Toronto Reference Library Blog

Heritage is a word that resonates with us on different levels. We use it to refer to our ancestors and ethnic backgrounds, an historic building or cultural property that may have unique qualities of times past, or even something that we want to preserve like a plant or animal – a heritage rose, perhaps.

Tuesday evening September 30th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., join Heritage Toronto at the Toronto Reference Library Atrium for a symposium on Our Shared Past : Toronto's Diverse People, Places and Events. This Symposium will be your opportunity to contribute and help inform the State of Heritage Report (2015), which is prepared during each municipal election year. The symposium is free, but Heritage Toronto encourages you to pre-register.

Karen Carter, Executive Director of Heritage Toronto, along with 6 panelists, will look at meaningful ways to weave stories of cultural diversity into the broader narrative of Toronto. 

The panelists include Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, City Councillor, and past Manager, Diversity Management and Community Engagement, City of Toronto; Tanzina Islam, Project Coordinator, CASSA (Council of Agencies Serving South Asians); Scott Kettles, Executive Director, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives; Carolyn King, Former Chief, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation; and Nation Cheong, Director, Youth Initiatives, United Way Toronto.

"Diversity Our Strength" is the motto that describes our city. It refers to the combined strength of seven municipalities amalgamated to create the City of Toronto. Diversity also describes the different backgrounds, experiences, outlooks and thoughts of our panelists.

The Toronto Reference Library has a huge collection of material on both heritage and diversity : people, places and events. Much of it can be found on the second floor in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department.

The City of Toronto has been exploring the issues of multiculturalism, diversity and ethnicity for many years. A sampling of titles from our Toronto Collection.

Heritage is a word that resonates with us on different levels. We use it to refer to our ancestors and ethnic backgrounds, an historic building or cultural property that may have unique qualities of times past, or even something that we want to preserve like a plant or animal – a heritage rose, perhaps.

Tuesday evening September 30th, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., join Heritage Toronto at the Toronto Reference Library Atrium for a symposium on Our Shared Past : Toronto's Diverse People, Places and Events. This Symposium will be your opportunity to contribute and help inform the State of Heritage Report (2015), which is prepared during each municipal election year. The symposium is free, but Heritage Toronto encourages you to pre-register.

Karen Carter, Executive Director of Heritage Toronto, along with 6 panelists, will look at meaningful ways to weave stories of cultural diversity into the broader narrative of Toronto. 

The panelists include Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, City Councillor, and past Manager, Diversity Management and Community Engagement, City of Toronto; Tanzina Islam, Project Coordinator, CASSA (Council of Agencies Serving South Asians); Scott Kettles, Executive Director, Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives; Carolyn King, Former Chief, Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation; and Nation Cheong, Director, Youth Initiatives, United Way Toronto.

"Diversity Our Strength" is the motto that describes our city. It refers to the combined strength of seven municipalities amalgamated to create the City of Toronto. Diversity also describes the different backgrounds, experiences, outlooks and thoughts of our panelists.

The Toronto Reference Library has a huge collection of material on both heritage and diversity : people, places and events. Much of it can be found on the second floor in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department.

The City of Toronto has been exploring the issues of multiculturalism, diversity and ethnicity for many years. A sampling of titles from our Toronto Collection.