 The origins began when the Scarborough Board of Education decided to apply for accommodation for 1200 pupil secondary school named "Northwest Collegiate Institute" on April 2, 1962 and took steps to acquire the 8.59 acre farm owned by the late William Henry McGuire.Meanwhile, the Board offers $200,000 to James Worrall (McGuire's son-in-law) who later accepted it.Page & Steele was appointed architects for the Northwest C.I.