It is a blustery late autumn day at Fort York in 1824; the winds howl and the skies are
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May 12, 2026
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Archaeologist, David Spittal, the City's Culture division
The Great East Gate Of Fort York by David Spittal, Archaeologist with the City’s Culture division When George
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Stephen Otto
Rebuilding the Bathurst Street Bridge by Stephen Otto Since our founding in 1994, the Friends of Fort York have
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Friends of Fort York
Garrison Creek rose in two small streams north of St. Clair Avenue West. The eastern branch, the Humewood Reach,
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Friends of Fort York
e full name of our organization is e Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common, and while looking out
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adapted from Donald E. Graves, Excerpted, Not for Self but for Country: The History of the Lincoln, Welland Regiment
effect on our Military Operations in the provinces. The whole country would be driven to a state of desperation
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Victor Russell
ockey in Canada has always had a military component. From the earliest accounts of the sport, through the late
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Partington, Tony
his article will outline British and Canadian strategy, developed in the decade following the War of 1812, to T
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Gordon, Lok
onserving national history for future generations is an C important responsibility that requires a thorough understanding of the historic
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Friends of Fort York
Requiem for Toronto’s Military Reserve In collaboration The interests of The Friends of Fort York go far beyond the
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Gary, Gibson
Rindlisbacher paintings have been featured on the covers of many recent studies of the War of 1812, including those
May 12, 2026
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Nathan, Tidridge
Sites that are important to our history quickly become magnets for the royal family and their representatives. We steer
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Kyle, Wyatt
Earlier this year, the Montreal-based CSL Group completed Tecumseh—a 228.5-metre, 71,405-tonne Trillium-class selfunloader. The cargo ship, among the most
May 12, 2026
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Chris, Laverton
by Chris Laverton Recent research in the British military records held by Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has revealed
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Gary, Miedema
by Gary Miedema Directly south of Fort York, between Lakeshore Boulevard and the lake, lies Coronation Park. A grove
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Richard, Ubbens
In earlier years, trees were actually bought as liner stock from southwestern Ontario tree growers and grown to larger
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Alan, Walker
On 17 January 1810 a group of prominent citizens of Toronto Town of York) met to establish the Toronto
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Hebib, Kevin
by Kevin Hebib Fort York is able to defend itself once more from the western approach now that artifact
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Kevin, Plummer
Among the midway amusements, model airplanes buzzing around the Coliseum, and other attractions on Children’s Day at the 1936
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Hebib, Kevin
By 1979 – with the Guard dressed in its new finery – the question of what to do with
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Malcomson, Robert
Public Trophies, Private Plunder The American Harvest after the Battle at York Eleven lions left York with the Americans
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Otto, Stephen
For over a hundred and thirty years Fort York has been besieged by the sounds and smells of livestock
May 12, 2026
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David Spittal
by David Spittal When foundations for a new condominium at Bathurst and Fleet Streets were excavated in the Spring
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Friends of Fort York
In the Strachan Avenue Military Cemetery at Fort York a weathered gravestone recalls Harriet Isabella Ormsby who died in
May 12, 2026
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Howard Moscoe, Toronto City Councillor for Ward 15
I was born in 1939 on Huron Street, below College, near my mother’s family home on Willcocks Avenue, now
May 12, 2026
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Filey, Mike et al
For more than a century, running streetcars to the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) has been one of the most
May 11, 2026
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Nathan Tidridge
hat is there to say that hasn’t already Throughout it all, there was something W been said about the
