On this day — a cold, cloudy January afternoon — five of the magnificent animals three does and two fawns have made their way up from the Humber to graze on the cemetery grounds. A long-time Etobicoke resident who has family resting at Park Lawn said he has also seen coyotes and other small mammals mill about. Also resting at the west-end cemetery are some great sports figures from the past, including Hockey Hall of Fame winger Harvey Busher Jackson; Andy Kyle, a Toronto boy who played both Major League Baseball and professional hockey the first person to do so ; and Lou Marsh, an officer in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I and a sports-journalism pioneer.
Some graves, however, seem neglected. A quick trim would fix that up in no time. Buried deep inside the shrub, and lying alongside the stone, are a couple of discarded plastic food containers, the kind you get when you order out from Swiss Chalet. Harold Ballard was not generally beloved during his time as the owner of the team, but he was the owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the most storied sports franchises in North America and a Canadian institution.
Ballard probably deserves better than to have his family plot soiled by take-out chicken containers and a broken wine bottle. Nobody deserves having garbage discarded around their grave site.
The modest stone lies beside a small tree and is covered in leaves and snow. There are no wreaths or candles like there are at many of the other grave sites, nor has anyone kept the marker clean and free of leaves and sticks.
No markers or inscriptions or prominent regimental emblems or anything along those lines. And certainly no Leafs paraphernalia placed around the stone like you might see at the grave site of an equally legendary athlete or celebrity.
At least lay a wreath from time to time. But when you visit their graves sites, you would never know that Conn Smythe and Harold Ballard had anything to do with the Toronto Maple Leafs. From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.
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Harris is remarkable for her careful documentation of many of her paintings, including where and when the paintings were done, sometimes even the time of day. Many of these paintings are depictions of Southern Ontario that no longer exist, especially those of Toronto that have long since been paved over and developed. This historical record exists nowhere else. She also painted parts of the Canadian Maritimes and of boats and harbours in the U. As she painted very few portraits, the ones on this website are a wonderful addition to this collection.
She exhibited her work at various art shows alongside but not limited to Arthur Lismer, A. Casson, A. Reid and Anne Savage. Clara married Frederick W. Harris, a draughtsman and artist. They lived for many years in the west end of Toronto at 23 Valleyview Gardens in the Baby Point neighbourhood.
They shared their love of art as they travelled through Ontario, the Maritimes and New England. Their sketches, paintings, linocuts, greeting cards and correspondence are a tribute to this. She was a stickler for authenticity never painting from post cards or slides. Dante graduated from Osgoode Law School in and he practised law in Toronto for 40 years. In , he was elected Member of Provincial Parliament for the riding of Dovercourt — the first member of the Ontario legislature of Italian descent.
His special interests were immigration, citizenship and labour and he was named labour critic for the Opposition. Joseph and Basilian Fathers in His organizing skill carried over into neighbourhood life, and he helped organize the annual Games Days for the Baby Point Club, especially in the barbeque department.
His roast pigs and half steers soon became part of local lore. Dante was the refined and enthusiastic host, convivial raconteur and lover of the family barbeque, the latter often including many neighbourhood kids.
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