Laskay, Ontario

Laskay is an unincorporated rural community in King Township, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.[1][2] It is west of King City and Highway 400, and south of the King Road—Weston Road intersection.

Laskay
Unincorporated rural community
Laskay Hall in 2017, before it was moved to the King Township Museum grounds
Nickname(s): 
Bulltown (historical)
Laskay
Laskay
Coordinates: 43°54′48″N 79°34′38″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Regional MunicipalityYork
TownshipKing
Government
 • Township mayorSteve Pellegrini
 • MPDeb Schulte
 • MPPStephen Lecce
 • CouncillorPeter Grandilli (Ward 2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area
L0G
Area code(s)905 and 289
NTS Map030M13
GNBC CodeFBWLK[1]

The settlement was named by Joseph Baldwin, and was named after his hometown Loskie in Yorkshire, England.[3] The community has also been known as "Bulltown", a nickname it acquired after a fall fair in which a bull broke loose from its enclosure and charged the patrons.[3]

Several of the original buildings in the community have been moved to other locations. The Laskay Emporium, built in 1856,[4] was moved to Black Creek Pioneer Village on 19 February 1960. In August 2017, Laskay Hall was moved from its original site to the grounds of the King Township Museum in King City.[5]

In film

In 1967, a portion of the film The Fox was filmed at a farm in Laskay (today located on Laskay Lane).[6]

Notes
  1. "Laskay". Natural Resources Canada. October 6, 2016.
  2. "King". Statistics Canada. November 2, 2016.
  3. Byers, Kennedy & McBurney 1976, p. 147.
  4. Mika, Nick; Mika, Helma; Thompson, Gary (2000). Black Creek Pioneer Village. Toronto: Natural Heritage books. ISBN 1896219640.
  5. Pavilons, Mark (6 September 2017). "Laskay Hall moved to new location". King Weekly Sentinel. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. The Fox at IMDb

References
  • Byers, Mary; Kennedy, Jan; McBurney, Margaret (1976). Rural Roots: Pre-Confederation Buildings of the York Region of Ontario. The Junior League of Toronto. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-2230-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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