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Built in 1924 to replace the smaller 1897 high school at Yonge and Wright Streets, Richmond Hill High School was the fourth in a series of high school buildings constructed in the old village core. The building is a successful blend of the Neo-Gothic and Edwardian Classical styles. The Neo-Gothic is often referred to as “Collegiate Gothic” because of its widespread use, from the early 1900s to the 1940s, for educational buildings in Ontario. In 2000, history repeated when the 1924 school closed and a new (and larger) Richmond Hill High opened in the Elgin East neighbourhood.
In 2012, the lovely old building on Wright Street reopened as the Ecole Secondaire Norvil-Morrisseau — named after a renowned Aboriginal Canadian Artist.
In the past schools had separate entrances for boys and girls? Looking at Richmond Hill’s 1897 and the 1924 High Schools you can see the two entrances — strictly separating the boys from the girls!
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. There are offically ten provinces and three territories in Canada, which is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area.While politically and legally an independant nation, the titular head of state for Canada is still Queen Elizabeth.On the east end of Canada, you have Montreal as the bastion of activity. Montreal is famous for two things, VICE magazine and the Montreal Jazz Festival. One is the bible of hipster life (disposable, of course) and the other is a world-famous event that draws more than two million people every summer. Quebec is a French speaking province that has almost seceded from Canada on several occasions, by the way..When you think of Canada, you think of . . . snow, right?But not on the West Coast. In Vancouver, it rains. And you'll find more of the population speaking Mandarin than French (but also Punjabi, Tagalog, Korean, Farsi, German, and much more).Like the other big cities in Canada, Vancouver is vividly multicultural and Vancouverites are very, very serious about their coffee.Your standard Vancouverite can be found attired head-to-toe in Lululemon gear, mainlining Cafe Artigiano Americanos (spot the irony for ten points).But here's a Vancouver secret only the coolest kids know: the best sandwiches in the city aren't found downtown. Actually, they're hidden in Edgemont Village at the foot of Grouse Mountain on the North Shore."It's actually worth coming to Canada for these sandwiches alone." -- Michelle Superle, VancouverText by Steve Smith.
