Dorset Park is a neighbourhood in

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, Canada. It is located in the western part of the district of

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. The neighbourhood is bordered by

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to the north, Midland Avenue to the east, Lawrence Avenue to the south, and Birchmount Road to the west. Kennedy Road runs along the neighbourhood's centre north and south and

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runs along the centre east and west. The area south of Lawrence Avenue, north of the

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, is known as McGregor Park and is often included as part of Dorset Park. The business district of Scarborough is carried right through the heart of Dorset Park along Kennedy Road from Highway 401 to Lawrence Avenue. The business district along Kennedy Road is a 3.5 kilometre stretch of the road with nothing but stores, businesses and high rise buildings. Kennedy Commons, a large strip mall, is located on Kennedy Road, between Highway 401 and Ellesmere Road.

History

The area was formerly farmland, with the majority of the housing built in the 1950s. Among the landmarks are

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, founded in 1963.

Education

One

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operates schools in Dorset Park, the

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(TDSB). Public elementary schools operated by TDSB include: *General Crerar Public School *Dorset Park Public School *Ellesmere-Statton Public School is a elementary school located on Ellesmere Road between Birchmount and Kennedy Roads. This school is a merger of two schools, ''Ellesmere Junior Public School'' (founded in 1953, replacing S.S No. 4 that opened in the 1840s) and ''Wendell Statton Senior Public School'' (built in 1972 and opened in September 1973). Both buildings are connected to each other and the school has a diverse population of 640 students. It is named after long time Scarborough educator Wendell W. Statton, who was a principal of Ellesmere P.S. *Glamorgan Public Junior School. TDSB also operates one secondary school,

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. Schooling for students residing in Dorset Park is also provided by the public school boards, the

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(TCDSB), and

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(CSCM),

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(CSM). CSCM and TCDSB are separate school boards, the former being French

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separate school board, whereas CSV is a French-first language secular school board.

External links

City of Toronto profile
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History

Education

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