The word GIF, coined as a noun in 1987, was not accepted into the Oxford Dictionary as a verb
Bridget Wranich, co-founder of the Culinary Historians of Canada, and Elizabeth Baird, CHC member, have collaborated on a lovely
Battle of Châteauguay Bicentennial La Musique des Voltigeurs de Québec in plumed hats, a lone Kahnawake warrior in the
Sadly, George Waters passed away on 3 December 2013, aged 73, at Brampton Civic Hospital. He is mourned by
REVIEW Donald E. Graves, And All Their Glory Past: Fort Erie, Plattsburgh and the Final Battles in the North,
• with our revenues from operating parking lots during the CNE and other events having ceased, we moved to
Jan. 5 US President James Madison and James Monroe, secretary of state, accepted a British offer of direct negotiations
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Within a week of cholera having arrived in York, it had appeared in Hamilton, Brantford, and elsewhere in Upper
Although the British Army has frequently (and with reason) been described as a collection of sovereign regiments whose quirky
Each summer the regiments of Forts York, Malden, and Erie descend on Fort George for one weekend in August.
This perspective sketch by architectsAlliance shows what Loblaws hopes to build on the north-east corner of Fleet and Bathurst
Elizabeth Baird Receives Order of Canada A mainstay of the Volunteer Historic Cooks at Fort York, Elizabeth was recently
Elizabeth Baird Receives Order of Canada A mainstay of the Volunteer Historic Cooks at Fort York, Elizabeth was recently
Photo by Stan Switalski A mainstay of the Volunteer Historic Cooks at Fort York, Elizabeth was recently appointed a
In collaboration The interests of The Friends of Fort York go far beyond the ramparted fort and open area
Oct. 5 Americans win Battle of Thames at Moraviantown near Chatham, where Tecumseh is killed. Oct. 26 Charles de
For anyone interested in the naval aspects of the War of 1812 on the lakes, the work of Canadian
Sites that are important to our history quickly become magnets for the royal family and their representatives. We steer
Earlier this year, the Montreal-based CSL Group completed Tecumseh—a 228.5-metre, 71,405-tonne Trillium-class self-unloader. The cargo ship, among the most
On account of construction, on-site parking is limited. Visitors are encouraged to walk, take transit or bike to the
After four years of conservation treatment the Third Regiment of York Militia Colours have finally returned to the City
A chronology of the construction of Fort York is one of the largely unexplored aspects of the site’s history.
Mail: 260 Adelaide St. E., Box 183, Toronto, M5A 1N1 e-mail: info@fortyork.ca website: www.fortyork.ca The Fife and Drum 7
Eamonn O’Keeffe of the Fort York Guard, aged sixteen, and his high school friend, Patrick Y. Lee, have won
