 port union, also known as centennial scarborough is a neighbourhood in toronto, ontario, canada. it is located in the south-east corner of toronto, within the former suburb of scarborough. the neighbourhood is bounded by kingston road to the north, port union road to the east, the lake ontario shoreline to the south, and highland creek to the west. the neighbourhood originated as the small lakefront town of port union in the 19th century. it was later developed as a suburban bedroom community after the second world war. in recent years the industrial lands along the waterfront have transformed into new subdivisions. the neighbourhood has many mature trees, parkland and waterfront. it is an affluent neighbourhood with 93% home ownership. ==development and regeneration==  in 1976, a proposal for the regeneration and restoration of the old harbour lands at the southern terminus of port union road was proposed by the nancy-griffon foundation inc and was fully supported by mayor gus harris [and all subsequent mayors except joyce trimmer who blocked the project along with controller ken morish and the parks commissioner bruce fleury and metro parks commissioner robert bundy. in 1979 the foundation was incorporated and a fund raising drive was started. of note was the enthusiastic support of the commissioner of the toronto and regional conservation authority, mr.dave mclean, then craig mather and finally mr. brian denny, in succession. finally in 2001 land acquisition was begun by the trca with public funding. while the old winter harbour can not be restored, the summer harbour and the lands associated with it a
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