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. UNDP's offices and staff are on the ground in 170 countries and territories working with governments and local communities to help them find solutions to global and national development challenges UNDP links and coordinates global and national efforts to achieve the goals and national development priorities laid out by host countries UNDP focuses primarily on five developmental challenges:. . The American naval squadron exchange fire with Fort York during the Battle of York in April 1813 the American landing is depicted to the west (bottom left of image) On 27 April 1813 American forces led by Zebulon Pike attacked York After the British-Native force failed to prevent the American landings (in present-day Parkdale) British forces ordered a withdrawal realizing that defence was impossible Upon their departure British forces rigged Fort York's gunpowder magazine to explode it exploded as the American forces were about to enter the fort killing Pike and a contingent of his men in the following days American forces sacked the town and burned a number of properties including the Parliament Buildings the town remained occupied until May 8 when American forces departed the settlement In addition to the Battle of York two other American incursions occurred in the town during the war the second incursion occurred several months later on 31 July An American squadron originally planned to attack British forces at Burlington Heights; although finding the British too well-entrenched in the Heights opted to raid York instead the landings at York went unopposed with most York's garrison moving west to defend Burlington Heights American forces raided the town's food and military stores as well as destroyed several military structures before departing the same night The third incursion into York occurred a year later in August 1814 on 6 August 1814 an American naval squadron arrived outside of York's harbour dispatching USS Lady of the Lake to enter the town's harbour in an effort to gauge its defences. After the ship briefly exchanged fire with the improved Fort York built several hundred metres to the west from its original position the USS Lady of the Lake withdrew and returned to the American squadron outside the harbour American forces did not attempt a landing during this incursion although remained outside the town's harbour for the following three days before departing Post-War of 1812. ; .

Oswego Harbor West Pierhead Light, 4.2 Faculty The province has professional sports teams in baseball basketball Canadian football ice hockey lacrosse rugby and soccer Club Sport League City Stadium, Buddhist 163,750 1.3 Kingston 10 See also. . Main article: Hotels in Toronto 1 Climate Completed in 1927 Princes' Gates is a neoclassical triumphal arch The most prominent landmark in Toronto and its best known symbol is the CN Tower it was the world's tallest free-standing structure for 31 years from its completion in 1975 until Burj Khalifa in Dubai United Arab Emirates surpassed it in 2007; it remains the tallest free-standing tower in the Western Hemisphere the CN Tower is used as an observation tower as well as a communications tower Another landmark structure is Casa Loma Constructed by E J Lennox during the early 1910s it is a Gothic revival-style castle located on Walmer and Davenport roads it was originally the residence of Sir Henry Pellatt a Canadian financier and soldier the city later took over the castle when Pellatt could no longer afford to keep it the building presently operates as a museum The Princes' Gates is a neoclassical style triumphal arch monumental gateway at Exhibition Place it was built to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Canadian Confederation and was to be named the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation Gates the structure's name was changed when it was learned that Edward Prince of Wales and Prince George were travelling to Toronto the princes cut the ribbon on the structure on August 30 1927 Prince's Gate was designed local architectural firm Chapman and Oxley The Rouge River and its valley at Rouge National Urban Park the Rouge Valley is one of many hills and valleys in the area that was carved out during the last glacial period Main article: Toronto ravine system!