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Walking Tours - Matthew Jordan

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Hidden Rivers Tours I was born in Toronto and have lived in the GTA for most of my life. Growing up in the suburbs, coming to Toronto was always...

Hidden Rivers Tours I was born in Toronto and have lived in the GTA for most of my life. Growing up in the suburbs, coming to Toronto was always exciting—stadiums and skyscrapers, family and festivals—but living here turned out to be pretty dispiriting. Toronto felt like a place without a history. But as I began to explore by bike & by foot, I realized what makes this city special. It’s much more than it first appears. It’s a city of ravines, waterways, and urban ecology. This is a city of buried waterways, ancient cliffs, and the world's largest ravine system. The colonial history is just…

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