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Mimico
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| Mimico, Toronto, Ontario | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Settled | ca 1850 |
| Merged | 1953 into Metropolitan Toronto |
| 1998 into Toronto | |
| Government | |
| - MP | Michael Ignatieff |
| - MPP | Laurel Broten |
| - Councillor | Mark Grimes |
Mimico is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Evans Avenue to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, slightly west of Mimico Creek to the east, and Dwight Avenue to the west. Its populace range from upper-middle to working class. Architecturally, homes in Mimico range from grand lake side estates to bungalows built in the 1920s to 1940s.
The name Mimico is derived from a Mississaugas word omiimiikaa meaning "abundant with Wild Pigeons" (c.f. 19th century Mississaugas omiimii, "pigeon")[1] referring to passenger pigeons. The area known as "Mimico" originally extended up to Dundas Street West. By 1858 a Mimico post office had been opened near the mouth of Mimico Creek on Lake Ontario. The northernmost part of the Mimico area adopted the name Islington.
In the early 1900's, Mimico was known as a summer retreat for Toronto's wealthy. Mimico and the other lakeshore communities west of the Humber River were eventually linked by an independent streetcar line, which was intended to link with a line from Hamilton. However, the eastern end was never completed past Port Credit, and the local line merged with the TTC in 1922.
In 1953 Mimico became one of thirteen cities and towns in the new Metropolitan Toronto. In 1967, the Town of Mimico merged with two other lakeshore communities (the Town of New Toronto and the Village of Long Branch) and the Township of Etobicoke to form the Borough of Etobicoke, later the City of Etobicoke (1984). The City, in turn, merged (1998) with Metro Toronto's five other municipalities into the new City of Toronto. Today Mimico is connected to Toronto's downtown core by a GO train station located off of Royal York Road and bus and streetcar services provided by the TTC.
In September 2007, Toronto Life magazine named Mimico one of five up and coming pockets of Toronto due to gentrification. According to Toronto Life "The gorgeous lake view is one thing. What seals the deal are suburb-sized lots, ball hockey games on quiet avenues and a palpable sense of getting away from it all.[2]" Recreation options in Mimico include the Mimico Tennis Club, the Mimico Cruising Club and the Etobicoke Yacht Club. The first phase of the Mimico Linear Park, opening in Spring 2008 will connect three small parks with cobblestone beaches, boardwalks and sand dunes and, once the second phase of the park is completed, connect with Humber Bay Park and the Martin Goodman Trail in the east.[3]
Prominent natives of Mimico include Sir Ernest MacMillan and David Ernest Hornell (recipient of the Victoria Cross). Hockey player Brendan Shanahan is a Mimico native, and played hockey and lacrosse at a young age in Mimico Arena, a local arena and staple of the area. During the 1950s, the Canadian standup comedy team, Wayne & Shuster, who appeared frequently on the Ed Sullivan Show, performed a routine about a fictional hockey team they called the Mimico Mice.
- ^ Freelang Ojibwe Dictionary
- ^ Toronto Life magazine, September 2007
- ^ http://www.trca.on.ca/water_protection/finalMIMsummer06.pdf
- Mimico Residents Association
- Mimico Tennis Club
- Mimico Lacrosse Association
- Mimico High School Class of '66
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| Municipalities amalgamated in... | ||
| 1998 | East York · Etobicoke · North York · Scarborough · (Old) Toronto · York · Metropolitan Toronto |  |
| 1967 | Forest Hill · Leaside · Long Branch · Mimico · New Toronto · Swansea · Weston | |
| 1883– 1912 |
1912: Dovercourt · Earlscourt 1910: Moore Park · North Toronto 1909: Bracondale · Midway · West Toronto · Wychwood 1908: Deer Park · East Toronto 1905: Rosedale 1890: Bedford Park · Davisville · Eglinton 1889: Parkdale 1888: Seaton Village 1884: Brockton · Riverdale 1883: Yorkville | |
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