TORONTO, ONTARIO
Do
Northeast: Guide to Toronto for NE2007 (Update
of the SLA Do North guide, and
including an updated
Restaurant Guide)
Toronto: Who Knew? (from Condé Nast
Traveler)
A Whole New Canada: Toronto (from Condé Nast Traveler)
Toronto Express (SLA Guides to Toronto,
prepared for the 2005 SLA Annual Meeting)
Toronto Visitor Guide (Toronto
Convention & Visitors Association)
WELCOME TO TORONTO!
Located on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto is Canada’s
largest city and capital of the province of Ontario. The Greater Toronto
Area had a 2005 population of 5.9 million.
As Canada's economic capital and a major global city, Toronto has highly
developed financial, business services, telecommunications,
transportation, media, technology and medical research industries. A
majority of the country's corporate head offices and transnational
corporate offices are located here. The city is home to the CN Tower,
the world's tallest free-standing structure.
Because of its low crime rates, clean environment and generally high
standard of living, Toronto is consistently rated one of the world's
most livable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Mercer
Quality of Living Survey.
Live with Culture
Toronto is home to internationally acclaimed museums, galleries and
other cultural attractions. It is a major centre of the English-speaking
cultural scene and offers the largest selection of film, theatre and
music (both classical and contemporary) in North America after New York.
Toronto features renowned architecture, incredible restaurants,
fabulous shopping, and much
more. Enjoy exploring this wonderful city with your colleagues and
friends.
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
Toronto is above all a city of neighborhoods, many of them downtown.
We have one of the largest Chinatown's in the West (and that's only
the one downtown!) There's trendy Bloor-Yorkville with it's high-end
shopping and galleries; the leafy Annex, with its wonderful
Victorian and Edwardian architecture and adjacent to the University
of Toronto campus; the alternative art scene on Queen St. West;
Little Italy for the fashionistas and barristas, renowned for its
club scene; Greektown and its many restaurants and foodstores; or
the St. Lawrence neighborhood and its farmer's market, just minutes
from the towers of Bay Street.
Delighting in Diversity
Toronto's population is cosmopolitan, which reflects its role as a major
destination for immigrants to Canada. The United Nations has recognized
Toronto as the world’s most multicultural city. Over half the population
was born outside Canada, and more than 100 languages are spoken here.
This diversity has an incredible impact on city life. Come and
experience cuisines of a hundred different traditions. Safely explore
our many neighbourhoods and vibrant street life. Music, theatre,
galleries, dance and spoken word performances abound. There are 125
museums and archives to visit.
The Weather is Brilliant
October in Toronto: the trees are brilliant with colour as Fall reaches
its peak. Average daytime temperatures are around 18 degrees Celsius (65
Fahrenheit), and conditions are usually dry.
Even More To See
If you have a car, Toronto is an excellent
starting point for many day-trips.
Niagara
Falls and the Niagara wine region (and its
many wine tours) are an easy 1.5-hour drive,
as is the delightfully "colonial"
Niagara-on-the-Lake, home to the
renowned
Shaw Theatre Festival. A bit further
a field are the town of Stratford and the
world-renowned
Stratford Shakespeare Festival, or, for
lovers of the wild,
Algonquin Provincial Park in the wilds of Northern Ontario, just
a few hours from Toronto.
More Information
For more information about Toronto and its attractions, visit these websites:
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