Toronto Life articles from August 2004

Toronto Life archives from August 2004

Cop out.(This City)
August 1, 2004... It's fitting that the decision to end Julian Fantino's reign would be the result of a deadlock--the controversial chief has always elicited extreme opinions. Depending on your politics, he was either the strongest chief of police Toronto ever...

Little bigmouth.(Profile)(Shinan Govani)(Biography)
August 1, 2004... The scene: a mid-afternoon in June, and the sun is shining as bright as paparazzi flashbulbs. Shinan Govani, Social Creature (as he calls himself) is sipping an amaretto-laced iced latte at Bloor Street's hyper-swank Lobby. He is well styled...

Isn't it rich?(Telling Tales)(Royal Conservatory of Music fundraiser)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Royal Conservatory of Music may be a comparative newcomer to the fundraising gala racket, but its annual hoedown at the Windsor Arms has become one of the most exclusive gatherings on the spring-summer social calendar. This year's guest...

Home girl.(Telling Tales)(Avril Lavigne)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... This year's MuchMusic Video Awards seemed bigger than ever, with Queen West colonized by such tweenybopper sensations as Fefe Dobson, Evanescence and Hilary Duff. But the most coveted guest on the awards party circuit had to be Avril Lavigne....

Welcome back, Carter.(Telling Tales)(Vince Carter)
August 1, 2004... Vince Carter took time out from his summer holiday in Florida (where he'd been preparing for his July nuptials to university sweetheart Ellen Rucker and building a new Daytona Beach home) to relaunch his renovated Richmond Street nightclub,...

Sinking sensation.(Telling Tales)(Rochester to Toronto ferry)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... When the Fast Ferry made its inaugural passage from Rochester to Toronto in June, we should have predicted that things wouldn't go swimmingly. Among the plethora of bad omens were the Jan Wong article eviscerating Rochester; the announcement...

Urban decoder.(Telling Tales)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Dear Urban Decoder: What happened to the "multiculturalism" statue in front of Union Station? It seems to have disappeared. --Gordon Iversen, Queen West By the time you read this, the Monument to Multiculturalism should be safely...

This machine really sucks.(City State)(Madvac street cleaner)
August 1, 2004... Behold the Madvac, one of Toronto's modern weapons in the never-ending War on Litter. Solid Waste Management Services operates a fleet of 51 of these little dirt devils, which suck up urban detritus along 40 "beats," eight hours a day, seven...

The surreal life.(Camera)(Power Plant Powerball 6)
August 1, 2004... The inspiration behind Powerball 6 was "surrealism tomorrow," and true to its theme, the Power Plant's annual fundraiser was an incongruous mix of blithe indie spirit and corporate cool, juxtaposing bacchanalian excess (a roasted suckling pig)...

This issue.(Editorial)
August 1, 2004... WE HAVE AN UNWRITTEN RULE THAT EVERYTHING IN THE magazine must add to our readers' understanding of the city or help them enjoy its abundance and cope with its complexity. But most of the contents of this, our eighth annual Summer Fiction...

Design exchange.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... I'm not sure whether to laugh at Mark Kingwell's pretensions to architectural and civic planning commentary or to throw his prattish article ["The $195 Million Scribble," June] at the wall. For someone raging over Toronto's seduction by the...

Good cop, bad cop.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... The article "Under the Gun" by John Lorinc, in your June issue, is a misrepresentation of the issues. You made readers believe that the piece was going to be about newly elected Scarborough councillor Michael Thompson. Unfortunately, it...

Fashion statement.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... What possessed Marci McDonald to get only 75 words into her piece on Belinda Stronach ["Under the Influence," June] before reciting her recipe for '60s journalism: "... stylish grey skirt suit and four-inch spikes..."? What readers really want...

Hope floats.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Katherine Ashenburg has a great memory for detail, and her article ["Cross the Pond," June] brought a lot back to me. I grew up in Rochester, went to university in Canada and still return to Roch frequently to visit family. Maybe the ferry will...

When two worlds collide.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
August 1, 2004... Thank you very much for your fine feature on our World War II vets ["Being There," June]. These men are honest-to-God heroes. What a jolt to turn the magazine page to Super Shopper and be confronted by frivolous trinkets, which represent...

August at a glance.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... 3 Umoja undulates with the rhythms of South Africa. Sea page 32. 27 Norah Jones lulls listeners with her mellow tunes at the Molson Amphitheatre. See page 38. 22 Still living in the limelight, Rush brings its 30th anniversary tour...

Theatre.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... OPENING The Last Empress. This Korean-produced, Broadway-style musical flaunts its ambitions from the first scene, depleting the bomb dropping on Hiroshima. The epochal event caused many ripples, one of which was the liberation of Korea...

A life less ordinary.(This Month)(Before the Revolution)(Movie Review)
August 1, 2004... "Life is not order. It would be awful if it were," says Gina, a doe-eyed bombshell in Bernardo Bertolucci's Before the Revolution. The 1964 film about the unruly passions of youth follows Fabrizio, an idealist who rails against his bourgeois...

Classical music.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... ORCHESTRAL [FREE] Summer Opera Concerts. Now in its 10th year, this series of performances by guest soloists from the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio draws crowds, so arrive early. Richard Bradshaw conducts a number of vocalists and...

Dance.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... [FREE] Ballet by the Water. The National Ballet of Canada's Harbourfront stint always cuts both ways--the tutu classic for the conservative fans and contemporary works that are more accessible to the uninitiated. In the former category are...

Racket man.(This Month)(Andre Agassi)
August 1, 2004... Groomed from the cradle to be a tennis star, Andre Agassi has had a long and tortuous career. Recently, a surprise first-round ousting from the French Open and his withdrawal from Wimbledon (due to a hip injury) have fuelled talk of a possible...

Art.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... [FREE] Artists' Gardens at Harbourfront. Three new gardens have joined the string of innovative seasonal implants along the waterfront: everything's coming up daisies in Sandra Rechico's plot; Michael MacDonald has created a butterfly garden;...

National treasure.(This Month)(Douglas Coupland)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Douglas Coupland is a one-man heritage foundation bent on commemorating the bizarre allure of Canadians. The Robertson screwdriver, Nanaimo bars and the late, lamented Eaton's catalogue number among the indigenous items rhapsodized in his...

Nightlife.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... CONCERTS [FREE] Lila Downs. For her Toronto debut, you can expect an eclectic mix of Mexican folk, jazz, gospel and even a little hip hop, sung in a passel of languages--Mixtec, Zapotec, Maya and Nahuatl, as well as Spanish and English....

Jazz and standards.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... CONCERTS Hiromi. Great Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson receives a lifetime achievement award in a gala concert. The featured performer is the young Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara, an extraordinary musician who has been mentored by Peterson...

Lone ranger.(This Month)(Buck 65)(Brief Article)(Biography)
August 1, 2004... Hip hop has always been a community initiative. As demonstrated by groups like the Wu-Tanq Clan and D12--in which MCs swap verses and playfully razz each other--a rap recording is as much a social occasion as an artistic statement. Nowhere is...

Kids' events.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... Black Creek Pioneer Village celebrates Celtic culture with traditional dancing and tunes from the fiddle and pipe. Kids can take in a stone-carving demonstration, vie for supremacy in a Highland tug-of-war (kilts not included) or test their...

Diversions.(This Month)
August 1, 2004... Ashkenaz: A Festival of New Yiddish Culture. Amsterdam's Ot Azoj blends klezmer styles old and new, while Ethiopian actor Yossi Vassa performs a one-man show about a journey from Ethiopia to Israel via a Sudanese refugee camp. These are just...

Night crawler.(This Month)(bars)(Brief Article)(Directory)
August 1, 2004... The classic Bellini, a delightfully simple combination of peach juice and prosecco, is as redolent of summer as the sound of crickets and the smell of heliotrope. First alchemized at Venice's Harry's Bar in 1948. this golden concoction even...

The hit man: there's nothing sadder than a slugger who's lost his swing--especially when he's the best slugger in Blue Jays history. Inside the batting tunnel with Carlos Delgado on the day he rediscovers (thank God) the sweet spot.(Sports)(Biography)
August 1, 2004... IN THE BLUE JAYS' BATTING TUNNEL, WITH the cooing of an early Fleetwood Mac video on an overhead TV bringing retro glories to mind, Carlos Delgado swings away. Thirteen years ago, just before the 1991 all-star game, in this long, spare room...

Power hungry: a year after the great summer blackout, the future looks dim. The Liberals' plan to prevent a repeat performance involves a staggering $40-billion investment in everything from wind turbines to nukes. The problem? They have just 15 years to do a century's work.(Politics)
August 1, 2004... ON AUGUST 14, 2003, During the sweet spot of the afternoon, I was lounging on a dock in cottage country. The kids were playing, friends were visiting. The lake was sparkling, the breeze was fresh, the beer was cold. Four o'clock came and went....

Madame justice: on her best days, she's high maintenance. On her worst, she's an editor's nightmare. But over three decades, she has proven herself to be one of the most accomplished newspaper writers in the country, which is why her employers indulge her and her readers adore her. The lonely passion of Christie Blatchford.(Media)(Biography)
August 1, 2004... CHRISTIE BLATCHFORD REMARKED recently that her life at The Globe and Mail is not an ideal marriage and that she's not sure how long it will last. Reporters often say something like that in private but rarely utter such dangerous sentiments when...

Leo fell.(fiction)(Fictional Work)
August 1, 2004... THE DAY MARIANNE FOUND OUT, she took a swing at him. He was standing in the kitchen, holding his briefcase, confessing that he had just sold off the last of his savings bonds, talking about possibilities, about a cooking pot he had invented for...

Raft.(fiction)(Fictional Work)
August 1, 2004... I'VE BEEN DOING THIS LONG ENOUGH to know a lot of people and a lot about what they get up to. I know the Sifton kid sells pot, and I've got an idea where he's growing it. I know Ruth Vankoughnet's baby has an ear infection and the doctor...

Unicycle boys.(fiction)(Fictional Work)
August 1, 2004... THERE IS ALWAYS A BOY ON A UNICYCLE. It is not the same boy, but if you collected them together, you'd quickly see what they have in common--besides, of course, curly hair and skinny legs and a certain angularity of shoulder, a certain quality...

Good person.(fiction)(Fictional Work)
August 1, 2004... WE HAVE A SWEET THING RIGHT NOW: the long summer evenings, the eclectic CD collection, the tasty wines, the sexual what have you, the delicacies, the nice clothes and the clever talk. And our lives are not trivial, we have some stories. Right...

Avalon.(fiction)(Fictional Work)
August 1, 2004... OK. OK. HERE I GO. Vincent takes a breath and looks up. It's a mistake. The clot of faces before him stretches to the back of the classroom, like a sea that will swallow him up. The clock ticks on the far wall above them all, and the new...

Dress gallery.(Super Shopper)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Wedged into a plum sliver of real estate on Queen West's ever-blooming style corridor, Bionic lures the urban lass whose busy sked includes gallery openings, cocktail dos and doc screenings. Local designer Mark Foreman boasts a colour-saturated...

All tarted up.(Super Shopper)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Made from fermented lemons grown on the terraced groves of the Amalfi Coast, limoncello is the tart finale to the prosecco-doused summer feast. Should a holiday on Positano's flower-curtained cliffs not be on your agenda this month, the...

Have chakra, will travel.(Super Shopper)(Advertisement)
August 1, 2004... Most yoga bags give off a thick hemp-and-patchouli vibe, appealing primarily to flaxseed-fed serenity seekers. Not this shiny tote. Made by vivacious Toronto designer Carla Stitt, who once worked with Jean Paul Gaultier's Amsterdam design team,...

What a dish.(Super Shopper)
August 1, 2004... This '60s-style polka-dot serving plate, called Strawberry Shake, from German glassware company Love, is the whimsical culinary cousin to the Pucci-print head scarf. For the pattern averse, the collection's bowls, side plates and dinner plates...

Sharpest knife in the drawer.(Super Shopper)
August 1, 2004... A dual effort from pocket knife empire Swiss Army and electronics masters Swissbit, the ladyfinger-size multipurpose SwissMemory tool is meant for the about-town techie (should such a hybrid exist). Complete with signature implements--file,...

The last empress: for decades, society mavens have trekked out to her boutique in Hamilton to chat, have lunch and be outfitted for the season. Now, Milli Gould is taking her rightful place in Yorkville.(Fashion)
August 1, 2004... WHEN A WOMAN OF A CERTAIN SOCIAL standing finds herself with too many invitations and nothing new to wear, the very improbable happens: she drives to Hamilton. Holt Renfrew may be on the doorstep of her Yorkville condo, Hugo Nicholson just a...

Club rules: forget banquet burgers, leather steak and rubber chicken. Golf courses are hiring serious chefs and giving them the money to do some serious work. It's almost enough to make you take up the game.(Food)
August 1, 2004... DAVID GAUNT STANDS ON THE CLUBHOUSE terrace, watching the sun go down behind the landscaped hills and fairways of the brand new Eagles Nest golf course. Birdsong drowns the whisper of traffic from Dufferin and Major Mackenzie. Swans are gliding...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2004... Get the inside scoop on this month's hottest events and promotions from the following advertisers: DON RIVER RUN Join the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health for a certified 5-kin or 10-km run through scenic Sunnybrook Park. Enjoy a...

Drink.
August 1, 2004... Beer Fuller's London Pride **** $3/500 mL. England This impressive best bitter successfully combines a dryly malty backbone with fragrant and moderately bitter hoppiness. Unusually complex for a beer of its style and strength, it...

Good and bitter.(Drink)
August 1, 2004... Every now and than, the LCBO delists a beer with a solid reputation, and we are left without the classic brew we once enjoyed. So it was a couple of years ago, when Marston's Pedigree ($2.80/500 mL, 4.5 per cent alcohol, England) inexplicably...

A la mode.(Centro)(Ultra Supper Club)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Centro *** Snaky vertical lamps interfere with the view of gigantic blow-up photos of everyday life in Asolo, Italy, set high on grey walls; the main fear's clashing glass sculpture is equally distracting. The mezzanine is more intimate....

Hoping to rope in chefs for a charity event?(Tidbits)(Canadian Olympic Committee)
August 1, 2004... Hoping to rope in chefs for a charity event? Start by getting Michael Stadtlander on board. As national culinary adviser to Gold Medal Plates, an eight-city fundraising initiative for the Canadian Olympic Committee, he pairs top local toques...

The list of members may be double-secret, but word of the Spoke Club's chef has leaked to the outside world.(Tidbits)
August 1, 2004... * The list of members may be double-secret, but word of the Spoke Club's chef has leaked to the outside world. Robert Kirk cooked at Centre under David Lee before joining him as Splendido's opening sous. Since then, he has spent 18 months in...

!Es venida!(Tidbits)
August 1, 2004... * !Es venida! After years of legal hoop-jumping, Spain's renowned Serrano ham, ancient progenitor of all dry-cured prosciutti and their ilk, has been allowed into Canada. Its arrival was celebrated with a dinner at Bouchon, cooked by chef and...

On the subject of enlightened education, David Pimentel, French teacher at Rolph Road Public School, enhanced his two Grade 6 classes' curriculum by taking them to lunch at Celestin, opening their eyes to the joy of eating a la francaise.(Tidbits)
August 1, 2004... * On the subject of enlightened education, David Pimentel, French teacher at Rolph Road Public School, enhanced his two Grade 6 classes' curriculum by taking them to lunch at Celestin, opening their eyes to the joy of eating a la francaise....

Bistro.(Beerbistro)(Merlot)(Reds Wine Country Bistro)(Taro Grill)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... NEW Beerbistro ** Beer writer Stephen Beaumont and chef Brian Maria have paired up on a concept to thrill the serious beer aficionado: a bistro built around beer--from the bottle, tap and kitchen. A few posters cannot disguise Zoom's old...

Shopping with chefs.(Restaurants)(Aster Belayneh of Addis Ababa)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Aster Belayneh of Addis Ababa, 1184 Queen St. W., 416-538-0059. Opening a restaurant is a challenging prospect at the best of times, but for a single immigrant mother with no training in the business, it is herculean. In 1991, when Aster...

Chinese.(Bright Pearl Seafood)(Ding Tai Fung)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Bright Pearl Seafood ** Perched above a shopping centre, this two storey all-day dim sum hall sits smack in the heart of Spadina's Chinatown. The cavernous red and gold ballroom is often booked for banquets and staged performances, and on...

French.(Brasserie Aix)(Le Paradis)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Brasserie Aix ** 1/2 The "it crowd" has moved on, leaving this eatery entrenched as Little Italy's French connection. Terrazzo floors lead past a glare Douglas fir-zinc bar through tied-back silk curtains to the airy temple of Yabu...

Butter tarts.(Restaurants)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... There are few foods we Canadians can call our own, Surely the mother of them all--in English Canada, at least--is the butter tart. This humble pie has nothing to do with expensive ingredients or pastry pedigrees; the more obscure the bakery,...

Hotel.(Drake Hotel)(Matisse)(Hotel Review)
August 1, 2004... NEW The Drake Hotel ** 1/2 Artsy Queen West's new rendezvous came into the world with an anti-elitist, pleasure-driven attitude that the neighbourhood has been happy to embrace. With the vibe from the hugely popular bar energizing the...

Indian.(Matagall)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Matagall *** A block west of Elm Street's bustling restaurant strip lies this delightful underground hideaway, where smiles and the scent of freshly baked naan welcome all. The decor is simple and romantic: low lighting, white walls, terra...

International.(Gypsy Co'op)(Old Mill Inn)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Gypsy Co'op ** 1/2 This Queen West lave suits its fun and funky nabe. Past the nostalgic candy counter, the room reveals open kitchen anchoring one wall and lengthy banquettes along the other; hardwood floors and well-spaced bare wooden...

Italian.(Zizi Trattoria)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Zizi Trattoria $25 Pretty little lights and candles flatter the hodgepodge decor, and the spindle- backed chairs and checkered tablecloths give this Annex alcove a summery, easygoing air. Large appetites are expected for this safe menu:...

Mediterranean.(Coco Lezzone)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Coco Lezzone ** Flowing curtains, heavy furniture and a candle-dim atmosphere lend a medieval air to this infamous College Street haunt. The slick, well-tailored crowd and Gipsy Kings soundtrack bring the scene into the 20th century, if...

Middle Eastern.(Kensington Kitchen)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... Kensington Kitchen ** 1/2 Fifties-style blue Formica tables and faded blue paint on a well-trodden wood floor establish the atmosphere, while antique toy aircraft and an unusual collection of Amerindian beaded items provide the rest of the...

Southeast Asian.(Ming's Malaysian Chinese)(Thai Spring Roll)(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... [NEW] Ming's Malaysian Chinese *** Fine Malaysian food is worth the schlep to the upper reaches of Yonge, even if the view (a vast parking lot) is an eyesore. Chicken satay ($6.75)--five skewers of succulent dark meat--produces such...

Out of town.(On the Twenty)(Restaurant at Peninsula Ridge)(Tiara)(Zest )(Restaurant Review)
August 1, 2004... On the Twenty ** A festive feel pervades this bustling, busy set of dining roams in an old converted winery. Beneath high ceilings and heavy beams, weekenders of means and just plain folks bask in a decor of warming harvest colours and a...

Brian Linehan September 3, 1944-June 4,2004.(Obituary)
August 1, 2004... He was the most famous celebrity interviewer in Canada, which is a bit like being the country's most famous picture frame. The celebrity inquisitor's job, after all, is not to attract our attention but to focus it elsewhere. He wins his renown...

Arts and crafts.
August 1, 2004... Avenue Road Arts School Lola Rasminsky spent 15 years conducting art classes in the basement of her Forest Hill home before relocating to a gorgeous four-storey mansion in 1993. "When I moved into this building, I really wanted to...

Athletics.
August 1, 2004... Basic Keel Boat Cruising Maybe your dream is to sail down to the Gulf of Mexico; or perhaps you'd be content merrily cruising along Harbourfront. Wherever the winds may take you, preparation is paramount. "It's not a sport where you can...

All talk: the city's best lectures.
August 1, 2004... The Big Carrot Lectures Weekly seminars with titles like Nutrition for Emotional Balance and Your Fat Is Not Your Fault! reflect the philosophy of the east end organic food co-op. All speakers are experts in their fields, including...

Business.
August 1, 2004... Canadian Securities Course Invaluable for bank employees, mutual fund salespeople and business journalists, the Canadian Securities Course has also become a popular endeavour for individual investors. It's entirely on-line, so there are no...

Food and drink.
August 1, 2004... Beer School Ready to refine your beer consumption beyond a bottle of 50 and a bowl of Cheez Doodles? Suds savant (and Toronto Life, contributor) Stephen Beaumont runs regular hops 'n' barley appreciation sessions at his restaurant...

No money down: learn for free.
August 1, 2004... Anarchist U This free-thinking school hosts a series of no-cost courses facilitated--not taught--by dedicated amateur scholars in a number of different fields. Topics, which change seasonally, have included Chaos Theory, the Anarchist...

Dance.
August 1, 2004... Adult Ballet Classes Former bun heads and late bloomers alike flock to the National's adult ballet classes to regain, or indeed acquire, some of that enviable poise and grace. If it's unlikely you'll one day make it to the Hummingbird...

Faith.
August 1, 2004... Buddha Vacana This introductory, course focuses on "words of the Buddha," the starting point for all inquiry at the Nalanda College of Buddhist Studies. Professor Suwanda Sugunasiri leads students of all persuasions--both "inherited...

Health and wellness.
August 1, 2004... Female Ejaculation In addition to banishing the sleazy stereotype of sex shops, the Come As You Are co-op--specializing in videos, books and sex toys for men and women--enjoys a stellar reputation for its educational workshops. One...

Home and garden.
August 1, 2004... Basic Interior Decorating Catering to home decorators as well as those looking for a taste of a potential career, this intro course teaches students how to transform even the most abject space into vibrant living quarters. introductions in...

Clean up your act: ecological education.
August 1, 2004... Gardening With Native Plants Foreign plants look pretty but can be less tolerant of local pests. Indigenous vegetation--for Torontonians, that would include flora like wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) and black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia...

Languages.
August 1, 2004... American Sign Language In order to fully experience the non-hearing world, students at the Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf are forbidden to vocalize during each lesson. Beginner courses in the idiosyncrasies of ASL syntax and the...

Performing arts.
August 1, 2004... Adult Jazz Workshop Watch the autumn leaves drift by your window while practising your chord changes to a nostalgic melody. No professional experience or auditions are necessary to join this jazz ensemble program, though takers should have...

Popular science: from here to infinity.
August 1, 2004... Astronomy "I hope that students will come away with an informed sense of awe," says instructor Tom Olien. Following an Earth-out plan of exploration, these activity-based lectures cover the Universe of Galaxies, an area that humans have...

Reading and writing.
August 1, 2004... Freelancing the Future Sell-sufficiency is a tenet of right-wing ideology, but it's also becoming an inescapable reality for many people longing to work in the media. "More and more journalists are freelancing," says instructor Paul...

Safety and self-defence.
August 1, 2004... Basic Wilderness Safety and Survival Instructor David Arama's stock-in-trade is an adept understanding of wild animals and the great outdoors. He passes along everything he can without actually setting students loose compass-free: the...

Technology.
August 1, 2004... AutoCAD I An intricate design program that retails for about $4,500, AutoCAD is employed in any industry requiring technical drawings: architecture, furniture and interior design, mechanical and civil engineering. Class instructors spend...

You are here: touring Toronto.
August 1, 2004... Don Valley Nature Walk Although the Don River Valley has often yet to doff its winter coat on the first day of spring, Todmorden Mills hosts a hopeful annual spring promenade. Staff lead a brisk jaunt through the pretty wildflower...