SIMCOE DAY ONTARIO MODEL SOLDIER SOCIETY SHOW & COMPETITION The first Monday in August is marked in York is
Over the last few weeks, signs of summer have been drifting in at Fort York. It began with a
We lost one of our founding leaders this week. Joseph Gill died on 19 February at the age of
Courtesy of Don Loucks Lynda Macdonald, OALA, OPPI, RCIP, Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, has retired
The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common was held virtually at
Over the past 20 some years, the transformation of Fort York Neighbourhood, to the south and east of Fort
Victoria Memorial Square (VMS) is due for a “refresh”, following a major restoration that was completed in 2010. An
This year both Councillors Cressy and Layton retired after years of service to the Fort York neighbourhood, as well
What is there to say that hasn’t already been said about the remarkable reign of Queen Elizabeth II or,
The City of Toronto has received a generous donation in the form of a very fine antique chest whose
We are happy to be able to bring you this fall issue of The Fife and Drum. (Note that
A photo taken in 1926 looking north from the waterfront towards Fort York, very similar to one in Mike
Two intriguing architectural relics stand in the Officers’ Brick Barracks and Mess Establishment at Fort York. They are dark,
Wash and pare half a pail of potatoes, taking care to remove all dark specks; throw them into a
A 24-storey tower by RAW Design has been proposed for the south side of Victoria Memorial Square, the part
In 2021 we said goodbye to four directors of The Friends of Fort York & Garrison Common. Three had
An esports complex with a 7,000 seat auditorium and a 30-storey hotel is coming to Exhibition Place. Facing south
Aerial photo courtesy City of Toronto Metrolinx is proposing to expropriate an orphan corner of Fort York National Historic
REVIEW Patrick Bishop, Operation Jubilee: Dieppe 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice (Signal / McClelland & Stewart) 40 illustrations,
On July 30 last summer a statue of Joshua Glover was unveiled in a new park by the same
REVIEW “Your Most Obedient and Affectionate Son”: James Wolfe’s Letters to His Parents, 1740-1759, ed. Lawrence Ostola (Champlain Society
