Heritage Toronto is pleased to announce the launch of its 2018 Tours program sponsored by TD Bank Group. This year, the walks will take in Toronto’s waterfront, hike through ravines, and explore over 88 acres of Toronto’s parkland. Tours also explore the city’s rapidly changing neighbourhoods, share the invisible histories of well-known locations, and ask what we can learn from Torontonians past and present.
A Yonge Street History tour in 2017. Photo by Marcus Mitanis.
“By walking together, we share our experiences and our hopes for our city,” says Allison Bain, Executive Director of Heritage Toronto. “This year, our tours highlight our natural heritage?the landscape that defines Toronto and makes it a livable city.” For the first time, the 2018 Tours program features the work of emerging historians, part of a new program to build the next wave of Toronto’s city builders. With the support of our 2018 Emerging Historians Sponsors, six students and young professionals have been partnered with experienced tour leaders to create new walking tours.
Running from Thursday, May 3 until Saturday, October 6, the 2018 program features 61 tours. The first tour kicks off tonight at 6:30 PM and features Toronto’s oldest neighbourhood:
CREATING TORONTO: THE STORY OF A CITY: Dive into the city’s history as we bridge the past with the present. The tour explores the historic St. Lawrence area, offering insight into the city’s ...