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Toronto officials say water levels near the Toronto Island are receding slower than expected and some parts will be closed for the entire summer.In a statement issued Monday, the city says sections of the island are on schedule to open July 31 but the date could be moved depending on weather conditions.Toronto Island has been closed to visitors all summer after high water levels caused massive flooding throughout the park. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW City council als
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stanley cup sh to battle French and Indians, again, at historic fort.OSWEGO 鈥?On Saturday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m., historically uniformed
stanley quencher , dressed and accoutered volunteers will gather at Fort Ontario State Historic Site to re-create the July 5 to 6, 1759 French attack on Oswego.The French army will attack Fort Ontario in vain during the June 28 to 29 French and Indian War event at Fort Ontario.Once again the French, under the Chevalier de la Corne, will achieve surprise when their scouts overrun a British woodcutting party, but lose momentum when their Sulpican Priest Abbe Piquet stops the main force of attackers to pray for victory, thus providing the panicked defenders time to roll flour and pork barrels into a defensive line.If successful, de la Corne would have stopped the foodstuffs and ammunition stored at Oswego from being advanced to the British army besieging the French at Fort Niagara, leaving the redcoats and provincials high and dry in the wilderness. placement_509781_0_iwidth:100%;margin:0 auto;A few weeks later Fort Niagara fell to the British, followed by Quebec in September. In the summer of 1760, Lt. General Jeffrey Amherst gathered an army of 10,000 troops and native allies at Fort Ontario and launched the final campaign of th
stanley cup e French and Indian War in North America against Montreal which fell in September.Artillery demonstrations will be conducted on the ramparts at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.Saturday lectures include a program on army
