Fort york News

Toronto - Almost 200 years ago a young boy witnessed a blast that looked like a giant balloon cloud raising above Toronto's Fort York. Patrick Finan, had defied his mother and raced towards his home at the fort.

Toronto - Remembrance Day is the day we honour those who gave their lives in order for the rest of their country men would be free during World War 1.

Toronto - Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David C. Onley and City Councillor Michael Thompson commemorated Simcoe Day, a day that honours the first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the Town of York, John Graves Simcoe.

Toronto - Back in 1793 when Fort York in Toronto came into being there would have been no need of a Fort York Pedestrian and Cyclist Bridge to the waterfront. The fort at that time guarded the entrance of the bay of Lake Ontario.

Toronto - Officers in the Canadian forces in 1832 at Fort York ate like kings with three courses at dinner every night. Today Fort York is a living museum with a trained kitchen staff that prepare meals just as they would have back in the day.

Toronto - The famed Musical Ride performed by Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police made its only stop in Toronto today and enchanted audiences at downtown's historic Fort York.