e Friends of Fort York will operate the parking facilities at Fort York during the Molson Indy ( July
Topic: Friends of Fort York (FoFY)
92 articles tagged Friends of Fort York (FoFY)
Fort York will operate the parking facilities at Fort York during 20-September 5). This is a very important fundraising
Courtesy of Don Loucks Lynda Macdonald, OALA, OPPI, RCIP, Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, has retired
We very much regret to report that The Friends of Fort York & Garrison Common have not been able
Visitors are being welcomed back to the fort. While the musicians and infantry of the Fort York Guard have
Signs of life are reappearing inside Fort York National Historic Site. Although the fort remains closed to visitors, site
New fifes in the field Our fifes and drums, in the uniforms of the Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry,
Stephen Anderson Otto, who died this past April, was the founding and managing editor of The Fife and Drum
A long-time supporter of the Friends of Fort York passed away on December 16 in Toronto. Howie (Hisao) Toda
Otto Fleming (Arena Design) Quance, Chris Henry The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common.
he Annual General Meeting of arisen from converting to a new recording The Friends of Fort York and system.
Members of The Friends of Fort York in good standing will be invited to a reception on October 20
The small group of editors and designers responsible to the directors of The Friends of Fort York for putting
The Friends of Fort York and Fort York Foundation co-operate closely in their work in the interests of Fort
The Friends will mark the fourth anniversary of the launch of our current website, www.fortyork.ca, in May 2016. This
of Fort York Membership in the Friends includes a subscription to newsThe Fife & Drum letter and updates about
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Donors to the Fort York including those to the Fort York Visitor The Friends of Fort York and Garrison
Visit our website at: www.fortyork.ca. Learn more about Fort York, subscribe to the Editor Emeritus Stephen Otto Editor Patricia
The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common website: www.fortyork.ca The Fife and Drum 11
About two dozen members attended the annual general meeting of The Friends of Fort York on June 19 in
In April 2014 The Friends will look back on twenty years’ involvement with Fort York. When we were organized
For more than forty years George Waters made history at Fort York, first as a uniformed interpreter, for some
Soldiers had fewer recreational options. Drinking was a key activity– in barracks and canteens within the garrisons, and at
While the board of The Friends is elected at our Annual General Meeting in June, the process of renewal
Sadly, George Waters passed away on 3 December 2013, aged 73, at Brampton Civic Hospital. He is mourned by
The word GIF, coined as a noun in 1987, was not accepted into the Oxford Dictionary as a verb
Mail: 260 Adelaide St. E., Box 183, Toronto, M5A 1N1 e-mail: info@fortyork.ca website: www.fortyork.ca The Fife and Drum 7
After four years of conservation treatment the Third Regiment of York Militia Colours have finally returned to the City
Last spring when Canadians were invited to nominate fellow citizens to receive the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for significant
