Eleanor Binder
Experience Toronto !! www.toronto.ca
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• Located on the north shore of
Lake Ontario
• Population of
5,555,912
• Capital of Ontario
• Home of the CN tower
– World tallest free standing structure
– Height: 553.33 meters
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• Founded in 1793 by British colonists and originally named the City of York
• Renamed
Toronto in 1834
• Its famous nickname is ‘Hogtown‘
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• In 1951 Toronto was one-eighth the size of the present-day municipality, and most of today's suburban regions were still rural.
• In 1951, the majority of people who lived in
Toronto were still ethnically British (73 per cent), religiously Protestant (72 per cent), and
Canadian-born (69 per cent).
• In 2001, more than half of Toronto's residents were born outside of Canada; and a million people identified themselves as belonging to visible minorities.
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Brampton
North York
Vaughan
G reater T oronto A rea map …
Gwillimbury
King Twp
Aurora
Scarborough
Richmond Hill
Markham
Pickering
Ajax
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• Multiculturalism as it is home to more than 80 ethnic communities from Africa, Asia, and
Europe
• Entertainment
• Finance
• Business
• TSX Toronto
Stock Exchange
• Architecture
• Theatre
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• Largest stock exchange in
Canada, the third largest in
North America and the seventh largest in the world
• TSX is a leader in the mining and oil & gas sector
• The exchange lists various conventional securities, exchange-traded funds, split share corporations, income trusts and investment funds
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• Toronto is well known for its universities
– The University of
Toronto (shown)
– York University
– Ryerson University
• There are more than 20 colleges to meet all educational needs
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• Casa Loma (shown)
• Toronto City Hall
• Ontario Place
• Union Station
• CN Tower
• The Scotia Bank Plaza
• Royal Ontario Museum
• The Sky Dome
• The PATH System
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• Live, Work, Eat, and Shop in climate controlled environment and without ever going outside
• PATH is a 27 km (17 miles) network of pedestrian tunnels beneath the office towers and condominiums of downtown Toronto
• PATH is the largest underground shopping complex in the world with 371,600 square meters of retail space
• Serviced underground by the TTC Subway
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• Toronto has a large asian population and a neighbourhood called Chinatown
• The Chinese out door market is always bustling and is located on Spadina Avenue
• Toronto is home to more than 80 ethnic communities from Africa,
Asia, Europe
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• Toronto has a large, ethnically diverse and well integrated gay population
• Gay Pride Week and parade happen annually
• The gay population has adopted their own neighbourhood
• Very main stream economically
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• Rated as one of the world's most livable cities and promoting faiths such as
– Christianity
– Judaism
– Islam
– Buddism
– Hinduism
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• An excellent public transportation system which includes:
– 24 hour bus service
– Street cars called
"Red Bullets"
– Subway
– Via Rail
– GO Transit
– Excellent roads and highways
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• Union Station connected to PATH system with national and cross border rail coverage provides easy downtown access
• Via Rail local and rural access
• International
Airport with flights to major global cities
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• Bicycle Path along Lakeshore Blvd which passes through Ontario Place Park (shown)
• Trinity Bellwoods Park
• Kew Gardens
• The Beaches
• Sunnyside
• Coronation Park
• Exhibition Place
• Toronto Island
• And many more…
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• The Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey team won the Stanley Cup six times between
1942 and 1951
• Blue Jays
Baseball Team
• Raptors
Basketball Team
• Toronto Argonauts
Football Team
(CFL)
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• Caribana ...a million people watch thousands of performers let their hair down annually
• Toronto
International
Film Festival
• Downtown
Jazz Festival
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• Some of the best attractions available in Canada are located in or close to Toronto
– Royal Ontario Museum (shown)
– Ontario Science Centre
– Art Gallery of Ontario
– Textile Museum
– Canada’s
Wonderland
– Medieval Times
– Wild Water Kingdom
– Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
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• The Toronto Metro Zoo in the Rouge Valley is one of the largest zoos in the world
• The Zoo has over 5,000 animals representing over 460 species
• 1.2 million visitors per year
• There are over
10 km of trails
• 710 acres
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• World Renowned
Shopping and PATH system provide comfortable year round shopping
• Scotia Plaza-PATH
• First Canadian Place-
PATH
• Commerce Court-PATH
• Royal Bank Plaza-PATH
• TD Centre-PATH
• Downtown Eaton
Centre- PATH
• Queen's Quay Terminal
-PATH
• Yorkdale Shopping
Centre
• Dufferin Mall
• Chinatown Centre
Dragon City
• Hudson's Bay Centre
• Scarborough Town
Centre
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• St. Lawrence
Market (shown)
• Kensington
Market
• Toronto
Farmer’s Market
• Dufferin Grove
Farmer’s Market
• Chinatown Market
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• 360
• Accents
• Acqua
• Adega
• Canoe & Jump
• Chiado
• Far Niente
• Golden Thai
• Lai Wah Heen
• Provence
• Reds Bistro & Bar
• Rosewater
Supper Club
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• Ruth's Chris
Steakhouse
• Segovia
• Harbour 60 Steakhouse
• Centro Grill & Wine Bar
• Edo-ko
• La Bodega
• Lakes
• North 44 °
• Scaramouche
• Sotto Sotto
• Splendido
• Zucca
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– Hilton Hotel - (416) 869-3456
– Sutton Place Hotel - (416) 924-9221
– Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel - (416) 361-1000
– The Suites at 1 King West Hotel - (866) 470-5464
– The Westin Harbour Castle - (416) 869-1600
– Park Hyatt Toronto (416) 925-1234
– Four Seasons Hotel Toronto - (416) 964-0411
– InterContinental Toronto Centre - (888) 444-0401
– Pantages Suites Hotel & Spa - (416) 362-1777
– The Hazelton Hotel - (416) 963-6300
– Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel - (416) 597-9200
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• Located downtown in the Theater District are many smaller night clubs. The larger music and dance clubs are:
– Lucid Toronto
– The Guvernment
– The Docks
– Lotus Nite club
– Money Night club
– Fluid Lounge
– My Apartment
– The Phoenix
Concert Hall
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• Roy Thompson Hall
• Hummingbird Centre
• Air Canada Centre
• Glenn Gould Studio
• Danforth Music Hall
• Massey Hall
• The Opera House
• Phoenix Concert Hall
• Exhibition Place
• Ontario Place
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World class performance venues and concert halls which offer the likes of
The Rolling Stones, The
Pink Floyd, The Cirque de
Soleil, Celine Dion,
Phantom of the Opera,
Native Aboriginal Dance
Performances, The
National Ballet and the
Toronto Symphony, to name just a few.
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There is NO SMOKING allowed in any of the following:
• Toronto Transit Commission vehicles and property
• Inside any bar, restaurant or enclosed shopping mall
• Go Train Rail and bus stations, vehicles and property.
•
Concert Halls, office buildings, indoor markets, cinemas, schools, universities, most indoor places.
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• … to visit Toronto !!
• … to love Toronto !!
• … to be proud of Toronto !!
• … to know why everybody loves Toronto !!
• … to explore Toronto !!
• … TO EXPERIENCE TORONTO !!
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Start your Toronto Experience today. Explore a world class city in your own back yard. Contact
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1-800-555-1212 www.toronto.ca
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Grade: 10.00 / 10.00
Excellent presenation. Good notes in the notes pane. Eye catching title slide with a great picture. I like the way your animation focuses attention on the picture. Your background colour is perfect for your presentation.
Good consistency throughout. Good use of the required elements.
Beautiful pictures. I really like the way you've done your map with all the neighborhoods labeled.
There are a few slides where you could cut down on the wordiness just a bit, mainly by deleting articles or repetition of the subject of the slide. You've done this on most of the slides but there are a few that could be reduced a bit to make them feel less intimidating to the casual viewer.
Excellent job. You really show how impressive Toronto can be.
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