Tag Archives: Corktown

Corktown is getting their streetcar back

TTC officials confirmed the 514 Cherry streetcar’s return of full time service of at a community meeting with Corktown and Distillery District residents on June 27. The news was met with dismay by residents living near King and Sumach—but those ...

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Brewery tour May 25 explores Old Town, Corktown suds heritage

The SLNA has shared this invitation with TheBulletin.ca: Heritage Toronto invites local residents to explore the malty brewing history of Old Town Toronto. First introduced last year, this tour got rave reviews from participants, who enjoyed the walk around Old ...

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Bell in Brief: The Derby Tavern was for Corktown dreamers

In the heart of Corktown—on the southeast corner of Parliament and King streets—once stood the Derby Tavern. The tavern was built in 1846. Generations of mill workers (on their way home from a long day toiling at the various factories ...

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Corktown needs its noisy TTC track

A meeting between Corktown and Distillery District residents and TTC officials held Nov. 16 to discuss streetcar noise issues on the Distillery Loop end of the new Route 514 inaugurated June 19, demonstrated, if nothing else, that the views of ...

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168 years of education at celebrated Corktown schoolhouse

At its 2016 Founder’s Dinner on Dec. 2, the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse Foundation will marks the 168th anniversary (1849–2016) of teaching children at the Downtown schoolhouse. The event also commemorates the Christmas dinner that Corktown brewer and philanthropist Enoch Turner, ...

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CRBA agenda hijacked by streetcar problems

A local streetcar crisis overshadowed the agenda at the Corktown Residents’ and Business Association (CRBA) monthly meeting Nov. 1. Partway through the question period, Jason Mednick—a resident of the King/Sumach area (who would not disclose his name to The Bulletin ...

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Corktown buildings win heritage designation ahead of redevelopment proposal

Dennis Hanagan— Several early 1900 buildings on a block in Corktown are being slated for heritage designation. At the same time a developer wants to build on that same block. The block is bounded by Queen, Ontario St., Richmond and ...

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Remembrance Day services

Dennis Hanagan— Remembrance Day services will be held at Little Trinity Church in Corktown, Fort York and at Old City Hall. The biggest of all services, held at civic centres throughout the city, will at Old City Hall beginning at ...

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Singing River at Corktown Common Sept. 24

Singing River presents storytellers, dance, music and audio art inspired by rivers and lakes. Storytellers Cathy Elliott, Sharada Eswar and Diana Tso share tales from Indigenous Canada and around the world, inviting us to renew our relationship with our city’s ...

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Waterfront Toronto events now until September

  Our summer program of free arts and cultural events in Toronto’s waterfront neighbourhoods continues in August and September. Venture out to the parks and public spaces in the West Don Lands and East Bayfront, and enjoy our reimagined and ...

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