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Posts Categorized: History

Uncovering Riverside Blog #4: A Riverside Curler’s Valentine

February 10, 2016
  • General Interest
  • History

Enjoy a story that demonstrates the love of competition and sportsmanship in Riverside at the turn of the 20th century from local historian Barry

Uncovering Riverside Blog #3: The Holiday Season in Riverside Past & Present

December 16, 2015
  • General Interest
  • History

Guest blogger Barry takes us on a journey to Riverside’s past holiday traditions, exploring interesting local personalities & brings us back to the present special happenings in the ‘hood with a special surprise!

Uncovering Riverside Series Blog #2: the Advent of Riverside Sport and Game

August 17, 2015
  • General Interest
  • History

We bring our pastimes with us wherever we go, across the seas, in a new world on an old planet, we play. Learn about Riverside’s early sport and game life.

Uncovering the History of Riverside Blog #1: An Introduction

July 29, 2015
  • General Interest
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Exploring how, when and why Riverside got its name (Read all the Uncovering Series) Uncovering the history of anything includes being part of a search for something bigger than one’s self. It… Read more »

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Land Acknowledgement:

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional territory of many nations including the Missis- saugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, and the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas and Chippewa bands.

African Ancestral Acknowledgement:

The City of Toronto acknowledges all Treaty peoples - including those who came here as settlers - as migrants either in this generation or in generations past - and those of us who came here involuntarily, par- ticularly those brought to these lands as a result of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery. We pay tribute to those an- cestors of African origin and descent.
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