Pumpkin patches can be found all over Canada and the United States. 
They’re very versatile when it comes to pies and other desserts; some grow into amazing sizes, with the largest up to a ton; raw pumpkins provide food energy – an excellent source when eaten daily; and on Hallowe’en they’re in entertainment mode. 
The kids love them, and so do TORONTO’s black squirrels, who tear them apart and chew them up.
<PHOTO FROM City of Toronto Archive>
RICHARD LONGLEY in NOW Magazine writes – “Founded in 1911, HAMILTON GEAR produced actuators that opened and closed the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway; the pilot’s canopy of the Avro Arrow; and the sliding roof of the Rogers Centre (then known as the SkyDome). The company vacated the building in 1994, and suffered broken windows and graffiti. A magnificent specimen of Miesian Industrial beauty.” <Photo above – Bob Krawczyk/Architectural Conservancy Ontario>
Bordering on Regent Park and close to Downtown and Cabbagetown, River Street offers both condominum apartments and reasonably priced rentals. 
Parts of Old Toronto linger as well., and well-used bike paths (especially on weekends) follow the sidewalks. It may not be fancy, but it’s coming along as a new East Side TORONTO neighbourhood.
Public transit and major cross-town streets add some pizazz to what once was a hangout for ladies-of-the-evening.
There’s been quite a change in River Street over the last few years, and it’s not nearly finished yet. There’s construction all around, especially in neighbouring Regent Park.
This young moose was busy eating, and couldn’t be bothered interrupting them. Sharon took the picture and sent it off to ‘toronto savvy’. Cape Breton is an island, attached to mainland Nova Scotia by the Canso Causeway. Parts of it are very mountainous.
After 20 years or more, REGENT PARK, <Photos Above> a massive redevelopment on the Downtown East Side is now a great success, thanks in large part to private developers, the city, the province and people who live there. 
On the Downtown West Side, ALEXANDRA PARK (foreground above) is now heading in the same direction. It will feature 1,540 market-price condominiums mixed in with a supply of rental-geared-to-income units. Several streets will be re-opened, eliminating dead-ends and dark nooks and crannies. This former hard scrabble neighbourhood will soon be transformed into one that’s safe and in demand. 
ALEXANDRA PARK, named after Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII, occupies a large swath of prime downtown real estate, south of Kensington Market. It couldn’t be better placed to show off spectacular views, and it’s just around the corner from Spadina Avenue, Chinatown West, the streetcar network and the subway.
There’ll be new public parks and retail outlets, just as there are now in Regent Park. This will be another much-improved neighbourhood. ONWARD & UPWARD!
In the first half-hour of ABC’s telecast, the Canadian television series ‘Schitt’s Creek’ was busy accumulating Emmy Awards. In all major comedy categories the Canucks delivered a wipe-out. Top acting awards went to Catherine O’Hara, Eugene Levy, Dan Levy and Ottawa’s own Annie Murphy. Photos above from the Ottawa Citizen, September 21/2020>
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