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Woodbine Mall

Woodbine Mall & Fantasy Fair is a shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at Rexdale Boulevard and Highway 27 in the Rexdale area of Toronto, across Rexdale Boulevard from Woodbine Racetrack. The mall has over 130 stores and is home to Fantasy Fair, a year-round indoor amusement park. The fair houses a Charles I. D. Looff carousel. It is one of 13 still in operation today. They also have a 50-foot ferris wheel which they say is the only one in North America. The ferris wheel was closed in April 2024. History Woodbine Centre was opened in 1985 by developer Cadillac Fairview, Its design served as inspiration for property developer Sir John Hall when planning the MetroCentre, formerly the UK's largest shopping mall, in the 1980s. CF sold Woodbine Centre in 2005 to a numbered company. In 2008, proposed development of an entertainment centre at Woodbine Racetrack and the closure of national stores like Shoppers Drug Mart fuelled rumours that the mall was closing. Instead, then-owners Darton Property planned renovations, starting with redesigned washrooms. As of 2016, the assessed value of the property was $96,708,000. Woodbine Mall Holdings Inc. owed over a half-million in unpaid taxes that year. On May 2, 2023, Woodbine Mall Holdings Inc. was placed in receivership by Romspen Investment Corporation. Ernst & Young was appointed receiver. Fantasy Fair Amusement Park Fantasy Fair is an indoor amusement park and the largest in Ontario featuring nine full-sized rides: 1911 Antique Looff Carousel Crystal Kaleidoscope – indoor ferris wheel (CLOSED) Ships Ahoy – spinning tea cups Smash 'n Dash – bumper cars Fantasy Flight – a 32' balloon tower ride (CLOSED) JRB Express Train – mini replica steam engine Airforce - plane ride Spinners – roller coaster (CLOSED) XD Simulator Theatre Rock 'n Climb - climbing wall Drop & Hop - tower (CLOSED) Dreamer's Play Village - indoor playground/soft play area (5500 sq.ft) In popular culture The mall was featured in the filming of Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, where David Spade is seen skateboarding through the mall and the Animorphs TV series (in a second season episode called "Changes, Part 2"). Various parts of the mall and Fantasy Fair were also featured in Shazam!, What We Do in the Shadows (season 5, episode 1), and filling in as the Mall of America in 8-Bit Christmas. Former Canadian pop/dance trio, Brattt Pack, shot the music video for their notable 2000 radio hit "Carousel" at the mall. References External links Official website Fantasy Fair
Woodroffe High School (Ottawa)

Woodroffe High School is a secondary school located in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, situated at the western end of the Kichi Zibi Mikan near Lincoln Fields Station. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. Woodroffe is noted for its French immersion and arts programs. These programs are showcased in Woodroffe's annual Dance Showcases and annual musicals hosted in the school's auditorium. Woodroffe has a strong athletics program, winning many championships over the years in sports such as basketball, volleyball, rugby, soccer, and hockey. A variety of school clubs, organizations and inter-school and intramural athletics are offered under the direction and supervision of teacher and community volunteers. The school campus features two gymnasiums, tennis courts, basketball court, gravel running track, baseball diamond, and 3 multi-use sport fields. Notable alumni Taylor Benjamin (soccer player) Darren Joseph (football player) She Nay Nay (wrestler) Sonja Smits (actress) Mark Taylor (politician) See also Education in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario References External links School Website OCDSB Website 2009-2010 OCDSB School Profile
Reeves Community Complex

The Reeves Community Complex (formerly known as the Woodstock District Community Complex) is considered to be the social epicentre of the Canadian community of Woodstock, Ontario. Summary This facility is the host of Woodstock Navy-Vets hockey games from November to April and community events year-round for the general public as well as private organizations. Besides two ice rinks, the complex also hosts the Woodstock Gymnastics Club, a banquet hall, and an extension site for Fanshawe College. A Woodstock Sports Wall of Fame is also prominently displayed in the building's main foyer; displaying the local elite of the sporting world. The facility is run by the City of Woodstock. One of the most recent major events using this community centre was the provincial qualifying rounds for the 2009 Tim Hortons Brier (also known as the 2009 TSC Stores Tankard). The competition took place from February 2 to February 8. The tournament attracted the best men's curling players from all over Ontario Glenn Howard was given the honour of representing the Ontario provincial curling team in the national tournament in Calgary at the Pengrowth Saddledome (now known as Scotiabank Saddledome). The Complex also hosted the Ontario Tankard in 2001. It was also the venue for wrestling at the 2001 Canada Games. In May 2020, the complex was renamed to the Reeves Community Complex, following an agreement with the City of Woodstock and the Dr. Leonard Reeves Foundation for the naming rights. The naming rights were sold for $300,000 and will last for 20 years. References External links Ball Con City of Woodstock
World Exchange Plaza

The World Exchange Plaza is an office and retail complex in Downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Consisting of two towers and an outdoor plaza, it covers an entire city block between Metcalfe and O'Connor Streets south of Queen and north of Albert Street. The first phase of the project was completed in 1991. At the time, the twenty-story building was unusual in Ottawa for its visual flair. The eastern side was marked by a large plaza modeled after the Roman Colosseum. The building opened in the middle of a deep recession and initially had trouble being filled. Still, work began on a second tower, which was completed in 2001. This second tower greatly increased the available office space. The two towers hold offices for a variety of companies, including Deloitte, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG), CTV, Microsoft, Accenture, Norton Rose Fulbright, RBC Dominion Securities, TD Canada Trust, CPAC and Beer Canada. Atop of one tower is the TD logo and atop the other is the BLG logo. The building also houses the Embassy of Mexico to Canada. The World Exchange Plaza contains a small shopping mall located on the ground floor. The mall featured five life-size models of narwhals and belugas that hung from the ceiling. The models were made and donated by the Canadian Museum of Nature and were unveiled on October 29, 1991, in the presence of Princess Diana. In preparation for an extensive renovation of the plaza's ground floor, the sculptures were given back to the Canadian Museum of Nature on November 10, 2021. The complex also featured a movie theatre, the only cinema in the downtown core. The theatre was run by Cineplex Odeon from its opening in 1991 until September 30, 2005, when it was bought by Empire Theatres who operated the theatre until October 29, 2013. The theatre closed on December 29, 2013, when Landmark Cinemas was unable to renew the lease. The space was then converted into office space. On Jan 24, 2017 it was announced that Klipfolio Dashboard would become the first major tenant of this newly renovated space. The complex is managed by QuadReal on behalf of the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC). Gallery References External links Tenant Info
World Trade Centre Toronto

The Residences of the World Trade Centre is a postmodern complex near the Harbourfront in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1990, the taller of two buildings rises to 38 floors in height. The Residences of the World Trade Centre is a 700-unit condominium complex, with retail at ground level. History Construction for the complex began in 1988, by the developer Camrost Felcorp. Construction finished in 1990. The building was designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects. The development originally would have consisted of two condominium towers, and three office towers, which the office towers would have been located north of the current condominium complex. However, due to the sharp market correction in the early 1990s, the project was shelved, and the only part of the project to be completed were the two condominium towers. The site of which the 3 office towers would have been built is now occupied by Pinnacle Centre, which contains 4 condominium towers, completed in the 2000s and early 2010s by the developer Pinnacle International. The construction company involved was EllisDon Corporation, with the electrical contractor being Jay Electric Ltd., mechanical engineer being John Garay Engineering Ltd., and the structural engineer being Quinn Dressel Associates. Description The complex contains two condominium towers. One located at 10 Yonge Street, named Residences of the World Trade Centre North East Tower, rises to 38 floors, and approximately 113 m / 371 ft. The other tower, located at 10 Queens Quay West, named Residences of the World Trade Centre South West Tower, rises to 27 floors, and approximately 81 m / 266 ft. The complex also contains retail at ground level. The complex contains approximately 700 condominium units in total. With 10 Yonge containing 407 units, and 10 Queens Quay W containing 292 units. References External links Residences of the World Trade Centre Website Archived 2018-08-04 at the Wayback Machine "World Trade Centre Toronto". SkyscraperPage. Urbandb Page Archived 2008-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
Wroxeter, Ontario

Wroxeter, Ontario is a community in Howick Township, part of Huron County. History The first settlers of Wroxeter were the Gibson brothers, Thomas and Robert, who founded the community in the mid-19th century. During its peak period, Wroxeter had five general stores, five hotels, two schools (which operated until 1950), a library, a woolen mill, a grist mill, and an arena, which stood until it was torn down in the late 1970s. Wroxeter also had a railway, completed in 1874, when a train station was constructed to connect the village to the Toronto area. The population of Wroxeter in the late 19th century is estimated to have been 700–800 people. Wroxeter became a village in 1875 but was dissolved into Howick Township in 1929. In 1948, the Township of Howick made Wroxeter an unincorporated village. Today, Wroxeter's old industries have vanished. Climate Gallery See also List of unincorporated communities in Ontario References Scott, James (1966). The Settlement of Huron County. Ryerson Press. pp. 287–290.
Wunnumin Lake First Nation

Wunnumin Lake First Nation (Oji-Cree language: ᐊᐧᓇᒪᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓃᕽ (Wanaman-zaaga'iganiing, "At Wunnumin Lake"); unpointed: ᐊᐧᓇᒪᐣ ᓴᑲᐃᑲᓂᐠ) is an Oji-Cree First Nation band government who inhabit territory on Wunnummin Lake 360 kilometres (220 mi) northeast of Sioux Lookout in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It consists of two reserves: the main reserve Wunnumin 1 and the nearby Wunnumin 2. Its registered population as of January 2007 was 565. Transportation Wunnumin Lake First Nation can be accessed primarily through air transportation to Wunnumin Lake Airport; however, during the winter season, one can also travel to this community using the winter roads, The White Highway. Policing Wunnumin Lake is policed by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, an Aboriginal-based service. History Wunnumin Lake is called Wanaman-zaaga'igan meaning "Vermillion Lake", in reference to the vermillion-coloured clay about the lake. Legend says that Wiisagejaak (the "Crane manidoo") used to hunt for food, found "Big Beaver" that lived on the Pipestone River and chased "Big Beaver" and its baby beaver to this area. When Wiisagejaak caught up with "Big Beaver" and its baby beaver, he killed the baby beaver and put it aside in this particular area with foliage; as the baby beaver laid there in this foliage, it bled from its wound. The blood from the baby beaver's wound seeped into the ground, staining the clay to this colour. Residents of Wunnumin Lake originated from Big Beaver House, Ontario. After a large forest fire, the community at Big Beaver House relocated to two separate location, of which one was Wunnumin Lake. During 1929–1930 the leaders of Wunnumin Lake First Nation were summoned to Big Trout Lake to participate in the signing of the adhesion to Treaty 9. Its current government obtained their Reserve status on March 2, 1976. Government The current Chief is Logan Winnepetonga, and the Deputy Chief is Dean Cromarty. Lawrence Gliddy, Clarence Anderson, Sheila Angees and Simon Winnepetonga are serving as Band Councillors. The next General Election for Chief and Council is in September 2020. Wunnumin Lake First Nation is affiliated with Shibogama First Nations Council. Wunnumin Lake First Nation has two reserves: a 5,855.1-hectare (14,468-acre) Wunnumin 1 Reserve and a 3,794.4-hectare (9,376-acre) Wunnumin 2 Reserve. The departments and programs offered by Wunnumin Lake First Nation are: Administration Crisis Prevention Economic Development Education Authority Health Authority Lands & Resources Public Works Social Workers Welfare External links Official website other secondary website First Nation Connectivity Profile for Sandy Lake First Nation. AANDC profile References
Première Nation Wunnumin

La Première nation Wunnumin (en oji-cri : ᐊᐧᓇᒪᐣ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᓃᕽ et Wanaman-zaaga'iganiing, « au lac Wunnumin ») est une Première Nation (au sens de « bande indienne ») oji-crie qui habite un territoire situé en bordure du lac Wunnummin, à 360 kilomètres au nord-est de Sioux Lookout, dans le nord-ouest de l'Ontario, au Canada. Elle se compose de deux réserves : la réserve principale Wunnumin 1 et la réserve voisine Wunnumin 2. Sa population enregistrée est de 565 personnes en janvier 2007, puis de 713 personnes en décembre 2025. Transport La Première Nation Wunnumin est principalement accessible par voie aérienne jusqu'à l'aéroport de Wunnumin Lake. En hiver, il est cependant possible de s'y rendre en empruntant les routes d'hiver, la White Highway. Histoire Le lac Wunnumin est appelé Wanaman-zaaga'igan en oji-cri, ce qui signifie « lac vermillon », en référence à l'argile vermillon qui le borde. La légende raconte que Wiisagejaak (le « manitou de la grue ») chassait autrefois pour se nourrir. Il trouva « Grand Castor » qui vivait sur la rivière Pipestone et le poursuivit, ainsi que son petit, jusqu'à cet endroit. Lorsqu'il les rattrapa, il tua le petit et le déposa à cet endroit précis, parmi le feuillage. Le petit castor, gisant là, saigna de sa blessure. Le sang s'infiltra dans le sol, colorant l'argile de cette couleur. Les résidents de Wunnumin Lake sont originaires de Big Beaver House, en Ontario. Après un important incendie de forêt, la communauté de Big Beaver House est déplacée vers deux endroits distincts, dont Wunnumin Lake. Entre 1929 et 1930, les dirigeants de la Première Nation Wunnumin sont convoqués à Big Trout Lake pour participer à la signature du Traité n° 9. La Première Nation obtient une réserve le 2 mars 1976. Gouvernance Pour le mandat 2024-2026, le chef de bande est Glen (Archie) Wabasse. Le conseil de bande est élu selon un système électoral coutumier. La Première Nation Wunnumin est affiliée au Conseil des Premières Nations de Shibogama, un conseil tribal. La Première Nation Wunnumin possède deux réserves : la réserve Wunnumin 1 s'étendant sur 5 855,1 ha et la réserve Wunnumin 2 s'étendant sur 3 794,4 ha. La Première Nation est desservie par le Service de police Nishnawbe-Aski, un service de police autochtone. Liens externes Site officiel Site secondaire alternatif First Nation Connectivity Profile for Sandy Lake First Nation. Profil sur Relations Couronne-Autochtones et Affaires du Nord Canada Références Portail des Autochtones du Canada Portail des Nord-Amérindiens Portail de l’Ontario Portail de la culture nord-américaine
Wychwood Park

Wychwood Park is a neighbourhood enclave and private community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located west of Bathurst Street on the north side of Davenport Road, within the larger area of Bracondale Hill. It is considered part of the overall Wychwood official neighbourhood as designated by the City of Toronto. History Wychwood Park was founded as an artists' colony in the late nineteenth century, as a private project by painter Marmaduke Matthews and businessman Alexander Jardine. The area was then still a rural region on the edge of the city, and Matthews planned out a picturesque community that he named after Wychwood forest in Oxfordshire, England. The land was divided into irregularly shaped lots, with a central park built around a pond and tennis courts designed by the architect Arthur Edwin Whatmough, and there were careful restrictions upon what could be built in the community. Whatmough designed many of the houses that were built in the Arts and Crafts style. Some of the others were designed by prominent architect Eden Smith, including his own home at number 5 Wychwood Park, which he built around 1906. One of Toronto's ravines ran through the heart of the neighbourhood, and this was preserved as parkland. Taddle Creek ran through the ravine, and it was dammed to create a large pond in the middle of the park. This is now one of the few places in the city where Taddle Creek is still visible above ground. While the area was amalgamated into the city of Toronto in 1909, Wychwood Park remains a private community, with approximately sixty houses. Wychwood Park's private roads and amenities are paid for by the local residents, and the community is managed by an executive council. Wychwood Park is one of Toronto's more expensive neighbourhoods, with house prices well over a million dollars. A number of prominent people have lived in the community over the years, including Marshall McLuhan (at 3 Wychwood Park), George Agnew Reid (at 81 Wychwood Park), Sir William Gage (at 82 Wychwood Park) and Anatol Rapoport. In 1985, Wychwood Park became the first residential zone in Ontario to be granted heritage status when it was designated as a Heritage Conservation District under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Wychwood Barns site, a former Toronto Transit Commission streetcar maintenance facility located to the north of Wychwood Park, was transformed into a community park in 2008. The original maintenance buildings (the St. Clair Carhouse) on the site were converted into a mixed-use community facility at that time. References Hatcher, Laura. "Wychwood's Taddle Tales". Spacing, Summer 2007. External links Toronto neighbourhoods – Wychwood Park Houses of Wychwood Park – Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Wychwood Park Heritage Conservation District Plan (1994)
Wye Marsh

Wye Marsh är en sumpmark i Kanada. Den ligger i provinsen Ontario, i den sydöstra delen av landet, 300 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Omgivningarna runt Wye Marsh är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet. Runt Wye Marsh är det ganska glesbefolkat, med 35 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Källor
Bait ul-Islam (Maple)

Das Bait ul-Islam (Urdu بیت الاسلام DMG Baīt al-Islām, deutsch ‚Haus des Islam‘) ist eine Moschee der Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Vaughan im Norden Torontos in Kanada. Es wurde am 17. Oktober 1992 in der Gegenwart des Khalifat ul-Massih IV. und vieler Mitglieder des Parlaments eröffnet. Die Moschee besitzt ein Minarett und zwei Kuppeln. Umliegende Gemeinden erklärten den 16. bzw. 17. Oktober 1992 zum „Ahmadiyya-Moschee Tag“ und die Woche vom 16. bis 23. Oktober 1992 zur „Ahmadiyya-Moschee Woche“. Peace Village Das Peace Village ist ein Siedlungsprojekt von 260 Häusern erbaut auf 50 Hektar Land in dem Stadtteil Maple, einen Spaziergang von der Moschee Bait ul-Islam entfernt. Alle neun Straßen des Quartiers sind benannt nach den Kalifen und anderen prominenten Ahmadi-Anhängern. Die Hauptstraße heißt Ahmadiyya Allee und es gibt dort auch einen „Ahmadiyya Park“ genannten öffentlichen Park. Die Bebauung wurde am 5. April 1999 begonnen. Jamia Ahmadiyya Das Bait ul-Hamd () in der Nähe gelegen in Mississauga (südwestlich von Toronto), dient als Jamia Ahmadiyya (Ausbildungszentrum für Missionare) für Nordamerika. Weblinks Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat in Kanada (englisch) Unsere kleine Moschee – Das Peace Village bei Toronto. ARD-Hörfunkstudio New York, 10. Oktober 2008 um 3:58 Uhr Housing project planned around mosque. Calgary Herald, 11. Oktober 2007 Building an Enclave Around a Mosque in Suburban Toronto. New York Times, 18. November 2007 The Muslim Quarter. Calgary Herald, 1. August 2008 Einzelnachweise
Baitul Islam Mosque

The Baitul Islam Mosque (House of Islam) is an Ahmadiyya mosque in Vaughan, in the Greater Toronto area of Ontario, Canada. The mosque is run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada. The mosque was inaugurated on October 17, 1992 in the presence of the fourth Caliph of the community and many Members of Parliament. Peace Village Peace Village, also known as Ahmadiyya Village, is a monumental housing project of 2933 homes built on a 400,000-square-metre (100-acre) piece of land near Baitul Islam Mosque in the neighbourhood of Maple in Vaughan. Almost all streets within the neighbourhood are named after the Caliphs of the community and prominent Ahmadi scholars, along with significant members of the community. The main street is called Ahmadiyya Avenue, and the community park is named "Ahmadiyya Park". The mosque is visible from all the streets. The village was planned by Naseer Ahmad, and construction started on April 5, 1999. In March 2009, there were plans to expand the mosque and build a high school in the surrounding empty fields. See also Islam in Canada List of mosques in Canada References External links Official website "Official website". Peace Village. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010.
York Cemetery, Toronto

York Cemetery is a cemetery located in the North York area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada operated by the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries. History The site of York Cemetery was originally a property farmed by Joseph Shepard, who bought the land in 1805. The brick farm house on the property was constructed in 1837 by Joseph's son, Michael. Prior to the 1940s, the land was also used as the short-lived Willowdale Airfield. In 1916, the Toronto General Burying Grounds (now the Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries) bought the property but didn't start to convert the 172 acres (70 ha) for cemetery use until 1946, two years before the cemetery officially opened in 1948. The cemetery once fronted on Yonge Street, but in 1966, eighteen and a half acres were sold to the city of North York (now part of Toronto). The cemetery has continued to develop, with the addition of a chapel and reception centre, and also the newly built "garden of remembrance". Notable interments Arnold Chan (1967–2017), Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt 2014–2017 and Deputy Government House Leader Barbara Frum (1937–1992), Canadian television news anchor and journalist (CBC) Nick Harbaruk (1943–2011), Polish-born Canadian WHA and NHL hockey player Murray Henderson (1921–2013), hockey player Tim Horton (1930–1974), former Toronto Maple Leafs player and co-founder of Tim Hortons Bob Jarvis (1935–2017), Canadian lawyer and politician Zoran Kosanović (1956–1998), Serbian-Canadian table tennis player Cynthia Lai (1954–2022), Politician, represented Ward 23 Scarborough North on the Toronto City Council Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia (1882–1960), along with her husband Captain Nikolai Kulikovsky (1881–1958) Jesse Nilsson (1977–2003), Canadian television actor Henry Howey Robson (1897–1964), British-born recipient of the Victoria Cross Percy Saltzman (1915–2007), Canadian meteorologist, first weatherman on Canadian television Bruce Smith (1949–2013), professional football player See also List of cemeteries in Toronto References External links York Cemetery York Cemetery, Toronto at Find a Grave Friends of York Cemetery and Burnett Park