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We begin at the Assembly Hall at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Drive at the foot of Kipling Ave. at Lake Shore Blvd West. We travel along the north side of Lake Shore to Fifth Street, passing the old Goodyear Plant along the way. From there we travel north to Birmingham St., stopping at the old […]
I’m pleased to share the following message from Terence Grier. Contact me if you want to get in touch with him. Here’s the flyer (which has the address and registration details): Burns flyer 2014 Message from Terence Grier: Dear Friends: Our annual Robbie Burns Dinner This is always an enjoyable occasion. Tickets are $50 but […]
The following message, which I’m pleased to share, is from Michael Harrison: Dear Sadie: Love, Lives and Remembrance from Ontario’s First World War Please join us on Tuesday September 23, 2014 at LAMP, 185 Fifth Street at 7PM to hear a presentation by Stewart Boden of the Archives of Ontario of the story of Sadie […]
In a video from the May 4, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch, Brian Liberty elaborates on comments, made at the Jane’s Walk the previous day, concerning a Community Garden project in New Toronto. You can access the video, which is 2 minutes and 43 seconds in length, at this link: Brian Liberty further describes Community […]
I’ll be attending an All Candidates meeting on May 27, 2014 as describeed in a previous post. Also with regard to the same evening, on May 27, there’s another meeting that may interest you. The following message is from Michael Harrison: Good Morning: Below is the speaker booked for the next New Toronto Historical Society […]
Colleen O’Marra writes: There’s a fascinating site called Town of New Toronto:Soldiers of The First World War.So many young men from 6th to 9th Street signed up.Young men who worked as gardeners at the old Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, tailors, apprentices, mill workers…all killed overseas. There is also a site for the men of Mimico complete […]
I’m very pleased to share with you two photos that I have received by email from Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office. Denise Harris of the Etobicoke Historical Society has identified the photos and shared a link where more information is available: http://www.newtorontohistorical.com/New%20Toronto%20Lawn%20Bowling.htm The club is over 110 years old. Additional information can be found here. I’m […]
A March 10, 2014 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “140 Toronto neighbourhoods ranked by new ‘equity score.’” The article includes a great map and listings. I owe thanks to a tweet from Sarah Thomson for alerting me to this article. The opening paragraph reads [please note that I’ve changed the placement of a comma; […]
Global News featured a news item on June 17, 2013 regarding the the 100th Anniversary of the founding of New Toronto. You can access the video by clicking on the link in the previous sentence. As noted in a previous blog post, the New Toronto Historical Society is staging a 100th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, […]
New Toronto Celebrates its 100th Anniversary Saturday, October 5, 1–5PM St. Margaret’s Church 156 Sixth Street, Toronto, ON More information can be found here. Details on the New Toronto Historical Society 100th anniversary tea and book launch can be found on the home page of the society, which you can access at the link in […]