2011 Upcoming Events Historic Fort York

Food Fight Chef Scott Vivian (left) and pastry chef teammate Bertrand Alépée get down to business as one of two teams during the afternoon finale of the Fort York Food Fight Chef Competition on Saturday, January 29. The chef battle was one of the event’s three components. Contestants were given sixty minutes to dazzle more than seventy attendees in the Blue Barracks by preparing recipes incorporating a secret ingredient that would have been available in the Town of York in 1812: venison. A panel of judges crowned Vivian the Fort York Food Fight Champion and the recipient of a $2500 grand prize. (Credit: Photo by Nick Kozak)

Fort York’s Not Moving! – but the City Surveyor who assigns property numbers throughout the municipality has given Fort York a new address: 250 Fort York Boulevard. This will make it easier for taxis and tourists to find us, or those unfamiliar with our busy quarter of the city. The old address of 100 Garrison Road will continue to function to avoid confusion on the part of emergency vehicles who may not have updated their records. And the postal code M5V 3K9 remains the same.

Garrison Creek There’s something very satisfying about Toronto’s ability to surprise us over and over. An example is The Vanishing Point, a website where some daring urban explorers describe their visits to “the least visible margins of our constructed landscapes,” notably the city’s sewers. Their accounts are accompanied by clear, stunningly-lit photographs. Here is their post on the burying of Garrison Creek: http://www.vanishingpoint.ca/garrison-creek-sewer-history

APRIL

Historical Food Tasting and Tea
Sun. April 3, 1 to 3 pm

Taste food from historical recipes tested in Fort York’s kitchen.

Cost $15 including tax
Tickets available by phone (416) 392-6907 ext. 241

Citizenship Ceremony
Wed. April 27, 11 am to 12 noon

Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, in partnership with Fort York’s volunteer Citizenship Committee and Fort York National Historic Site, will host candidates for citizenship at a special community ceremony at the fort. Prior to the ceremony, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship will hold another in its series of community roundtable discussions designed to strengthen the civic engagement of new Canadians and remind all in attendance of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship. The event includes guest speakers, music, and a reception.

MAY

Newfoundland Commemoration of the Battle of York
Victoria Memorial Square
Sun. May 1, 1 pm

Act of Remembrance and Wreath Laying to honour the soldiers of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment who fell in the Battle of York, 27 April 1813. For the first time Newfoundland will be sending four soldiers from the Royal Newfoundland Regiment to join the Old Comrades of the 48th Highlanders of Canada, active soldiers of the 48th Highlanders, and the Fort York Guard in period uniform.