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42-491: Built in 1928, the silos marked an age when goods were being shipped into Toronto. Towards the end, the silos also marked the port's decline and the desire to remove the industrial eyesore along Toronto's waterfront. They were demolished in 1983. The silos were located south of Queens Quay on Maple Leaf Quay, between the Peter Street and Rees Street slips. Before construction of the fourth Welland Canal , prairie grain

84-520: A critical city service and has evolved into the full-time service that exists today. The Toronto Fire Services was created in 1998 from the merger of the former fire departments of the original City of Toronto , East York , Etobicoke , North York , Scarborough and York . It is the largest fire department in Canada and the 5th largest municipal fire department in North America. As part of

126-789: A light utility boat built in 1982 for the Canadian Coast Guard . The Sora was retired from TFS on October 31, 2015, replaced by Fireboat William Thornton . Fireboat William Thornton is a type 400 cutter, built in 1982 for the Canadian Coast Guard, and was acquired by the Toronto Fire Service in 2015. While not part of the fleet, Box 12 (Box 12 Association) and Support 7 (Greater Toronto Multiple Alarm Association) are canteen trucks run by volunteers and are present at large emergencies to provide food and beverages for Toronto firefighters. Formed in 1949,

168-658: A specialized call is dispatched. TFS also has a fleet of various mechanical support trucks. Smaller compact cars bearing the TFS colours and logo are driven by fire prevention officers and other commanding officers. Toronto Fire will also acquire use of a long-range acoustic device . It was one of three purchased by the Toronto Police Service for use during the G20 summit in 2010 (1 for marine unit, 2 for public safety unit). Toronto Fire Services operates and manages both

210-432: Is an open public space and the latter a green area. Both replace the former parking lot, which is now underground. Queens Quay is served by two streetcar lines, operating on a dedicated right-of-way. The 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina both terminate at Union Station and run along Queens Quay from Bay Street, westward. At Spadina Avenue , the 510 heads north to Spadina station , and the 509 continues west, bound for

252-479: Is currently the largest municipal fire department in Canada. Fire services in Toronto began in 1874 in the former City of Toronto, and still consisted of volunteer fire companies. Prior to 1874, fire services were composed of poorly trained volunteer companies in the city. The first company was created in 1826 and hook and ladder in 1831. Most were able bodied men who were trained to operate pumps to draw water from

294-656: Is in (1-north, 2-East, 3-South, 4-West). The second digit identifies the District within the Command that the station is in. The last digit identifies the station within the District within the Command that the apparatus is assigned to. A list of types of vehicles used by the TFS: (prefix letter in brackets with "xxx" as the station placeholders) is listed below: The Toronto Fire Department and successor Toronto Fire Services has operated fire boats since 1923. Fireboat Charles A. Reed

336-588: Is presented by the Toronto Professional Fire Fighters Association to a fire service member for voluntarism. Formed in 1975, the GTMAA vehicle is painted with TFD scheme, but not the logo (using the GTMAA patch instead). In addition, there are various hazardous materials support trucks and a trench rescue support truck that respond to specialized calls. These trucks are unmanned and are only used by trained personnel when

378-645: The Exhibition Loop . Originally there was to have been an underground station in front of the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel and the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal , with underground access to the hotel. This plan was cancelled when the hotel management became unwilling to share in the cost, and a smaller station was built around the corner under Bay Street. Plans to add a Queens Quay East light rail line are

420-486: The Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The street was originally commercial in nature due to the many working piers along the waterfront; parts of it have been extensively rebuilt in since the 1970s with parks, condominiums, retail, as well as institutional and cultural development. The road supplanted both Front Street and Lake Shore Boulevard as the most southerly east–west corridor in

462-571: The Saint Lawrence Seaway , major industries such as the Redpath Sugar Refinery and Victory Mills , as well as small commercial enterprises. However, the mainly industrial uses along Queens Quay were slowly replaced by commercial and residential uses, mainly high-rise condominiums. Between 1975 and 1979, a cluster of large, concrete towers were erected at the foot of Bay Street, south of Queens Quay; these included

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504-636: The Toronto Transit Commission opened a dedicated streetcar right-of-way in the median from Bay Street to Bathurst Street . In 2001, the city planners set out to improve Queens Quay by reclaiming public space for pedestrians and cyclists. This resulted in the Waterfront Toronto Central Waterfront Public Realm International Design Competition, which was completed in 2006. In August 2006,

546-478: The Westin Harbour Castle and Harbour Square. In 1990, the 40-storey York Quay towers were built and remain the tallest buildings on Queens Quay. The scale and density of these and subsequent high-rise development along Queens Quay were criticized for blocking the lake and failing to provide a welcoming realm for visitors. In 1997 City School (Toronto) relocated to 635 Queens Quay West. In 1999,

588-745: The 1980s and redevelopment of the waterfront, the future of the silos was set. The Federal government expropriated the Maple Leaf complex in 1972 as part of the Harbourfront scheme. Unlike the Victory Soya Mills Silos and the Canada Malting Silos , which were designated heritage structures, the Maple Leaf Silos were demolished in the 1983 in the haste to remove the industrial eyesore and blight along

630-530: The 320 Yonge Blue Night buses operates from Bay Street to Yonge Street . Listed from west to east [REDACTED] Media related to Queens Quay, Toronto at Wikimedia Commons Toronto Fire Services Toronto Fire Services ( TFS ), commonly called Toronto Fire , provides fire protection , technical rescue services, hazardous materials response, and first responder emergency medical assistance in Toronto , Ontario , Canada. Toronto Fire Services

672-746: The Box 12 Association is Toronto's oldest fire canteen unit and serves firefighters in the west end and the downtown core. The unit is named after alarm box #12, which was pulled to trigger the response to the Great Toronto Fire of 1904. This canteen has served in a number of high-profile multiple alarm fires in recent history, including the Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto six-alarm fire in 2017. The Box 12 Association celebrated 70 years of continuous volunteer service in 2018, with Mayor John Tory in attendance. Each year, an award named after this canteen

714-468: The Maple Leaf Quay were renovated in 2015, a project led by architect Les Klein. After two decades the city facilitated the creation of HTO Park West in 2007 and thus completed the revitalization of the entire site. 43°38′16″N 79°23′17″W  /  43.6378°N 79.3881°W  / 43.6378; -79.3881 Queens Quay (Toronto) Queens Quay is a prominent street in

756-462: The TFD and previous fire companies used horse drawn engines and ladders. Prior to the 1970s, the TFD had open air vehicles (driver cab not enclosed and mostly aerial trucks), but since then both the TFD and TFS use fully enclosed cab vehicles. Prior to the 1950s, TFD used tiller-ladder trucks and since have reverted to smaller aerial units that can operate in narrow streets in Toronto. The TFS inherited all

798-688: The bombing of the SS Howard L. Shaw (today one of the breakwater ships at Ontario Place ), the Norris family grew disenchanted with the partnership. After a fight for control, involving Neonex and Jim Pattison , the partnership split, with the Leitch family gaining control of the shipping business, and Norris, Maple Leaf Mills. Lawsuits over the Neonex bid took 13 years to settle, and almost bankrupted Pattison. When Maple Leaf Mills facility at Port Colborne

840-480: The city closed the two eastbound lanes, replacing them with bike lanes as part of the Martin Goodman Trail and additional pedestrian space. The experiment resulted in an improved public realm and more visitors to the overall waterfront area. In 2009, Waterfront Toronto announced its plans to turn Queens Quay into a grand lakefront boulevard by placing streetcar lanes in the centre, traffic only on

882-443: The city when it was created on reclaimed land in the inner harbour . Sometime after 1919 to the early 1920s the inner harbour was filled in and new slips were created. Queens Quay continues to go through a significant transformation. Originally, it served as an access road for the various ports and slips in the inner harbour. The street between Yonge Street and Parliament Street was home to storage buildings devoted to trade on

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924-493: The city's 2013 Budget plans, the City of Toronto demanded a 10% cut by all city departments. TFS, under then Fire Chief James Sales, recommended vehicle reductions at several stations (Stations 213, 215, 324 and 413) and one station to close (Station 424) to meet the 10% reduction target. As well the cuts will lead to fewer firefighters on staff. In 2014, four pumpers (P213, P215, P413, P424) were taken out of service and Station 424

966-439: The city, organized into 15 districts. A 16th district (District 12) was disbanded in 2013. Its 4 stations were absorbed into the surrounding districts. Each district is part of one of four geographical divisions of command. There are 4 command areas: north, east, south and west. With the exception of North Division, the other geographic divisions are divided into four districts. Several companies have been disbanded or reassigned over

1008-539: The company and silos were renamed Maple Leaf Mills . The site is sometimes referred to as the Monarch Mill; Monarch was the brand name of flour produced by MLM, and was prominently featured on the side of the silos. The brand is today owned by J.M.Smucker. MLM also owned a mill in the Junction area of Toronto. After labour disputes involving "waterfront warlord" Hal C. Banks at ULS in the 1960s, culminating in

1050-668: The exception of Sales, Toronto Fire Services and Toronto Fire Department chiefs have been promoted within the department's ranks. Peter Ferguson was deputy chief of the North York Fire Department before becoming fire chief of the Toronto Fire Department Toronto Fire Department began using motorized vehicles after 1911. The first motorized pumper was placed in the College St station on October 18, 1911. Before that,

1092-522: The fire trucks were a patchwork of the various schemes used by the former boroughs. All had "Toronto" decaled or painted where the former borough's name used to be and the new Toronto Fire crest was added with the new numbering scheme. Over the past 19 years since amalgamation, the majority of the older vehicles have either been retired or repainted to match the new scheme: fire engine red with yellow reflective trim and markings. The Toronto Fire Services currently operates out of 83 fire stations throughout

1134-626: The first fire chief of the amalgamated Toronto Fire Services in November 1997. He served in that post until his retirement in April 2003. Following Speed's retirement, William (Bill) Stewart was appointed fire chief on May 1, 2003, and served until his retirement on April 30, 2012. Jim Sales worked as a political bureaucrat in the Town of Markham and as general manager with the City of Barrie prior to his appointment as Toronto fire chief in 2012. Sales

1176-545: The heavy urban search and rescue (HUSAR) team and the chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives (CBRNE) response team on behalf of the City of Toronto and under contract with the Province of Ontario for provincial deployment as required as CAN-TF3. Prior to amalgamation, the Scarborough Fire Department had their fleet painted yellow. In the years following amalgamation, the markings on

1218-620: The lake. A wooden pumper truck presented to Toronto by British America Assurance Company c.1837 is now found at Black Creek Pioneer Village . The city's poor fire fighting services were highlighted by the Great Toronto Fire in 1849 and again in the Great Fire of Toronto in 1904. After the latter fire, which destroyed much of Bay Street from The Esplanade West to Melinda Street, the Fire Department in Toronto became

1260-486: The north side and a pedestrian-focused space on the south side. The plan would restrict Queen's Quay to two traffic lanes, on the north side of the streetcar tracks, similar to the design of the 2006 experiment. Additionally, the plan calls for the beautification and extension of the Harbourfront streetcar line along Queen's Quay East between Yonge and Cherry Street . The transit right-of-way will be grass-covered. In 2013 Ontario Square and Canada Square opened. The former

1302-707: The oilseed business, by 1953, two Toronto plants, Toronto Elevators and Victory Soya had approximately 90% of Canadian Soya processing capability. The combined storage capacity was more than Canada’s other four processors combined. To supply grain to his elevator, Leitch invested in shipping, partnering with James E. Norris . They eventually created one of the largest shipping companies on the Great Lakes, Upper Lakes Shipping Company . The Norris family also had an interest in Maple Leaf Milling. Toronto Elevator Company merged with Maple Leaf Milling in 1961, and

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1344-410: The remaining half of the site sat vacant. In 2000, Toronto Fire Services Station 334 and Toronto EMS Station 36 was opened at the southwest end of the site Ironically, the new buildings that replaced the silos at 350 and 390 Queens Quay were "maligned as among the worst examples of a concrete curtain dividing Toronto from Lake Ontario" and described as "drab, puke-coloured edifices" The residences at

1386-454: The subject of a class environmental assessment. Various bus routes currently serve portions of the eastern portion of Queens Quay: the 19 Bay operates from Bay Street to Sherbourne Street ; the 65 Parliament and the 365 Parliament Blue Night operate from Sherbourne Street to Parliament Street; the 72 Pape and the 202 Cherry Beach operate from Bay Street to Parliament Street; the 75 Sherbourne operates from Jarvis Street to Sherbourne Street; and

1428-403: The vehicles of the fire departments prior to amalgamation. The current strength of TFS consists of 179 vehicles. Since amalgamation, apparatus assignments consist of an alpha-numeric callsign. The alphabetic prefix identifies the type of apparatus. The following three numerical digits identify the station the apparatus is located in. The first digit identifies the division (Command) that the station

1470-464: The waterfront. Demolition took a full year, cost $ 1 million, and bankrupted the Thunder Bay wrecking company. The site now is home to HTO Park . With the closure of the Toronto site, MLM moved production to other locations, among them Cavan, Ontario (later as Masterfeeds and now as a unit of Alltech) in 1975. In 1989, Harbour Terrace condominiums was completed on half of the old silo site, but

1512-500: Was approved to support the opening of the new Downsview fire station. The fire chief (C1), as well as the 4 commanding deputy chiefs,(C2, C3, C4, C5), are all based at 4330 Dufferin Street – the central headquarters for both Toronto Fire and Toronto Paramedic Services . There are four division commanders (C6, C7, C8, C9). Each division commander is based in their respective commands – north, east, south and west. Alan F. Speed became

1554-590: Was built by Carter Construction Company, and was referred to as Playfair Elevators . C.D. Howe was involved in the design. The capacity was later doubled. Six tracks next to the elevators were connected to the CN Fleet Street Yard. Offices and laboratories also occupied the site. Originally mainly a storage elevator, Toronto Elevators got into processing with the Masterfeeds animal feed manufacturing business, managed by Fred Presant. Entering

1596-406: Was destroyed by fire in 1960, milling operations came to Toronto. The Port Colborne facilities were rebuilt at a smaller scale, but it eventually took over milling operations after 1983. After numerous sales, mergers and divestures, MLM became Maple Leaf Foods . The Masterfeeds business was divested and is today owned by Alltech . With the decline in use of Toronto harbour as a shipping centre in

1638-565: Was fire chief in Markham from 2000 to 2001 and in Edmonton from 1988 to 2000. Matthew Pegg was appointed as interim fire chief in May 2016, following Sales' departure. Pegg became permanent chief in April 2017. Pegg served as deputy fire chief of Administration prior to being appointed fire chief. Pegg retired October 4, 2024 and will be replaced on interim by Deputy Chief Larry Cocco. With

1680-467: Was shipped to lakeports such as Collingwood or Midland , transferred to rail car, and delivered to Toronto - a laborious process. Gordon C. Leitch realized when the canal opened, he would be able to ship grain directly to the Toronto waterfront at considerable efficiency. With the help of businessman James Playfair he founded Toronto Elevators and in 1928 constructed a 2 million bushel capacity concrete grain elevator complex. The first silo structure

1722-568: Was shut down. In 2017, under Fire Chief Matthew Pegg , the TFS Transformation Plan was developed and introduced, which included a comprehensive Inclusion Plan. An update on the status of the numerous initiatives that are included in this plan was provided as part of the 2018 budget process. In 2018, 10 additional staff were added to support the creation of a permanent Toronto Community Housing Fire Safety Task Force. Also in 2018, one additional crew of 21 Operations Firefighters

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1764-502: Was the first fireboat operated by the service; it was a wood-hull boat that entered service in 1923 and remained in use until 1964. The service presently has two fireboats in service. Fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie entered service in 1964, replacing Charles A. Reed . Fireboat William Lyon Mackenzie serves as the department's main fireboat and icebreaker. In 2006, the Toronto Fire Services acquired Fireboat Sora ,

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