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In 1954, the former York County was split into two entities: the Regional Municipality of York, and Metro; the line of division was the old concession line along Steeles Avenue. Metropolitan Toronto took in the city of Toronto as well as the villages of Long Branch, New Toronto, Mimico, Swansea, WestonThe town of Weston is now a neighbourhood within Toronto, in the north-west end of the city. The neighbourhood generally lies south of Highway 401, east of the Humber River, north of Eglinton Avenue, and west of Jane Street. Weston Road just north of Lawr, Forest HillForest Hill now part of Toronto, was incorporated as a village in 1923 The village was named after the summer home of John Wickson; previously it had been known as Spadina Heights (a name which continued to be applied to the neighbourhood into the twentie, LeasideLeaside is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario. Settled by the Lea family in the early years of the nineteenth century, the Town of Leaside was officially incorporated on April 23, 1913. Present day Leaside was formerly part of the Borough of East York. and the townships (renamed "Boroughs") of Etobicoke, YorkThis article is about the former city of York in Toronto. For the regional municipality immediately north of Toronto, see York Region, Ontario. The city of Toronto, itself, was historically named York. See also North York, Ontario, East York, Ontario and, North YorkNorth York forms part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario. Until 1998, North York was one of six municipalities that comprised Metropolitan Toronto. That year, the municipalities merged to form the amalgamated city of Toronto. Originally, North York, East YorkEast York is an inner-city suburb of Toronto, which was a borough of Metropolitan Toronto before it was amalgamated into the "megacity" of Toronto in 1998. Its main claim to fame is that, before the amalgamation, it was Canada's only borough. Its populati and ScarboroughScarborough is the Toronto 'East District' since amalgamation in 1998, though it retains its original name for most local residents. Its borders are Victoria Park Ave. to the west, the Rouge River to the east, Steeles Ave. to the north, and Lake Ontario t. Metropolitan Toronto consisted of twelve councillors from Toronto (including the mayor) as well as a representative (usually a mayors or a reeve) from each of the surrounding municipalities. Metropolitan Toronto also had planning authority over the surrounding townships, including the townships of Vaughan, Markham and Pickering, but these areas did not have representation on Metro council.