One of my older Labyrinths. In the middle of the Traffic Island immediately opposite Christie Station and Christie Pits Park. But it’s faded and in need of repainting. One quarter of it is now cement, and not concrete, which means the paint on it disappears quite rapidly, and that’s why it looks 25 percent incomplete, […]
I had no idea my Labyrinth appeared in the Graphic Novel, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. So I went and finally watched the movie for the first time tonight. My Labyrinth wasn’t in the Movie. If I am not mistaken then, My Christie Street Traffic Island Labyrinth appears in the opening pages of VOLUME ONE […]
“In Toronto, Ontario, Canada we have several beautiful Labyrinths. I was in a foot cast for four months (achilles) and would sometimes go to one and sit there with my foot stretched out in the walkways or walk slowly. I then looked up Labyrinths in Toronto on google and discovered there was one near where […]
Toronto & Vancouver City of Labyrinths is a Project to create public Labyrinths within walking distance of every Torontonian & Vancouverite.
Intended to create safe walking spaces for both play and contemplation.
Labyrinths are placed in parks, public spaces, during neighbourhood street parties or major urban festivals like Pedestrian Sunday Kensington Market in Toronto or Car Free Days in Vancouver.
HiMY SYeD – Labyrinth Maker & Project Co-ordinator
Labyrinths are made on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples –
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish),
Stó:lō and
Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)
and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.
Labyrinths are made in traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of
the Kwantlen,
the Katzie,
the Semiahmoo
and Tsawwassen First Nations.
Traditional: recognizes lands traditionally used and/or occupied by the People or First Nations in parts of the country.
Ancestral: recognizes land that is handed down from generation to generation.
Unceded: refers to land that was not turned over to the Crown (government) by a treaty or other agreement.
