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The Monkey's Paw is an independent used bookstore in Toronto, Ontario, Canada known for its eclectic, arcane, and absurd books, and for the Biblio-Mat, a random book vending machine. [ 1 ] Owner Stephen Fowler founded The Monkey's Paw in 2006, four years after he moved to Toronto from San Francisco , where he worked in numerous bookstores.
The city announced on 10 February 2021 that the library would officially be renamed to honour the centennial birthday of Mississauga's longest-serving mayor, Hazel McCallion. [5] [6] The Hazel McCallion Central Library was reopened to the public on December 19, 2023 with limited hours before its official grand reopening on February 3, 2024. [7] [8]
The Humber River is a river in Southern Ontario, Canada. [2] It is in the Great Lakes Basin, is a tributary of Lake Ontario and is one of two major rivers on either side of the city of Toronto, the other being the Don River to the east. It was designated a Canadian Heritage River on September 24, 1999. [3]
Two medium-sized rivers are contained entirely within Toronto's boundaries - Highland Creek (although part of its watershed contains a portion of southern Markham), and Taylor-Massey Creek which is a tributary of the Don River, East Branch. Mimico Creek, and Etobicoke Creek are minor streams which originate in Brampton and Mississauga.
Book City is a Canadian independent book store chain based out of Toronto. [1] History. Book City opened its first store in the Annex neighborhood of Toronto in 1976. [2]
Square One is located in downtown Mississauga adjacent to the interchange of Highway 403 and Hurontario Street, near the Mississauga Civic Centre, the Mississauga Living Arts Centre, and the Mississauga Central Library; and has many condominium towers surrounding it. [5]
Etobicoke Creek / ɛ ˈ t oʊ b ɪ k oʊ / ⓘ is a river in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. [1] It is a tributary of Lake Ontario and runs from Caledon to southern Etobicoke, part of the City of Toronto. The creek is within the jurisdiction of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.
The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives didn't have a permanent home until 1973 when the Thomas Fisher Rare Book library was opened. The library is named in honour of Thomas Fisher (1792–1874), who immigrated from Yorkshire , settled along the Humber River in 1822, and became a successful merchant ...