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Toronto from a Huron word meaning "Meeting Place." is located on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario is the largest city in Canada & the capital of Ontario.
Toronto is a global city & one of the top financial centres in the world with sectors include finance, business services, telecommunications, aerospace, transportation, media, arts, film/television production, publishing, & tourism.
Toronto is a diverse city with 49% of the population born outside of Canada & is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities in the world.
French traders founded Fort Rouillé in 1750, but abandoned it in 1759. During the American Revolutionary War British settlers as fled America for the unsettled lands north of Lake Ontario.
The City of Toronto was incorporated on March 6, 1834 - the city grew rapidly through the remainder of the 19th century, as a major destination for immigrants to Canada. The Great Irish Famine brought a large number of Irish to the city. By 1851, the Irish-born population had become the largest single ethnic group in the city.
Long-distance railway lines & the Lake Ontario steamers & schooners enabled Toronto to become a major gateway linking the world to the interior of the North American continent.
The city received many immigrant groups in the late 19th century & into the early 20th century, particularly Germans, French & Italians. They were followed by Chinese, Russians, Poles & immigrants from other Eastern European nations.
Toronto's population grew to more than one million in 1951 & to two million by 1971.
The city celebrated its 175th anniversary on March 6, 2009.
Downtown
- The CN
Tower, the world's highest free-standing structure, with its rotating
restaurant, gives diners a breath-taking view of the city, day or night.
The many fine dining establishments, bars, cafes, bistros, clubs &
dance halls make up the downtown area along with a number of stadiums & arenas.
These are the home to the Maple
Leafs, the Raptors,the Blue Jays & the Argos.
The Entertainment District
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The entertainment district is home to museums, art galleries, theaters, festivals
&
parades that add to an already vibrant city.
There is a thriving film industry in the city nicknamed "Hollywood
North,"
Chinatown - Some of the best food Toronto has to offer is
tucked away in the small eateries of the city's original Chinatown. You will find Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian
& Japanese
dishes for all tastes. There is a variety of
shopping at the Dragon
City Shopping Mall at Dundas & along Spadina
Avenue where East meets West.
West Suburbs - Includes the Air
Canada Centre, the Rogers
Centre & Woodbine
horse track.
