Featured Beaches
History & Landmarks
In Published Issues:

FALL & WINTER 2018/19

• Letter from the Director
• Beautiful, City-Building Transformation
• Exploring in and around the Leslie Barns Industrial Meets A Neighbourhood Public Space
• Green and Sustainability Features Minimize Air, Water and Noise Pollution
• Toronto's Love Affair with its Streetcar
• Remembering the "Peter Witt" in Old Photos, on Toronto's Oldest Streets
• And Now, the Flexities: Carrying More People, More Efficiently and Accessible to Everyone
• A Beautiful, Industrial, Modern Deco Behemoth! Visiting a Tall Giant from our Past
• Once Closed... the Many Lives of Hearn, and Dreams of what it Could be in the Future

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SPRING & SUMMER 2018

• letter from the director
• Guild Park and Gardens
• Toronto Botanical Garden at Edwards Gardens
• Allan Gardens Conservatory
• Toronto Music Garden
• Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat, Humber Bay Park
• Withrow Park
• Canoe Landing Park
• Rosetta McClain Gardens
• Trinity Bellwoods
• Cloud Gardens Conservatory
• Toronto Island Park, Franklin Children's Garden
• Corktown Common
• High Park and the Hillside Ornamental Gardens
• James Garden
• Riverdale Farm

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FALL & WINTER 2017/18

• Letter from the Director
• Canada: We the North! What a Ride!
• Confederation
• 1815-1891: Sir. John A. Macdonald Our First Prime Minister
• 1873: The Mounties
• 1885: The Last Spike - Uniting Communities West to East
• 1908: Green Gables Cottage, A Canadian Literary Classic
• 1916: Nellie McClung Gets Our Vote
• 1917: 'Birth of a Nation' - Remembering Vimy Ridge 100 Years, After Historic Victory
• 1915: In Flanders Fields
• 1917: Halifax Explosion, Largest Handmade Explosion Ever
• 1921: Discovery of Insulin Makes Medical History
• 1941: Our own Broadcast Network, CBC
• 1944: Father of Modern Healthcare
• 1959: Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway
• 1965: A Flag to Call Our Own
• 1967: Happy Birthday Expo '67
• 1972: The Winning Goal - Summit Series '72
• 1982: Charter of Rights and Freedoms and The Canada Act
• 1980: Quebec Votes to Stay or Go
• 1932-1982: Glenn Gould and Music Dominance
• 1999: Nunavut, Canada's Newest Territory
• 2010: Canada Sets Olympic Record
• October 2, 2017: Canada's Astronaut Governor General
• Before Settlers
• First Europeans
• British North America

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Spring & Summer 2017

• Letter from the Director
• Sampling the world in toronto
• Interesting toronto multicultural facts
• Toronto's 200 years of black history
• The vibrant filipino community
• Toronto, traditional territory of the mississaugas of the new credit
• From lifeboats off the shore of newfoundland
• Kung hei fat choy! toronto's chinese wishes you prosperity
• Toronto's deep british roots
• The tastes & sounds of the mediterranean
• Latin america: diversity united in our city
• Freedom for hungary – freedom for all
• Viva italia! pizza, construction & soccer
• Jewish kensington market & beyond
• Viva portugal. over 500 years!
• st. john's ward, or "the ward"
• Beaches|life hall of fame

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Fall & Winter 2016/2017

• Letter from the Director
• Toronto: Lost Railways and Stations: 100 Years Making Canada's Largest City
• Toronto – a Railway Town at Heart
• Toronto's 76 Railway Stations
• Very Short History of Canadian Railways
• A "Lost" Railway Line and Toronto's "Life and Soul" of Railways
• Toronto's First Commuter Railway: Today's Recreation Beltline
• Canadian Railway Songs
• What's in a Name?

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Spring & Summer 2016

• Letter from the Director
• The Port of Toronto Boating in the Harbour from Recreation to Workmanship
• Canadas Waterways: Welcoming Newcomers for Over 200 years
• Ship Building in Toronto
• shipping Today in Toronto Harbour
• Stories We Tell Rum Running and Captain John's Sails Off
• Our Port of Toronto Today
• Canadian Sailing Vessels in the 19th Century
• Adventures For Day Trippers

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Fall & Winter 2016

• Letter from the Director
• Celebrate TORONTO! Top 10 Iconic Landmarks
• Toronto City Halls
• Yonge Street
• Eaton Centre
• CN Tower & SkyDome
• Maple Leaf Gardens & the Maple Leafs
• Royal York Hotel
• Toronto Union Stations
• Massey Hall
• CN Tower & SkyDome
• Toronto Islands
• University of Toronto

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Spring & Summer 2015

• Letter from the Director
• City Meets Water - Celebrating the Wonders of our Watershed
• Fishermans Island
• Torontos Aquatic Habitat
• A Healthy Watershed for Our Drinking Water and for All Life
• First Nations on the East Side Buried Artifacts, Forgotten Villages and Spiritual Islands
• Maple Tree Forever: Legendary Canadian Landmark Lives on in Art
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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Fall & Winter 2014/2015

• Letter from the Director
• 100 Years Celebrating the People, Places and Community
• Beaches Schools and their Centennial Celebrations
• E.B. Cox: An Illustrious 1914 Birth
• The Beaches in 1914
• Who Do You Know?
• 100 Years of Aviation in Toronto Training Torontos Aerial Aces
• My Secret Beaches Spot
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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SPRING & SUMMER 2015

• Letter from the Director
• From Hogtown to Pan-Am City Torontos Transformation to the Future
• Digging up Toronto's Small History
• Riding the Underground Railroad to Toronto's First Taxi Company
• The First Parliament: Good Government for New Tenants
• Sunlight Park From Soap to Toronto's First Baseball Stadium
• Anchoring East Riverside for over 120 Years Dingmans Hall
• The Making of Hogtown Toronto's Nickname
• Toronto's First Public School and Little Trinity Church
• Highs and Lows in New Public Spaces
• The Edgy Urban Cousin
• West meets East, North meets South West Don Lands
• The Rebirth of River City
• Parkland Gems on the Edge Naturalizing the Waterfront
• Adventures for Daytrippers on Amusing Summer

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FALL & WINTER 2013/14

• Letter from the Director
• Kingston Road Toronto's gateway for over 200 years
• All Aboard Kingston Road Radial Line is Born
• A Close Tie to the Canadian Railway at Fallingbrook
• A High Ground Landmark: Home of the Toronto Hunt Club
• A Growing Neigbourhood Born from a Cottage
• Keeping the Gardens Safe
• Half Way to Toronto's Markets
• The Renaissance Masterpiece St. Augustine's Seminary
• Tales of a Splendid Tavern in a Deep Gully
• A Man of Many "Firsts"
• Colonel Danforth's Kingston Road
• My Secret Beaches Spot Revealed
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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SPRING & SUMMER 2013

• Letter from the Director
• A Tale of Two Villages Along The Danforth
• The Tiny Village of Chester Grows to Today's Greek Town
• Booming Village, a Pathway to 'big' York
• Buildings That Take You Back in History
• Bruce Trailfrom a Footpath to a 725 kilometre Walking Trail
• Gardening with Limits
• Beaches Living 10 Years and Counting
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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FALL & WINTER 2012

• Letter from the Director
• A Lost Village and Neighbourhood Returns
• Entertainment Full of Life Now and Then
• A Walk Through the Past
• Brick Yards in Toronto's East End
• Oops! Did Anything Like This Ever Happen to You?
• Planning for the Worst
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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SPRING & SUMMER 2012

• Letter from the Director
• Never Ending Summer
• Why are There Strange Green Pipes Growing from the Ground?
• Toronto Waterfront Parks A New Era
• Sharing Your Garden with Winged Guests
• Did you know plastic wrap is not recyclable?
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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FALL & WINTER 2011

• Letter from the Director
• Torontos Precious Port Lands
• Celebrating Malvernites
• A Drive Through The Port Lands
• Lighting up Toronto 100 years of Toronto Hydro
• Power up the grid
• The Port Lands Reflection Through Photos
• Gooderham and Worts over 153 years of history
• Adventuresfordaytrippers

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SPRING & SUMMER 2011

• Letter from the Director
• Toronto's Never Ending Romance
• The Legend of the Maple Tree at Maple Cottage
• A Backyard Garden for You and Your Birds
• The Maple Leaf Forever
• The Guild Sculpture Gardens a Walking Guide
• The Majestic Temple Building Toronto's First Skyscraper
• A Century-long Rally Continues History of Tennis in the Beaches
• Adventures for Daytrippe

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FALL & WINTER 2010/11

• Letter from the Director
• Chateau des Quatre Vents Hidden Jewel on Queen East
• Birds in your backyard
• The Musical Genius of Glenn Gould
• "The Harvest Year" of Winemaking in Ontario
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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SPRING / SUMMER 2010

• Letter from the Director
• A Bank On (Almost) Every Corner
• Celebrating 75 Glorious Years of the Toronto Beaches Lions Club
• Your Organic Edible Garden
• My Edible Garden
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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FALL / WINTER 2009-10

• Letter from the Director
• East Toronto
• History of Fire Stations in the Beaches & Fire Fighting in Toronto
• Toronto's Real Masked Bandits
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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SPRING / SUMMER 2009

• Letter from the Director
• Arts & Crafts Architecture in the Beaches
• Telling a Great Story
• Adventures for Daytrippers
• Eden Smith's Beaches Library Blueprint
• Growing Green Roofs in Toronto
• Natural lawn care

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FALL / WINTER 2008-09

• Letter from the Director
• Doris McCarthy
• Group of Seven
• Master Road Builders
• Origin of Street Names
• Recycling is Magic
• Adventure for Daytrippers

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SPRING / SUMMER 2008

• Letter from the Director
• Echo Bound to the Earth
• Native Plant Guide
• Enduring Mystique of the Monarch Butterfly
• Riding the Rails
• Returning our Water to the Lake

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FALL / WINTER 2007-08

• Letter from the Director
• Balmy Beach: Beach "Cottage" Meets the "Palace of Purification"
• Rowland Caldwell Harris
• Energy Savings: Facts and Tips
• Do You Know Your "Recycling" Numbers?
• Architectural Gems
• Lake Water to into Drinking Water
• Adventures for Daytrippers

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SPRING / SUMMER 2007

• Letter from the Director
• Lost Rivers of the Beach
• Population Stats
• Changes & Memories
  - in the Beaches
• Energy Saving Game
  - Chart & Tips
• Classical Architecture Styles
  - Displayed by Church Buildings in the Beaches
• Adventures for day trippers

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FALL / WINTER 2006-07

• The Lost Villages
  - of Norway & Ben Lamond
• The Norway Steam Sawmill
• A Beautifully Wooded Setting
• St. John's Norway
  - one of the east ends gems
• Adventures for day trippers
• Medieval Influences
• Early Settlers
  - & Influential People

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SPRING / SUMMER 2006

• Walk Around Woodbine Park
• Small's Pond
• Racetrack
  - Drew Crowds for 118 Years
• Smalls and Duggans
  - Shaped Area
• The Scarborough Bluffs
• Islands of Hiawatha
• Experience Nature's Charms
  - In Glen Stewart Ravine

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FALL / WINTER 2005-06

• Walking Tour
  - Taking in the Kew Beach
• "Nabes"
  - Entertained Generations of Beachers
• Steep Streets
  - in the Beaches
• The Leslie Street Spit
  - A Unique Urban Wilderness
• On The Home Front

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SPRING / SUMMER 2005

• Glen Stewart Ravine
• The Ashbridge Estate
• Kew Williams Cottage
• The Georgia Villa Inn
  - "Queen of the Beach"

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SUMMER / WINTER 2004-05

• Kew Beach Fire Hall
• St. John's Norway
• Kew Williams Cottage
• R.C. Harris Filtration Plant
• York Station
• Balmy Beach Club 1905-2004