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Walk with
Heritage Heroes
Walk with
Heritage Heroes
Cabbagetown People tours here
With a continuing legacy since its beginnings in the 1830s as an immigrant reception area comprised of many ethnic minorities, Cabbagetown has been home to an amazing and diverse group of personalities. They are people who, despite the odds, have realized their remarkable potential. Many of them have been active in the arts and sciences, in politics, business, architecture and social movements. Through their contributions, these people have left a distinct imprint on this community, the City, the Province, across Canada and abroad.
“The Cabbagetown People Program evolved out of an idea to recognize those very men and women – some famous, some infamous, and some just plain folks, all of whom provide a cultural and heritage link to Canada’s colourful past.”.
Our Goal
Our aim is to “humanize the past”, engage both children and adults in their local history, and ensure that this Program continues to preserve Canadian heritage for future generations.
Our Heroes
If you know of another remarkable historical figure, please contact the Cabbagetown People committee at: people@cabbagetownpa.ca.
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We are delighted to announce that the Ontario Trillium Foundation has approved a grant to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association for the Cabbagetown People Program to produce French language resource material of local historical heroes for students in French and Immersion programs in downtown Toronto’s Cabbagetown district.
The material, which includes a resource booklet, DVD, and internet downloads, will support the Cabbagetown People Program for Schools and the delivery of its walking tours.
The material, which includes a resource booklet, DVD, and internet downloads, will support the Cabbagetown People Program for Schools and the delivery of its walking tours.
