"Sharrie's Toronto Home" a Toronto Travel Page by Sharrie

It's freezzzingggly cold ( -25°C) in the Winter but BEAUTIFUL & LOVELY in the Summer & Autumn. A city fit for the king (best place to live in {for the warmer half the year anyway; ideally spending the other half traveling around the world!})

OK, the story goes like this - I had my undergrad studies at the impressive U. of T. (of course I'm biased! No doubt about it!) and those were the good old days... It was so good I'm considering going back to school again! :-)

TORONTO has developed into a dynamic city where major business and cultural events are held (perhaps Olympics in 2008?!) and businesses have been booming (just look at the stock index; at times it even surpassed the Dow!). What could be better than this?

Being one of the safest city in North America has attracted many Asian to migrate to this wonderful city. Consequently, one gets very very good Cantonese and Vietnamese cuisines here(even better than those of Hong Kong, & at a very reasonable price). The Italians have also contributed their talents and set up many fine restaurants in North York. Sushi, sashimi & tempura are fresh and economical! Yum... Yum... Yummy!

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Facts about Ontario

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Population: 9,916,400.
Area: 1,068,580 sq km.
Capital & Largest City: Toronto (pop. 650,000, Greater Toronto pop. 4,100,000).
Origin of Name: From the Iroquoian word Skanadario meaning beautiful lake or sparkling waters.
Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal it began, loyal it remains).
Info: Ontario Travel Info: Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Recreation.
Queen's Park, Toronto, Ont. M7A 2E5.
Tel: (1800) Ontario (668 2746); (416) 314 0944.

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Web Resources

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Area Code: 416 & 905   
Yellow Pages: YellowPages.ca
Newspaper: Toronto Star