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  1. The Don: The Story of Toronto's Infamous Jail
    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 2022
    An in-depth exploration of the Don Jail from its inception through jailbreaks and overcrowding to its eventual shuttering and rebirth.
  2. Getting Started on Social Analysis in Canada
    Third Edition

    Resource Type: Book
    Published: 1988
    See also CX2933.
  3. Greater Riverdale Organization (GRO)
    Connexipedia article

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2020
    The Greater Riverdale Organization expanded on, and replaced, the Riverdale Community Organization (RCO) – a lively and effective organization fighting for issues relevant to Toronto east-side neighbourhoods.
  4. Riverdale
    Connexipedia article

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2020
    Consisting of a the area east of the Don Valley and bordered by the Danforth, Greenwood Avenue and Lake Ontario, Riverdale was annexed into Toronto in 1884.
  5. Riverdale Community Organization
    Connexipedia article

    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 2020
    The RCO emerged out of discontent at the city,’s handling of the housing expropriation in the Don Mount renewal zone. In 1969, several religious figures from the area formed the East Don Urban Coalition to represent local interests and hired organizer Don Keating. After six months several smaller organizations that had formed around specific local issues united to form the Riverdale Community Organization.
  6. The Riverdale Zoo
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1975
    A history of the Riverdale Zoo from its founding it the 1890s to its closing in 1974.
  7. Seven News
    Resource Type: Serial Publication (Periodical)
    Published: 1970
    Seven News (7 News) was a community newspaper published in the area of Toronto east of downtown which at the time was known as Ward 7. Seven News was published from 1970 to 1985. Seven News is no longer publishing, but all issues of the paper have been scanned and are available on the Connexions website.
    Ward 7 covered the area of Toronto east of downtown, from Sherbourne Street to Logan Avenue, south of Bloor-Danforth, including Don Vale, Cabbagetown, Regent Park, Riverdale, St. Jamestown.
  8. South Riverdale approves NIP program
    Resource Type: Article
    Published: 1976
    The South Riverdale Community Centre is scheduled to open in mid-October after an 18-month fight against apparent obstacles posed by Queen’s Park and organized medicine. Unlike most health facilities, it will be run by a board chosen by the people who use it.
  9. South Riverdale Community Health Centre
    Organization profile published 1981

    Resource Type: Organization
    Published: 1981
    The South Riversake Community Health Centre is primarily a health unit delivering family and community health care to the residents of the Riverdale area of Toronto.


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