other uses pp move indef Infobox settlement name Toronto official name City of Toronto settlement type City nickname Name of Toronto T.O., T Dot, Hogtown, The Queen City, Toronto the Good, The City Within ... a popular nickname for NYC not Toronto Do not add El Toro, since it is just a marketing ploy by Eye Weekly motto Diversity Our Strength image skyline Montage of Toronto 7.jpg Please do ... image caption From top left Downtown Toronto featuring the CN Tower and Financial District, Toronto Financial District from the Toronto Islands , Toronto City Hall City Hall , the Ontario Legislative Building , Casa Loma , Prince Edward Viaduct , and the Scarborough Bluffs image flag Toronto Flag.svg flag link Flag of Toronto flag size 125px image shield Toronto Coat of Arms.jpg shield link Coat of arms of Toronto shield size 85px image blank emblem City of Toronto Logo.png image map Toronto Location in Ontario.png mapsize 220px map caption Location of Toronto and its census metropolitan area ... ON subdivision type2 Metropolitan Toronto Districts subdivision name2 East York , Etobicoke , North York , Old Toronto , Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough , York, Ontario York leader title Mayor of Toronto Mayor leader name Rob Ford leader title1 Council leader name1 Toronto City Council leader ... 1, 1998 from File Flag of Metropolitan Toronto.svg 25px Metropolitan Toronto area magnitude unit pref ... blank1 name Geographical Names Board of Canada GNBC Code blank1 info FEUZB Toronto IPAc en icon t r n t o , Name of Toronto colloquially IPAc en t r n o or IPAc en t r n o is the Provinces ... in North America seventh largest urban region in North America. Toronto is at the heart of the Greater Toronto Area GTA , and is part of a densely populated region in Southern Ontario known as the Golden .... ref Total population of the Greater Toronto Area comprises the regional municipalities of Regional ... year 2006 month April accessdate 2007 03 18 quote The Greater Toronto Area GTA , comprising ... more details
Toronto Metro can refer to The Toronto Rapid transit subway system operated by the Toronto Transit Commission , see Toronto subway and RT The defunct Metropolitan Toronto level of government disambig ... more details
Toronto Lake may refer to Lakes in Canada Toronto Lake Muskoka District, Ontario Toronto Lake Rainy River District, Ontario Toronto Lake Thunder Bay District, Ontario Toronto Lake Northwest Territories Lakes in the United States Toronto Lake Kansas Toronto Lake New York geodis ... more details
Toronto is the capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. Toronto may also refer to Places Canada Toronto , largest city in Canada and the capital of Ontario Greater Toronto Area , metropolitan area Metropolitan Toronto , former regional municipality existing in Ontario prior to the amalgamation of Toronto in 1998 Old Toronto , a term used to refer to the oldest part of the city Mississauga , formerly known as Toronto Township Toronto, Prince Edward Island Australia Toronto, New South Wales United Kingdom Toronto, County Durham , England United States Toronto, Illinois , located south of Springfield, Illinois and to the west of Lake Springfield Toronto, Indiana Toronto, Iowa Toronto, Kansas Toronto, Missouri Toronto, Ohio Toronto, South Dakota Toronto, an alternate name for Tamo, Arkansas Other Toronto space , a topological space that is homeomorphic to every proper subspace of the same cardinality HMCS Toronto HMCS Toronto , the name of two Canadian ships HMS Toronto HMS Toronto , the name of three Royal Navy ships, and one planned one Joseph Toronto 1818 1893 , early Latter Day Saint convert, Italian missionary, and Mormon pioneer Toronto band , a 1980s rock band from Toronto, Ontario the Toronto blessing , a controversial religious phenomenon, originated in the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area Toronto, the name of the interstellar spaceship of Albion game 2010 G 20 Toronto summit , the List of G 20 summits fourth meeting of the G 20 major economies G 20 Head of government heads of government . 2104 Toronto , an asteroid discovered in 1963. See also Toronto Lake disambiguation Taranto disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages de Toronto Begriffskl rung es Toronto desambiguaci n fr Toronto homonymie ko id Toronto disambiguasi it Toronto disambigua pl Toronto ujednoznacznienie pt Toronto desambigua o sk Toronto rozli ovacia str nka tr Toronto anlam ayr m ... more details
Denominations of Canada Bishop of Toronto may refer to the Anglican Church of Canada Anglican Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Diocese of Toronto the Roman Catholicism in Canada Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto Archdiocese of Toronto the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto Canada Metropolis of Toronto Canada the Ukrainian Catholic Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Ukrainian Orthodox Archbishop of Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada Toronto and Eastern Canada See also Bishop of Calgary disambiguation Bishop of Edmonton disambiguation Bishop of Montreal disambiguation Bishop of Quebec disambiguation Bishop of Vancouver disambiguation Bishop of Winnipeg disambiguation disambig Category Religion in Toronto Category Roman Catholic Bishops of Toronto Roman Catholic Bishops of Toronto Category Bishops by diocese Toronto Category Bishops in Toronto ... more details
Live In Toronto can refer to Live In Toronto Psychic TV album , a live album by Psychic TV. Live Peace in Toronto 1969 , an album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono . Live in Toronto Canada , an album by Ween . disambig ... more details
Toronto Blizzard was the name used by one of two professional soccer clubs based in TorontoToronto Blizzard NASL , the original club, a franchise of the North American Soccer League Toronto Blizzard 1986 1993 , the later club and franchise of the Canadian Soccer League and for a season the American Professional Soccer League Additionally, Toronto blizzard may refer to North American blizzard of 1999 , when the Canadian Army was called in to Toronto to clear the snow disambig See also Toronto Metros Croatia , sometimes referred to as the Toronto Blizzard de Toronto Blizzard nl Toronto Blizzard sv Toronto Blizzard ... more details
unreferenced date June 2008 Toronto Empire was a newspaper established in Toronto , Canada , in 1887 and the voice of the Canadian conservatism conservatives in the city. It merged with another paper, The Toronto Mail , in 1895 to form The Mail and Empire , which is a predecessor of today s Globe and Mail newspaper. Canada newspaper stub Category Newspapers published in TorontoToronto Empire Category Publications established in 1887 Toronto Empire Category 1895 disestablishments Toronto Empire Category Defunct newspapers of Canada Toronto Empire ... more details
Toronto is one of world s leading tourism destinations. ref http www.euromonitor.com Euromonitor Internationals Top City Destinations Ranking Euromonitor International s Top City Destinations Ranking ref In 2009, Toronto region received 9.6 million overnight visitors. ref http www.seetorontonow.com web.cms pdf TTAnnualReport2009.pdf Toronto Tourism Annual Report ref Toronto has an array of Attractions in Toronto tourist attractions , and a rich Culture in Toronto cultural life . Attractions main Attractions in Toronto References references Category Tourism in Toronto ... more details
For the former federal riding Toronto East File East Toronto map.PNG right thumb 250px Map of East Toronto in 1908, just prior to being annexed to Toronto East Toronto, Ontario was an incorporated community in what is today a part of the city of Toronto , Canada . It covered much of what is today the Upper Beaches neighbourhood, stretching up to Danforth Avenue in the north. The central street in the community was Main Street, running south from Danforth to Kingston Road Toronto Kingston Road . The main commercial centre of the town was located at the intersection of Main and Gerrard. As Toronto s true main street was named Yonge Street Yonge , the name Main Street was maintained even after amalgamation with the city of Toronto. This explains why Toronto s Main Street is far from the city centre. The area was first settled in about 1850, when it was a considerable distance from the city of Toronto ... to city of Toronto in 1908 it had a population of about 5,000 people. The southern part of the community by the lake became one of Toronto s most popular travel destinations, and became home ... Trunk Railway s main yards. These facilities stretched along most of Gerrard Street Toronto Gerrard Street , and employed several hundred workers. Today East Toronto commonly refers to the portion of the old city of Toronto east of the Don River Toronto Don River . This includes neighbourhoods such as Upper Beaches commonly referred to as the Mainger , Riverdale, Toronto Riverdale , Leslieville ... the Centre of the City. Toronto Sun , January 15, 2006 http www.travelandtransitions.com interviews gene domagala2.htm A History Tour of the Beach gallery File EastTorontoFireStation.jpg East Toronto Fire Station, 1911 File EastTorontoPoliceStation.jpg East Toronto Police Station, 1911 gallery Toronto geo stub TorontoMunicipalities Toronto Neighbourhoods coord missing Ontario Category Neighbourhoods in Toronto Category Former municipalities in Toronto ... more details
The Toronto blackout may refer to Northeast Blackout of 1965 which affected the entire city of Toronto Northeast Blackout of 2003 which affected the entire city of Toronto 2009 Toronto blackout which affected a huge swath of the city s southwest end from January 15 16 2009. Disambig ... more details
Image Wtlogosmall.png thumb right Wireless Toronto is a volunteer non profit community wireless network in Toronto . Wireless Toronto began in 2005 and has been setting up no cost public wireless Internet access around the Greater Toronto Area and exploring ways to use Wi Fi technology to strengthen local community and culture. Wireless Toronto Hotspot Wi Fi hotspots are created using Linksys WRT54G wireless routers running OpenWRT and WiFiDog Captive Portal WifiDog . Currently, the largest hotspot is in the historic St. Lawrence Market in downtown Toronto. Other free wireless services in the GTA The Toronto Public Library TPL offers free public wireless access in all of its 99 branches. The Markham Public Libraries MPL offers free public wireless access in the Angus Glen Library, the Markham Village Library, the Thornhill Community Library, and the Unionville Library Viva bus rapid transit Viva offers free wireless access on its Rapid Transit Vehicles See also municipal wireless network External links http wirelesstoronto.ca Wireless Toronto Site http wirelesstoronto.ca blog Wireless Toronto Blog http www.torontopubliclibrary.ca spe ser wir.jsp Toronto Public Library Free Wireless Internet Access Service Category Wireless network organizations Toronto Category Organizations based in TorontoToronto stub ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 Infobox Education in Canada name College of Toronto image College of toronto school logo.png imagesize motto motto translation streetaddress 23 Brydon Dr city Toronto, Ontario Toronto province Ontario postalcode M9W 4M7 areacode 416 phone 741 1571 fax 741 2537 email info collegeoftoronto.ca url http www.collegeoftoronto.ca schoolnumber schoolboard superintendent trustee religious affiliation none principal M. Osman viceprincipal administrator fundingtype Private schooltype High school Canada high school grades 9 12 language Canadian English English area mascot teamname colours founded enrollment lastupdate August 10, 2010 College of Toronto is a private Canadian English English language elementary school elementary and high school located in Rexdale, Ontario , a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The school is non denominational . External links http www.collegeoftoronto.ca College of Toronto website Toronto High Schools Coord missing Ontario DEFAULTSORT College Of Toronto Category High schools in Toronto Category Private schools in Toronto Ontario school stub ... more details
There have been two semi professional soccer teams named Toronto Supra Toronto Supra CNSL , 1996, 1997 of the Canadian National Soccer League Portugal FC Toronto Supra CPSL 2001 2006 , of the Canadian Professional Soccer League disambig ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Lamont Felt Toronto 1914 1970 was a Utah politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of Utah Secretary of State of Utah from 1953 to 1963. Toronto was a member of the Republican Party United States Republican Party . He served in the Utah Legislature in 1947. Toronto was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints LDS Church , a grandson of Joseph Toronto and the brother of Wallace F. Toronto . In 1914, Toronto married Helen Davidson died 2009 . From 1965 to 1968, Toronto served as Mission president president of the LDS Church s Canada Canadian Mission LDS Church Mission , based in Toronto, Ontario . ref http www.mission.net canada toronto west presidents.php?prID 2250 ref Notes reflist References http politicalgraveyard.com bio tooley tossy.html Lamont Toronto entry in New Family Search Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Toronto, Lamont ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Toronto, Lamont Category 1914 births Category 1970 deaths Category American Latter Day Saints Category American Mormon missionaries Category Members of the Utah House of Representatives Category Mission presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Category Utah Republicans ... more details
Notability date September 2009 Refimprove date September 2009 Heritage Toronto is a city agency and registered charity in charge of preserve and promote the heritage sites in the City of Toronto . ref name About Heritage Toronto http www.heritagetoronto.org find out more about About Heritage Toronto ref Created in 1998, it replaced some of the roles of the former Toronto Historical Board and other heritage agencies of the former cities of Scarborough, Ontario Scarborough , North York, Ontario North York , City of York York , Etobicoke, Ontario Etobicoke and the Borough of East York . The THB was created in 1960 to protect sites in the old City of Toronto and replaced the Toronto Civic Historical Committee created in 1949. ref name About Heritage Toronto Heritage Toronto s head office is at St. Lawrence Hall , a heritage building. Pre Amalgamation Historical Boards and Historical Societies Etobicoke Historical Board North York Historical Board East York Foundation 1965 Historical societies are public, but not city run agencies that promote the preservation of local heritage. Etobicoke Historical Society North York Historical Society Scarborough Historical Society Toronto Historical Society References reflist Category Municipal government of Toronto Category Organizations based in Toronto ... more details
Infobox settlement name Downtown Toronto subdivision type Country subdivision name CAN subdivision type1 ... TorontoToronto image skyline Skyline Toronto.JPG image size 275px image caption The downtown core, during the day, looking down from atop the CN Tower, November 2005 image map Downtown Toronto map.png Downtown Toronto is the central business district of Toronto , Ontario , Canada . It is approximately ..., Lake Ontario to the south, the Don River Ontario Don River to the east, and Bathurst Street, Toronto ... District, Toronto financial district , centred around the MINT intersection Bay Street Bay and King Street, Toronto King streets is the headquarters of the financial industry of Canada, and the home of the Toronto Stock Exchange , the largest such exchange in Canada. Since the 1960s, downtown Toronto ... of retail here, including the Toronto Eaton Centre indoor mall. There is an estimated 600 retail ..., a Times Square of Toronto and surrounding development. The area includes several live theatres, a movie ... Hall, and the Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre. The area of St. Lawrence, Toronto St. Lawrence to the east of the financial district is the oldest area of Toronto. It features heritage buildings ... including the site of the original Town of York, which was Toronto s first neighbourhood, dating .... Of particular note are the St. Lawrence Hall, Cathedral Church of St. James Toronto St. James Cathedral , St. Michael s Cathedral, Toronto St. Michael s Cathedral , St. Paul s Basilica , the Enoch Turner ... Building . Further to the east is Corktown, Toronto Corktown and the Distillery District . On Saturday there is a farmers market. To the west of the financial district is the Entertainment District, Toronto ..., Toronto Bloor Yorkville area, to the north, north of Bloor Street, has more than 700 designer ... of the city, with a diverse anthropological and natural history collection. The Harbourfront, Toronto ... uses planned. The PATH Toronto PATH Underground , which is an extensive network of tunnels connecting ... more details
Image Toronto crest.jpg thumb Badge of HMCS Toronto Several Canada Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Toronto . HMCS Toronto K538 was a River class frigate River class frigate that served in the World War II Second World War in the Royal Canadian Navy . It was sold to the Royal Norwegian Navy in 1956. HMCS Toronto FFH 333 is a Halifax class frigate Halifax class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1993. Battle honours Battle of the St. Lawrence Gulf of St. Lawrence , 1944. See also HMS Toronto Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Toronto, Hmcs Category Canadian Forces ship names Category Royal Canadian Navy ship names sl HMCS Toronto ... more details
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Toronto , after the Canadian city of Toronto . A fourth was renamed before being launched HMS Toronto 1799 6 was a schooner launched in 1799 and wrecked and subsequently broken up in 1811. HMS Toronto 1813 6 was a schooner listed in 1813 and wrecked in 1817. HMS Toronto 1838 6 was a wooden paddle steamer purchased in 1838 and sold in 1843. HMS Mary Rose J360 HMS Toronto was to have been an Algerine class minesweeper Algerine class minesweeper ship minesweeper . She was renamed HMS Mary Rose J360 6 before her launch in 1943, and was broken up in 1957. See also HMCS Toronto Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Toronto, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names ... more details
Infobox flag Name Toronto Article Image Toronto Flag.svg Nickname Use Symbol Proportion Adoption October 1999 Design Designer Rene De Santis Type Municipal The original Flag of Toronto was designed by Rene De Santis, a 21 year old George Brown College student, ref cite web url http www.crwflags.com fotw flags ca on to.html NewT title Council committee picks Toronto s 25 year old design author Brucemark, contributed by Phil Nelson work Toronto Star City Hall Bureau date 2006 12 23 accessdate 2007 03 25 ref and won in a 1974 competition held by the City of Toronto Flag Design Committee. After the city amalgamated in 1997, the City Council looked for new designs from the public, but did not approve of any. De Santis suggested minor modifications to the original flag, which was adopted in October 1999, to create the current flag. ref name to cite web url http www.toronto.ca protocol toronto flag.htm title City of Toronto flag work City of TorontoToronto Protocol ref The flag displays the twin towers of the Toronto City Hall on a blue background, with the red maple leaf of the Flag of Canada at its base, representing the Council Chamber at the base of the towers. ref name to The shape of the space above and between the towers suggests the letter T , the city s initial. The current flag received criticism when it was unveiled, particularly from those who commented that, when turned 180 ... January 2011 A variation of this flag is used by Toronto Fire Services fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie ... tone blue background. Notes reflist External links http www.toronto.ca protocol toronto flag.htm City of Toronto flag at Toronto.ca official website FOTW id ca on to title Toronto, Ontario CanadaFlags Toronto DEFAULTSORT Toronto, Flag of Category Culture of Toronto Flag Category Canadian city flags Category 1999 introductions Flag of TorontoToronto stub canada flag stub es Bandera de Toronto fr Drapeau de Toronto he pl Flaga Toronto ... more details
The Toronto Dollar , founded in December 1998, is a paper local currency used in Toronto , Ontario and backed by the Canadian dollar . ref name california http www.californiachronicle.com articles view 58941 Mark Herpel, The Toronto Dollar Community Alternative Dollar , California Chronicle , Apr. 18, 2008. ref The currency is administered by Toronto Dollar Community Projects Inc., a Non profit organization not for profit community group, and is a project of St. Lawrence Works. The currency can be purchased by anyone at a number of locations at a 1 for 1 rate. Local businesses can agree to accept the currency at par with the Canadian dollar . Merchants are free to exchange Toronto dollars for Canadian dollars twice a month, at the rate of 90 cents to the dollar. ref name california As of 2008, a little under 150 businesses accepted the Toronto dollar most of these were in the St. Lawrence Market and at Gerrard Square . ref name milestone http www.thestar.com printArticle 347455 Barbara Turnbull, Milestone for the Toronto Dollar , Toronto Star , Mar. 22, 2008. ref Charity and poverty reduction The Toronto Dollar varies from most local currencies in that 10 of the funds used when purchasing or redeeming the currency are allocated to benefit community development community initiative s and groups, particularly those who are on poverty in Canada Low income cut off .28LICO.29 low incomes , unemployment unemployed or homelessness homeless . As of 2008, the Toronto dollar has helped ... 35 different organizations. ref name california The Toronto Dollar also provides an incentive for productivity for welfare recipients Toronto dollars can be given as gifts to welfare recipients ... External links http torontodollar.com Toronto Dollar http ccmag.net Community Currency Online Magazine dollar DEFAULTSORT Toronto Dollar Category Private currencies Category Community currencies of Canada Category Culture of Torontotoronto stub exonumia stub pl Toronto Dollar uk ... more details
Image Toronto Wellingtons 1897.jpg thumb 150px right Photo of club in 1897 The Toronto Wellingtons were one of the first amateur men s ice hockey teams in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . They were active around 1900, and are notable for challenging for the Stanley Cup as Ontario champions of 1902. See also List of Stanley Cup champions Category Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Category Ice hockey teams in Toronto We Category Ice hockey teams in Ontario Ontario icehockey team stub ... more details
Image Toronto map.png right thumb Map of Toronto with the borders of the former boroughs indicated The Amalgamation of Toronto refers to the creation of the current political borders of Toronto , Ontario ... was in 1998, which resulted in Toronto s current boundaries. 1791 1882 Founding of settlements History of Toronto 1791 The townships of Etobicoke, York and Scarborough are surveyed in preparation ... Toronto Chronology publisher Ontario Genealogy Society Toronto Branch ref 1793 The unincorporated town ... of Toronto, Arts Heritage & Culture ref This is named in honour of the Duke of York , King George ... pdfs exhibits pro exibits 2002 tpom.pdf title Toronto A place of meeting publisher Toronto Public Libraries ref The area had previously been known as Toronto. ref cite web url http nationalgeographic.org destinations TorontoToronto Highlights.html title City Tour Toronto Highlights publisher National Geographic ref 1830 The unincorporated Yorkville, Toronto Village of Yorkville was founded. 1834 York, Upper Canada York was incorporated under the city name of Toronto, coming into force ... web title A short history of Toronto url http www.toronto.ca culture history history shortversion.htm ref The city had five wards, bounded by Bathurst Street, Toronto Bathurst Street in the west, Parliament Street Toronto Parliament Street in the east, the lake to the south and a line analogous to Dundas Street Toronto Dundas Street to the north. Beyond this was an area known as the Liberties . 1853 The village of Yorkville was incorporated. ref name CHRON 1859 The Liberties of Toronto are abolished. ref name T1791 1876 The village of Brockton, Toronto Brockton was incorporated. ref name TRAIN 1878 The village of Parkdale, Toronto Parkdale was incorporated on June 28, to go into effect January 1, 1879. ref name TRAIN cite web url http www.trainweb.org oldtimetrains CPR Toronto history.htm title A brief history of Toronto and its railways author R. L. Kennedy ref ref name PARKDALE Parkdale ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 The Toronto Inferno were a W League professional women s soccer club based in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . Year by year class wikitable Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs 2003 2 USL W League 3rd, Northern 2004 1 USL W League 4th, North Central Toronto Sports Category Toronto soccer teams In Category Canadian women s soccer clubs Category Defunct USL W League teams Category United Soccer Leagues teams based in Canada Canada footyclub stub Toronto stub ... more details
In mathematics , in the realm of topology , a Toronto space is a topological space that is homeomorphic to every proper subspace of the same cardinality. There are five homeomorphism classes of countable Toronto spaces, namely the discrete topology , the indiscrete topology , the cofinite topology and the upper topology upper and lower topology lower topologies on the natural numbers . The only countable Hausdorff space Hausdorff Toronto space is the discrete space. The Toronto space problem asks for an uncountable Toronto Hausdorff space that is not discrete. References unreferenced date July 2008 Category Properties of topological spaces Category Homeomorphisms topology stub ... more details
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