Aurora Cemetery

On my walk through Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, Ontario, I discovered the grave of Dave Gardner, a Toronto-born centre known affectionately as “Everybody’s Friend.” Growing up in Leaside, Dave honed his skills with the Toronto Marlies, playing just down the road from home. In his final year with the Marlies, he was named the most […]

On my walk at Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, Ontario, I discovered the grave of Eric Cradock, the co-owner who originally brought professional basketball to Toronto. Before the Raptors arrived in 1995, Toronto had a short-lived team called the Toronto Huskies. In 1946, the city was awarded a franchise in the newly formed Basketball Association of […]

On my walk at the beautiful Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, Ontario, I discovered a grave marked by a miniature replica of the Empire State Building. This is the final resting place of John W. Bowser. In what is now Aurora, Ontario, John Bowser rose to international prominence as the chief construction engineer of the Empire State […]