 The community is roughly bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, the Rouge River to the east, Port Union Road to the west and Kingston Road to the north.The area was recorded as being settled as early as 1798, when a crown patent for lots 29, 30, 32 & 33, "Con.1 with the Broken Front, Township of Pickering, County of York and Home District, Province of Upper Canada", were granted to William Holmes, Esquire.