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  • 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…

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    September 19 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.

  • Black and white aerial view of the island airport in Toronto in 1957. An early style airport terminal sits at the base of the Western Gap next to three other structures, surrounded by many aircraft.
    September 14 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Flying with Billy Bishop Walking Tour

    Discover how Billy Bishop Airport has connected Toronto to the world and contributed to Toronto’s aviation history.

  • Black and white aerial view of the island airport in Toronto in 1957. An early style airport terminal sits at the base of the Western Gap next to three other structures, surrounded by many aircraft.
    September 8 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Flying with Billy Bishop Walking Tour

    Discover how Billy Bishop Airport has connected Toronto to the world and contributed to Toronto’s aviation history.

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    August 10 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    August 25 at 11:00 am – 12:30 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history.

  • Bloor street view of Honest Ed's department store. The sign is bright orange and in a circus style.
    July 20 at 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Making Change at Honest Ed’s Walking Tour

    Explore Bloor and Bathurst, learn how Honest Ed’s transformed the neighbourhood, and engage with important sites of Black history and culture.

  • A sepia image of brick buildings. There is a fence around the buildings. Superimposed in front and above the buildings is an image of women in domestic outfits looking towards the camera. On the sides of the image it says "Publishers Webster & Albee Rochester, N.Y. Views of Toronto, Ont."

    Bad Girls

    In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, women began to exercise increased agency and mobility in Toronto: seeking out independent, single lives and entering…