• A Look Inside The Historic Don Jail

    • Last summer I coordinated a private tour through the Historic Don Jail.  It's now under construction to be renovated into a research facility.  Here is a small excerpt from the National Post's article about the Don Jail and it's participation in "Doors Open" 2009. "Once a place where hangmen lurked and prisoners slept[...]

  • The End of Summer?

    • Nope!  Not yet! We are just a little past the halfway mark.  Although you know the end of summer is near when you start hearing radio ads for Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).  It always takes place the week before Labour Day at the end of August. Thankfully the summer is only half over and we still  have[...]

  • Doors Open Toronto - Part 4 - The Redpath Sugary Refinery

    • This is the final posting for Doors Open Toronto 2010.  The last stop of my Doors Open day was at the Redpath Sugary Refinery.  It's where I learned the difference between white sugar & brown sugar (they are both white sugar, only the brown sugar is mixed with a bit of molasses).  I also learned a lot about the dif[...]

  • Doors Open Toronto - Part 3 - Osgoode Hall

    • A friend of mine in the legal system was kind enough to treat me to lunch at Osgoode Hall earlier in the year.  During the week the rooms are occupied with legal proceedings and one large room functions as a fabulous restaurant.  Since my friend works for the legal system I was able to have a personal tour of the build[...]