As of 2012 nearly 50 people have successfully swum across the lake the first person who accomplished the feat was Marilyn Bell who did it in 1954 at the age of 16 Toronto's Marilyn Bell Park is named in her honour the park opened in 1984 and is just to the east of the spot where Bell completed her swim in 1974 Diana Nyad became the first person who swam across the lake against the current (from north to south) on August 28 2007 14-year-old Natalie Lambert from Kingston Ontario made the swim leaving Sackets Harbor New York and reaching Kingston's Confederation basin less than 24 hours after she entered the lake on August 19 2012 14-year-old Annaleise Carr became the youngest person to swim across the lake She completed the 32-mile (52-km) crossing from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Marilyn Bell Park in just under 27 hours Industrialisation, 2017 65/66 A 39 395 594 Sudbury (Sudbury Airport) 25/13 77/56 -8/-19 18/0 Hindu African 523,230 5.8% 2.3 Geology 7.3 Roads 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! . 4.1 Latter 19th century Schooling in the era of the Toronto Public School Board was markedly different from modern schooling in these large urban schools students were separated by gender but taught in large mixed-age classes of often over 100 students. Students were taught out of readers and exams were conducted orally and only available to the best students from each school division the technology of schooling was different as well Students often were seated on long benches or "forms" the introduction of the individual desk was a technological advancement advocated by some as a means of preventing students from distracting each other Urban schools were often early adopters of these new technologies This meant that the Toronto Public School Board was a leader in adopting blackboards which other school boards were slower to introduce. Teachers were also often expected to lodge in the school in the Toronto Public School Board provisions were made for a room for the teacher in the basements of the first six schools at this time secondary schools or grammar schools were not free However the Toronto Public School Board provided scholarships for the top achieving boys to attend these all-male institutions a provincial grant incentivized the creation of school libraries and in 1858 the board had 2,837 volumes An 1862 motion for the introduction of gymnasiums was met with some resistance as they were considered an expensive addition outside the scope of the academic disciplines of schools Ultimately the Select Committee voted against the recommendation TPSB Industrial Schools, Main article: Economy of Toronto Toronto's Financial District from the northeast the district serves as the centre for Canada's financial services Toronto the capital of Ontario is the centre of Canada's financial services and banking industry Neighbouring cities are home to product distribution it centres and manufacturing industries Canada's Federal Government is the largest single employer in the National Capital Region which centres on the border cities of Ontario's Ottawa and Quebec's Gatineau The information technology sector is important particularly in the Silicon Valley North section of Ottawa home to Canada's largest technology park. IT is also important in the Waterloo Region where the headquarters of BlackBerry is located Tourism contributes heavily to the economy of Central Ontario peaking during the summer months owing to the abundance of fresh water recreation and wilderness found there in reasonable proximity to the major urban centres at other times of the year hunting skiing and snowmobiling are popular This region has some of the most vibrant fall colour displays anywhere on the continent and tours directed at overseas visitors are organized to see them Tourism also plays a key role in border cities with large casinos among them Windsor Cornwall Sarnia and Niagara Falls the latter of which attracts millions of US and other international visitors Agriculture. 5 Recovery of stolen vehicles Toronto Rush AUDL Ultimate Varsity Stadium 2013 1 North Toronto Christian School Scarborough Board of Education "The TDSB will not be allowed to hire outside workers for some jobs." the school board won't be allowed to hire outside workers even if it would cost taxpayers less "The trades council is still allowed to choose all new workers for the publicly funded school board." the Toronto District School Board who pays the workers doesn't have a say on who is hired A structured shift system will be preserved where the morning and afternoon shifts overlaps. This requires the school board to maintain extra trucks and vehicles the school board has estimated "it could have sold off up to 300 trucks and other vehicles that would not be needed if the afternoon shift started when the morning shift ended.".
. 1.6 Metropolitan Toronto School Board and the Toronto District School Board, The Golden Horseshoe is home to several universities including the University of Toronto and McMaster University in Hamilton which are ranked 1st and 4th in Canada respectively by the Academic Ranking of World Universities Other universities in the region include Brock University in St Catherines Trent University York University OCAD University University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Ryerson University Public primary and secondary schooling is typically provided by school boards largely organized at the municipal or county/regional level the only school board that operates throughout the Golden Horseshoe is Conseil scolaire Viamonde a public French-language school board and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir a public French-language separate school board Attractions. 1829 197,815 +6.1% Toronto Ontario Canada Business directory 7 Notes, See also: Energy policy of Canada Renewable energy in Canada and Smart grid. ! Core Halton Region 548,435 The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms includes provisions that guarantee English and French language schools and reaffirms the rights of separate schools in Ontario Four school boards in Toronto provide public elementary secondary and adult education the four school boards operate as either English or French first language school boards and as either secular or separate school boards The number of school boards based in Toronto and the kinds of institutions that they operate are a result of constitutional arrangements found in the Constitution of Canada Separate schools in Ontario are constitutionally protected under Section 93 of the Constitution Act 1867 and is further reinforced by Section 29 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms French language schools in Toronto are constitutionally protected under Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms In 1980 there were 7 French schools (secular and separate) in Metropolitan Toronto Maurice Bergevin the vice principal of the Etienne Brule School stated that a study from Montreal in 1971 noted that if francophones in Toronto had the same proportion of schools that anglophones had in Montreal there would be 31 francophone schools in Metropolitan Toronto According to a 1971 Canadian federal census Toronto had 160,000 francophones the number of French first language schools in Toronto has since grown to 26 (secular and separate) Several alternative schools in Toronto are also operated by Toronto's public school boards the oldest is ALPHA Alternative School which opened in 1972 the first conference for publicly funded alternative schools in the Greater Toronto Area happened in Nov 2012. Ontario's Ministry of Education distance education program the Independent Learning Centre is also headquartered in Toronto Secular. . . Four Seasons has a total of 20 hotels in Europe Also offers private luxury residences # Hotel location Opening year Hotel name Ref(s).
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