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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...

The greenhouses in Allan Gardens are among the city's relatively unknown treasures. Hidden amidst the foliage of the park, many motorists in downto...

Calm waters or crashing waves, from the time he was a young teenager, James McKenzie lived to sail the oceans and lakes. Rapidly rising through the ranks of…

EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece was written in 1985 by Stephen Otto for a catalog that was never published to accompany the exhibit “Meeting Places: Toronto’s City Halls,” at the Market Gallery. It is offered here to mark Toronto’s 182nd anniversary of incorporation on March 6, and to foster understanding of the North St. Lawrence Market site where archaeological excavations are taking place currently prior to the redevelopment of the property for courts and a new market. In July 1833 the Colonial Advocate took notice of the increased pace of commerce and improvements in York: “everyt...