Our Stories

Discover the people, places and moments that shaped MPG and see how our legacy continues to inspire the future.

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Leonard Pears: Building Toronto’s Yellow Brick Road

1826–1912 Toronto Necropolis Section F Lot 111 Leonard Pears, born in Yorkshire, England, in 1826, arrived in Toronto in 1851 where he helped shape
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Kay Christie: A Nurse’s Courage in Captivity

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Janet Neilson: Canada’s First Public Health Nurse

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Wallace Gordon Chalmers: Engineering Visionary with a Tire-Shaped Legacy

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William Lyon Mackenzie: Toronto’s First Mayor and Fiery Reformer

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Lionel Cutten Monument: Art, Memory and Mastery

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James C. Aikins: Statesman, Visionary and Guardian of Toronto’s Cemeteries

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Eric Clavering: From London’s Stages to Canada’s Screens

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Mary Louisa Pipkin: Freedom Seeker and Toronto Trailblazer