Scarborough: Highway 401 near Midland Avenue, Looking West
Few places in Ontario have a history as closely tied to the expansion of Greater Toronto’s highway network as Highway 407 at Thornton Road in Oshawa. This interchange lies in Durham Region, north of Oshawa’s built-up core, where Highway 407 forms part of the east–west route around the Toronto area. The corridor is a controlled-access, all-electronic toll highway, designed to link suburban communities and regional employment areas without passing through downtown Toronto. Oshawa stands near Lake Ontario and has long been associated with Canadian automotive manufacturing; the Canadian Automotive Museum is in its city centre. Around Thornton Road, broad rights-of-way, ramps and open land mark the transition between urban development and Durham’s more rural north.
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Among Ontario’s urban centres, Scarborough stands out for the Scarborough Bluffs rising above Lake Ontario. Now an eastern district of Toronto, it developed separately as a township and then a city before municipal amalgamation in 1998. The bluffs form an eroding lakeshore escarpment, while the Highland Creek and Rouge River valleys bring ravines and parkland into a densely settled part of the metropolis. Guild Park and Gardens preserves architectural fragments and sculptures rescued from demolished Toronto buildings, giving the district an unusual link to the city’s changing built heritage. The Toronto Zoo near the Rouge Valley is another major local institution. Explore additional webcams nearby to see how Scarborough’s shoreline and ravines fit into the wider Toronto area.
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Built around the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence water system, Ontario grew into Canada’s most populous province. Its vast northern interior lies on the Canadian Shield, a terrain of exposed rock, boreal forest and innumerable lakes, while the south concentrates most cities and farms along the Great Lakes. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario give the province an exceptional freshwater horizon; Niagara Falls is its best-known natural landmark. Toronto, Ontario’s largest city, is a major cultural and economic centre, while Algonquin Provincial Park, founded in 1893, represents a long tradition of protected wilderness. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Ontario.
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Canada has served as a frontier between French and British colonial powers since the 17th century. The world’s second-largest country extends from Atlantic shores to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, with the Canadian Shield, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River shaping its vast geography. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are central to Canada’s identity, while Ottawa’s Parliament Hill represents its federal political life. French remains the official language of Quebec, adding a distinct dimension to the country’s public culture. See how Canada connects across North America by browsing webcams in neighbouring regions.
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