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Location: Waterfront and Toronto Islands

  • A group of people look up at a small poster held up by a guide. They are inside an airport corridor.
    August 16 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Flying with Billy Bishop

    Discover the unique history of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, a former military training base.

  • A group of people look up at a small poster held up by a guide. They are inside an airport corridor.
    June 14 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Flying with Billy Bishop

    Discover the unique history of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, a former military training base.

  • Six children on a field play with a soccer ball. One tries to head the ball.
    September 26 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Big City Soccer Dreams

    Discover Toronto’s sporting history, especially its multicultural soccer scene, and the power of “the beautiful game” in bringing together and excluding communities.

  • Six children on a field play with a soccer ball. One tries to head the ball.
    May 31 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Big City Soccer Dreams

    Discover Toronto’s sporting history, especially its multicultural soccer scene, and the power of “the beautiful game” in bringing together and excluding communities.

  • An old, red brick building on the corner of an intersection. There is a neon sign stating “Canary Restaurant.” There are a few cars parked next to the building, along with some people walking along the street.

    Canary District in Motion

    Trace the footpaths of Indigenous peoples, labourers, and truck drivers through a community’s transformation.

  • Taking Flight

    A look at how Toronto’s waterfront became the city’s earliest launchpad for airshows, flying boats, airmail, and the aviation infrastructure that paved the way for…

  • A black and white photograph of eight women standing aboard the caboose of a train in Union Station, Toronto waving to crowds of fans.

    A League of Her Own

    Since women were first allowed to compete in athletic events at the CNE in the 1920s, Exhibition Place has been the site of huge feats…

  • Colour aerial photo of a sinuous landform approximately 5 kilometres in length in a large body of water. It is connected to a mainland by a narrow neck of land.

    Treasure Island

    For 67 years, the Leslie Spit — officially the Outer Harbour East Headland — has been branching into Lake Ontario. Originally envisioned as part of…

  • Black and white photograph of a tunnel excavation along the Western Gap with a crane and construction equipment in the back.

    The 80-Year Tunnel at Billy Bishop Airport

    One hundred feet under the channel of water that separates Toronto’s mainland and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport lies a pedestrian tunnel. While it is…