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Hart House Theatre | Ghost Saved Lives | University of Toronto

Hart House Theatre has been in the University of Toronto since 1919. Canada’s first “little theatre” offered an intimate space where young performers could take risks and shape the future of Canadian arts.

Over the decades, its stage became a proving ground for remarkable talent. And few theatres in Canada can claim such a lineage.

But for all the stars who passed through its doors, Hart House Theatre’s most enduring figure wasn’t an actor at all. Tt was a caretaker named Bert.

His sudden death in the 1950s shocked everyone. But it’s his postmortem act of heroism which is still talked about today.

by Ghost Guide Daniel

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Graves & Ghosts of Toronto’s Victoria Memorial Square

Beneath the quiet lawns of Victoria Memorial Square Park lies Toronto history that most never realize they’ve walked over. Long before it became a downtown park, this land served as the city’s oldest Burial Ground and cemetery.

Fort York’s original cemetery! Dating back to the late 1700s and turbulent times in Upper Canada (now Ontario). Created for the little daughter of our first Lieutenant Governor. It was the beginning of a site that held soldiers, settlers, politicians, and forgotten residents of Canada’s largest city.

An estimated 400 bodies still hide under the pathways of the park. Every step walking over lives marked by tragedy, mystery, and even ghost horses! This article features some of those stories.

by Ghost Guide Daniel