Yonge & St Clair: From The Ground Up Walking Tour

On this tour discover the Yonge and St. Clair neighbourhood from the ground up! From the depths of local reservoirs now covered by park space to the high-rise office towers explore the community and its recent changes. We’ll peel back the layers of this vibrant community as we discuss the weighty topic of a community in transition. We’ll reflect on what defines the foundation of a community what has been changed at eye level and finally as we move up to the highest penthouse how it can still reflect the past.

This tour was developed and will be led by Kate Colenbrander. Kate is an Emerging Historian with Heritage Toronto and a documentary filmmaker photographer and researcher. Her work has been featured in publications like the CBC and Spacing Magazine along with film festivals like Open City Docs and Doc London. Her practice focuses on the spaces where we find contradictory intersections: old and new city and nature public and private development and displacement. Growing up in Toronto she spent most of her childhood around the ravines and underpinnings of midtown from the Brickworks to Mt Pleasant Cemetery. Even now she spends her free time biking around the city’s trail systems and decorated allies trying her best to keep a keen eye out for the overlooked.

Start Point: David Balfour Park Trail Entrance (20 Avoca Ave.)

Our staff and volunteers will be at the tour's starting location 30 minutes prior to each tour. Please arrive at least 5-10 minutes prior to the start of the tour to allow time for check in. Feel free to call us at (647) 542-3450 if you are having trouble finding the start location.

End Point: 111 St Clair Ave W Toronto ON M4V 1N5

Length of Tour: Approximately 90 minutes

Distance and Terrain: This tour is approximately 1.6 kilometers in distance and takes place predominantly on paved city sidewalks and streets. There are some unpaved portions of the route that take place in a city park.

Ticket Price and Registration: This tour is provided for $8.00/person. The total cost is $9.85 (includes a $1.85 transaction fee). Please note that space is limited on our tours. You may not be able to join a tour group if you have not registered ahead of time.

This tour uses individual audio headsets. All registered participants will be provided with an individual headset that will allow you to hear the tour guide throughout the tour.

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