Three Annex veterans recall war service By Annemarie Brissenden Georgette Caldwell remembers the exact moment she decided to join the Women’s Royal Naval Service. It came after the first firebombing of London. Walking along the churchyard of St. Paul’s Cathedral, “you could smell the wood burning, and the cobblestones underneath my feet were still steaming.” […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A time of loss, horror and excitement
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FEBRUARY 2017): Moving to the centre
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Crossing Bathurst Street with A Different Booklist By Annemarie Brissenden The Postman, a 2015 play about Albert Jackson, Canada’s first Black postman, opens with an invocation. “Toronto the Good. Toronto, the White. Toronto the Christian, Irish, Scottish, English. This is happening right here in this neighbourhood: Harbord, Major, Palmerston, Brunswick, Euclid, Borden,” says Jackson. […]
ARTS (FEBRUARY 2017): Celebrate love and family
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A wealth of activities for kids of all ages By Heather Kelly February is a month of celebrating love and making time with family members. Valentine’s Day really is Valentine’s “week” in the Annex. For a special Valentine’s Day date night on Feb. 14, plan a fun dinner and enjoy a film, concert, or exhibition […]
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