Thursday, December 6, 2012, 7:30 PM

Celebrate thirty years or so of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society!  Join us for our annual Christmas/Solstice Social.  We’ll be previewing our special edition of the Leader and Recorder and reminiscing about the years that led up to WTJHS winning two Heritage Toronto Awards including the prestigious Member’s Choice Award.  As well, visit our Ad Hoc Museum of artifacts and curios from Junction Past and our member’s closets.  Bring something to share for Show and Tell.  Come for the history and stay for great food and witty banter.  Be there or be doomed to repeat yourself!

Thursday, December 6, Annette Library, 145 Annette Street, (West of Keele Street), Lower Level, Committee Room One

Saturday, December 1, 2012 @ 5:30 PM

The goal of the Holiday Train is
to collect food and money for local food banks and to raise awareness in the fight against hunger. At each event, the Holiday Train provides a box car stage, a line up of great musical talents and a corporate contribution to the local food bank. The community, in turn, is encouraged to donate food and funds, all of which stays in the community.

Location: 750 Runnymede Rd, in front of CP Lambton yard office, parking only in Walmart lot [Runnymede south  of St. Clair, entrance opposite Ryding Ave.]

NOW!  See preview Videos of this fascinating meeting Here

“Monarchy in Canada: the Junction Debate”

 Should We Abolish the Monarchy in Canada and declare a Canadian Republic?

Debaters Tom Freda, National Director of the Citizens for a Canadian Republic and WTJHS president Neil Ross will bring an often hilarious, but informed approach to their respective positions.  Hosted by two-time Governor General’s Award winning historian and Junction resident, Christopher Moore.

Come for our business meeting — which can be pretty funny and informed on its own — and stay for the debate.  Refreshments are available for a donation.

Thursday, November 1, Annette Library, 145 Annette Street, (West of Keele Street), Lower Level, Committee Room One.

7:30 PM – Business Meeting

8:30 PM –Monarchy in Canada: the Junction Debate

The West Toronto Junction Historical Society (W.T.J.H.S.) would like to thank Heritage Toronto for awarding its 2012 Community Heritage Award to our Society and to thank members of Heritage Toronto who voted us their 2012 Member’s Choice Award.  The ceremonies were held October 9 at Koerner Hall in the Royal Conservatory of Music, in conjunction with the William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture.

Host Mary Ito spoke of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society’s “impressive, diligent, and rigourous documenting of the built and cultural history of its neighbourhood in a sustained way over many years.” She said “The jury commended the Society’s approach to leveraging and sharing resources as a model for others to emulate.”

W.T.J.H.S. would like to thank our volunteers who help us staff an extensive archives, and provide monthly meetings with a guest speaker, an award winning historical quarterly, heritage activism, two Junction books, renowned walking tours, a historical talk show, a four part graphic novel series, a  web site about Junction architecture, and an upcoming documentary on the Heintzman Piano factory.