Alderwood, Toronto

Infobox City
official_name = Alderwood
subdivision_type2 = Country
subdivision_name2 = Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = Ontario
subdivision_type = City
subdivision_name = Toronto


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map_caption=Location of Alderwood within Toronto

Alderwood is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the western section of Toronto, formerly the city of Etobicoke. It is bounded by the Etobicoke Creek to the west, the Gardiner Expressway to the north, the CPR railway to the east and the CNR railway to the south.

History

Politically, Alderwood was part of the original Etobicoke township. The township subsequently became the Borough of Etobicoke and then City of Etobicoke. In 1998 the City of Etobicoke was merged with six other cities and the Metropolitan Toronto government to form an amalgamated City of Toronto. It is part of the Etobicoke-Lakeshore ridings at the provincial and federal level.

Character

Alderwood is characterized by single family homes, many of which were constructed at the end of the second world war. Schools in the neighbourhood include [http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/siradambeck/main.htm Sir Adam Beck Junior School] and [http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/lanor Lanor Junior Middle School] . The neighbourhood was formerly served by a high school (Alderwood Collegiate, later Father John Redmond Secondary School) but the school is vacant today. Another closed school Franklin Horner Junior Middle School is home to the Franklin Horner Community Centre.

The Alderwood Centre is a public complex that houses Sir Adam Beck Junior School, the Alderwood branch of the Toronto Public Library system, the Alderwood Action Afterschool child care centre and the Alderwood Pool, a 25-yard public pool.

The south west quadrant of the neighbourhood is zoned industrial and is home to manufacturing and warehousing businesses of various sizes. Among these is a Daimler-Chrysler casting plant.

Toronto Neighbourhood Geography
North = Islington-City Centre West
East = Mimico
South = Long Branch
West = Mississauga, Ontario
Center = Alderwood

External links

* [http://www.toronto.ca/demographics/cns_profiles/cns20.htm City of Toronto - Alderwood Neighbourhood Profile]
* [http://www.oursara.ca South Alderwood Residents Association (SARA)]
* [http://www.toronto.ca/demographics/cns_profiles/cns20.htm Demographic profile]
* [http://www.etobicokehistorical.com/Stories/Alderwood/alderwood.html Historic information]
* http://www.alderwoodcollegiate.org/
* http://www.alderwoodforlife.com/Dee-JayDidThisXP/