Year: 2014

Ruth writes: At the Royal Ontario Museum this past weekend, I found the South Asian Heritage Days especially fun, but for unexpected reasons. The

Emmanuel Gallant writes: Have you ever been to the largest multicultural festival in Ontario? This year Carassauga was celebrating its 29th birthday. On this

Ruth writes: I was curious because I didn’t know we had a Filipino neighbourhood in Toronto. Fortunately, Heritage Toronto organized a tour in St.

Ruth writes: Someone asked me the other day if I went to all the festivals in Toronto. Yikes! I once counted one year’s worth

Ruth writes: Portugal Week events extend from May 3 to July 26 this year.  It centres around June 10, Portugal National Day, when the

P. Anne Winter writes: Ruth has offered me a one-time opportunity to let you readers in on a big secret. For those who love

  Ruth writes: For people who hesitate to just walk into a building of another religion or cultural group, here’s your once-a-year opportunity. The

Ruth writes: I took one of Heritage Toronto’s walking tours recently, the one about Koreatown. I have walked frequently on my own along  Bloor

Ruth writes: Did you know that world-famous Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa was music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1969? From