Humber Heights-Westmount, sometimes called Humbervale, is a residential neighbourhood found north-west of downtown Toronto.
Its boundaries are the Humber River, Royal York Road, St. Philips Road and Eglinton Avenue. Humber Heights refers to the north part of the neighbourhood, while south of the Humber Creek is usually called Westmount.
Similar to many of Toronto s neighbourhoods, the development of this one began thanks to the Humber River.
It began with a sawmill
According to the Etobicoke Historical Society, a man by the name of John Countryman built a sawmill on the west bank of the Humber River in 1792.
One of the Wadsworth s mills in Westmount in 1870.