The Etobicoke Civic Centre in the
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neighbourhood of
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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, Canada, once housed the municipal government of the former City of
Etobicoke
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.
The building was built in 1958 by the firm Shore and Moffat
to replace the single storey brick
Township of Etobicoke Municipal Hall at 4946 Dundas Street (now Fox and a Fiddle pub). The building exterior is clad in Queenston limestone and framed by glass and aluminum.
The original building also features a clock tower with a non-numeric clock face.
A limestone cenotaph (War Memorial - Etobicoke Municipal Centre) was constructed in 1968 in memory of those who gave their lives in World War I (1914 - 1918), World War II (1939 - 1945), and the Korean War (1950 - 1953). The original plan was to convert the clock tower as a cenotaph. The war dates are located on a metal plaque and above it a large metal cross. Adjacent to the Cenotaph, a provincial plaque commemorating Corporal
Frederick George Topham
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Early life and Se ...
, V.C., an Etobicoke war Hero was erected in 1980. The Board of Education (1 City Centre Court) and Ontario Hydro (South Block) built structures next to the Civic Centre, the former was acquired by Etobicoke for civic use in 1969. In 1973 an addition was added to the original by the same architectural firm.
Etobicoke was amalgamated into the City of
Toronto
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in 1998, and the building no longer serves as a city hall and retained for use for City of Toronto use.
Located on
The West Mall
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in central
Etobicoke
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, the building is used as a meeting place for the
Etobicoke community council
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a committee of councillors representing wards in the area that makes recommendations on local matters to the full city council.
The building also houses a number of local municipal departments and services. A farmers' market operates from spring to fall yearly. An ornamental pool and square was removed during renovations, so the current civic centre lacks any formal public space; it is surrounded by other buildings and parking lots with some trees and patches of lawns. The historic 'Applewood' Shaver House across the street is used for weddings.
Vandalism
A lone male entered the Civic Centre and caused damaged to the building exterior and interior as well as City vehicles on March 28 or 29, 2016.
Farmers Market
A seasonal farmers market is open on Saturdays from early June to late October in the parking area of the Civic Centre.
Vendors from the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario sell fresh produce, eggs, meat and bread. It is one of 5 farmers markets in Etobicoke:
*
Sherway Gardens
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Farmers Market at Church on the Queensway - every Friday from early June to late October
* Stonegate Farmers Market at Christ Church St. James Anglican on Park Lawn Road -every Tuesday from late June to early October
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Montgomery's Inn
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Farmers Market - every Wednesday year round
* Humber Bay Shores Condominium Association Farmers Market at Humber Bay Park West - every Saturday from late May to early October
See also
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East York Civic Centre
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North York Civic Centre
The North York Civic Centre is a municipal government of Toronto, municipal government building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1979 as the city hall of the former city of North York. It is located in North York City Centre.
Designed by ...
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Scarborough Civic Centre
The Scarborough Civic Centre is a civic centre located in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was designed by architect Raymond Moriyama during the development of Scarborough City Centre and initially opened as the city hall o ...
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York Civic Centre
The York Civic Centre is a government building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at 2700 Eglinton Avenue West in the neighbourhood of Beechborough-Greenbrook. The building is used by the Toronto West Court Office and was the seat of the ...
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Metro Hall
Metro Hall is a 27-storey Postmodern-style office tower at the corner of Wellington and John Street in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It looks out onto Pecaut Square. Part of the three-tower Metro Centre complex, the building ...
*
Toronto City Hall
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Relocation
Plans are in the works to relocated the Civic Centre from the current location to the site of the vacant Westwood Theatre at Dundas Street West and Kipling Avenue. The new site will require the re-construction of the current intersection at
Six Points, which is slated to be completed in 2020.
The new location will house city offices as well as:
* recreation centre
* public library
* child care centre
* central civic square
References
Citations
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