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Announcements: Parler Fort Speaker Series and Sunnybrook Hospital Book Launch

May 28, 2011

This week’s announcements include the Parler Fort Speaker Series at Fort York National Historic Site and the book launch for Sunnybrook Hospital: Our Veterans’ Legacy of Care, a Photographic Journey Through the Decades.

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Alliance Against Modern Slavery: Benefit Concert and Inaugural Conference

January 18, 2011

Alliance Against Modern Slavery Benefit Concert and Inaugural Concert at York University, Toronto, Canada.

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The “War on the Car” has a long history

December 6, 2010

Last week, newly-elected Toronto Mayor Rob Ford continued his campaign rhetoric by proclaiming that “the war on the car is over.” On the first day of his mayoralty, Ford announced he intends to halt construction of a light rail transit line on Sheppard Avenue. The mayor says a subway under Sheppard Avenue should be built [...]

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One form of remembrance: mapping Toronto’s World War II casualties

November 11, 2010

Today, Canadians across the country will observe Remembrance Day. The tradition of remembering the casualties of war on November 11 first began in 1919, following the end of the First World War. Through public commemorations or more private ways, citizens will think about the sacrifices of thousands of men and women who have risked their [...]

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History Matters Podcast: Susana Miranda on Portuguese Women in Toronto’s Cleaning Industry, 1970-1990

November 3, 2010

Last Thursday, historian Susana Miranda gave a talk called “Keeping the City Clean: Portuguese Women in Toronto’s Cleaning Industry, 1970-1990″ at the Bloor/Gladstone branch of the Toronto Public Library. The lecture is part of the Toronto Public Library’s History Matters series. As you can see in the image to the left, she started her [...]

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Telling the stories of a Toronto street through transit shelter panels

October 25, 2010

Torontonians go to the polls today to vote in the city’s municipal election. Transportation, and plans for transit in particular, has been a prominent theme during the long election race. Much of the debate has focused on whether the city should stick with Transit City (a plan already started that will criss-cross the metropolis with [...]

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Third History Matters series lecture uncovers Toronto’s subway past

October 20, 2010

Jay Young, a PhD student in history and ActiveHistory.ca steering committee member, recently gave a talk called “A Public Technology: Building Toronto’s Yonge Street Subway”. The lecture is part of the Toronto Public Library’s History Matters series. The lecture discussed various episodes surrounding the building of Toronto’s original Yonge Street subway line during the late [...]

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Toronto: A Proud Union City

September 6, 2010

This post discusses Labour Day walking tours.

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Historical Preservation in Comparative Perspective

July 26, 2010

Toronto’s lack of history, heritage and culture is a myth, but does it thrive in the city’s municipal structure?

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The Queen Among the Mohawks

July 9, 2010

The the gift of two peals of handbells to the Mohawk Chapel during the Queen’s most recent visit to Canada demonstrates the continuity of a relationship that pre-dates the existence of Canada by more than 150 years.

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