East L’Amoreaux
Timberbank Park
240 Timberbank Boulevard
With four bike paths, this park connects to the West Highland Creek Trail and is a great place to observe nature. It also has three sport fields and a children's playground.
Highland Heights Park
50 Castle Hill Drive
A 2.2 hectare park near Finch Avenue East and Birchmount Road that features a ball diamond and a children's playground.
Edmund Li Artbox
Southwest Corner of Finch Avenue East and Kennedy Road
Snails are often found on traffic boxes throughout the city. Through my design, I want to highlight these tiny creatures, which often make the traffic boxes their home. I would like to invite everyone to appreciate our environment.
Labyrinth Murals at 2821 Birchmount
2821 Birchmount Road
Walk along the pedestrian pathway behind 2821 Birchmount Road to find two labyrinth murals painted on the pavement. These murals were painted by local children as part of the week-long Paving the Way Showcase led by artist Virginia Tran for the non-profit Art Starts.
Caitlin Taguibao Artbox
Northwest Corner of Finch Avenue East and Birchmount Road
This artbox depicts earthly creatures moving slowly through time.
Bridletown Park
2295 Bridletowne Circle
A 3 hectare park near Warden Avenue and Finch Avenue East featuring a sports field and a children's playground.
L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
2501 Bridletowne Circle
L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute officially opened in 1973, and was designed by famed Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, who also designed the Toronto Reference Library, Scarborough Civic Centre, and Bata Shoe Museum, among many other Toronto landmarks. The school was also used as a filming location by Toronto band Rush for their 'Subdivisions' music video. Famous alumni of the school include rapper, record producer, actor, and author Maestro Fresh-Wes, and actor Ellen Wong.
Finch Hydro Corridor
Birchmount Road and McNicoll Avenue
Connected to L'Amoreaux Park is the Finch Hydro Corridor East Trail, which is a beautiful patch of public greenspace that runs 1.6 kilometres from Birchmount Road to Pharmacy Avenue along the south side of McNicoll Avenue. The multi-use recreational trail was transformed from the under-utilized land where Ontario Hydro built transmission lines in 1950. It is part of a larger Finch Hydro Corridor Trail, an initiative of the City's Bikeway Trails Implementation Plan, which will extend 30 kilometres from the Black Creek neighbourhood in the west end to Richmond Park in the east end. Be aware that there are a number of gaps in the trail along the way due to street crossings. The trail is a citywide connector and also links with other parks, trails, transit and amenities.
Kidstown Water Park
3159 Birchmount Road
Kidstown Water Park is a great way for preschool and grade school children to cool down on hot summer days. It is the only water park operated by the City of Toronto. Kids can play in a variety of areas that include a slide, splash pad, spray rings, squirting aquatic animals, tipping bucket, wading pool and more.
L'Amoreaux Sports Complex
100 Silver Springs Boulevard
This expansive park is an oasis, featuring a ball diamond, bike trail, picnic sites, playground and sport field. The West Highland Creek runs through this park, feeding into L'Amoreaux Pond, which is located across the street in L'Amoreaux North Park. Evidence of a Wendat village along this creek was found during an archeological excavation of roughly four acres in the area. Now known as the Alexandra Site, over 19,000 artifacts were discovered, including evidence of up to 17 longhouses, sweat lodges and hearths. A plaque commemorating this village can be found in L'Amoreaux North Park, adjacent to Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School.
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We hope that you enjoyed exploring this Toronto neighbourhood and found many other points of interest along the way. While StrollTO highlights some of the 'hidden gems' in the neighbourhood, there may be others that could be included in a future edition. Would you like to share a point of interest that you discovered in the neighbourhood? Email us at [email protected].
Neighbourhood Stroll
This suburban neighbourhood contains several engaging points of interest that are featured in this stroll, including part of a site that was once a 600-year old Wendat village, some eye-popping public art, and sites that are key landmarks in the community.
- Timberbank Park
240 Timberbank Boulevard
With four bike paths, this park connects to the West Highland Creek Trail and is a great place to observe nature. It also has three sport fields and a children's playground.
- Highland Heights Park
50 Castle Hill Drive
A 2.2 hectare park near Finch Avenue East and Birchmount Road that features a ball diamond and a children's playground.
- Edmund Li Artbox
Southwest Corner of Finch Avenue East and Kennedy Road
Snails are often found on traffic boxes throughout the city. Through my design, I want to highlight these tiny creatures, which often make the traffic boxes their home. I would like to invite everyone to appreciate our environment.
- Labyrinth Murals at 2821 Birchmount
2821 Birchmount Road
Walk along the pedestrian pathway behind 2821 Birchmount Road to find two labyrinth murals painted on the pavement. These murals were painted by local children as part of the week-long Paving the Way Showcase led by artist Virginia Tran for the non-profit Art Starts.
- Caitlin Taguibao Artbox
Northwest Corner of Finch Avenue East and Birchmount Road
This artbox depicts earthly creatures moving slowly through time.
- Bridletown Park
2295 Bridletowne Circle
A 3 hectare park near Warden Avenue and Finch Avenue East featuring a sports field and a children's playground.
- L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
2501 Bridletowne Circle
L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute officially opened in 1973, and was designed by famed Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, who also designed the Toronto Reference Library, Scarborough Civic Centre, and Bata Shoe Museum, among many other Toronto landmarks. The school was also used as a filming location by Toronto band Rush for their 'Subdivisions' music video. Famous alumni of the school include rapper, record producer, actor, and author Maestro Fresh-Wes, and actor Ellen Wong.
- Finch Hydro Corridor
Birchmount Road and McNicoll Avenue
Connected to L'Amoreaux Park is the Finch Hydro Corridor East Trail, which is a beautiful patch of public greenspace that runs 1.6 kilometres from Birchmount Road to Pharmacy Avenue along the south side of McNicoll Avenue. The multi-use recreational trail was transformed from the under-utilized land where Ontario Hydro built transmission lines in 1950. It is part of a larger Finch Hydro Corridor Trail, an initiative of the City's Bikeway Trails Implementation Plan, which will extend 30 kilometres from the Black Creek neighbourhood in the west end to Richmond Park in the east end. Be aware that there are a number of gaps in the trail along the way due to street crossings. The trail is a citywide connector and also links with other parks, trails, transit and amenities.
- Kidstown Water Park
3159 Birchmount Road
Kidstown Water Park is a great way for preschool and grade school children to cool down on hot summer days. It is the only water park operated by the City of Toronto. Kids can play in a variety of areas that include a slide, splash pad, spray rings, squirting aquatic animals, tipping bucket, wading pool and more.
- L'Amoreaux Sports Complex
100 Silver Springs Boulevard
This expansive park is an oasis, featuring a ball diamond, bike trail, picnic sites, playground and sport field. The West Highland Creek runs through this park, feeding into L'Amoreaux Pond, which is located across the street in L'Amoreaux North Park. Evidence of a Wendat village along this creek was found during an archeological excavation of roughly four acres in the area. Now known as the Alexandra Site, over 19,000 artifacts were discovered, including evidence of up to 17 longhouses, sweat lodges and hearths. A plaque commemorating this village can be found in L'Amoreaux North Park, adjacent to Mary Ward Catholic Secondary School.
Accessibility information: Most of the points of interest on this stroll are viewable from the street. Timberbank Park and L'Amoreaux North Sports Complex have some paved paths, but other sections of the parks will require traversing grassy or dirt areas to access. The Labyrinth murals are not immediately viewable from the street, but can be seen via a paved walkway off of Finch Avenue East.
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Soundtracks of the City
From global superstars to local favourites and ones to watch, the Soundtracks of the City playlists all feature artists who have called Toronto home. Whether it’s a lyric about the neighborhood, an artist representing a cultural community, or a tie-in to the StrollTO itinerary itself, all the music reflects connections to an individual ward or the City as a whole.
Music was chosen based on an artist’s Spotify presence and each song’s broad appeal, as well as its associations with the cultures, languages and ethnicities that reflect Toronto’s neighborhoods and diverse music scene. Soundtracks of the City combines 425 songs that feature more than 500 different local artists or acts, showcasing songs in 23 different languages.