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Elizabeth Baird Receives Order of Canada A mainstay of the Volunteer Historic Cooks at Fort York, Elizabeth was recently appointed a member of the Order of Canada. Her friends at the fort where she is found frequently preparing food to historic recipes are tremendously proud she was honoured “for her contributions to the promotion of Canada’s diverse food heritage.” The former food editor of Canadian Living magazine, she is the author of more than twenty-five cookbooks. She has co-edited with Bridget Wranich, head of the Historic Foodways program at Fort York, Setting a Fine Table: Historical Desserts and Drinks from the Officers’ Kitchens at Fort York, forthcoming shortly from Whitecap Books. Priced at $19.95, it will be available at the fort’s Canteen shop, mainstreet bookstores, and on the Internet. Photo by Stan Switalski
Shawn Micallef Now TPL Writer in Residence Shawn Micallef—columnist, author, teacher, and senior editor at Spacing magazine— became a director of The Friends in 2011. Previously he was a member of the Fort York Management Board. To these distinctions he has now added that of an appointment as Writer in Residence at the Toronto Public Library in October and November, 2013. His duties there include coaching aspiring writers and journalists on pieces they’ve written about city issues, neighbourhoods, events, or personalities. Photo by Beth Derbyshire
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