born 1988), tennis player
• Rambha, Indian actress, settled here
• Gary Roberts, former professional ice hockey player
• Ya'ara Saks, Canadian Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health
• Sam Schachter (born 1990), Olympic beach volleyball player
• Barry Sherman, pharmaceutical company executive and founder of Apotex.
• Olivia Smith, soccer player for the Canada national team
• Snow, reggae musician
• Andy Yerzy (born 1998), baseball catcher and first baseman in the Milwaukee Brewers organization

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