Morningside Heights, Toronto
Neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morningside Heights is a residential neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, in the district of Scarborough, just north of the neighbourhood of Malvern and west of Rouge Park and the Rouge. The subdivision, comprising approximately 750 acres (3.0 km2), was one of the last large tracts of undeveloped land within the City of Toronto, located between Finch Avenue East and Steeles Avenue East, from Tapscott Road to the Rouge River.[1]
Morningside Heights | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 43°49′12″N 79°13′06″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
City | Toronto |
Established | 1850 Scarborough Township |
Changed municipality | 1998 Toronto from City of Scarborough |
Developed | 2002 (Subdivision) |
Government | |
• MP | Shaun Chen (Scarborough North) | Gary Anandasangaree Scarborough-Rouge Park |
• MPP | Raymond Cho (Scarborough North) | Vijay Thanigasalam Scarborough-Rouge Park |
• Councillor | Vacant |
Website | www.mhna.ca |
The area is named after Morningside Avenue, which was extended north into the neighbourhood. The northern section of Morningside Heights is also known as Brookside. The community is divided, north and south, by hydro lines that cut across the development. The name Brookside originates from a golf course that was once on the site, northeast of the intersection of Oasis Boulevard and Seasons Drive.
Local residents formed the Morningside Heights Neighbourhood Association in 2015. In 2018, it was registered with the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services as a not-for-profit group.