Agincourt, Toronto

Coordinates: 43°47′33″N 79°17′02″W / 43.79250°N 79.28389°W / 43.79250; -79.28389[1]
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Agincourt
Neighbourhood
Scarborough Township
Postal village1858
Joined1953 Metropolitan Toronto
Government
 • MPShaun Chen (L) (Scarborough North)
Jean Yip (L) (Scarborough—Agincourt)
 • MPPRaymond Cho (PC) (Scarborough North)
Aris Babikian (PC) (Scarborough—Agincourt)
 • CouncillorNick Mantas (Ward 22 Scarborough—Agincourt)
Jamaal Myers (Ward 23 Scarborough North)

Agincourt (

Markham Roads (north-south includes lands between Highway 401 and Finch Avenue). Before the creation of the "megacity" of Toronto in 1998, the area was part of Scarborough
. It is officially recognized by the City of Toronto as occupying the neighbourhoods of Agincourt South–Malvern West and Agincourt North.

The name Agincourt is often used to refer to a larger area of northwest Scarborough rather than just the officially recognized neighbourhood. The area to the west of Agincourt, officially named

Tam O'Shanter–Sullivan is often included as part of Agincourt, and the Agincourt Mall
is located in Tam O'Shanter.

The section of Agincourt west of Midland Avenue belongs to the electoral district of

2018 provincial election, when it will be replaced with Scarborough North
).

History

Agincourt Public School was established in 1914. Agincourt Collegiate Institute would occupy the second floor from 1915 to 1929.

Agincourt was once referred to as "hero town" by the citizens that lived there. The village of Agincourt was officially founded with the establishment of the Agincourt post office, opened in June 1858 by John Hill. The name of the settlement was after the site of

French-Canadian Postmaster agreed, on the condition that it be given a French name, with 'Agincourt' chosen to undermine the Postmaster's intention.[2] The site of the 1415 battle is now known as Azincourt: the namesake of today's Agincourt, Ontario should not be confused with Agincourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle
. The original crossroads of Agincourt is located at Midland Avenue and Sheppard and served a rural agricultural population.

Agincourt from Kennedy Road and Village Green Square

A

Agincourt Junior Public School. A secondary school that later evolved into Agincourt Collegiate Institute, was established in 1915 on the second floor of the same building. From 1954 to 1998, the schools were a part of the Scarborough Board of Education
.

Two railway stations were constructed in the second half of the 19th century at Agincourt. One was built just west of the crossroads as part of the

Havelock and Belleville (– Montreal) subdivisions
. The neighbourhood saw an influx of Chinese Canadians move into the area during the 1980s.

Agincourt saw an influx of

Chinese community across the GTA.[3]

Economy

Agincourt Mall, an enclosed mall, began a redevelopment in 2018, and is the second-largest active residential application in Toronto.[4]

Education

Agincourt Junior Public School, erected in 1915.
Agincourt Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located in Agincourt.

Four

school boards operate elementary and secondary schools in Agincourt. They include the public secular Toronto District School Board (TDSB), and the public separate school boards, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM), and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). Toronto's French-language secular public school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde
(CSV) now operates a school in the district.

TDSB operates four public secondary schools in the neighbourhood, Agincourt Collegiate Institute, Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute, Sir William Osler High School and Delphi Alternative Secondary School. In addition to secondary schools, TDSB also operates institutions which provide primary education. TCDSB operates two public secondary schools in Agincourt, Francis Libermann Catholic High School and Monsignor Fraser College Midland Campus, with the latter housed in the former Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School.

The following public elementary schools operate in Agincourt (with the managing school board in parentheses):

  • Agincourt Junior Public School (TDSB)
  • C. D. Farquharson Junior Public School (TDSB)
  • Chartland Junior Public School (TDSB)
  • École elémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Lalande (CSCM)
  • École elémentaire Laure-Riese (CSV)
  • Henry Kelsey Senior Public School (TDSB)
  • Iroquois Junior Public School (TDSB)
  • North Agincourt Junior Public School (TDSB)
  • Sir Alexander Mackenzie Senior Public School (TDSB)
  • St. Bartholomew Catholic School (TCDSB)
  • St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary School (TCDSB)
  • St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School (TCDSB)
  • White Haven Junior Public School (TDSB)

Recreation

The neighbourhood is home to a number of municipal parks, managed by the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. In addition to local parks, the Division also operates the Agincourt Recreation Centre (pool and ice rink - damaged in fire in January 2019), located adjacent to Agincourt Park, Albert Campbell Pool (inside Albert Campbell CI) and Commander Park Arena (ice rink) at Commander Park.

  • Agincourt Park
  • Alexmuir Park
  • Brimley Woods Park
  • Chartland Park
  • Chartwell Park
  • Collingwood Park
  • Donalda Park
  • Farquharson Park
  • Havendale Park
  • Iroquois Park
  • Knott Park
  • Metrogate Park
  • McDairmid Woods Park
  • North Agincourt Park
  • Snowhill Park
  • White Haven Park

See also

  • J. K. L. Ross, operator of Agincourt Farms, a thoroughbred farm once located in Agincourt

References

  1. ^ "Agincourt". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ As taught to students at Agincourt Collegiate Institute in 10th Grade history, 1992
  3. ^ Liu, Karon (August 21, 2019). "Dragon Centre was a catalyst for Scarborough's Chinese community, but the history is not all rosy | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  4. ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (February 23, 2018). "Huge mixed-use development planned for Scarborough's Agincourt Mall". Toronto.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

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