• Past Event: WTJHS Monarchy Debate

    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. …

  • WTJHS wins Two Heritage Toronto Awards!

    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…

  • Past Event: October 4, 2012: Imagining Toronto

    Thursday, October 4th, Annette Library, Lower Level, Committee Room 1: 7:30 PM – Business Meeting 8:30 PM –Imagining Toronto Imagining Toronto is a study of how the city has been described and revealed in and through literature.  Author Amy Lavender Harris, who teaches in the Department of Geography at York University, discusses the study.  Imagining…

  • Past Event: September 6 Meeting: Buster Keaton Double Bill

    Thursday, September 6, Annette Library, Lower Level, Committee Room 1: 7:30 PM – Business Meeting 8:00 PM – Buster Keaton Double Bill:  Bring your own popcorn! (note early start) The Railrodder is a 1965 short comedy film released by the National Film Board of Canada,  starring Buster Keaton in one of his final film roles. …