the Toronto Purchase Treaty lands. The cities of Etobicoke, Toronto, North York, York and Vaughan are located within the boundaries of the Toronto Purchase Treaty lands. What indigenous land is Etobicoke on? In the Toronto and Etobicoke area, the land…
Etobicoke Creek – Etobicoke The mouth of the Etobicoke Creek near Marie Curtis Park East Beach is a popular spot to see the salmon swim up through the city. Where is the salmon run in Toronto? According to the TRCA,…
Fishing in Etobicoke Creek Etobicoke Creek is a stream near Lewiston. The most popular species caught here are Common carp, Smallmouth bass, and Chinook salmon. What fish are in Ontario creeks? Fishing Eastern Lake Ontario Rivers Just about all the…
The name “Etobicoke” originates with the Mississauga First Nation, who called Etobicoke Creek and the area around it “Adobigok”, meaning “where the alders grow.” The Mississaugas had moved from the Mississagi River area on Lake Huron to the north shore…
The name “Etobicoke” originates with the Mississauga First Nation, who called Etobicoke Creek and the area around it “Adobigok”, meaning “where the alders grow.” The Mississaugas had moved from the Mississagi River area on Lake Huron to the north shore…
The 25 Ward Profiles listed below reflect the 2018 – 2022 term of City Council, effective 1 December, 2018.Ward Profiles. Ward Name Ward Profile Etobicoke-Lakeshore View Etobicoke-Lakeshore ward profile Parkdale-High Park View Parkdale-High Park ward profile What ward is Etobicoke…
Etobicoke North Ontario electoral district MP Kirsty Duncan Liberal District created 1976 First contested 1979 Last contested 2021 Who is Christy Duncan? Kirsty Ellen Duncan PC MP (born October 31, 1966) is a Canadian politician and medical geographer from Ontario,…
The Etobicoke Creek watershed receives an overall water quality grade of “D,” based on results from 15 monitoring sites. The “Poor” score reflects the fact that this watershed is 71% urbanized, with only fragments of the headwaters remaining rural. Is…
Etobicoke was established in 1967 through amalgamation of the township of Etobicoke (incorporated 1851) and several surrounding municipalities. The name Etobicoke, derived from an Indian word meaning “place where the alders grow,” was originally given to Etobicoke Creek. When did…
Greater Toronto. Etobicoke Creek /ɛˈtoʊbɪkoʊ/ ( listen) is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and runs from Caledon to southern Etobicoke, part of the City of Toronto. The creek…
Christine Hogarth Christine Hogarth MPP Incumbent Assumed office June 26, 2019 Minister Sylvia Jones Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke—Lakeshore Who is my provincial member of parliament Ontario? Armstrong, Teresa J. French, Jennifer K. Karahalios, Belinda C. Who…
When there are periods of rain, the runoff channels into Etobicoke Creek and through the storm sewer system. This carries chemicals and microbes from the surrounding land out into Lake Ontario near the beaches at Marie Curtis, making the water…
In the Toronto and Etobicoke area, the land was occupied primarily by Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee communities, including: Anishinaabe, Seneca and Mohawk Haudenosaunee, Iroquois, and Huron-Wendat. What Indigenous tribes lived in Toronto? According to the City of Toronto, this land is…
Short answer, it’s a native word and not from the English language. Longer answer from Wikipedia: The name “Etobicoke” was derived from the Mississauga word wah-do-be-kang (wadoopikaang), meaning “place where the alders grow.” This was the way they described the…
In the Toronto and Etobicoke area, the land was occupied primarily by Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee communities, including: Anishinaabe, Seneca and Mohawk Haudenosaunee, Iroquois, and Huron-Wendat. Is Etobicoke an Indigenous name? The name “Etobicoke” originates with the Mississauga First Nation, who…