Richview, formally known as Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview, is a neighbourhood in the city of

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, Canada. It is bounded on the west by

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and on the north by the highway and by Dixon Road,

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on the east, and

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West along the south. Richview was originally established as a postal village within the then-agricultural

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, which later became the suburb of Etobicoke.

History

One part of the existing neighbourhood predates the suburbanization of the area. The first settler was William Knaggs who established his home and farm near Rich view Side road (Eglinton) and red Concession (Highway 427) in 1818. A later settler, Christopher Kit Thirkle, gave the areas earlier name Kit's Corners. Richview began in 1852 when a post office called "Richview" opened in this area. Richview gave its name to the proposed

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. Richview United Church was built in 1888, by demolished in 1960s leaving only the church cemetery.

Demographics

Major ethnic populations (2016): * 59.9%

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; ''19.3% Italian'', ''11.1%

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'' * 13.3%

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; ''3.5% Jamaican'' * 10.6%

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* 6.3% East Indian * 4.2%

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(of any race)

Education

Four

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school boards operate elementary schools in the neighbourhood, Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV), Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM), the

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(TCDSB), and the

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(TDSB). They include: *All Saints Catholic School, TCDSB *Dixon Grove Junior Middle School, TDSB *École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, CSCM *École élémentaire Félix-Leclerc, CSV *Father Serra Catholic School, TCDSB *Hilltop Middle School, TDSB *Parkfield Junior School, TDSB *St. Eugene Catholic School, TCDSB *St. Marcellus Catholic School, TCDSB *Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic School, TCDSB *Valleyfield Junior School, TDSB *Westway Junior School, TDSB The Toronto District School Board is the only school board with

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s in the neighbourhood, which include

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, and Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy.

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a secondary school that bears the name of the neighbourhood, is situated next to the neighbourhood, on the south side of Eglinton Avenue.

Communities

There are several small neighbourhoods within Richview. ''Willowridge'' covers the triangle at the far west of the neighbourhood west of Martin Grove. ''The Westway'', also known as ''St. Phillip's'' is a community that covers the northeast portion of Richview, east of Kipling and north of The Westway. ''Martin Grove Gardens'' is the area bounded by Kipling, The Westway, Martin Grove, and Dixon. ''Richmond Gardens'' and ''Royal York Gardens'' are neighbourhoods in the southeast portion of Richview, south of The Westway and east of Kipling.

Institutions

*Richview Library (Etobicoke Central Branch) *Richview Residence for Seniors *Richview Reservoir

Shopping Centres

*1500 Royal York Road Plaza *Martingrove Plaza *Richview Square *Westway Centre

Parks

*Alex Marchetti Park *Denfield Park *Green Meadows Park *LIon's Gate Park *Martin Grove Gardens Park *Redgrave Park *Richview Park *Silvercreek Park *Stonehouse Park *Valleyfield Park *Westgrove Park *Westway Park *Widdicombe Hill Park *Willowridge Park *Wincott Park

Churches

*All Saints Catholic Churc *First Church of Christ, Scientist *HIlltop Chapel *Richview Baptist Church *Royal York Baptist Church *St. Matthias' Anglican Church *St Wilfred Anglican Church *Transfiguration of Our Lord Catholic Church *Westway United Church *Westway Christian Church

Transportation

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) runs a number of buses through the Richview community that connect commuters to Kipling, Islington and Royal York subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth line. *Islington Avenue is served by the 37 and 311 Islington buses. *Kipling Avenue is served by the 45 Kipling bus route. *Martin Grove Road is served by the 46 Martin Grove bus. *

is served by the 73 Royal York bus. The TTC also has bus service along Dixon Road, Eglinton Avenue West and the Westway. These bus routes connect people to Eglinton West and Lawrence West subway stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina line. *Dixon Road is served by the 52 A, B and D Lawrence West bus routes. *Eglinton Avenue is served by the 32 and 307 Eglinton West buses. *The Westway is served by the 52G Lawrence West bus route. Traveling by car is convenient, as highways 401, 427 and 409 are nearby. The proposed Eglinton West LRT extension will connect the neighbourhood to the Toronto Pearson Airport, as well as Midtown Toronto and Scarborough.

Notable residents

* Rob Ford, former Mayor of Toronto *

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(attended Richview Collegiate Institute) * Doug Ford,

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(attended Scarlett Heights)

References

External links

Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview demographics
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