Toy Soldiers

The Monument to the War of 1812, also called Toy Soldiers, is a War of 1812 war monument in Toronto. Designed by Douglas Coupland and unveiled in 2008, the monument includes two Styrofoam sculptures over a stone plinth, and commemorates the successful defence of British North America against American forces in the War of 1812.

The sculpture is situated near the intersection of Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard in the Fort York neighbourhood, south of the historic fort, and serves as the southeastern gateway marker to the Fort York neighbourhood.

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Toronto Street Art

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Ontario Place

A pedestrian bridge crossing over West Channel links Exhibition Place with Ontario Place.

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Controlling The Water Level

Some of the gates on the Trent River water level control dams require a really cool machine to adjust the water flow by removing or replacing wood timbers.

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A Winter Walk Through The Trees

A snow-covered path through a forested area near Batawa, Ontario

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Trent-Severn Lock 4 – Batawa

A beautiful winter scene alongside the access road for the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site Lock 4 – Batawa.

The lock master’s house is one of the three restored Waterway lockmaster houses. It serves as the lock station office and houses public washrooms

Looking upstream toward Lock 5 – Frankford

The canal water level control dam

  • Lock length: 46.9 m (154 ft)
  • Lock width: 9.7 m (32 ft)
  • Average lift: 5.5 m (18 ft)

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Railway Monkey and Woods Turtle

Railway Monkey and Woods Turtle

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Railway Monkey

Railway Monkey – my little buddy that I found all cold and desolate on railway tracks. I cleaned him up as best as I could and gave him a few much-needed stitches.

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Ottawa – Parliament Buildings

Just a moment in time as I walk about the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

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CP 3111

Canadian Pacific 3111, a GP38-2 locomotive, stopped at the Trenton Yard

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