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Toronto society turned savagely on Alexander Wood during his lifetime, and continues to do so, more than 200 years later.

Alexander Wood has left the Village. Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village, that is, where a bronze statue of the gay pioneer was erected nearly two d...

In 1793, Alexander Wood emigrated from Scotland to Upper Canada at the age of 21. Within seven years, he had become one of the most successful merchants in York (which eventually would grow into Toronto), a lieutenant in its militia, and a magistrate. He would eventually serve as an acting

Church-Wellesley BIA calls for removal of Alexander Wood statue Church-Wellesley BIA calls for removal of Alexander Wood statue Business leaders want the city to take down the statue of the local gay icon over his ties to a missionary school for Indigenous people By Kevin Ritchie The business improvement association in Toronto’s gay village wants the city to take down a statue of the historic figure considered the area’s founder “immediately and without hesitation.” In an open letter posted on social media on June 8, the Church-Wellesley Village BIA chair Christopher Hudspeth...