Vincent Massey Public School (Toronto)
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Vincent Massey Public School is located at 68 Daisy Avenue West in Long Branch
area of Toronto, Canada. This school has kindergarten through grade five. Opened in 1929 as Daisy Avenue Public School, it was closed by the then Etobicoke Board of Education
in 1983, briefly operated as a private school and now as Vincent Massey Day Care and Nursery School. The older children go to neighbouring James S. Bell Middle School and Lakeshore Collegiate Institute
. The property remains City-owned, now under Toronto Lands Corporation (leased out, but potential asset for sale in the future). This is the school where Degrassi Junior High
was filmed. The school also appears in the movie The Last Detail
.
The school is named after Vincent Massey
, former Governor General of Canada
, once of a few across Canada:
Long Branch, Toronto
The former Village of Long Branch is a neighbourhood in the south-west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the south-west corner of the former Township of Etobicoke and was a partially-independent municipality from 1930-1967...
area of Toronto, Canada. This school has kindergarten through grade five. Opened in 1929 as Daisy Avenue Public School, it was closed by the then Etobicoke Board of Education
Toronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
in 1983, briefly operated as a private school and now as Vincent Massey Day Care and Nursery School. The older children go to neighbouring James S. Bell Middle School and Lakeshore Collegiate Institute
Lakeshore Collegiate Institute
Lakeshore Collegiate Institute beginning in 1950, is a high school located in New Toronto that serves the New Toronto, Long Branch, and Mimico working class neighbourhoods in Toronto's west end community of Etobicoke...
. The property remains City-owned, now under Toronto Lands Corporation (leased out, but potential asset for sale in the future). This is the school where Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High
Degrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school...
was filmed. The school also appears in the movie The Last Detail
The Last Detail
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby with a screenplay adapted by Robert Towne from a novel of the same name by Daryl Ponicsan. The film became known for its frequent use of profanity.-Plot:...
.
The school is named after Vincent Massey
Vincent Massey
Charles Vincent Massey was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 18th since Canadian Confederation....
, former Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
, once of a few across Canada:
- Vincent Massey Public School (Ottawa)Vincent Massey Public School (Ottawa)The Vincent Massey Public SchoolPrincipalDenis DelormeVice principalFay WooleySchool typePublicReligious affiliationNoneFounded1958LocationOttawa, OntarioEnrollment600-650Faculty39 Campus surroundings...
- Vincent Massey Collegiate InstituteVincent Massey Collegiate InstituteVincent Massey Collegiate Institute was a high school located at 105 Eringate Drive in Etobicoke from 1961-1985.During its existence, it produced two Reach for the Top National Championship teams in 1966 and 1978, and was the only high school in Canada to accomplish this during the original 20 year...
- Massey CollegeMassey CollegeMassey College is a postgraduate residential college at the University of Toronto, established in 1963 with an endowment by the Massey Foundation. Similar to All Souls College, Oxford, members of Massey College are nominated from the university community, and are elected by and as fellows of the...
, University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...