One of Canada’s most historic cemeteries, Mount Pleasant has served Toronto since 1876. It is the final resting place of many prominent Canadians, including former prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; department store magnate Timothy Eaton; a founder of McMaster University and CIBC William McMaster ; and renowned pianist Glenn Gould.
Don Valley Brick Works曾经是多伦多主要的建筑砖生产基地，现在则变身为城市自然公园，并且有花圃市场、周六农夫市场、儿童乐园、观景台、自然步道、自行车租赁等设施。
这里19世纪初原本是造纸厂，但在后山发现高品质粘土后，就于1889年成立了造砖厂。出产的砖头主要用于多伦多当地，但也远销美国。产品质量非常好，1893年在芝加哥的世界博览会获奖。多伦多当地很多历史建筑都是采用这里出产的砖块建造，例如省议会大厦、Casa Loma城堡等。1904年多伦多大火后重建的建筑更是大量采用这里出产的砖块。所以现在多伦多市中心很多老建筑都是用的这里的砖。
由于粘土资源耗尽，砖厂最终于1980年代关闭。工厂后方因为挖掘粘土而留下的巨大坑洞，曾经被用作垃圾填埋场，于1990年代被改造成了有水池的自然公园Weston Family Quarry Garden。
Japan has donated more than 2000 Sakura trees to Toronto since 1959. Most of these trees were planted in High Park.
The flowering cherry trees associated with Sakura Hanami (cherry blossom flower viewing) are not native to High Park, or even to Canada. In fact, the most popular variety of flowering cherry blossom, the Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) is completely unknown in the wild!
继续阅读Toronto’s High Park Cherry Blossoms Are Now At Peak Bloom
High Park是多伦多市区内最大的一个公园，1/3面积保持自然状态。公园内有不少小山丘、溪流和池塘，吸引不少小动物在此定居。高地公园是市民运动、休闲、遛狗的热门目的地，有一大片区域允许狗狗放养。春天樱花怒放，秋天枫红似火，最为迷人。
继续阅读High Park, Toronto多伦多高地公园
Date: Saturday, May 5th, 2 to 4 pm
The Trinity Bellwoods BIA, along Dundas from Grace to Bathurst Street, has a strong mix of new and established owner-operated businesses. Learn about the history, the neighbourhood’s Portuguese roots, and the influx of businesses that produce their products in-house.
We visited studios that make everything in-house: Comrags, a women’s clothier, Fredrick Prince, a jewellery maker, Bookhou, a collaboration studio, Hide, a leather-maker, Odile Chocolat, a chocolatier, and The Six Brewing Co., the newest microbrewery on Dundas St West.
This walk explored the studio spaces, learned about the cost of producing in Canada, and had a chance to see the behind-the-scenes chains of production.
继续阅读Made in Canada: Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Trinity Bellwoods Businesses
