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The business district of Scarborough is carried right through the heart of Dorset Park along Kennedy Road from Highway 401 to Lawrence Avenue. The business district along Kennedy Road is a 3.5 kilometre stretch of the road with nothing but stores, businesses and high rise buildings. Kennedy Commons,
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is a elementary school located on Ellesmere Road between Birchmount and Kennedy Roads. This school is a merger of two schools,
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The area was formerly farmland, with the majority of the housing built in the 1950s. Among the landmarks are
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indicate neighbourhoods now defunct. For information on the evolution of each neighbourhood in general, see
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Schooling for students residing in Dorset Park is also provided by the public school boards, the
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a large strip mall, is located on Kennedy Road, between Highway 401 and Ellesmere Road.
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runs along the centre east and west. The area south of Lawrence Avenue, north of the
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separate school board, whereas CSV is a French-first language secular school board.
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runs along the neighbourhood's centre north and south and
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Index

Residences in Dorset Park

43°45′55″N 79°16′52″W / 43.76528°N 79.28111°W / 43.76528; -79.28111
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Scarborough Township
Toronto
MP
Salma Zahid
Scarborough Centre
MPP
David Smith
Scarborough Centre
Councillor
Michael Thompson
Scarborough Centre
Time zone
UTC-5
EST
DST
UTC-4
EDT
Area code(s)
(416), (437) and (647)
Toronto
Ontario
Scarborough
Highway 401
Lawrence Avenue

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