Toronto

In the year of 1900, the population of New York City was 3.4 million people. Sadly, two thirds of the people were living in unsanitary and crowded tenements (Tenements). What is worse is that many people did not know the tenements. Jacob Riis, the author how How The Other Half Lives, opened citizen’s eyes about what New York City was truthfully like. Jacob Riis however has not been the only writer to write about the reality of the world. Author’s like Kate Chopin, who wrote The Story Of An Hour,…

The Bloor-Yonge subway station the busiest station in the TTC with hundreds of thousands of people going through it every day. These huge crowds create chaos within the station during rush hours of the weekdays, making the average commuter frustrated and annoyed. While these times are testing of one's patience, the subway would not be the same without this epicenter of Toronto's commuters. The beginning of the day for most commuters on the Bloor-Yonge is remarkably difficult, with the walk…

In order to further explain my experience in Canada as an immigrant, I composed a song called “I left the town”. The song is a small screen shot of my entire experience which depicts my ups and downs when I left my home country. Most of the immigrants in Canada relate to this song as we all face emotional, financial and cultural challenges after moving to Canada. The first paragraph of the song describes the beginning of my journey when I left India “with a ray of hope and dream”. The paragraph…

The Great fire of Toronto (1904) was great fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto with damage estimated around $10 million. In total, over 250 firefighters helped fight the fire and used between 9.5 and 11 million litres of water. There were five injuries, including Fire Chief John Thompson who broke his leg in a fall. Fortunately, no lives were lost but the fire, which lasted for about 9 hours. This disaster will be remembered as a significant moment in Toronto history.…

five-year corporate plan which was released on May 29th 2013 by Andy Byford, the current chief executive officer (CEO) of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). TTC is a public transport agency that operates busses, trains, streetcars and paratransit services in Toronto. Canada. Byford stated that the corporate plan’s vision, mission and core value is to make: “a transit system that makes Toronto Proud…to provide a reliable, efficient and integrated bus, streetcar and subway network that draws its…

ince 1961, the population in the Toronto CMA increased from 1.7 million to 5.5 million. With the large influx of immigrants to Canada yearly, and Toronto being the most culturally diverse city in the country, it’s no surprise that Ontario received 43% or 501,000 immigrants between 2006 and 2011 [1], with most of them settling near the largest urban centres. Since Toronto is the financial, medical, and cultural hub of Canada, immigrants provide it with a much-needed workforce to continuously grow…

Toronto is one of the most expensive areas to reside in. As a result, Toronto has a higher level of poverty than most other cities in Ontario. The reasons for this are that people have: poor spending habits, a higher cost of living, and finally unaffordable expenses. Knowing how and what to spend your money on is a key factor. Essentially, this becomes the primary reason whether or not you may be well off or poor. Also, this contributes to poverty since the vast majority of people within the…

In an effort to reach a larger audience, the Toronto symphony sets out to create a visual experience to accompany their scores. These infographics use symbols and color to make it accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. These simplified systems were created with accessibility in mind; however in this instance a higher level of accessibility could be achieved. The article states that these diagrams are popular amongst younger generations, and I believe that it could be even more…

so many ways from being more independent, proving our strength in the war, technological advances, gender and racial equality and many more. Canadian basketball is one of the many concepts that has evolved over the past few years thanks to former Toronto Raptor Vince Carter and retired NBA player Steve Nash. There has already been visible change in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for example the last two first round drafts have been Canadian (Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett).…

Introduction The Distillery District is a heritage building community located to the east of the downtown core in Toronto. Gooderham and Worts founded the site as a distillery in 1832, and by the 1860s, it was the largest distillery in the world. The deindustrialization of neighbouring areas subsequently resulted in the closure of all remaining distillery operations by 1990. By 2003, the Distillery District was transformed into a pedestrian oriented area, allowing for a dynamic public space…