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Historical Walking Tour of Ritchie

Questions submitted by the public in July will shape the route taken and stories told by guide Chris Chang-Yen Phillips on a historical walking tour of Ritchie Sept. 8. Sign up for the tour that best fits your schedule: 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.

This is the third year the league has partnered with Phillips and his production team to feature Ritchie’s past in their podcast. Let’s Find Out won a silver medal for Best Consumer Podcast from the Canadian Online Publishing Awards in 2018 and was a finalist for the 2019 Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Documentary. You can listen to past episodes online at letsfindoutpodcast.com.

  • Episode 11 features Ritchie School, the Gainers meatpacking plant and Ritchie’s urban forest.

  • Episode 24 takes you to Wallace Shoe Making, the 1917 Dame residence and Minchau blacksmith shop.

Earlier Event: 26 August
A Special Night with Bats
Later Event: 21 September
Community Day: Passport to Adventure