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History of Toronto
Toronto means "where there are trees standing in the water", according to several Mohawk speakers and aboriginal language expert John Steckley. Mohawks used the phrase to describe The Narrows, where Herons and other natives drove stakes into the water to create fish weirs. In 1615, Samuel de Champlain described these structures as blocking the channels, with a few openings left for catching fish in nets. Radiocarbon dating of surviving stakes reveals that the weirs at The Narrows were in use more than 4,000 years ago.

Getting Around
In addition to participating in Wisdom-Forum’s 2012: Gateway to Your Future Conference, you will enjoy being next to CN Tower, Rogers Center (Sky dome), and waterfront besides being just blocks from the heart of downtown Toronto. You may want to arrive a few days earlier and take in some points of interest Toronto is famous for. You can’t walk two blocks in the city without seeing a double-decker tour bus or a billboard advertising a King Street musical. Hotel lobbies are filled with pamphlets for obvious attractions like Toronto Maple Leafs games or the Royal Ontario Museum -- and the CN Tower is pretty hard to miss -- but what if you want to see more than just the postcard-worthy parts of the city? Toronto is thriving multicultural mosaic known for it’s ethnic pockets such as Little India, Little Italy, Greek town, China town complete with delicious ethnic cuisine and arts and crafts. Before or after the conference you might enjoy a day trip to the world famous Niagara Falls which is 1 ½ hours away or take our excellent subway transportation to go shopping in our underground walkways. It’s worth a visit to Yonge-Dundas public square, with billboards, big lights, concerts and public events, it is hailed as Toronto’s Times Square and gives visitors a taste of the bustling downtown Yonge Street known as the longest street in North America stretching 222 miles.