Woburn | |
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Neighbourhood | |
.jpg) View of Woburn fromCentennial College's Progress Campus | |
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| Coordinates:43°46′00″N79°13′40″W / 43.76667°N 79.22778°W /43.76667; -79.22778 | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| City | Toronto |
| Established | 1850Scarborough Township |
| Changed municipality | 1998Toronto from City of Scarborough |
| Government | |
| • MP | Michael Coteau (Scarborough—Woburn) |
| • MPP | Andrea Hazell (Scarborough—Guildwood) |
| • Councillor | Paul Ainslie (Ward 24Scarborough—Guildwood) |
| Elevation | 157 m (515 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | (416) and (647) |
Woburn is a neighbourhood located in easternToronto,Ontario, Canada, in the former suburb ofScarborough. Woburn is bordered byHighway 401 to the north, Orton Park Road to the east, Lawrence Avenue to the south, andMcCowan Road to the west. A sub-neighbourhood, which compromises the eastern section of Woburn, namedCurran Hall, borders Highland Creek river to the east, Lawrence Avenue to the south, Scarborough Golf Club Road to the west and Ellesmere Road to the north.
Residences are split between high rises and single detached homes, which account for almost ninety per cent of all residences.
AWyandotburial mound,Taber Hill is situated in Woburn. Dating to 1250, the burial mound contains over 500 graves, with skeletons buried in a manner consistent with theHuron Feast of the Dead.
A post-office south of Painted Post Drive (formerly Danforth's Road) andMarkham Road, and a schoolhouse on Ellesmere Road west of The Markham Road, today the site ofWoburn Collegiate Institute, were important sites in the early community.
The intersection of Painted Post and Markham Road was also the site of the Woburn Hotel, and across the road was the Woburn Hall. The Woburn Hotel housed the meetings of the first Scarborough Council from 1850 until 1922.
Painted Post Drive connected Woburn to the southwest via Danforth Road andDanforth Avenue to Toronto, and to the east viaMilitary Trail andColonel Danforth Trails toKingston Road and points east (for more details, seeDanforth Avenue).
Twopublicschool boards operateelementary schools in Woburn, thesecularToronto District School Board (TDSB), and theseparateToronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). TDSB and TCDSB elementary schools include:
In addition to elementary schools TDSB also operates twosecondary school in Woburn,Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute, andWoburn Collegiate Institute. TDSB is the only school board to operate a publicsecondary school. The French-based public secular school board,Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and it separate counterpart,Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Woburn, although they do not operate a school in the neighbourhood.
Along withprimary andsecondary education institutions, Woburn is also home to the Progress Campus ofCentennial College, apost-secondarycollege.
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The south and south east sections of Woburn, alongWest Highland Creek, have a great amount of green space, echoed by the tree lined and winding roads typical of the neighbourhood. Woburn holds a number of undeveloped green space, making up portions of theToronto ravine system. In addition, Woburn is home to several municipal parks, including Cedar Ridge Park, Curran Hall Ravine Park, Highland Creek Park, andMorningside Park. Municipal parks in Toronto are maintained by theToronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division.
In addition to municipal parks, the division also manages localcommunity centres situated in the neighbourhood, including Cedarbrae Community Centre, and Curran Hall Community Centre. The neighbourhood is also home to severalshopping plazas and a mall,Cedarbrae Mall.
The neighbourhood is served byToronto Transit Commission (TTC)bus system. These include the 54 Lawrence East, 154 Curran Hall and 954 Lawrence East Express (which predominantly serves the area), 102 Markham Road, 902 Markham Road Express, 9 Bellamy, and the 16 McCowan, (the latter four connect toWarden station). The area is also served by three bus routes onEllesmere Road, which are 95 York Mills, 38 Highland Creek, and the 133 Neilson (the latter two serve theScarborough Centre station). The area is also served byHighway 401 which runs through theGreater Toronto Area from east-to-west.
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