HISTORY
Centeniall West Rouge was primarily farmland in 1926, when real estate developer
Cecil White created the "Rouge Hills" subdivision. This development was intended
to be a unique summer playground, with grand country estates spread out along
the Rouge River. There were even plans for an elaborate canal system and private
boathouses to service these estates.
"Rouge Hills"
was never completed, however a few of the cottages on Rouge Hills Drive and
Riderwood Road are legacies of this subdivision. Year round residential
development of the West Rouge neighbourhood began in the 1940's, with individual
lots being purchased by homeowners. Large parcels of land were subsequently
developed by builders through the 1950, 60's and 70's. More housing was added in
the 1980's when the former Rouge Hills Golf and Country Club located in the
Rouge Valley was sold to developers.