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Pharmacy & Dewey

Pharmacy Ave & Dewey Dr · Toronto, Ontario · Wexford/Maryvale · Ward 21, Scarborough Centre

In Wexford/Maryvale, Pharmacy & Dewey is an intersection of typical volume. It has a school within 250 m at the corner. Nearby: 10 TTC routes within a kilometre.

Traffic volume
14,725
vehicles · 14-hour count, Oct 26, 2025
332 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · #1322 busiest
Collisions
35
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
9 with an injury · 24 property damage · #2603 of 5,508 · +3 since Jan 2026
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
2
TTC stops within 100 m
4 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
No bikeway
nothing on the City cycling network here
no Bike Share dock within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 1,050 vehicles an hour over its 14-hour span, about the citywide median. There is roughly one pedestrian for every 44 vehicles, well below the typical one per 13. On average 3.5 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — 2.4 per 10,000 counted vehicles, below the median rate of 5.0. Collisions fell 25%, from 20 in 2016–2020 to 15 in 2021–2025. None of them involved a death or serious injury.

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Pharmacy & Dewey

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

TTC bus
67249568 nearest 15 m
Express
995996924968
Blue Night
324395
Nearest stops
6 surface stops within 300 m — Pharmacy Ave at Dewey Dr
Cycling
no bikeway on the City cycling network touches this intersection
Bike Share
no station within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (20)
  • Maryvale Public SchoolEnglish Public · 126 m
  • St Kevin Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 538 m
  • Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 775 m
  • Senator O'connor College SchoolEnglish Separate · 793 m
  • Buchanan Public SchoolEnglish Public · 858 m
  • Annunciation Catholic Elementary SchoolEnglish Separate · 1 km
  • and 14 more
Parks (11)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Maryvale branch300 m
  • Toronto Public Library Brookbanks branch1.4 km
Signal
1882, activated 2000 · SA2 · leading pedestrian interval North/South/East/West

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

There is 1 restaurant, café or takeout within 300 m of the corner, and 47 eating places within a kilometre. The nearest is Maryvale Junior YMCA, 123 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in July 2026.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 47 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 12 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Maryvale Junior YMCA · 1325 Pharmacy Ave123 mPassed, Jul 2026
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen · 85 Ellesmere Rd 3316 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 1 infraction
Subway · 85 Ellesmere Rd316 mPassed, May 2026
Asia Delight · 85 Ellesmere Rd Unit-F6336 mPassed, Jul 2026
Coco Fresh Tea& Juice · 85 Ellesmere Rd Unit-6336 mPassed, Jun 2026 · 2 infractions
Freshii · 85 Ellesmere Rd Unit-44336 mPassed, Jul 2026
Gabby's · 85 Ellesmere Rd Unit-60336 mPassed, Feb 2026 · 1 infraction
Hakka No 1 Restaurant · 85 Ellesmere Rd Unit-5336 mPassed, Aug 2026 · 2 infractions

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 311 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. A drinking fountain is 284 m away at Maryvale Park.

  • Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom · 5 Trestleside Grove
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    311 m
Drinking water
Maryvale Park drinking fountain · 284 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 345 spaces; six accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Maryvale Jr YMCA (126 m, 77 spaces, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 345 spaces
Fee subsidy6 of 7
  • Maryvale Jr YMCA · 1325 Pharmacy Ave
    77 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    126 m
  • After Four Children's Enrichment Program · 10 Japonica Rd
    60 spaces · school age
    775 m
  • Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA · 10 Japonica Rd
    56 spaces · kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    775 m
  • Buchanan Extended Day & School Age Program · 4 Bucannan Rd
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    858 m

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 233 (1.3 km), the nearest police station 33 Division (3.3 km) and the nearest ambulance station 3.0 km away.

FireFire Station 233 · 1.3 km59 Curlew Dr
Police33 Division · 3.3 km50 Upjohn Road
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 21 · 3 km887 Pharmacy Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

14 registered apartment buildings with 1,775 rental units stand within a kilometre of the corner, two of them social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 270 Cassandra Blvd (424 m, 83 units, 4 storeys, built 1969), which scored 99 out of 100 at its June 2025 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 14 scored below 70; the average is 89, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 17 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 26 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings14 · 1,775 units · 2 social housing
RentSafeTO score89 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 202617 across the 14
Open fire-code violations26
Tallest15 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
270 Cassandra Blvd · Colonia Treuhand Management Inc.834196999 · Jun 20250424 m
275 Cassandra Blvd · M&r Property Management16412196590 · Jun 20260 · 2 fire465 m
265 Cassandra Blvd · M&r Property Management16412196591 · Jun 20260526 m
100 Rowena Dr · Barney River Management Services24811196669 · Jun 20262 · 11 fire543 m
21 Welsford Gdns · Cando Apartments Ltd.15415196095 · Jun 20254550 m
250 Cassandra Blvd · Wycliffe Property Management Limited2344196681 · Jun 20252554 m
105 Rowena Dr · Barney River Management Services24312196677 · Oct 20254 · 13 fire599 m
2126 Victoria Park Ave113196196 · Sep 20262751 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots356 lots · ≈54,180 spaces · 162.5 ha
Within 500 m27 lots · ≈3,050 spaces
Green P (public)1 car park · about 25 spaces
EV charging (City)none within 2 km
Bike parkingnone recorded nearby
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
1940 Lawrence Avenue East · Surface1.4 km25 *

Nearest lots: 64 m away, ≈36 spaces; 163 m away, ≈41 spaces; 308 m away, ≈6 spaces; 316 m away, ≈7 spaces; 318 m away, ≈18 spaces; 321 m away, ≈36 spaces.

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 14-hour, Oct 26, 2025 (a weekend day)

The north leg carries the load — 7,325 southbound vehicles, or 50% of everything entering — while the west leg brought 207. The afternoon peak is the heavier one — 1,853 vehicles in the hour from 2:00 p.m., 147% above the morning peak from 9:30 a.m. (750). Heavy vehicles made up 0.9% of traffic (typical: 3.2%). The citywide median for a 14-hour count is 16,183 vehicles. The count was taken on a Sunday, so it reflects weekend traffic; the rankings compare it with weekday counts elsewhere. The count is recent, so it reflects current conditions.

From the north7,325southbound · 17 bikes · 0.8% heavy
From the west207eastbound · 1 bikes · 0.0% heavy
Total vehicles14,725332 pedestrians · 33 cyclists · 0.9% heavy
From the east979westbound · 2 bikes · 0.1% heavy
From the south6,214northbound · 13 bikes · 1.1% heavy
AM peak hour750 vehicles from 9:30 a.m.
PM peak hour1,853 vehicles from 2:00 p.m.
Count14-hour · Oct 26, 2025 · weekend

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

The City's counter on Pharmacy Ave between Dewey Dr and Kellyvale Rd (116 m away) recorded an average of 47 km/h in its 3-day count in July 2024; 85% of drivers were at or under 54 km/h. That segment carries about 19,100 vehicles a day. Dewey Dr between Pharmacy Ave and Archwood Cres measured slower: 40 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 49 km/h (Apr 2019).

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Dewey Dr · Pharmacy Ave – Archwood Cres · 109 mApr 2019 · 2 days2,09040 km/h49 km/h53 km/h
Pharmacy Ave · Dewey Dr – Kellyvale Rd · 116 mJul 2024 · 3 days19,07747 km/h54 km/h59 km/h

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

2018 was the peak year (7 collisions), and 2025 closed with 4. 26% of collisions here involved an injury, above the 15% citywide. 3 drivers failed to remain at the scene — 9% of collisions, below the citywide 16%. People walking or cycling were involved in 3% of collisions here (citywide: 5%). Since January 2026, 3 more collisions have been reported; they sit outside the ranking window. The most recent report on file is from Jun 9, 2026.

By year

16171819202122232425

Exposure-adjusted: 2.4 collisions per year per 10,000 daily vehicles, using the latest 14-hour count.

2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions35#2603 of 5,508
With an injury9#1933 of 4,660
Property damage only24
Fail to remain3
Involving a pedestrian1#2881 of 3,193
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist1
With a fatality0
Severity not classified2
Since January 2026 (outside the window)3
All since 201444latest Jun 9, 2026

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

The KSI record for this intersection is empty back to 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft. 57% of the vehicle thefts were from house driveways and garages.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle730house driveway/garage (4), school/campus (2)
Bicycle theft000

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Sep 30, 2025. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Wexford/Maryvale.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Pharmacy & Dewey a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 35 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Pharmacy & Dewey?

An intersection of typical volume. It ranks #1322 of 2,390 counted intersections for vehicles, about the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Pharmacy & Dewey?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Pharmacy Ave between Dewey Dr and Kellyvale Rd (July 2024), found an average of 47 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 54 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Pharmacy & Dewey?

The nearest Green P car park is 1940 Lawrence Avenue East (1.4 km away, 25 spaces). The City's mapping shows 356 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 54,180 spaces — 27 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots.

How do I get to Pharmacy & Dewey by transit?

Bus routes 67, 24, 95, 68, 995, 996, 924, 968 within 1 km (nearest stop: Pharmacy Ave at Dewey Dr, 15 m).

What restaurants are near Pharmacy & Dewey?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 47 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Maryvale Junior YMCA (123 m), Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (316 m), Subway (316 m), Asia Delight (336 m) and Coco Fresh Tea& Juice (336 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Pharmacy & Dewey?

The nearest is Maryvale Park Outdoor Pool Washroom, 5 Trestleside Grove, 311 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Pharmacy & Dewey?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 345 spaces in total; 6 accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Maryvale Jr YMCA (126 m, 77 spaces), After Four Children's Enrichment Program (775 m, 60 spaces) and Our Lady of Wisdom YMCA (775 m, 56 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Pharmacy & Dewey?

14 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 1,775 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 270 Cassandra Blvd (424 m, 83 units, RentSafeTO score 99), 275 Cassandra Blvd (465 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 265 Cassandra Blvd (526 m, 164 units, RentSafeTO score 91) and 100 Rowena Dr (543 m, 248 units, RentSafeTO score 69). The average RentSafeTO score across the 14 is 89 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Pharmacy & Dewey?

Toronto Police place seven thefts from vehicles and no bicycle thefts at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Wexford/Maryvale page.

What neighbourhood is Pharmacy & Dewey in?

Pharmacy & Dewey is in Wexford/Maryvale (City of Toronto neighbourhood 119). It is in Ward 21, Scarborough Centre, represented by Councillor Michael Thompson.

Sources

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