North York

Don Mills

Don Mills is a 1950s planned community: between 1953 and 1965, a rural farming community became a master-planned suburb designed by Macklin Hancock on Garden City principles, with four quadrants each holding a school, a church and a park. The old Don Mills Centre was replaced in the mid-2000s by the open-air Shops at Don Mills. By TTC, Line 4’s Don Mills Station sits at Sheppard Avenue East and Don Mills Road.

City of Toronto neighbourhood: Banbury-Don Mills

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock from Seattle, WA, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

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From Don Mills

5 stories so far, newest first.

The CN Tower lit in rainbow colours above the Toronto skyline at dusk, seen across the water

Weekend Desk16 Oct

Things to Do in Toronto Tonight: Evening Plans That Last

Free museum Wednesdays, late nights, concert halls, a glowing CN Tower and a ride home: Toronto evening plans that repeat, each with its official page.

The glass-roofed Indo-Malaya Pavilion at the Toronto Zoo dusted with snow under a blue sky

Events Desk30 Sep

Christmas Markets in Scarborough and Beyond: 2026 Toronto Dates

Pale stone walls of the Aga Khan Museum with angled timber beams casting long shadows under a stormy sky

Culture Desk18 Sep

Aga Khan Museum Toronto: A Visit Plan With Park and Gardens

Ten colourful painted ceramic dishes arranged on tiered shelves inside a museum display case

Makers Desk20 Aug

Handmade Gifts From Toronto Makers: Museum and Studio Shops

The Bata Shoe Museum, a tilted stone-clad building with a dark overhanging roof, seen across the Bloor Street West intersection under a partly cloudy sky

Weekend Desk16 Jan

Toronto Public Library Museum Passes: How to Book Yours

Sources

Don Mills Neighbourhood, The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Progress, Economy, Heart: Living in North York, City of Toronto Archives
Don Mills Station, Toronto Transit Commission