The first settlers arrived early in the 19th Century.
They were farmers. The first communities to emerge were
O’Sullivan’s Corners (north of the 401) and Ellesmere (south
of the 401).
Agincourt
-named
after a town in
France-
was first used in 1858 to describe a post office address at Sheppard and
Midland Avenues, then called
Main St
and Church. There were no
settlers of French origin in this area but a Quebec MP (at that
time
Quebec
was called Canada East)
agreed to support the establishment of a post office in this
area if it carried a French name. The area carried on as a
farming community until the early 1950’s when the suburban
residential communities we know today were built to accommodate
the domestic baby boom and large scale post-war immigration.
Construction
is still ongoing. There are a few remaining open spaces. Some
places were underbuilt. And others – in response to continued
high immigration to
Toronto
and the emergence of a city-wide transit plan- are candidates
for an intensification that will create a more urban, downtown,
form and lifestyle. Norm feels proud and privileged to represent
the 60,000 people who live in these communities, particularly at
a time when city government faces the challenge of protecting
the quality of life in today’s neighbourhoods while
facilitating change at the same time.
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