How well do you know your ward? Do you know where its boundaries are, what issues residents are facing or even who your city councillor is?
With Torontonians heading to the polls this month, The Green Line’s breaking down the city ward by ward, so you know your community, the people who represent it, and what’s at stake in this election.
Here’s what you need to know about Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood.
Ward 24 Scarborough-Guildwood stretches from the Lake Ontario shoreline north toward Highway 401. Its boundaries are McCowan Road, Bellamy Road North and Markham Road to the west, and Morningside Avenue to the east. It includes areas such as Guildwood, Scarborough Village, Woburn and Morningside. Kingston Road and Morningside Avenue are major local corridors. Because neighbourhood names are not legal voting boundaries, residents should confirm their specific address using the City’s Ward 24 map or MyVote.
According to the City’s 2021 Census Ward Profile, Scarborough-Guildwood has 102,755 residents.
- People aged 20 to 49 make up 41.6% of the population.
- 53.4% of residents are immigrants. India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Jamaica and Guyana are among the leading places of birth reported for immigrants.
Residents’ median annual household income is $78,000 — which is $6,000 below the city average. 15% of residents are classified as low-income, meaning they make less than $30,000 per year.
47% of homes are apartment buildings over five storeys and 34% are single-detached houses, with 45% of residents being renters and 55% being homeowners.
Scarborough-Guildwood’s local issues
Ward 24 doesn’t have a subway or LRT station, making bus frequency, transfers, stop accessibility and connections to GO important day-to-day issues.
That’s why the former Eglinton East LRT project, now called Scarborough East Rapid Transit, or SERT, is top of mind. However, the City says provincial and federal construction funding hasn’t been committed.
The Kingston Road Guildwood Planning Study is one of the ward’s clearest ongoing debates about growth and is expected to be completed in 2027.
Other ongoing major developments include the Guildwood Village Neighbourhood Character Guidelines, as well as zoning amendments for a nine-storey, 512-room long-term-care redevelopment at 60 Guildwood Parkway.
Ward 24 candidates
Paul Ainslie currently represents Ward 24. He was elected in 2018 and is seeking re-election.
Candidates also include Robert Bazil, Nachi Ramasamy, Jithender Mulamalla, Arun Sivanandan and An Wu.
You can find The Green Line’s tool to fact-check candidates here.
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