Remembrance Day / en In photos: 茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day 2024 across its three campuses /news/photos-u-t-marks-remembrance-day-2024-across-its-three-campuses <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">In photos: 茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day 2024 across its three campuses</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2823%29-crop.jpg?h=9054e509&amp;itok=thi450hI 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2823%29-crop.jpg?h=9054e509&amp;itok=kEwZbzGG 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2823%29-crop.jpg?h=9054e509&amp;itok=2EDBKzbf 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2823%29-crop.jpg?h=9054e509&amp;itok=thi450hI" alt="A soldier salute the wreathes laid at Soldier's Tower"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>davidlee</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-11T14:00:22-05:00" title="Monday, November 11, 2024 - 14:00" class="datetime">Mon, 11/11/2024 - 14:00</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>A soldier salutes in front of wreaths lain beneath the arches of Soldiers' Tower during Remembrance Day ceremonies at 茄子直播's St. George campus (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/adam-elliott-segal" hreflang="en">Adam Elliott Segal</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/soldiers-tower-0" hreflang="en">Soldiers' Tower</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/president-meric-gertler" hreflang="en">President Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Heads were bowed across the University of Toronto's three campuses on Nov. 11 as the 茄子直播 community recognized Remembrance Day.&nbsp;</p> <p>At the St. George campus, the sound of the carillon鈥檚 bells rang out from atop Soldiers' Tower into the crisp autumn air in memory of soldiers and veterans, including those who served and fell in the First and Second World Wars as well as other conflicts.</p> <p>The ceremony also honoured the 100th anniversary of Soldiers鈥 Tower, as well as the centennial of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), with Lt.-Col. <strong>Peter MacLaurin</strong>, chair of the Soldiers鈥 Tower Committee and Lt.-Col. <strong>David Letellier de St-Just</strong> both speaking in front of an audience that numbered in the hundreds.&nbsp;</p> <p>The service, which was attended by students, alumni, faculty, staff, local and federal government representatives and veterans, honoured Canada鈥檚 war efforts through poems, historical vignettes and an account of the dedication of Soldiers鈥 Tower on June 5th, 1924.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Wreaths were placed under the three arches by dignitaries who included 茄子直播 President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>;<strong>&nbsp;Trevor Young</strong>, vice-president and provost;&nbsp;<strong>Anna Kennedy</strong>, chair of 茄子直播's Governing Council; and&nbsp;<strong>Chrystia Freeland</strong>, Canada鈥檚 deputy prime minister and minister of finance.</p> <p>A plaque commemorating the anniversary of Soldiers' Tower was presented by <strong>Corwin Cambray</strong>, president of the 茄子直播 茄子直播 Association.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>A gun salute at nearby Queen鈥檚 Park echoed loudly into the air as 鈥淥 Canada鈥 was sung by the hundreds of attendees.&nbsp;A public reception at the Great Hall in Hart House concluded the ceremony. The Tower鈥檚 Memorial Room remained open to the public until 4 p.m.&nbsp;</p> <h3>茄子直播 Scarborough commemorates Remembrance Day in the Meeting Place&nbsp;</h3> <p>Over at the 茄子直播 Scarborough campus, Remembrance Day service was held in the Meeting Place to honour those who served in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>The ceremony was attended by <strong>Linda Johnston</strong>, 茄子直播 Scarborough principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, <strong>Karin Ruhlandt</strong>, vice-principal academic and dean, and featured performances by the UTSC concert band, concert choir and string orchestra.鈥&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/utsc-remembrance-day.jpg?itok=6OAfWnwU" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Top left: Members of the 茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 string orchestra perform. Top right: Principal Linda Johnston speaks to guests. Bottom: The UTSC concert band and choir perform during 2024 Remembrance Day ceremonies (photos by Don Campbell)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Trumpeter&nbsp;<strong>Michael Barth</strong> played the "Last Post" while community representatives laid wreaths on behalf of faculty, staff, students, alumni and the Scarborough community.&nbsp;</p> <h3>茄子直播 Mississauga honours the fallen&nbsp;</h3> <p>茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremony took place in front of the鈥疍avis Building, where <strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong>, 茄子直播 Mississauga principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, <strong>Philip Anyang</strong>, vice-president, equity at the 茄子直播 Mississauga Students鈥 Union, and <strong>Richard Waters</strong>, representative of USW Local 1998, were present to lay wreaths to honour the fallen.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/utm-remembrance-day.jpg?itok=yEwCu1dd" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Top left: Philip Anyang, UTMSU VP Equity, Alexandra Gillespie, 茄子直播 Mississauga principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, and Richard Waters, USW representative, lay wreaths to honour the fallen. Top right:&nbsp;Ruben Sidhu, 茄子直播 special constable, lowers the flag.&nbsp;Bottom:&nbsp;Attendees mark Remembrance Day in 茄子直播 Mississauga's David Building&nbsp;(photos by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></figcaption> </figure> <h3>茄子直播 St. George marks Remembrance Day, centenary of Soldiers' Tower</h3> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%285%29-crop.jpg?itok=Un-cCvcn" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Soldiers' Tower was erected in 1924 and funded by the University of Toronto 茄子直播 Association (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2858%29-crop.jpg?itok=SN9DwI-O" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Piper Rory Sinclair leads distinguished guests through the memorial arch of Soldiers' Tower (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2859%29-crop.jpg?itok=8VYxdR6o" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister and minister of finance, speaks with Peter MacLaurin, chair of the Soldiers鈥 Tower Committee (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2851%29-crop.jpg?itok=l9ZGoCpy" width="750" height="500" alt="veteran soldiers salute" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force salute during the playing of 鈥淟ast Post鈥 by trumpeter Andrew Mendis (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2835%29-crop.jpg?itok=t5V94JJG" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Members of the Hart House Chorus perform during the placing of wreaths (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2834%29-crop.jpg?itok=zrWRJ9Um" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Rev. Richard Ruggle addresses attendees outside Hart House (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2811%29-crop.jpg?itok=N_Rp_lyk" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>L-R: 茄子直播 President Meric Gertler, Corwin Cambray, president of the 茄子直播 茄子直播 Association, Anna Kennedy, chair of 茄子直播's Governing Council and Daniel Hendrickson, past chair of the Soldiers鈥 Tower Committee, preside over the unveiling of a plaque to commemorate the centenary of Soldiers鈥 Tower (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/2024-11-11-Remembrance-Day-%2813%29-crop.jpg?itok=ETd9y2VN" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Cadets stand at attention (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:00:22 +0000 davidlee 310550 at 茄子直播 experts solve mystery of century-old flower mailed by First World War soldier /news/u-t-experts-solve-mystery-century-old-flower-mailed-first-world-war-soldier <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 experts solve mystery of century-old flower mailed by First World War soldier</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-11/Sommes-flower-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=DpD644va 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2024-11/Sommes-flower-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=OgT4KFLf 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2024-11/Sommes-flower-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=GehbgA-1 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-11/Sommes-flower-crop.jpg?h=81d682ee&amp;itok=DpD644va" alt="close up of the letter with flower pressed into page"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-08T10:48:39-05:00" title="Friday, November 8, 2024 - 10:48" class="datetime">Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:48</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>The letter and flower, mailed by Harold Wrong to his brother in 1916, were donated to the University of Toronto Archives in the 1960s (courtesy 茄子直播 Libraries)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-archives" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Archives</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/first-world-war" hreflang="en">First World War</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/thomas-fisher-rare-book-library" hreflang="en">Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-libraries" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Libraries</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">The flower was pressed inside a letter sent by 茄子直播 graduate Harold Wrong a day before the Battle of the Somme</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Harold Wrong</strong> was a First World War soldier who sent one last letter to his brother Murray on June 30, 1916. It contained a single pressed flower and one line: "All well with me."</p> <p>The next day marked the Battle of the Somme and Wrong, who had graduated from University College just three years earlier, was never seen alive again.</p> <p>The letter and flower were <a href="/news/heartbreaking-letters-triumphant-trophies-12-objects-tell-story-u-t-during-great-war">donated to the University of Toronto Archives</a> and the identity of the flower has been a mystery 鈥 <a href="/news/heartbreaking-letters-triumphant-trophies-12-objects-tell-story-u-t-during-great-war">until now</a>.</p> <p>Using new and emerging technologies and working with botanists and scholars beyond the university, 茄子直播 librarians, archivists and researchers from 茄子直播 Mississauga鈥檚 Old Books, New Science lab have solved the mystery of the 108-year-old Somme flower.</p> <p>鈥淚n academia, we鈥檙e always curious and we always want to know things,鈥 says&nbsp;<strong>Loryl MacDonald</strong>, associate chief librarian for special collections and director of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library. 鈥淎nd to think that a pressed flower like that is 108 years old and survived that long! The fact that the family had preserved the flower for so long is very touching.鈥</p> <p>To those who ask why the type of flower matters,&nbsp;<strong>Jessica Lockhart</strong>, head of research at the <a href="https://oldbooksnewscience.com/">Old Books New Science</a> lab says, 鈥淲ell, if you know the flower, you know more about Harold. You understand why he found it beautiful and why he wanted to share it.</p> <p>鈥淎nd that鈥檚 an important detail that tells us so much more about his final message.鈥</p> <h3><a href="https://library.utoronto.ca/news/plucked-blackened-ground-solving-108-year-old-mystery-somme-flower">Read the complete story of the Somme Flower at 茄子直播 Libraries</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:48:39 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 310524 at 茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day across its three campuses /news/u-t-mark-remembrance-day-across-its-three-campuses <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day across its three campuses</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-11/UofT14428_20171110_RemembranceDayStGeorgeCampus2017_002-crop.jpg?h=98fe528d&amp;itok=mFcQVsPg 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2024-11/UofT14428_20171110_RemembranceDayStGeorgeCampus2017_002-crop.jpg?h=98fe528d&amp;itok=YxDoz7kB 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2024-11/UofT14428_20171110_RemembranceDayStGeorgeCampus2017_002-crop.jpg?h=98fe528d&amp;itok=G-gYK_Cz 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2024-11/UofT14428_20171110_RemembranceDayStGeorgeCampus2017_002-crop.jpg?h=98fe528d&amp;itok=mFcQVsPg" alt="view under soldier's tower during a remembrance day ceremony"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-11-06T16:45:25-05:00" title="Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 16:45" class="datetime">Wed, 11/06/2024 - 16:45</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>(photo by Laura Pedersen)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/adam-elliott-segal" hreflang="en">Adam Elliott Segal</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/soldiers-tower-0" hreflang="en">Soldiers' Tower</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">A ceremony on the St. George campus will commemorate the 100th&nbsp;anniversary of Soldiers鈥 Tower</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto will mark Remembrance Day across its three campuses on Nov. 11 鈥 including a ceremony on the St. George campus that will commemorate the 100th&nbsp;anniversary of Soldiers鈥 Tower.&nbsp;</p> <p>The 44-metre tower, which&nbsp;<a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/community/soldiers-tower/soldiers-tower-carillon">houses a 51-bell carillon</a>, was erected beside Hart House in 1924 to honour soldiers and members of the 茄子直播 community who fell in the First World War.&nbsp;</p> <p>The monument was later expanded to include the names of 1,185 people who fell during either the First or Second World Wars, while the annual Service of Remembrance that takes place at its base honours those who served in both the Great Wars as well as other conflicts.</p> <p>鈥淭he most important aspect of this day is drawing the community together,鈥 says&nbsp;<strong>Peter MacLaurin</strong>, chair of the Soldier鈥檚 Tower committee and a retired lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Army.&nbsp;</p> <p>Beginning at 10:25 a.m.,&nbsp;<a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/community/soldiers-tower/service-of-remembrance">the St. George campus service</a>&nbsp;will include carillon recitals before and after the ceremony 鈥 and will be followed by a free public reception in the Great Hall of Hart House. The Memorial Room in Soldiers鈥 Tower will be open until 4 p.m.</p> <p>Meanwhile, at 茄子直播 Scarborough, the community will honour alumni, students, faculty and staff who fell in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/principal/remembrance-day">in-person ceremony</a> begins at&nbsp;10:45 a.m. at The&nbsp;Meeting Place, Science Wing, and&nbsp;features the UTSC Concert Band, Concert Choir &amp; String Orchestra.</p> <p>At 茄子直播 Mississauga,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/remembrance-day-ceremonies">an in-person ceremony</a>&nbsp;will take place at&nbsp;10:45 a.m. in front of the&nbsp;Davis Building, near the flagpole. The UTM Indigenous Centre is also hosting <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFaQpCwxQAVHzu8jnzxOvoYg_y8J1poevm3aes70sTZY_bfQ/viewform">a&nbsp;poppy-beading workshop</a>&nbsp;on Nov. 8.</p> <p>Flags on all three campuses will be flown at half-mast on Nov. 11.&nbsp;</p> <h4>Soldiers鈥 Tower</h4> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2024-11/UofT14434_20171110_RemembranceDayStGeorgeCampus2017_008-crop.jpg?itok=qm888w-z" width="750" height="518" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>The 44-metre tower, erected beside Hart House in 1924, houses a 51-bell carillon&nbsp;(photo by Laura Pedersen)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Between 1923 and 1924, the University of Toronto 茄子直播 Association raised $397,141 to build a war memorial and establish scholarships to honour community members who served in the Great War 鈥 the equivalent of more than $7 million in today鈥檚 currency.</p> <p><a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/community/soldiers-tower/soldiers-tower-carillon">The tower鈥檚 carillon</a>&nbsp;is played by three different carillonists, who use their hands and feet to play a keyboard that sounds the bells during spring and fall convocations and&nbsp;<a href="/news/soldiers-tower-carillon-played-remembrance-queen-elizabeth-ii">other special ceremonies</a>, including on Remembrance Day.&nbsp;</p> <p>The ranks, names and units of those lost to the university in the First World War are etched in stone on the memorial screen. Other features of the monument include the memorial arch and the Garden of Remembrance.&nbsp;</p> <p>In the Staircase of Honour, stained-glass windows depict men and women who contributed to the war effort.&nbsp;</p> <p>Portraits of several illustrious graduates are on display in the tower. They include: Lt.-Col.<strong>&nbsp;John McCrae</strong>, who wrote&nbsp;<em>In Flanders Fields</em>; Maj.&nbsp;<strong>Thain MacDowell</strong>, who earned the Victoria Cross in the battle of Vimy Ridge, the only member of 茄子直播 to receive the honour in the Great War; Maj.&nbsp;<strong>Fred Tilston</strong>, awarded the Victoria Cross for his efforts in Hochwald Forest (Germany), 1945; and the co-discoverers of insulin, Sir&nbsp;<strong>Frederick Banting</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Charles Best</strong>. Both men served in the Canadian Army in the First World War.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 06 Nov 2024 21:45:25 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 310445 at 茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day 2023 across its three campuses /news/u-t-marks-remembrance-day-2023-across-its-three-campuses <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day 2023 across its three campuses</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-15-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=rQ3MXEv1 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-15-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=ppuMQIlj 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-15-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=wbnQauja 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-15-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=rQ3MXEv1" alt="the crowd seen at remembrance day in front of Hart House at the University of Toronto St. George campus"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-11-10T12:09:13-05:00" title="Friday, November 10, 2023 - 12:09" class="datetime">Fri, 11/10/2023 - 12:09</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>Members of the 茄子直播 community gathered at Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus for a Service of Remembrance ahead of Nov. 11 (photo by Polina Teif)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/mariam-matti" hreflang="en">Mariam Matti</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alexandra-gillespie" hreflang="en">Alexandra Gillespie</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rose-patten" hreflang="en">Rose Patten</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/governing-council" hreflang="en">Governing Council</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Remembrance Day services were held across the University of Toronto鈥檚 three campuses on Friday 鈥 one day ahead of Nov. 11 鈥 to honour those who served and fell in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.</p> <p>On the St. George campus, members of the 茄子直播 community gathered at Soldiers鈥 Tower for a service that began with the playing of the tower鈥檚 51-bell carillon. It was followed by an Indigenous land acknowledgement by Rev. <strong>Richard Ruggle</strong> and words of welcome by <strong>Daniel Hendrickson</strong>, chair of the Soldiers鈥 Tower committee.</p> <p>The event included a performance of the <em>Naval Hymn</em>, a historical reading, a memorial day prayer by Imam <strong>Abdul Hai Patel</strong>, a reading of <em>In Flanders Fields</em> 鈥 written by <a href="/news/flanders-fields-why-iconic-poem-u-t-alumnus-endures-100-years-later" target="_blank">茄子直播 alumnus Lt.-Col.&nbsp;<strong>John McCrae</strong></a><strong> </strong>鈥<strong>&nbsp;</strong>and a reflection by Rabbi <strong>Jonathan Jaffit</strong>.</p> <p>茄子直播 President&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler</strong>, Chancellor&nbsp;<strong>Rose Patten</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chair of Governing Council&nbsp;<strong>Anna Kennedy</strong>&nbsp;joined&nbsp;<strong>Chrystia Freeland</strong>, Canada鈥檚 deputy prime minister and finance minister, and other representatives from government, the Canadian Armed Forces, 茄子直播 alumni, students, staff and faculty in laying wreaths in honour of the fallen in the archway of Soldiers鈥 Tower.</p> <p>A moment of silence was observed after the placing of the wreaths.</p> <p>At 茄子直播 Mississauga, a ceremony was held in front of the Davis Building with <strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong>, 茄子直播 Mississauga principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, in attendance.</p> <p>The service at 茄子直播 Scarborough was held in the Meeting Place. It was attended by <strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>, 茄子直播 Scarborough principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, and featured performances by the concert band, concert choir and string orchestra.</p> <p>Here is how the Remembrance Day services were captured through the lenses of photographers at 茄子直播:&nbsp;</p> <hr> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-22-crop.jpg?itok=VsftoV53" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Members of the Canadian Armed Forces attended the Service of Remembrance on the St. George campus.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-32.jpg?itok=9rr9T8Ar" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Chancellor&nbsp;<strong>Rose Patten</strong>, Vice-Chair of Governing Council&nbsp;<strong>Anna Kennedy</strong> and 茄子直播 President&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler </strong>attended the Remembrance Day ceremony on the St. George campus. The ceremony was also attended by&nbsp;<strong>Chrystia Freeland</strong>, Canada鈥檚 deputy prime minister and finance minister (second row).&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/1110RemembranceService005-crop.jpg?itok=KxxNX3fb" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Members of the university community joined <strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong>, 茄子直播 Mississauga principal and 茄子直播 vice-president (second from right), in placing wreaths during a Service of Remembrance in front of the Davis Building.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-2-crop.jpg?itok=DZDOio75" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>The Hart House choir performed near Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-25-crop.jpg?itok=SQjB9BC8" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Wreaths were laid near Soldiers鈥 Tower by representatives of 茄子直播, government, the Canadian Armed Forces and other members of the university community.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-34-crop.jpg?itok=ZwxP82vR" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Piper <strong>Rory Sinclair</strong> performed following the wreath laying near Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/_DSC4994-crop.jpg?itok=ptFKjTLp" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Don Campbell)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>, 茄子直播 Scarborough principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, delivered remarks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Meeting Place at 茄子直播 Scarborough.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-20-crop.jpg?itok=mGjq3TUC" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Capt. <strong>Angela Lam</strong> of the 25 Field Ambulance medical unit of the Canadian Armed Forces delivered a historical reading about a 茄子直播 alumnus who perished in the Italian campaign during the Second World War.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-11/Service-of-Remembrance_Polina-Teif-36-crop.jpg?itok=2cEYF_c6" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>(photo by Polina Teif)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p>Cpl.&nbsp;<strong>Steven Abra</strong> played the <em>Reveille</em> near the end of the ceremony on the St. George campus.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">On</div> </div> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:09:13 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 304411 at 茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day 2023 across its three campuses /news/u-t-mark-remembrance-day-2023-across-its-three-campuses <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day 2023 across its three campuses</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/UofT92133_2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=M0scP1Nk 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-11/UofT92133_2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=XlLpZsCX 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-11/UofT92133_2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Q9DQz7ND 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-11/UofT92133_2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=M0scP1Nk" alt="wreathes laid for remebrance day at Soldier's Tower in 2022 at the University of Toronto St. George"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-11-07T14:56:04-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 7, 2023 - 14:56" class="datetime">Tue, 11/07/2023 - 14:56</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p><em>(photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/rahul-kalvapalle" hreflang="en">Rahul Kalvapalle</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alexandra-gillespie" hreflang="en">Alexandra Gillespie</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rose-patten" hreflang="en">Rose Patten</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/soldiers-tower-0" hreflang="en">Soldiers' Tower</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/governing-council" hreflang="en">Governing Council</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Each year, the University of Toronto community gathers to mark Remembrance Day with services to pay tribute to those who served and perished in the First and Second World Wars and other conflicts.</p> <p>With Remembrance Day falling on a Saturday this year, 茄子直播鈥檚 in-person ceremonies will be held across the three campuses one day earlier&nbsp;鈥 Friday, Nov. 10. Flags will be flown at half-mast in honour of soldiers and veterans, including 茄子直播 students, faculty, staff and alumni.</p> <p>Here鈥檚 how 茄子直播鈥檚 campuses will mark Remembrance Day 2023:</p> <hr> <h3>St. George</h3> <p>The Service of Remembrance will take place at Soldiers鈥 Tower at 10:20 a.m. and will include a carillon prelude and postlude.</p> <p>The ceremony will include words of welcome, a recitation of the poem 鈥淚n Flanders Fields鈥 鈥 written by <strong>John McCrae</strong>, a physician and 茄子直播 graduate who served in the First World War 鈥 and a historical reading about a 茄子直播 alumnus who perished in the Italian campaign during the Second World War. The reading will be delivered by Capt. <strong>Angela Lam</strong> of the 25 Field Ambulance medical unit of the Canadian Armed Forces.</p> <p>茄子直播 President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>, Chancellor <strong>Rose Patten</strong> and Governing Council Chair&nbsp;<strong>Anna Kennedy</strong>&nbsp;will place wreaths at Soldiers鈥 Tower, as will 茄子直播 students, faculty and staff and representatives of the government and armed forces.</p> <p>All members of the 茄子直播 community are welcome to attend.</p> <h3>茄子直播 Scarborough</h3> <p><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/principal/remembrance-day-2023">茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremony</a> will begin at 10:45 a.m. in the Meeting Place.</p> <p>The service, which will be attended by &nbsp;<strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>,&nbsp;茄子直播 Scarborough principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, will feature performances by 茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 concert band, concert choir and string orchestra.</p> <h3>茄子直播 Mississauga</h3> <p>Members of the 茄子直播 Mississauga community are invited to join the <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/remembrance-day-ceremonies">2023 Service of Remembrance</a> in front of the Davis Building, near the flagpole.</p> <p><strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong>, 茄子直播 Mississauga principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, will attend the ceremony, which will&nbsp;commence at 10:45 a.m.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:56:04 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 304264 at 茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day across its three campuses /news/u-t-marks-remembrance-day-across-its-three-campuses <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day across its three campuses</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-flowers-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Pp4t2YKq 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-flowers-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Auh39kGR 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-flowers-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=m93HnNzt 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-flowers-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Pp4t2YKq" alt="wreaths are laid in front of the memorial wall undernearth soldier's tower at the University of Toronto"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>mattimar</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-11-11T13:17:12-05:00" title="Friday, November 11, 2022 - 13:17" class="datetime">Fri, 11/11/2022 - 13:17</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">Wreaths were laid on Remembrance Day in the archway of Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus (photo by Johnny Guatto)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/mariam-matti" hreflang="en">Mariam Matti</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alexandra-gillespie" hreflang="en">Alexandra Gillespie</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rose-patten" hreflang="en">Rose Patten</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/governing-council" hreflang="en">Governing Council</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/indigenous" hreflang="en">Indigenous</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Community members gathered on the University of Toronto鈥檚 three campuses Friday&nbsp;to honour those who served and fell in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.</p> <p>On the St. George campus, hundreds of people attended a cermony at Soldiers鈥 Tower, which included a playing of the tower鈥檚 51-bell carillon,&nbsp;while hundreds more&nbsp;watched via livestream on <a href="https://youtu.be/Ava3nDdtRY0" target="_blank">茄子直播鈥檚 YouTube channel</a>.</p> <p>Following an Indigenous land acknowledgment, words of welcome and a performance of the Naval Hymn, Capt. <b>Roland Llewellyn-Thomas</b>, a member of The Queen鈥檚 Own Rifles and the Soldiers鈥 Tower committee, recited <em>In Flanders Fields</em>,&nbsp;which was <a href="/news/flanders-fields-why-iconic-poem-u-t-alumnus-endures-100-years-later">written by 茄子直播 alumnus Lt.-Col. <b>John McCrae</b></a>.</p> <p>茄子直播 President <b>Meric Gertler</b>, Chancellor <b>Rose Patten&nbsp;</b>and&nbsp;Vice-Chair of Governing Council&nbsp;<b>Anna Kennedy</b>&nbsp;joined <b>Chrystia Freeland</b>, Canada鈥檚 deputy prime minister and finance minister, and other representatives from government, the Canadian Armed Forces, 茄子直播 alumni, students and faculty in laying wreaths in honour of the fallen in the archway of Soldiers鈥 Tower.</p> <p>A moment of silence was observed in remembrance of the fallen after the placing of the wreaths.</p> <p>At 茄子直播 Scarborough, the the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Meeting Place, attended by 茄子直播 vice-president and&nbsp;Principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough&nbsp;<strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>,&nbsp;included a performance by the&nbsp;string orchestra, concert choir and concert band.&nbsp;</p> <p>茄子直播 Mississauga held a ceremony at the front of the William G. Davis Building that was attended by&nbsp;茄子直播 vice-president and&nbsp;Principal of 茄子直播 Mississauga&nbsp;<strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong>.</p> <p>Here is Remembrance Day 2022 captured through the lenses of photographers at 茄子直播:&nbsp;</p> <hr> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-wide-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> <p>Hundreds watched as Rev. Richard Ruggle spoke at the podium near Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus</p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-wesley.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> <p>Rev. <b>Andrew Wesley</b>, who sits on&nbsp;the <a href="https://indigenous.utoronto.ca/about/knowledge-keepers-faculty/">council of Aboriginal Initiatives Elders鈥 Circle at 茄子直播</a>, read&nbsp;the story of the Cree of Hunters of James Bay.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-military.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> <p>Attendees at the ceremony on the St. George campus display their poppies&nbsp;and medals.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/1111UTMRemembrance007-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><em>(Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></p> <p><b>Mae虉lis Barre</b>, president of the 茄子直播 Mississauga Students鈥 Union, lays a wreath in front of the William G. Davis Building. She was joined by&nbsp;<b>Alexandra Gillespie</b>, 茄子直播 vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Mississauga, and&nbsp;<b>Richard Waters</b>, treasurer at USW Local 1998.</p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day.-%287%29-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> <p>茄子直播 President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong> carries a wreath at Soldiers鈥 Tower.&nbsp;He is joined by&nbsp;<b>Anna Kennedy</b>, vice-chair of Governing Council, and 茄子直播 Chancellor <b>Rose Patten </b>(at rear, in uniform).</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/0U1A9568-crop.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><em>(Photo by Sean Liliani)</em></p> <p><b>Wisdom Tettey</b>, 茄子直播 vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough, delivers remarks at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Meeting Place at 茄子直播 Scarborough.&nbsp;</p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-freeland.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em><br> <br> <b>Chrystia Freeland</b>, Canada鈥檚 deputy prime minister and finance minister, attended the Remembrance Day ceremony on the St. George campus.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-choir.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></p> <p>The Hart House Chorus performs near Soldiers鈥 Tower on the St. George campus.</p> <p><em><img alt src="/sites/default/files/2022-11-11-Remembrance-Day-bugle.jpg" style="width: 750px; height: 500px;"></em></p> <p><em>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</em><br> <br> <em><span style="font-style:normal">Sophia Franc played the Reveille near the end of the ceremony on the St. George campus.</span></em></p> <p><i></i></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:17:12 +0000 mattimar 178086 at 茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day 2022 across its three campuses /news/u-t-mark-remembrance-day-2022-across-its-three-campuses <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day 2022 across its three campuses</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT88552_2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-lpr_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=pvh7ZeMe 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/UofT88552_2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-lpr_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=xFS6IZDs 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/UofT88552_2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-lpr_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=EiYldotw 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/UofT88552_2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-lpr_0.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=pvh7ZeMe" alt="a veteran soldier salutes at last year's remembrance day ceremony at Hart House"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-11-04T15:51:41-04:00" title="Friday, November 4, 2022 - 15:51" class="datetime">Fri, 11/04/2022 - 15:51</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/mariam-matti" hreflang="en">Mariam Matti</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alexandra-gillespie" hreflang="en">Alexandra Gillespie</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rose-patten" hreflang="en">Rose Patten</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/meric-gertler" hreflang="en">Meric Gertler</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto community will mark Remembrance Day with services across its three campuses in honour of soldiers and veterans, including those who served and fell in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.</p> <p>In-person ceremonies will be held on Nov. 11 and all flags will be flown at half-mast at 茄子直播. &nbsp;</p> <p>Here is how each campus plans to mark Remembrance Day 2022:</p> <hr> <h3>St. George</h3> <p>The Service of Remembrance on the St. George campus will take place at Soldiers鈥 Tower at 10:20 a.m. Students, staff, faculty and librarians are invited to join the service in person or <a href="https://secureca.imodules.com/s/731/form-blank/index.aspx?sid=731&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=20078&amp;cid=33460&amp;_ga=2.232790749.271260817.1667405831-1309555840.1665577133">register to watch the livestream</a>.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">The service will include a carillon prelude and postlude, words of welcome, a recital of 鈥淚n Flanders Fields鈥 鈥 a poem written by </span></strong><strong>John McCrae</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">, a Canadian officer, surgeon and 茄子直播 graduate 鈥 and a reading by Rev. </span></strong><strong>Andrew Wesley</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">, a former Elder-in-Residence at First Nations House who sits on the Council of Aboriginal Initiatives Elders鈥 Circle.</span>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">U</span></strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"> of T President </span></strong><strong>Meric Gertler</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">, Chancellor </span></strong><strong>Rose Patten</strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"> and </span></strong><strong>Anna Kennedy, </strong><strong><span style="font-weight:normal">vice-chair of the governing council, will attend the ceremony and place wreaths at Soldiers鈥 Tower. Representatives from the government, the Canadian Armed Forces, as well as 茄子直播 alumni, faculty and students, will also lay wreaths.</span></strong></p> <h3>茄子直播 Scarborough</h3> <p>茄子直播 Scarborough鈥檚 string orchestra, concert choir and concert band will perform at the <a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/principal/remembrance-day-2022">Remembrance Day ceremony</a> at the Meeting Place.</p> <p>The official ceremony begins at 10:45 a.m. with <b>Wisdom Tettey</b>, 茄子直播 Scarborough principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, delivering a land acknowledgement and remarks.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p> <h3>茄子直播 Mississauga</h3> <p>The <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/remembrance-day-ceremonies">Remembrance Day ceremony</a> at 茄子直播 Mississauga will start at 10:40 a.m. in front of the William G. Davis Building (near the flag pole).</p> <p><b>Alexandra Gillespie, </b>茄子直播 Mississauga principal and 茄子直播 vice-president, will speak and lay a wreath during the ceremony.</p> <p>The program also includes a flag lowering and raising, as well as a reading of 鈥淚n Flanders Fields鈥 by <a href="https://ecspert.ca/">a representative of ECSpeRT</a>, a team of student volunteers with advanced medical first responder training.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 19:51:41 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 177952 at In photos: 茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day with virtual ceremonies /news/photos-u-t-marks-remembrance-day-virtual-ceremonies <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">In photos: 茄子直播 marks Remembrance Day with virtual ceremonies</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-crop_1.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=b7vpzNnw 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-crop_1.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=7OavxjEr 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-crop_1.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Bx0-OpYR 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2859%29-crop_1.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=b7vpzNnw" alt="A veteran pays his respects during a Remembrance Day ceremony that was livestreamed to the public from Hart House on 茄子直播's St. George campus (photo by Johnny Guatto)"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>mattimar</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-11T13:22:17-05:00" title="Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 13:22" class="datetime">Thu, 11/11/2021 - 13:22</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p>A veteran pays his respects during a Remembrance Day ceremony that was livestreamed to the public from Hart House on 茄子直播's St. George campus (photo by Johnny Guatto)</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/mariam-matti" hreflang="en">Mariam Matti</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alexandra-gillespie" hreflang="en">Alexandra Gillespie</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/wisdom-tettey" hreflang="en">Wisdom Tettey</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/faculty-music" hreflang="en">Faculty of Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/governing-council" hreflang="en">Governing Council</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/graduate-students" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/undergraduate-students" hreflang="en">Undergraduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto marked Remembrance Day with virtual events that honoured those who served and fell in the First and Second World Wars, as well as other conflicts.</p> <p>A physically distanced Service of Remembrance on the St. George campus was filmed at Hart House and was livestreamed to the public. Normally held at Soldiers鈥 Tower, this year鈥檚 ceremony was moved due to construction of the Landmark revitalization project on the St. George campus.</p> <p>After the words of welcome, Faculty of Music alumna&nbsp;<strong>Nila Rajagopal</strong>&nbsp;recited&nbsp;<em>In Flanders Fields</em>, which was written by alumnus Lt.-Col.&nbsp;<strong>John McCrae</strong>.</p> <p>茄子直播 President&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler</strong>,&nbsp;Chancellor&nbsp;<strong>Rose Patten</strong>, Governing Council Chair&nbsp;<strong>Brian D. Lawson</strong>&nbsp;and Acting Vice-President and Provost&nbsp;<strong>Trevor Young</strong>&nbsp;joined representatives of 茄子直播 alumni, students and faculty in laying wreaths in honour of the fallen.</p> <p><strong>Wisdom Tettey</strong>, vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough, joined the ceremony at the St. George Campus to lay a wreath. While there was no ceremony at 茄子直播 Scarborough this year because of indoor gathering restrictions, a wreath display at the Meeting Place is open for community members to pay their respects.</p> <p>More wreaths were laid on behalf of government representatives, the student union, the Canadian Armed Forces and others. A virtual wreath display followed on behalf of the university鈥檚 colleges, faculties, departments and programs.</p> <p>Before the moment of silence in memory of those who died or suffered in wars and armed conflicts, Rev. Richard Ruggle remarked: 鈥淭he silence has become the defining moment in our service. It can speak when words fail.鈥</p> <p>At 茄子直播 Mississauga, a livestream ceremony featured opening remarks by Vice-President and Principal&nbsp;<strong>Alexandra Gillespie</strong>. The virtual service also included a reading of&nbsp;<em>In Flanders Fields</em>, laying of wreaths, a performance of&nbsp;<em>Last Post</em>&nbsp;and a moment of silence.</p> <p>This marked the second year where the in-person service was altered to follow COVID-19 public health guidelines. At the St. George campus, those participating in the virtual service wore masks and&nbsp;remained physically distanced. The hymns and anthems were pre-recorded.</p> <p>Here鈥檚 how 茄子直播 marked Remembrance Day in 2021:</p> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2855%29-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="茄子直播 President&nbsp;Meric Gertler&nbsp;and Chancellor&nbsp;Rose Patten&nbsp;at the Remembrance Day ceremony&nbsp;on the&nbsp;St. George campus&nbsp;(photo by Johnny Guatto)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>茄子直播 President&nbsp;<strong>Meric Gertler</strong>&nbsp;and Chancellor&nbsp;<strong>Rose Patten</strong>&nbsp;at the Remembrance Day ceremony&nbsp;on the&nbsp;St. George campus&nbsp;(photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%288%29-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Members of the Canadian Armed Forces lay a wreath at the ceremony that was livestreamed from Hart House (photo by Johnny Guatto)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Members of the Canadian Armed Forces lay a wreath at the ceremony that was livestreamed from Hart House (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/1111UTMRemembrance011-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Alexandra Gillespie, vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Mississauga, took part in a virtual Remembrance Day ceremony that was streamed online&nbsp;(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Alexandra Gillespie, vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Mississauga, took part in a virtual Remembrance Day ceremony that was streamed online&nbsp;(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2834%29-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Wisdom Tettey, vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough, participated in the virtual ceremony livestreamed from&nbsp;Hart House&nbsp;(photo by Johnny Guatto)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Wisdom Tettey, vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough, participated in the virtual ceremony livestreamed from&nbsp;Hart House</em>&nbsp;<em>(photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/UTSC-1-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="A wreath display in honour of the fallen&nbsp;at&nbsp;茄子直播 Scarborough&nbsp;(photo courtesy of 茄子直播 Scarborough)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>A wreath display in honour of the fallen&nbsp;at&nbsp;茄子直播 Scarborough&nbsp;(photo courtesy of 茄子直播 Scarborough)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%2833%29-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Normally held at Soldiers鈥 Tower, this year鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremony was livestreamed from the Hart House quadrangle&nbsp;due to construction (photo by Johnny Guatto)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Normally held at Soldiers鈥 Tower, this year鈥檚 Remembrance Day ceremony was livestreamed from the Hart House quadrangle&nbsp;due to construction (photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/2021-11-11-Remembrance%20Day%20%285%29-crop.jpeg" width="1140" height="760" alt="A virtual Remembrance Day ceremony was filmed at the Hart House quadrangle on the St. George campus while maintaining physical distancing protocols&nbsp;(photo by Johnny Guatto)"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>A virtual Remembrance Day ceremony was filmed at the Hart House quadrangle on the St. George campus while maintaining physical distancing protocols&nbsp;(photo by Johnny Guatto)</em></figcaption> </figure> <p><img align alt="IFrame" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" style="width:750px;height:500px;" title="IFrame"></p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 18:22:17 +0000 mattimar 301307 at 'A distinctly Canadian legacy': Frederick Banting helped pioneer aviation medicine during the Second World War /news/u-t-s-frederick-banting-helped-pioneer-aviation-medicine-during-second-world-war <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">'A distinctly Canadian legacy': Frederick Banting helped pioneer aviation medicine during the Second World War</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-05/Banting%20and%20aviation_combined-image-v1-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=z34Eu3TK 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-05/Banting%20and%20aviation_combined-image-v1-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=F_HPIXOq 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-05/Banting%20and%20aviation_combined-image-v1-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=eEwlSVKs 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-05/Banting%20and%20aviation_combined-image-v1-crop.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=z34Eu3TK" alt="Left: Flight deck, ink and pencil on tracing paper, by Hubert Reginald Rogers. Right: Frederick Banting, oil on board, by Tibor Polya."> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-11T09:28:45-05:00" title="Thursday, November 11, 2021 - 09:28" class="datetime">Thu, 11/11/2021 - 09:28</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Left: Flight deck, ink and pencil on tracing paper, by Hubert Reginald Rogers. Right: Frederick Banting, oil on board, by Tibor Polya.</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/jim-oldfield" hreflang="en">Jim Oldfield</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">茄子直播</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/frederick-banting" hreflang="en">Frederick Banting</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/insulin" hreflang="en">Insulin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/occupational-therapy" hreflang="en">Occupational Therapy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Doctor and researcher. Inventor and Nobel laureate. Painter and war hero.</p> <p><strong>Frederick Banting</strong>&nbsp;is widely recognized for achievements in many fields 鈥 including, famously, the&nbsp;<a href="https://insulin100.utoronto.ca/">discovery of insulin</a> with colleagues at the University of Toronto and partner hospitals a century ago.</p> <p>His contributions in the First World War are also well-known&nbsp;鈥 as a physician on the front lines and at the Battle of Canal du Nord, where he was injured by shrapnel yet kept working and ultimately&nbsp;received the Military Cross.</p> <p>But often overlooked are Banting鈥檚 efforts before and during the Second World War on medical aspects of aviation. Planes had reached new levels of altitude and speed, creating harsh conditions for aircrews and health problems such as low oxygen and G-force induced blackout.</p> <p>Banting used his national influence to restart and grow research on this vital aspect of the war. His efforts helped establish the field of aviation medicine in Canada and built the foundation for advances in Canadian aerospace medicine that continue today.</p> <div class="image-with-caption left"> <div> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-left"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/Banting%20in%201941%2C%20U%20of%20T%20Archives-crop.jpg" width="250" height="375" alt="Banting in 1941"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Frederick Banting in 1941 (University of Toronto Archives)</em></figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <p>鈥淏anting was absolutely instrumental to aviation medicine in Canada,鈥 says&nbsp;<strong>Jordan Bimm</strong>, a post-doctoral researcher and instructor at the University of Chicago&nbsp;who studies the history of science, technology and medicine with a focus on human aspects of space exploration.</p> <p>鈥淭he field would not have developed without him&nbsp;鈥 at least not in the same way, largely because he was such a powerful medical celebrity. He got things done that others could not.鈥</p> <p>In 1938, Banting, as a veteran, saw the threat of war was again real, says Bimm, who completed his undergraduate degree in history at 茄子直播. He was persuaded to focus on aviation research by Maj.&nbsp;A.A. James&nbsp;of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, who had been arguing for Canada to urgently invest in this field 鈥 as Germany had done for years.</p> <p>Banting in turn lobbied for federal support and his efforts led to creation of the Associate Committee on Aviation Medical Research of the National Research Council in 1939. Banting chaired the committee, which funded aviation research and equipment across the country in universities and military units.</p> <p>When war came in fall 1939, Canada already had the nucleus of a multi-disciplinary aviation medical research team with equipment available or in construction, according to&nbsp;Chester Stewart, a professor and later dean of medicine at Dalhousie University who had worked with Banting to document the state of medical research and training in Canada.</p> <p>鈥淪ome of this equipment was of totally new design and permitted investigation of problems hitherto almost untouched,鈥 Stewart later wrote for the journal&nbsp;<em>Public Affairs</em>&nbsp;in <a href="https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/bitstream/handle/10222/75588/publicaffairs_vol10_iss2_pp98_104.pdf?sequence=1">a&nbsp;seminal article</a>&nbsp;that details the committee鈥檚 impact on Canadian aviation research during the war.</p> <p>A combined cold room and low-pressure chamber at the Canadian military鈥檚 No. 1 clinical investigation unit, on the grounds of the former Eglinton Hunt Club on Avenue Road in Toronto, became the first on the continent to replicate conditions for the study of high-altitude illnesses.</p> <div class="image-with-caption right"> <div> <div class="align-right"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-05/Human%20centrifuge%20in%20Toronto%20-%20Library%20and%20Archives%20Canada.jpg" width="318" height="227" alt="Human centrifuge in Toronto"> </div> </div> <em>A human centrifuge in Toronto</em></div> </div> <p>Researchers from 茄子直播 used the unit to design the first oxygen mask that did not freeze at low temperatures. Additional work by 茄子直播 physicists led to the discovery of dry oxygen that further improved mask design, and an oxygen demand valve that automated oxygen intake based on the individual needs of aircrew.</p> <p>British and U.S. researchers also used the unit and other Canadian facilities, according to Stewart, who wrote that medical aviation scientists in this country were ahead of their American counterparts in some areas even before the war began, and published prolifically throughout the conflict.</p> <p>Toronto鈥檚 No. 1 unit also became home to the first human centrifuge in any country outside Germany. This large and expensive machine replicated the human effects of gravitational force at high speeds, which included blurred vision and blackouts.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-05/utarmsIB_2003-3-1MS-horz.jpg?itok=DFphJEao" width="750" height="500" alt="Wilbur Franks, professor in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research" class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <p><em>Wilbur Franks, professor in the Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, poses with the Franks Flying Suit 鈥 the worlds first G-suit, which allowed Allied fighter pilots to remain conscious when executing sharp turns at high speeds&nbsp;(Jack Marshall Photography/University of Toronto Archives)</em></p> <p><strong>Wilbur Franks</strong>, a 茄子直播 alumnus and cancer researcher working under Banting, used the centrifuge to develop one of the world鈥檚 first anti-gravity suits. The Franks Flying Suit, made of fluid-filled rubber, saw combat action over North Africa as early as 1942 and informed later designs of U.S. aviation and aerospace suits.</p> <p>More advances came from the work in Toronto and by other Canadian teams, including non-fogging, wide-vision goggles, methods to detect carbon monoxide, better communications equipment and noise-reduction helmets.</p> <p>Some historians have&nbsp;questioned the value&nbsp;of this output&nbsp;and wondered if Banting鈥檚 unparalleled power to direct research funding was always in the best interest of science. But most agree the work was significant, and that it created a lasting interest in aviation medicine in Canada.</p> <p>鈥淯nlike insulin, the individual discoveries matter less than the slow, incremental story about an influx of attention and focus for a niche field, which has left a distinctly Canadian legacy in aviation and aerospace medicine,鈥 says Bimm. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 Banting鈥檚 real contribution here.鈥</p> <p>The equipment and research teams that Banting helped set up produced advances after the war, though at reduced speed. Canada became the third nation in space in 1962 with the launch of the Alouette-1 satellite, and later made advances on the vestibular system and balance during space flight, and a type of motion sickness called space adaptation syndrome.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/scale_image_750_width_/public/2023-05/First-spacewalk-for-David-Saint-Jacques_CSA%20and%20NASA-crop.jpg?itok=Vr63Awcr" width="750" height="500" alt="David Saint-Jacques on a spacewalk " class="image-style-scale-image-750-width-"> </div> </div> <p><em>David Saint-Jacques on a spacewalk (photo courtesy of CSA and NASA)</em></p> <p>A disproportionately large number of Canadian astronauts have come from medical or health-science backgrounds, relative to other countries 鈥 another example of aviation medicine鈥檚 lasting influence, Bimm says. They include&nbsp;<strong>Roberta Bondar</strong>,&nbsp;David Williams,&nbsp;Robert Thirsk,&nbsp;David Saint-Jacques&nbsp;and&nbsp;Ken Money.</p> <p>The military No. 1 unit on Avenue Road evolved and in 1994 moved to Downsview, which remains an important centre for research on technology and human performance through Defence Research and Development Canada.</p> <p><strong>Joan Saary</strong>&nbsp;is an occupational medicine specialist and associate professor in 茄子直播鈥檚&nbsp;department of medicine, who is also a consultant physician and flight surgeon working with the Canadian Forces Environmental Medicine Establishment and the Canadian Space Agency.</p> <p>She says Canada is uniquely positioned to play a role in aerospace medicine through medical and other technological expertise. She plans to help build that potential with a new fellowship program at 茄子直播, which will offer interdisciplinary and experiential training in aerospace medicine.</p> <p>鈥淯nlike traditional medical training programs, fellows will participate in unique experiences such as flight school to understand the aviation environment,鈥 says Saary. 鈥淲e have a cadre of experts in this country who can teach and mentor another generation to solve the health challenges of space travel, which is increasingly a civilian activity.鈥</p> <p>Training and research in aerospace medicine often centres on enabling health and safety in extreme environments, and here Canada has an edge due to geography. 鈥淐anada is an interesting analogue for space,鈥 says Saary. 鈥淚n space environments there are issues of distance, delayed communications&nbsp;and an inability to evacuate in harsh, remote conditions, which are similar concerns in the Canadian North.鈥</p> <p>Technologies developed to mitigate risk in aerospace environments can also be applied to terrestrial medicine, says Saary, who began her Canadian Forces work with divers. Recent examples include satellite tracking of COVID-19 and other pandemics, clinical use of miniature cameras initially designed for space&nbsp;and cardiac monitors now used in intensive care.</p> <p>A key goal of the fellowship program is to prepare graduates who can foster knowledge exchange&nbsp;and contribute in academic, military and civilian organizations.</p> <p>鈥淐anada has quietly changed the world through aviation and aerospace medicine innovations for decades,鈥 Saary says. 鈥淚 think we can do a lot more of that.鈥</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:28:45 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 171279 at 茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day with virtual ceremonies /news/u-t-mark-remembrance-day-virtual-ceremonies <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">茄子直播 to mark Remembrance Day with virtual ceremonies</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/86573-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Sfy3iROw 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2023-04/86573-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=eM4unNHE 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2023-04/86573-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=N78zUqxd 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2023-04/86573-crop.jpeg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=Sfy3iROw" alt="Remembrance day wreath"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Christopher.Sorensen</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-09T15:19:13-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 9, 2021 - 15:19" class="datetime">Tue, 11/09/2021 - 15:19</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"><p>(Photo by Johnny Guatto)</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/geoffrey-vendeville" hreflang="en">Geoffrey Vendeville</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/remembrance-day" hreflang="en">Remembrance Day</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">茄子直播 Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>John Kenneth Macalister</b>, a University College graduate in law, was a Rhodes Scholar studying at the University of Oxford when the Second World War broke out.</p> <p>He turned down a job offer at the University of New Brunswick to serve in the Canadian infantry. Assigned to British intelligence, he parachuted behind enemy lines with <b>Frank Pickersgill</b>, a fellow 茄子直播 graduate.</p> <p>Both were captured and killed at Buchenwald concentration camp.</p> <p>Macalister and Pickersgill are among the 557 茄子直播 students, staff and alumni who died between 1939 to 1945. Another 628 people with ties to 茄子直播 gave their lives during the First World War.</p> <p>On Nov. 11, 茄子直播 will be marking Remembrance Day in honour of soldiers and veterans, including the students, faculty, alumni and staff who died in the world wars and other conflicts.</p> <p>The ceremony on the St. George campus 鈥 normally held outside Soldiers鈥 Tower, which stands as a memorial to those who lost their lives in combat 鈥 is being held remotely this year due to limits on gathering sizes and construction in the area.</p> <p>Here is how each campus plans to mark Remembrance Day:</p> <hr> <h3>St. George</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>A <a href="https://alumni.utoronto.ca/alumni-networks/shared-interests/soldiers-tower/service-of-remembrance">live-streamed Remembrance Day ceremony is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. </a>this Thursday with a carillon prelude by carillonneur <b>Roy Lee</b>. Although it is not possible to attend in person, everyone is welcome to participate virtually.</p> <p>Words of welcome will be followed by a recital of 鈥淚n Flanders Fields鈥 by <a href="/news/dr-john-mccrae-university-toronto-medical-graduate"><b>John McCrae</b></a>, a Canadian officer, surgeon and 茄子直播 graduate in medicine who died of meningitis and pneumonia while on active duty in 1918.</p> <p>茄子直播 President <b>Meric Gertler</b>, Chancellor <b>Rose Patten </b>and 茄子直播 Scarborough Vice-President and Principal <b>Wisdom Tettey</b> will lay wreaths,&nbsp;though the event will not be open to the public.</p> <p>The university leaders will be joined by representatives from government, the Canadian Armed Forces and 茄子直播 alumni, as well as Hart House Warden <b>John Monahan</b> and 茄子直播 Students鈥 Union President <b>Alexa Ballis</b>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>茄子直播 Mississauga</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Vice-President and Principal <b>Alexandra Gillespie </b>is expected to open <a href="https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/remembrance-day-ceremonies">an online Remembrance Day ceremony streamed live on Microsoft Teams</a> beginning at 10:45 a.m..</p> <p>There will be a reading of 鈥淚n Flanders Fields,鈥 followed by a laying of wreaths, performance of 鈥淟ast Post鈥 and a moment of silence.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>茄子直播 Scarborough</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>茄子直播 Scarborough is not holding a ceremony this year due to indoor gathering restrictions.</p> <p>Instead, community members are encouraged to join Tettey, vice-president and principal of 茄子直播 Scarborough, at the St. George virtual ceremony.</p> <p>There will, however, be a wreath display at the Meeting Place on Nov. 11 for community members to pay their respects.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:19:13 +0000 Christopher.Sorensen 301317 at