On April 26, 2013, a fire was accidentally started at 2304 Weston Road, due to tar during roof construction.

In 1815 James Farr, a prominent local mill owner, named the growing settlement after his birthplace, Weston, Hertfordshire.

Weston initially developed along both sides of the river until a disastrous flood in 1850 destroyed the west bank settlement.

[4] Improvements to Main Street (later renamed as part of Weston Road) and the 1856 arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway brought growth on the east side.

On October 5, 1869, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn attended the sod turning ceremony for the construction of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway.

[citation needed] The town of Weston grew, and over the 19th century became an important industrial centre for the Toronto area.

[citation needed] In October 1954, Hurricane Hazel flooded the Humber River valley, causing death and destruction of property.

[4] In response, low-lying areas in the Humber River valley were converted to parkland and property zoning standards were changed across Ontario to avoid building encroachment on floodplains.

Community activists worried about how the link would sever the community (vehicle traffic on John Street will be permanently blocked from crossing the tracks, replaced by a pedestrian bridge) and the possibility of lower future property values due to increased noise and diesel fumes.

[citation needed] It was an issue during the Canadian federal election held on January 23, 2006, when incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament, Alan Tonks, supported the link, while the other candidates opposed it.

It was also an issue in the February 2007 provincial by-election, where all local candidates came out against the link, but which was still supported by the governing Liberals.

[citation needed] In the end, the tracks went into a trench with bridges overhead to prevent bisecting the neighbourhood.

[5] A "rail deck park" allowed the expansion of a Toronto Catholic school playground over the tracks.

[citation needed] There are also some frogs closer to the water's edge and garter snakes hidden away in the more secluded areas.

[citation needed] Weston Lions Park, located south of Lawrence Avenue, fills 22.13 acres (89,600 m2) and contains facilities for playing football, rugby union, soccer, tennis, and baseball, as well as an ice rink, swimming pool, basketball court and skatepark.

[20] The arena hosted the Toronto Dixie Beehives of the Ontario Junior Hockey League from 2007 to 2009.