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CAMH Heritage Wall Plaques' Dedication Ceremony
Please join us on Saturday, September 25th at 1:00 pm for the unveiling of a new series of nine permanent, illustrated interpretive plaques to be installed at intervals alongside the historic (1860 and 1888-89) CAMH Boundary Walls. These structures are protected through a City of Toronto Heritage Designation Bylaw under the Ontario Heritage Act, supported by a Heritage Easement Agreement. Each memorial plaque will feature one or more archival photo reproductions with captions. They are intended to help illuminate peoples' representative life experiences, near each of the nine plaque locations, of a great many former Asylum patients at what is now CAMH’s Queen Street hub site. Please see the enclosed notice for further details on the plaques' theme, the location of the September 25th unveiling ceremony, and a tour of the walls and plaques conducted by the PSAT board Chair, Geoffrey Reaume that will immediately follow.
Unveiling Ceremony
Memorial Wall Plaques Dedicated to Patient Labourers Past
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the oldest part of the patient-built boundary wall, constructed in 1860, which stands on the south side of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at 1001 Queen Street West. These patient-built walls, along with the 1888-89 walls on the east and west sides, are a testament to the abilities of people whose unpaid labour was central to the operation of asylums in the Province of Ontario during the 19th & 20th centuries.
Join us as we unveil a series of nine memorial plaques in remembrance.
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Corner of Queen Street West and Shaw Street.
A tour of the wall and all nine plaques will follow the dedication ceremony.
Sponsored by Psychiatric Survivor Archives, Toronto (PSAT), CAMH,
and the generous support of many community donors.
For more information or media inquiries, please call 416-595-6015; 416-661-9975.
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Join us for this Continuing Education course at U of T, exploring 200 years of Toronto's homes through discussion and hundreds of images.
Click here for more information and registration:
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Toronto's Neighbourhood Architecture
This Continuing Education course at U of T will explore a dozen of the city's neighbourhoods through discussion and hundreds of images.
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Queen's York Rangers Brandywine Parade - Old Fort York (100 Garrison Road), September 11th, 2010
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The parade, which commemorates both the Battles of Brandywine and Queenston Heights, is open to the general public.
The parade will feature the Queen's York Rangers, plus the Regimental Pipes, the Flute and Drum Corps, the Old Guard (who parade in the unit's Revolutionary War uniforms), and two Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps affiliated with the Regiment. There will also be military displays from the present day Rangers, as well as a period show by the Regiment's Old Guard. The Patron of the Parade is the Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
The parade takes place at Old Fort York between 4pm-6:15pm, September 11th, 2010.
Thank you. If you need further information, please contact Honorary Colonel Darrell Bricker, PhD 416-324-2001
Cultural and Heritage Tourism Symposium 2010- October 5-6, Toronto, ON
The Culture & Heritage Institute hosts a Symposium on Cultural & Heritage Tourism. Fourth year in the running, we are delighted to announce this year's fall Symposium!
"Intercultural Dialogue in Tourism: 2020 Vision" - October 5 and 6, 2010
Venue: TBA (Toronto Area)
This year's theme is dedicated to and in collaboration with UNESCO's International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures and International Year of Biodiversity
It is in this spirit that Centennial College's Culture and Heritage Institute's fourth annual symposium will explore how our knowledge, events, institutions and industries in culture, heritage and tourism can be more effective in facilitating and developing platforms for intercultural dialogue in Canada. Our goal is to explore the challenges and synergies for all three sectors - culture, heritage and tourism - as we engage each topic: China ADS, Panam 2015, Geotourism, Dialogue in Intercultural Dialogue, and Progressive Museology to name a few.
To view detailed Symposium Agenda, please visit: http://www.centennialcollege.ca/chi/symposium/agenda10
Register now to take advantage of our early bird pricing! Register at: http://www.centennialcollege.ca/Default.aspx?DN=d030402c-badb-48c6-95e4-...
Historical Lectures in Scadding Cabin Garden
Join knowledge volunteers in the garden of Scadding Cabin to learn more about Toronto's early history
Tuesday, August 24, 7:00pm - The Life and Times of John Scadding
If these cabin walls could talk ...Who was John Scadding? And who were his neighbours? who visited the cabin? And how did a log cabin built in 1794 come to Exhibition Place?
Historical Lectures in Scadding Cabin Garden
Join knowledge volunteers in the garden of Scadding Cabin to learn more about Toronto's early history
Thursday, August 26, 7:00 pm 18th and 19th century Music
Before the ipod and satellite radio, what were the tunes that moved the town of York? Hear, in their own words, how men and women found comfort in song and dance. Listen to period music performed by James McKie on fiddle, Dan Mock on bass, and Matt Elwood on banjo.
Historical Lectures in Scadding Cabin Garden
Join knowledge volunteers in the garden of Scadding Cabin to learn more about Toronto's early history
Thursday, August 31, 7:00 pm - Town of York/City of Toronto 1834
What were the environmental, health and social challages for the first arrivals in the Town of York? How had things improved when the City was incorporated as Toronto in 1834.
Historical Lectures in Scadding Cabin Garden
Join knowledge volunteers in the garden of Scadding Cabin to learn more about Toronto's early history
Thursday, September 2, 7:00 pm - The clothing of the Day
Curious about the fashions of the time for women when the Scadding Cabin was built? What did pioneer women wear day-to-day and for social events? Come and see our live model demonstrate the trials and tribulations of the clothing worn.
Historical Lectures in Scadding Cabin Garden
Join knowledge volunteers in the garden of Scadding Cabin to learn more about Toronto's early history
Thursday, September 2, 7:00 pm - The clothing of the day
Curious about the fashions of the time for women when the Scadding Cabin was built? What did pioneer women wear day-to-day and for social events? Come and see our lived model demonstrate the trials and tribulations of the clothing worn.