Highland Creek is located in the easterly end of what was the City of Scarborough. Their own Mayor and Aldermen/Councilors were amalgamated into a large Municipal Corporation called The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto. Effective January 1st of 1998, the Provincial Government of Ontario decided to cause Metro, as it was known, to cease to exist and to create in its stead, the “New” City of Toronto. Although now the City of Toronto, (fifth largest in North America) many community sub-names have remained…thus it is with Highland Creek – one of the oldest communities within the new Toronto.

The community of Highland Creek boundaries (a triangular area) are: the Highway 401 (MacDonald/Cartier Freeway) on the north, on the west, Morningside, south to The Highland Creek – follow the Creek to The Queen’s Highway #2A to the confluence with Highway 401. (See Map below)