Nearly two kilometres of the Gardiner Expressway extending west of Bathurst Street is elevated on columns or structural ‘bents.’
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May 11, 2026
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Carl Benn
wo intriguing architectural relics stand in the Officers’ Brick A year before, in December 1837, William Lyon Mackenzie T
May 11, 2026
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Stephen Otto
In the New Year’s Day edition of the Globe and Mail, 2010, architecture critic Lisa Rochon said of the
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
The Garrison Reserve, known also as the Garrison Common, was set aside in 1793 for defensive purposes by Governor
May 11, 2026
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Haynes, Richard
Anyone looking for an intimate and unique way to observe Remembrance Day can do no better than attend Fort
May 11, 2026
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Ross Flowers
Most historic sites across Canada have a legitimate claim to public acclaim for their special recognition of significant events
The Friends of Fort York recently acquired an interesting mid-Victorian military manual with a good Toronto provenance. This fine
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
Originally Wellington Street between Spadina and Portland was called Wellington Place. Today the name describes the neighbourhood bounded by
May 11, 2026
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James, Scott
From 1794 until 1863 today’s Victoria Memorial Square, just east of Fort York, was the cemetery for the garrison.
May 11, 2026
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Friends of Fort York
The first Fort York, built by John Graves Simcoe in 1793, had mostly been demolished by the end of
May 11, 2026
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Carter, John C
While the Dictionary of Canadian Biography described Thomas J. Sutherland (1801-1852) as a “Patriot filibuster and author” http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/sutherland_thomas_jefferson_8E.html, his
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
Between 1802 and 1837 Gustavus Nicolls of the Royal Engineers served twenty-seven years over three tours of duty in
May 11, 2026
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Carter, John C
Between 1905 and 1909 it wasn’t a foreign invasion but an internal attack that threatened the very existence of
May 11, 2026
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Reeves, Wayne
“A giant causeway, edged with huge square blocks and an immense railing leads up to a massive building with
May 11, 2026
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John Bentley, Mays
Soon after moving from America to Toronto, fifty years ago, I discovered the Fort York neighbourhood. It then possessed
May 11, 2026
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Russell, Stephen Otto, Victor
One hundred and seventy years ago, in May 1845, Captain Sir John Franklin led a Royal Navy expedition of
May 11, 2026
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Reeves, Wayne
Soldiers had fewer recreational options. Drinking was a key activity– in barracks and canteens within the garrisons, and at
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
The preparation of this article and appearance of Crimea in the headlines the last few weeks was an unplanned
May 11, 2026
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Fernando, Souza
On 1 January 1814 Napoleon received a note from his brother Joseph Bonaparte expressing the hope “that the year
May 11, 2026
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Anon
In April 2014 The Friends will look back on twenty years’ involvement with Fort York. When we were organized
May 11, 2026
by
Hebib, Kevin
by Kevin J. Hebib One of the most distinctive details of the British soldier‘s uniform in the Georgian era
May 11, 2026
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Micallef, Shawn
Fort York famously was isolated, in that particularly silly Toronto way where things like railway tracks create nearly insurmountable
May 11, 2026
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Otto, Stephen
This special number of The Fife and Drum newsletter of The Friends of Fort York is published on the
May 11, 2026
by
Amelia, Maynard
The War of 1812 is an event highly regarded by Canadians, barely acknowledged by Americans, forgotten by the British,
May 11, 2026
by
Symons, Thomas H.B
With the kind permission of Dr. Symons we present here an excerpt from his remarks at the launch of
May 11, 2026
by
Charles, Pachter
Commemorating military anniversaries, in this case of a war that took place 200 years ago, can be problematic. Faded
May 11, 2026
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Gary M, Gibson
In November 1812 the 24-gun Madison was launched at Sackets Harbor, New York. The Americans would now control Lake
