Willowdale is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located in the district of North York.

Cummer was a mill owner on the nearby Don River, a proprietor of a tinsmith shop on Yonge Street and a self-trained doctor and veterinarian.

He was thus charged with high treason and escaped to the United States, where he found employment as the First Assistant Engineer on the building of the Erie Canal.

Several notable individuals are interred there, including the Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Tim Horton.

The first church in Willowdale was called the Cummer Chapel, located at the northwest corner of what is now Yonge and Churchill.

He and other early members of the church are buried in the cemetery which remains on the site, now on the east side of Yonge Street.

A large, yellow, brick and stucco church with a tall spire replaced the log building in 1856.

Between 1931 and 1932, Yonge Street was widened and the front end of the church, facing west, was removed.

Welburn Jones became the minister of Willowdale United Church (WUC) and initiated a building program.

King wrote a regular column for the community paper and he was frequently heard on radio and television, including the CTV and the CBC.

Because of his lifelong interest in bringing psychology, religion and health together, in 1973 he initiated the founding of the Family Life Foundation (FLF) of Willowdale, a registered charity encouraging the development of healthy community and family life.

While English is the mother tongue for 31.4% of the population, other languages with large numbers of speakers include: Chinese: 12.3%, Persian: 11.1%, and Korean: 8.9%.

The French-first language public secular school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, and it separate counterpart, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Willowdale.

Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel is a French-Language Catholic school (grades 7–12) operated by Conseil Scholaire de District Catholique Centre Sud, located on Drewry Avenue.

The square is situated next to North York Civic Centre, a building used by the municipal government.

In addition to public amenities, the neighbourhood is also home to Empress Walk, a condominium and retail complex that includes an IMAX cinema operated by Cineplex Entertainment.

TTC buses may be accessed at subway stations, and bus stops located throughout the neighbourhood.