History 

The bluffs was formed by a glacier that formed at 12,000 years ago has move the land making  the Toronto island and the nine parks along the bluffs. The  Scarborough Bluffs have been eroding at a rapid rate since residences have been built along the lake bluff tops. The beach was formed by dead and dried up compost and formed sand and then the rain and frozen ice formed the lake that leads up to bluffers park.

The bluffs are, in fact, the shoreline of an ancient glacial lake, Lake Iroquois, that predated Lake Ontario. At its prime, Lake Iroquois had water levels about 30 meters higher than what we enjoy today – courtesy of a St. Lawrence River dammed by ice. When that ice dam gave way, lake levels dropped dramatically, leaving us the bluffs and the nine parks along the bluffs. 

The French gave the name "Les grands Ecores", or tall points on the shore, to the cliffs. In the 1788 Plan of Toronto by Alexander Aitken, the bluffs were simply known as the High Lands.They became known as the Scarborough Highlands in 1793 named after Scarborough, North York. This name was chosen by Elizabeth Simcoe, who was the wife of the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada, John Graves Simcoe. The escarpment along Lake Ontario reminded Elizabeth Simcoe of the limestone cliffs in her hometown. In her diary, she wrote, "The shore is extremely bold, and has the appearance of chalk cliffs, but I believe they are only white sand. They appeared so well that we talked of building a summer residence there and calling it Scarborough. The name was later given to the entire township in 1796. In time, the cliffs became known as the Bluffs. A stylized version of The Bluffs was incorporated into the design of the flag of the former city of Scarborough.

The Scarborough Bluffs formerly extended further west along the coastline of Lake Ontario towards the Toronto Harbour, but extensive areas along the western fringe were leveled by the use of explosives for the implementation of primarily industrial and some residential urban development. Even the existing formation has and continues to shrink considerably decade after decade due to consistent and dramatic erosion.

The Bluffs have become a community meeting place for people of all ages. It features various recreational hiking and walking trails, as well as picnic tables, fire pits, places to pitch a tent, parking lots, a 'Bluffers Restaurant', and a large marina with a boating club.

Here is a picture of the historical plaque of the Scarborough Bluffs it has the history of about the bluffs.

This is the first time the bluffs was in news because of erosion .  And it's not their first time they were in the news take a look!

Here a picture of bluffs on news again and a rescue. Here is the reason why ; Toronto Fire Rescue pair stuck on Scarborough Bluffs trying to get a better selfie.   

When water travel was the preferred way in and out of Toronto, the Scarborough Bluffs were the equivalent of today’s CN Tower. A defining landmark of Toronto and its surrounds. Aboriginal peoples, early French traders, and the area’s first British settlers alike admired their sheer height and beauty. 

Link about the Scarborough bluffs video about a drone fly over Scarborough Bluffs : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYLLdsBtYGs

These parks feature spectacular views of the bluffs and Lake Ontario, trails, beaches, gardens, sports and recreation facilities and more. 

Explore the natural and cultural history of the Scarborough Bluffs, and the development of the cliff-side neighbourhood between Cudia Park and Gates Gully. 

The Scarborough Bluffs formerly extended further west along the coastline of Lake Ontario towards the Toronto Harbour, but extensive areas along the western fringe were leveled by the use of explosives for the implementation of primarily industrial and some residential urban development. Even the existing formation has and continues to shrink considerably decade after decade due to consistent and dramatic erosion. 

The Bluffs have become a community meeting place for people of all ages. It features various recreational hiking and walking trails, as well as picnic tables, fire pits, places to pitch a tent, parking lots, a 'Bluffers Restaurant', and a large marina with a boating club. 

The Scarborough Bluffs have been a sought out destination for photographers and visitors to trek through. However due to erosion and flooding, this leads to dangerous conditions; according to the Toronto Region Conservation Authority, numerous people ignore warning signage. 

This is were Toronto police warn about dangernous stuff at Scarborogh Bluffs this what Sgt. Lou Gibb had to say about the Scarborogh Bluffs :Toronto Police Sgt. Lou Gibb, of 41 Division, says the dangers of Scarborough Bluffs are real. He urged Toronto residents not to hop the fence in Scarborough Bluffs Park, at the top of the cliffs, because the cliffs are unstable. He said people endanger themselves and the firefighters who rescue them. (CBC)