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The winners of the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards were announced on October 17 during the first in-person ceremony to be held in three years.
Five winners were named from 44 nominees in three juried categories: Public History, Book, and Built Heritage. In addition, a Peoples' Choice Award was announced, selected by Heritage Toronto supporters and event attendees from among the Public History nominees. At the ceremony, the Heritage Toronto Board also presented our Volunteer Service Award.
Learn more about the inspiring winners.
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Ria Al-Ameen, Stephanie Mah, and Sara Shermirani of The Oculus, Heritage Planning & Architecture Award winner | |
Christopher Borgal and Marianne McKenna accepting for Massey Hall, Crafts & Trades Award | |
Gary Switzer, CEO of MOD Developments and Eve Lewis, CEO & President of Woodcliffe Landmark Properties, accepting for Waterworks, Adaptive Reuse Award | |
Denise Bolduc and Rebeka Tabobondung accepting for Indigenous Toronto: Stories That Carry This Place, Book Award | |
Heidi Reitmaier, Executive Director of Myseum of Toronto, Public History Award winner for Derailed: The History of Black Railway Porters in Canada | |
Yuma Dean Hester of the Bawadaan Collective, accepting for Missisakis: On the Indigenous History of the Tkaronto Islands, Peoples' Choice Award | |
Guests mingle at the Awards Reception. Image: Herman Custodio | |
Emerging Historians Sponsor | |
Table for Awards Sponsor Clifford Restoration Ltd., Awards Ceremony. Image: Herman Custodio | |
New plaque for Treaties Recognition Week | |
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November 6 to 12 is Treaties Recognition Week, an annual event to learn why treaties matter to all Ontarians. To mark this important opportunity, we're profiling an upcoming plaque developed in partnership with the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation on the history and significance of Treaty 13, the land agreement that covers 1,015 square kilometres of land in Toronto and nearby municipalities.
Signed in 1805, Treaty 13 was an attempt to confirm the details of an earlier land treaty made with the Mississaugas - the flawed Toronto Purchase (1787). With Treaty 13, the Crown believed it had bought the land for 10 shillings (about $50 in 2021), and settlers continued to colonize the area despite disagreement over the new treaty.
In 1986, the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation filed a legal claim against the Government of Canada over Treaty 13, arguing the Crown had unlawfully acquired more land than agreed and had not paid a fair price. In 2010, the Government of Canada settled the claim for $145 million.
Heritage Toronto will install this new plaque at Queen and Bay in 2023.
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Plaque story for Remembrance Day | |
LOCATION: 600 Melita Crescent | |
For Remembrance Day we're highlighting the story of the Christie Street Veterans' Hospital. A former factory, it was converted into the Toronto (Dominion) Military Orthopaedic Hospital in 1919 to treat wounded soldiers from the First World War. It housed a gym, an auditorium, and a rooftop garden. It underwent a name change in 1936, and had become overcrowded and rundown by the Second World War. These conditions caused a public outcry resulting in the construction of the Sunnybrook Military Hospital, which began accepting patients in 1946. The veterans' hospital then became a seniors' home before it was demolished in 1981. | |
Pavilion, Horticultural Gardens, Gerrard St. E., Toronto, c.1900. Image: Toronto Public Library | |
Exploring places of journey, connection, progress and social justice | |
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Who needs caffeine? If you're hunkering down or bundling up to deal with these foggy and brisk days, we've got two new digital experiences to stimulate your thoughts.
Rail Lands is a new self-guided digital tour on a Toronto area that was once the epicentre of railways and now serves as a major tourist destination. Since the 1850s when the first train arrived in Toronto, railways have impacted the way in which Torontonians work and play. While our railway history features innovations in technology, telecommunications and tourism, it also carries under-told stories of the struggles and achievements of Chinese workers and Black porters.
Next, we head to Allan Gardens, a well-known Toronto landmark with a deeply rooted history as a gathering space. Our new digital story, Women in the Park, explores its role as a staging ground for women’s movements. From the right to vote to the right to choose, women have gathered at Allan Gardens to celebrate their sexuality, build community, and transform lives and society for the better.
These digital experiences were developed as part of our Emerging Historians Program. They were researched and written by Mitchell Daniels and Lindsay Chisholm.
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Emerging Historians Champions | |
Emerging historians at the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards. Image: Ashley Duffus | |
Grow your career with us! | |
Looking for experience in program development, historical research and public speaking? We are pleased to offer several contracts to emerging historians to develop a walking tour that will be delivered during the 2023 Tours season. The application deadline is Wednesday, November 9. | |
Emerging historian opportunities are made possible with the support of our donors and program partners: | |
Looking for a unique gift? | |
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As the holiday shopping season approaches, here's a thought for a gift that gives back - our Century House Plaque.
Available for any house within the City of Toronto that is over 100 years old, our Century House Plaque ornaments your home - or your loved one's home - for all seasons. it also supports Heritage Toronto's work to build a better city by bringing people together to explore Toronto’s shared past and peoples’ lived experiences.
Produced locally, these hand-made markers also provide the opportunity to shop local.
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NOTE: Place your order before 5:00 pm on December 2 to ensure delivery for the holidays. | |
Ad detail for the Saphire Tavern featuring Jackie Shane, November 1, 1967. Image: Toronto Star | |
TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK | |
Jackie Shane: Brave, boundless, and breaking barriers | |
For Transgender Awareness Week (November 14 to 20), which aims to increase awareness, visibility and knowledge of trans people and the issues faced by members of trans communities, we're celebrating the life and contributions of singer and performer, Jackie Shane. An inspirational transgender pioneer in Toronto’s R&B soul music scene, Shane is the subject of a new Heritage Minute released this week, and is also a featured artist in our Sounds Like Toronto exhibit. | |
Historica Canada released her story as the latest in its ongoing series of minute-long shorts celebrating influential figures and accomplishments in Canadian history. (CBC) | |
The first purpose-built apartment buildings - originally known as apartment houses - did not emerge in Toronto until 1899. (BlogTO) | |
When youth decided to cut the high-school dance, the result was a spontaneous street party — complete with broken windows, barricades, and flaming streetcar tracks. (TVO) | | | | | |
