Upper Canada Village is a heritage park in the village of Riverside near Morrisburg, Ontario, which depicts a 19th-century village in Upper Canada. Construction of Upper Canada Village began in 1958. The village is made up of 40 authentic buildings plucked from 10 communities that were flooded as a result of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. You can wander through Cook’s Tavern, the Blacksmith’s Shop, Asselstine’s Woollen Factory, the Schoolhouse, the Gazette Printing Office and the many other dwellings to learn about the intricacies of colonial life.

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The University of Toronto Mississauga is a vibrant and active undergraduate and graduate campus that offers the benefits of a University of Toronto education in a beautiful park-like campus. The campus consists of a number of buildings arranged across a large, treed lot. The surrounding suburban neighbourhood is a fairly affluent section of the city of Mississauga. Established in 1967, UTM is the second largest division of U of T, with 11,700 undergraduate students, 500 graduate students, 740 staff and over 40,000 alumni. The campus is home to 15 academic departments and an Institute of Communication, Culture and Information Technology, where the new $37-million Terrence Donnelly Health Sciences Complex joins the recently opened $70-million Instructional Centre and numerous other award-winning buildings and residences.

Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre

Instructional Centre exterior

Instructional Centre exterior

Health Sciences Complex

Health Sciences Complex

CT Building

CT Building

Deerfield Hall

Deerfield Hall

Deerfield Hall

Bus stop

Pond

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Casa Loma is a beautiful landmark and makes for an incredible venue for events. The former home of Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt, Canada\’s famous castle is complete with decorated suites, secret passages, an 800-foot tunnel, towers, stables, and beautiful 5-acre estate gardens. It was built by Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt to fulfill his childhood wish for a castle. His dream took three years and $3.5 million to complete. If you visit Toronto, it’s a worthwhile place to visit!

Admission:

Adults (18-59): $24.00
Seniors (60+)/Youth (14 – 17): $18.00
Children (4-13): $14.00

Opening Hours:

Daily from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm.

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The extraordinary ruins of this church recall the early history of Roman Catholicism in Upper Canada. Begun in 1815, St. Raphael’s Church originally served as the centre of the colony’s largest and most important parish, and the administrative headquarters of the first Roman Catholic bishop, Alexander Macdonell. In 1970 a fire consumed the church of St. Raphael’s, one of the earliest Roman Catholic churches in English-speaking Canada. The Ruins were declared a National Historic Site in 1999.

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