Spirit Garden at Nathan Phillips Square brings Indigenous presence to Toronto’s symbolic core | Unpublished
Hello!
Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alex Bozikovic
Publication Date: June 30, 2025 - 21:01

Spirit Garden at Nathan Phillips Square brings Indigenous presence to Toronto’s symbolic core

June 30, 2025
The turtle rises from the water, poised to move toward the chamber of Toronto City Hall. This six-foot-tall limestone gesture of re-emergence is the centrepiece of the new Spirit Garden at Nathan Phillips Square, which brings an Indigenous presence to the city’s ceremonial heart.At the garden’s centre sits the Teaching Lodge, a hybrid of longhouse and circular wigwam fashioned from glue-laminated ash. The structure invites local Indigenous communities to gather for ceremony and reflection. “It represents a cross-cultural approach to Indigenous design,” says Brian Porter of Two Row Architect. “How can one structure represent the traditions of peoples from across the continent?”


Unpublished Newswire

 
Indigenous demonstrations against both the federal and Ontario governments unfolded at multiple sites across the province Tuesday, as protesters rallied against initiatives to fast-track major infrastructure projects. As far north as the Attawapiskat River, which flows into James Bay, and as far south as Queen’s Park, Ontario’s legislature, protesters gathered in separate demonstrations to push back against two laws recently passed at both levels of government.
July 1, 2025 - 21:00 | Willow Fiddler, Dayne Patterson | The Globe and Mail
American George Springer continued to feel good vibrations playing for the Toronto Blue Jays on Canada Day.
July 1, 2025 - 20:40 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
The Elks are the only CFL team that has yet to earn a win this season and are preparing to host the Ottawa Redblacks at Commonwealth Stadium on Sunday.
July 1, 2025 - 20:12 | Phil Heidenreich | Global News - Canada