Don Mills

The Details

One of Toronto’s most popular neighbourhoods, Don Mills features landmarks like the picturesque Donalda Golf and Country Club and the scenic Edwards Gardens. A commercial centre for many prominent companies, Don Mills is home to the head offices of IBM Canada, Global Television Station, the Toronto Real Estate Board and more. Filled with great shops and restaurants, the area hosts a number of special community events and festivals at the Shops at Don Mills annually. 

Amenities

The Shops at Don Mills is a unique space where shoppers can enjoy an outdoor retail experience. While outdoor shopping plazas may not be new to Toronto the Shops at Don Mills is like no other outdoor shopping experience in Toronto. The new urbanism look and feel of this shopping destination is anchored by the Town Square located in the middle of the development.
The Town Square is flanked on one side by a magnificent water feature that twice every hour, erupts into a four minute choreographed show. At the other end of the Town Square is an eye popping clock tower that is actually a sculpture designed by famed Canadian artist and author Douglas Coupland. The symbols on this unique clock tower are models of houses that resemble those found in the Don Mills neighbourhood.

In addition to great shops and restaurants a plethora of special community events and festivals are held at the Shops at Don Mills throughout the year.

Many of Don Mills smaller local parks are connected by a paved walkway that runs behind Don Mills’ houses. Another path inside Edwards Gardens is part of a nine kilometre paved trail that follows the valley of the West Don River all the way to Warden Woods Park in Scarborough.

Bond Park, located off Duncairn Road, is Don Mills largest park. It includes extensive baseball facilities and organized leagues, and is also home to the North York Winter Tennis Club. Three Valleys Park, located next to Three Valleys School has a large children’s playground and tennis courts. The Don Mills Civitan Arena located at 1030 Don Mills Road has a children’s house league program and offers pleasure skating at designated times throughout the week.

The Don Mills Public Library at 881 Lawrence Avenue East has regular programming for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school children. Don Mills is near to the Ontario Science Centre located at 770 Don Mills Road.

Getting Around

Bus routes on York Mills Road, Lawrence Avenue East and Leslie Street connect passengers to stations on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line, while the Don Mills Road bus connects to the Pape station on the Bloor-Danforth subway line. Don Mills Road is a quick and easy access route to downtown Toronto for drivers, and the north and south on-ramps to the Don Valley Parkway are located east of Don Mills Road, off Eglinton and Lawrence Avenues, and off York Mills Road.