Bendale

Bendale, also called Cedarbrae and Midland Park, is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former suburb of Scarborough. It is centred on the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East and Brimley Road. Its boundaries, as defined by the City, are Midland Avenue from Lawrence, north to Highway 401, east to McCowan, south to Lawrence, east to West Highland Creek, south-west along West Highland Creek, then follow several side streets parallel to the Creek, north to Midland Avenue. The area north of Ellesmere is typically considered the Scarborough City Centre district, and is not considered in this neighbourhood article.

Bendale
Neighbourhood
Residences in Bendale
Vicinity
Location within Toronto
Coordinates: 43.76°N 79.24°W / 43.76; -79.24
Country Canada
Province Ontario
City Toronto
CommunityScarborough
Changed Municipality1998 Toronto from Scarborough
Government
 • MPSalma Zahid (Scarborough Centre)
 • MPPBrad Duguid (Scarborough Centre)
 • CouncillorGlenn De Baeremaeker (Ward 38 Scarborough Centre)

Bendale was shortened from the original name Benlomond in 1881, which was named for Benlomond.[1]

Description

The area is primarily residential. Of the residential dwellings, 39% are single-detached homes and 42% are apartment buildings. The population, as recorded in 2011 was 27,876.[2] The area is ethnically diverse, like much of Toronto, but prior to 2006, has had a higher influx of immigrants from South Asia than the rest of Toronto.[3] In 2011, the most common mother tongue and language spoken at home was Tamil.[2]

The general campus of the Scarborough Health Network is located in Bendale.

Landmarks in the area include Scarborough Health Network, General Campus at Lawrence and McCowan. The Scarborough Museum is located at Brimley north of Lawrence. Located at Midland and Lawrence is the Jame Abu Bakr Siddique Mosque. Its tall minaret can be seen from Brimley Road up to the Lawrence Station overpass.

The area north of Lawrence Avenue between McCowan and Bellamy Roads, most of the street names begin with Ben. Examples include:

  • Benleigh, Benshire and Ben Nevis Drives
  • Benfrisco, Benhur and Benorama Crescents
  • Benadair and Benprice Courts
  • Ben Stanton and Ben Doran Boulevards.

Ben Stanton was the builder of the "Ben Jungle" and celebrated his 90th birthday with neighbours of the jungle.

Education
David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located in Bendale.

Two public school boards operate in schools in Bendale, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). TCDSB is a public separate school board, whereas TDSB is a public secular school board. In addition to TCDSB and TDSB, two French first language public school boards, Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM) also provide schooling to students in Bendale, although neither operate a school in Bendale. CSV is a secular public school board, whereas CSCM is a public separate school board.

TCDSB operates several public separate elementary schools in Bendale. TCDSB elementary schools in Bendale include:

  • St. Albert Separate School
  • St. Andrew Public School
  • St. Richard Catholic School
  • St. Rose of Lima Catholic School
  • St. Victor Catholic School

TCDSB does not operate a secondary school in the neighbourhood, although TCDSB secondary students residing in Bendale attend TCDSB secondary schools located in adjacent neighbourhoods. Many attend several high schools such as Jean Vanier, Mary Ward, Francis Libermann, Cardinal Newman, St. John Paul II, Neil McNeil/Notre Dame and Senator O'Connor.

Presently TDSB is the only school board that operates one secondary school in the neighbourhood, David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute with the former merged with nearby Bendale Business and Technical Institute in 2019. In addition to secondary schools, TDSB also operates several institutions in Bendale that provides primary education. TDSB elementary schools in Bendale include:

  • Bendale Junior Public School
  • Charles Gordon Senior Public School
  • Donwood Park (Junior) Public School
  • Highbrook Senior Public School
  • Edgewood Public School
  • Knob Hill Public School
  • Hunter's Glen Junior Public School
  • North Bendale Public School

See also

References
  1. https://torontofamilyhistory.org/researching-toronto-ancestors/places-in-toronto/
  2. "Neighbourhood Census / NHS Profile: Bendale" (PDF) (pdf). City of Toronto government.
  3. "Bendale: Social Profile #2 - Neighbourhoods: Language & Ethnicity" (PDF). City of Toronto. 2006.
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