Join us this on Thursday May 26 as Arlene Throness, Urban Agriculture Coordinator for Ryerson University, discusses Ryerson's quarter-acre rooftop farm just steps from Yonge and Dundas Square. This innovative project demonstrates the potential for architecture and urban agriculture to intersect in what may become a new industry in Toronto known as agri-tecture. Ryerson's […]
April is Earth Month and Toronto Public Library has environmental displays, collections and programs located in many branches throughout the city, including the Toronto Reference Library. There are many opportunities to learn about the environmental issues that impact our city, our province and the planet. One of the ways the province of Ontario has committed […]
Many people are looking for alternative means to improve their health and well being, or a different approach to relieve medical symptoms other than taking prescription drugs. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario states that Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) refers to a group of diverse medical practices and products that are not generally considered […]
If you're researching older Canadian companies, the Business, Science and Technology Department of the Toronto Reference Library has just created, with the help of staff in other departments at TRL, a second edition of Researching Older Canadian Companies at the Metropolitan Toronto Library, called Researching Older Canadian Companies: a Guide to Resources in the Toronto Reference Library, Toronto Public Library. […]
My generation, the generation born after World War II, but before the sixties, in many ways grew up in the long shadow cast by the two World Wars. We all had some family, teachers and neighbours who had lived through one or both of the World Wars: in uniform, on the home front, or as […]
Mark Twain, The Twins of Genius on Tour, George Washington Cable: Wikipedia Media Commons Mark Twain visited Toronto twice during his 1884-1885 North American lecture tour to prior to the publication of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He was accompanied by fellow author George Washington Cable, on what became known as "The Twins of […]
As society begins to seriously grapple with the global threat of climate change, pipeline proposals like Keystone XL, Northern Gateway and Energy East have faced unprecedented levels of opposition. Adam Scott from Environmental Defence will explain why citizens are saying no to oil sands pipelines across North America. Canada's transition away from an economy […]
Each year, Canadian Business Magazine compiles a list of 100 best occupations showing the highest growth and the biggest paycheques. Engineers, air traffic controllers, statisticians, and registered nurses are examples of occupations showing growth. There are many other occupations on that list. Are you thinking about a new career, and would like to research the […]
Everyone knows Winston Churchill (1874-1965) the British Prime Minister during the Second World War. But there was another Winston Churchill (1871-1947), an American novelist, whose fame at the turn of the century surpassed that of his British contemporary. Winston Churchill (Novelist) and Winston Churchill (Statesman): Wikimedia Commons Churchill's first published novel was The Celebrity […]
When I think of Westerns, I think of films. Perhaps directed by John Ford, starring John Wayne on horseback and featuring views of Monument Valley. But the familiar features of the genre were first established in print fiction, and indeed many of the most classic Western films were originally Western novels. Photo: Wikimedia Commons "If […]