Results tagged “hto”

So you think you know the history of Toronto's water? Taddle Creek used to flow down Philosopher's Walk, Garrison Creek used to flow through Trinity Bellwoods Park, all of the land below Front Street used to be in the lake, and R.C. Harris built everything; what else is there to know? Well, how about the mighty Laurentian River that flows from Georgian Bay to Lake Ontario right through High Park? That's just one of the surprises exposed by HTO: Toronto’s Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-flow Toilets published late last year by Coach House Books. The book's two-and-a-half dozen essays and accompanying photos document our changing relationships through time with the natural and artificial watercourses that flow through the city.

WORDS: This Is Not A Reading Series launches Coach House Books' new water culture-infused anthology HTO: Toronto’s Water from Lake Iroquois to Lost Rivers to Low-Flow Toilets with a panel discussion featuring anthology contributors, followed by a choice of a walking tour of Fort York or refreshments and informal conversation with the panelists. Spacing’s Matt Blackett moderates the discussion, and contributing essayist David Robertson gives the tour afterwards. The Blue Barracks, Fort York (100 Garrison Road), 2–6 p.m., $5. (Free with book purchase.)

Every weekday morning, bright and early, we feature a photo (or two) from a photographer in the Torontoist Flickr Pool. It's our way of giving the many excellent photographers in our pool the attention that they deserve.

Starting today, contributor Tony Makepeace will take us for some spins around our city with his fantastic VR panoramas. You can look up, down, side to side, in and out—pretty much every direction but back at yourself, which would be kind of creepy. Say hello to Panoramaist: the Toronto shoe-gazer's worst enemy. Click the preview image above to launch the QuickTime VR panorama in a separate full-screen browser window. Panoramaist (and no, we don't get...