| Malvern
Malvern is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 50,000. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, in the former City of Scarborough. Scarborough was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new "City of Toronto" in 1998. It has the highest concentration of young people in Canada. Malvern was home to Mammoth Hall, a wooden structure that was once a municipal office, meeting hall and curling rink. The Toronto Zoo, the Rouge River, and the Rouge Valley Park are also located in Malvern. Although Malvern is known as a community plagued with violence, conditions in the community have been improving following Project Impact where hundreds of officers from the GTA swooped down on known associates of the Malvern Crew street gang in early morning raids across the city on May 12, 2004. During the raids, 71 warrants were executed resulting in the arrest of 65 people. Later raids and the implementation of Project Pathfinder would result in further arrests. Other important factors that have contributed to the improvement of living conditions in the community include the major renovation of the Malvern public library, the construction of new housing developments in the neighbourhood, and the opening of a new park in 2004. Malvern is served by Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) buses (131 Nugget, 132 Milner, 133 Neilson, 134 Progress, 39 Finch East, 116 Morningside, 85 Sheppard East, & the 102 Markham). In the 1980s, there was a plan to bring rapid transit to Malvern by extending the TTC's Scarborough Rapid Transit line, but lack of government funding prevented any extension of the line. In 2006, Scarborough city councillors rallied for the expansion of the Scarborough RT to the Malvern community. Schools in the area include: (Public) Malvern Jr., 70 Mammoth Hall Trail, (416) 396-6440 (Public) Tom Longboat Jr., 37 Crow Trail, (416) 396-6610 (Public) White Haven Jr., 105 Invergordon Ave., (416) 396-6645 (Public) Alexander Sterling, 70 Fawcett Trail, (416) 396-6020 (Public) Burrows Hall Jr., 151 Burrows Hall Blvd., (416) 396-6105 (Public) Emily Carr, 90 John Tabor Trail, (416) 396-6230 (Public) Fleming, 20 Littles Rd., (416) 396-6862 (Public) Grey Owl Jr., 150 Wickson Trail, (416) 396-6290 (Public) Lucy Maud Montgomerey, 95 Murison Boulevard, (416) 396-6838 (Public) Heritage Park, 80 Old Finch Ave., (416) 396-6207 (Public) Mary Shadd, 135 Hupfield Trail, (416) 396-6450 (Public) Dr. Marion Hilliard Sr., 280 Washburn Way, (416) 396-6195 (Public High) Lester B. Pearson C.I., 150 Tapscott Rd., (416) 396-5892 (Catholic) St. Barnabas, 30 Washburn Way, (416) 393-5351 (Catholic) St. Bede, 521 Sewells Rd., (416) 393-5425 (Catholic) St. Columba, 10 John Tabor Trail, (416) 393-5380 (Catholic) Mother Teresa, 40 Sewells Rd., (416) 393-5538 *** To find the specific school that serves your residential address for regular
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