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Jeff Healey Park in Etobicoke
If you grew up in the late 80s or early 90s, there’s a good chance you slow danced to Angel Eyes by Jeff Healey at least once. Healey was an amazing guitarist and a beautiful singer. He lost his sight to a rare form of eye cancer as an infant. He taught himself how to…
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Love Park in Downtown Toronto
There is a brand new heart-shaped park in Toronto and I couldn’t wait to see it, and now you can see it too. Located on a two-acre site where a Gardiner off-ramp once stood, Love Park features a large heart-shaped pond at its centre. Surrounding the pond is a 160m bench seat made of red-toned…
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Brueckner Rhododendron Garden in Mississauga
Brueckner Rhododendron Garden is home to one of the largest publicly owned collections of rhododendrons in Canada. Situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, the garden is lovely to visit all year round but the floral displays are at their most stunning in May and June. Located in Mississauga, just west of Toronto, Brueckner…
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Seeing the Cherry Blossoms in Toronto’s High Park
The highly anticipated cherry blossom bloom has begun in Toronto so I took Darcie to High Park on her afternoon walk today. These delicate and ephemeral flowers, known as Sakura in Japanese, attract thousands of visitors each year who come to marvel at their beauty. The cherry blossom trees in High Park were a gift…
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Sheldon Lookout in Humber Bay Park
There is a view of the city so beautiful in Humber Bay Park that if this was New York, everyone would be telling visitors you must pay a visit to Sheldon Lookout. The vistas of the city skyline and Humber Bay are stunning. A gift to the city from the Sheldon family, it sits on…
