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This is what Toronto fire departments and trucks looked like more than 100 years ago Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Toronto Fire Services can trace its history back to 1874, when it was known as the Toronto Fire Department. Today, Toronto Fire Services operates out of 83 stations around the city and responds to over 100,000 calls annually. Fire engines are a familiar sight on our city streets. Toronto Fire Services currently has over 160 fire trucks in its fleet. An essential service, the character To...

Kettles, no staff Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, my volunteer shifts at the kettles have come to an end this year. The Salvation Army still needs your contributions to meet their goals. Please continue to give electronically via tap at the unstaffed kettles. Thank you. Ron Earnshaw, London Donations needed As a long time volunteer with the Salvation Army, kettles and Christmas hampers, I am so disappointed that the kettles have been cancelled, because of the pandemic, even though stores remain open. This will be two weeks’ worth of donations the Salvation Army will not be receiving for...

The early history of Edwards Gardens and Milne Hollow in Toronto Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. In a hidden corner of Edwards Gardens lies the final resting places of the Milne family. Fenced off and obscured by trees, this family graveyard can only be visited by the Milne descendants. The story of the Milnes reveals something of the character of early 19th century life in the area.  Alexander Milne and the landscape of North Toronto Any area north of the established city of York, as Toronto was know...