Fall
The temperatures have dropped, the patios have disappeared, and the down jackets are beginning to re-emerge. Autumn brings a resplendence of colours in Toronto, from the fiery trees on Sugar Beach to the pumpkins outside every supermarket. We’d eagerly awaited our first taste of pumpkin pie – but now we’re not so fussed about the second. Halloween is quite the celebration on this side of the pond, with offices adorned in Halloween tinsel (yes, you read that correctly) and whole streets closed for trick or treating. Even the lobby to our building became a temporary home for ghouls and zombies. Fireworks Night hasn’t traversed the Atlantic, but commemorations for Remembrance Day have a familiar feel, with parades through the streets of Toronto, and poppies and wreaths at memorials from the Anglican Cathedral to Old City Hall. Canada played a significant role in World War I – committing 620,000 troops (compared to Britain’s six million) – and the author of “In Flanders Fiel