Annual Report 2018 Contents 3 Message from Executive Director and Board Chair 4 Heritage Toronto 5 Supporters 8 Historical Plaques Program Dundas + Carlaw 12 Heritage Toronto Awards 17 Tours Program 20 Education and Engagement Emerging Historians Doors Open Sounds Like Toronto 22 State of Heritage Report 23 Get Involved 26 By the Numbers 27 Financial Summary Cover: Dundas + Carlaw Plaque District tour, June 17, 2018. Image by Herman Custodio. Heritage Toronto Historic St. Lawerence hall 157 King Street East, 3rd Floor 416-338-1339 Toronto, ON M5C 1G9 heritagetoronto.org @heritagetoronto 2 Heritage Toronto Message from the Executive Director and Board Chair We note with pride that the optimism and momentum with which we entered 2018 has been realized through the many significant achievements summarized in this Annual Report. We have delivered a 40% growth in our programming, made possible due to the efforts of our donors and sponsors, an engaged City Council, and of course, our incredible volunteers. With a 15 to 1 ratio of volunteers to staff, we are a volunteer-led and a volunteer- dependent charity. No-one better exemplifies the commitment of our many volunteers than our own Board Chair, Kate Marshall. Kate first joined our charity as a tour volunteer in 2005 and her commitment over these many years exemplifies the Allison Bain Kate Marshall Heritage Toronto family—people who work Executive Director Chair, Board of Directors to share our city’s unique stories to better the communities in which we live. —Allison Bain As my Board term ends, I would like to reflect on the achievements of not only 2018, but also those that have occurred during my four years as Chair. Our programming has gone from strength to strength with big successes in our walking tours, historical plaques, Heritage Toronto Awards, and our many new programs such as Emerging Historians. My time at Heritage Toronto has been a rewarding experience. I’ve learned to love Toronto more and appreciate the many issues that face this rapidly changing city. I have met and worked with an amazing group of people, so I know that Heritage Toronto is set to do even greater things, and be a more essential part of the city for more of my fellow citizens in the future. —Kate Marshall Annual Report 2018 3 Heritage Toronto Heritage Toronto is a charity and agency of the City of Toronto that celebrates and commemorates the city’s rich heritage and the diverse stories of its people, places, and events. Through our programs, including walking tours, historical plaques, State of Heritage Report, and online exhibits, we engage the public to reflect on the past—both to make sense of our present and to inform our future. Yorkville tour, May 31, 2018. Committee and Andrea Parnell Image by Herman Custodio. Award Jury Members Jo Ann Pynn Tamara Anson-Cartwright Dr. Ellen Scheinberg Sharoni Sibony Board of Directors Bruce Beaton Brad Bass Anjuli Solanki Kate Marshall, Chair Ashley Benson Robin Roger Richard Moorhouse, Vice Chair Miriam Borden Cyrel Troster Councillor Sarah Doucette Derek Boles Richard White Councillor Paula Fletcher David Carey Councillor Mary Fragedakis Alicia Cherayil Staff Councillor Mike Layton Josiah Cohen Allison Bain, Executive Director John Belyea Julia Culpeper Chris Bateman, Plaques Coordinator Peter Berton Tessa Devlin Dr. Camille Bégin, Manager, Plaques and Fallon Butler Ainsley Dowel Public Education Liza Chalaidopoulos David Eckler Emily Berg, Interpretive Planning Specialist Tyler Greenleaf Dr. Gilberto Fernandes Sean Michael Blank, Heritage Program Peggy Hornell Dennis Findlay Assistant Andrew Himel Michael Friesen Claudia Calabro, Manager, Special Projects Peter Ignazi Dr. Donna Gabaccia Dr. Laura Carlson, Heritage Program Gene Jamieson Lance Gleich Assistant Kadi Kaljuste Trevelee Goodwin Bridget Collings, Website Project Louis Kan Melissa Gordon Coordinator Dr. Sean Kheraj Joshua Lax Lucy Di Pietro, Manager, Marketing and Donald Loucks Joan Leishman Communications Lisette Mallet Erin Mackie Amanda LeClair, Operations Coordinator Brent Pearlman Dr. Sean Mills Candice McCavitt, Manager, Community Allan Penning Michael Moir Engagement Aaron Sanderson Birgitte Nielsen-Worrall Ahmer Sherani, Heritage Program Linda Strachan Nathan Ng Assistant Karen Whaley Michael O’Shaughnessy Kaitlin Wainwright, Director, Programming 4 Heritage Toronto Supporters Thank you to our 2018 supporters and champions of Toronto’s heritage. $30,000+ $10,000+ John and Christine Currie Foundation at Toronto Foundation $5,000+ Aird & Berlis LLP Etobicoke Historical Society Toronto Cricket, Skating and Baycrest Foundation Museums and Heritage Services, Curling Club Canadian National Exhibition City of Toronto Woodcliff e Landmark Properties CUPE Local 416 RCG Overlea GP Inc. Annual Report 2018 5 $2,500+ +VG Architects DREAM Ontario Association of Architects Bloor-Yorkville BIA Karen Effendiev Alexandria Pike Bridgepoint Active Healthcare ERA Architects Inc. St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Cadillac Fairview Interval House Association Cafe Diplomatico and Eric Jarvis Toronto BIA Office, City of Toronto Restaurant Ltd Liberty Village BIA Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Carlyle Communities Lifetime 56 Blue Jays Way Inc Company $1,000+ 262 Bessborough Drive Inc. International Brotherhood of Semple Gooder Buttcon Limited Electrical Workers, Local 353 Russell D. Smith Canadian Horse Racing Ireland Park Foundation Tim Stewart Hall of Fame Richard Isaac Adam Stork David and Valerie Christie J.D. Strachan Construction The Atlas Corporation Cresford Developments Kate Marshall Toronto City Planning Ann Crichton-Harris Mizrahi Developments Toronto Public Library Foundation CS&P Architects MOD Developments Inc Toronto Society of Architects Distillery District Richard Moorhouse and Trolleybus Urban Development EVOQ Jean Simonton Urbanspace Property Group Domenic Fuda MTCC 1196 Erik Vail GBCA Architects MTCC 731 (Market Galleria) Scott Valens Heather + Little Greg Neinstein Westbank Heritage Preservation Services, Northam Realty Advisors Limited Woodbine Entertainment City of Toronto Raw Design York Heritage Management Ltd. Andrew Himel and Ridley Windows and Doors York University Department of Sharon Citron Himel Aaron Sanderson and History HNR Properties Kevin Keystone Peter Ignazi Ellen Scheinberg $200+ Elizabeth Adams Jean Cuddy Janet Hall Jill Andrew TJ Daris Melanie Hare Heather Auclair Claire de Oliverira R. Scott James Allison Bain Honor and Michael de Pencier Frances Johnson Colby Bayne Sarah Doucette Andrew Joyner Randy Brown Leone Earls Karen Kaplan Robert Brown Audrey Fox Eleanor Kerfoot Fallon Butler Edward Freeman Stella Kokoros and Chris Stride Liza Chalaidopoulos Gandy Charitable Foundation Patricia and Duane Lakin-Thomas Monica Christensen Sylvia Gardner and Glen Tugman Mhairi Lang Gina Clark Michael Gibbens William and Nancy Logan and Claude Cormier Maxwell Gotlieb the Logan Family Foundation Nola-Susan Crewe Tyler and Emily Greenleaf Donald Loucks 6 Heritage Toronto $200+ Linda McQuaig Carmelanna Ruggiero Linda Strachan Andrea Parnell Ida Seto Helen Thompson Allan Penning and Ian Mitchell Lisa Singer Larry Tomlin John and Maire Percy Hume Smith Trafalgar Tours of Canada Brian Provini Lee Sneddon Karen Whaley Audrey Pyee John Stanley David Wilmot Media Partners Metroland Media Spacing Toronto Star Toronto Toronto Life Community Partners Community Partners Friends of Fort York Royal Canadian Bicycle Club Arts & Letters Club Friends of Guild Park and Ryerson University, City Building Artscape Youngplace Gardens Institute ASI - Archaeological and Friends of Kensington Market Scarborough Historical Society Cultural Heritage Services High Park Nature Centre Scarborough Archives The Bentway Kensington Market Historical STEPS Initiative British Home Children Advocacy Society Sunnyside Historical Society & Research Association Lambton House Swansea Historical Society British Home Child Group La Société d’histoire de Toronto Taylor Hazell Architects International Leaside Matters The Great Hall Cabbagetown Preservation Leslieville Historical Society Toronto Council Fire Native Association Eleanor McGrath Cultural Centre Canada Lands Corporation Metis Nation of Ontario Toronto Historical Association Canadian Association of Moriyama & Teshima Architects Toronto’s First Post Office Heritage Professionals Ontario Black History Society Toronto Legacy Project Canadian Lesbian and Ontario East British Home Child University of Toronto Gay Archives Family Waterfront Toronto City of Toronto Archives Ontario Heritage Trust York University City of Toronto, Parks Forestry Ontario Jewish Archives and Recreation OVE Brand | Design Department of Public Memory Wendy Pitblado Evergreen Brick Works Ports Toronto Fairbank BIA Preserved Stories Annual Report 2018 7 Historical Plaques Program TORONTO HISTORICAL In 2018, we unveiled plaques for beloved city landmarks such as BOARD PLAQUES the Prince Edward (Bloor) Viaduct, which has been connecting Our predecessor, the Toronto Torontonians on both sides of the Don River for more than 100 Historical Board, ran Toronto’s years, and Café Diplomatico, a prominent community hub in municipal plaques program from Little Italy with one of the city’s first outdoor patios. 1969 until the late 1990s. Over the years, many THB plaques Toronto’s early sports history was also a focal point for new have become badly corroded or plaques. We celebrated the history of the Carleton Race Course weathered to the point of in the Junction, where the first Queen’s Plate was held in 1860, illegibility.