TORONTO – Two years ago, Remembrance Day celebrations across the country took on a special significance, as Canadians honoured 100 years since the beginning of Canada’s involvement in the Great War (1914-1918). 2016, however, represents the centennial of one of the city’s most interesting “home front” stories – that of the Distillery District, a collection […]
Neighbourhood Profile: West Don Lands & Corktown
Bolstered by Pan Am prestige, an east-end enclave reinvents its image TORONTO – On a grassy lawn at the intersection of King and Trinity Streets, an inconspicuous plaque shares an impressive tale about Little Trinity Church, the Gothic Revival-style building next door. “Founded in 1842, this is the oldest surviving church in the City of Toronto,” […]