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O'Connor House - June 2010

O’Connor House Showcase “A Day in the Life...”

MONDAY, MAY 31ST 2010
Join us any time on this fabulous day!

Enjoy a wide variety of fun, interesting & wonderful pastimes & activities...

Morning Session: 10:30am-1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 2—5 pm
Eveniing Session: 6—9 pm
Amazingly affordable @ $10 per session
(Timetable subject to change. May add more guessts.... Ticket includes Tea/Coffee & Irish Soda Bread!)

Reserve your spot and be entered(per session)to win Prizes.
Call: Moniica 416-498-0227 or Mary by Email:   

For Immediate Release March 12, 2010
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INVESTS IN RESTORATION OF O'CONNOR IRISH HERITAGE HOUSE

TORONTO, Ontario - The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance and Minister responsible for the Greater Toronto Area, today announced the Govemment of Canada's intention to invest up to $2.1 million in funding towards the restoration of historical buildings on the Senator O'Connor Estate in Toronto.

"Today, the federal government has saved O'Connor House from demolition and is giving the schools and the community the opportunity to use the Estate buildings for many generations to come", said Dennis Timbrell, Chair of O'Connor Irish Heritage House Inc.

See the Offcial News Release

O'Connor Estate restoration gets federal funding boost
- Story from InsideToronto.com


O’Connor House Showcase “A Day in the Life...”

MONDAY, MAY 31ST 2010
Join us any time on this fabulous day!

Enjoy a wide variety of fun, interesting & wonderful pastimes & activities...

Morning Session: 10:30am-1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 2—5 pm
Eveniing Session: 6—9 pm
Amazingly affordable @ $10 per session
(Timetable subject to change. May add more guessts.... Ticket includes Tea/Coffee & Irish Soda Bread!)

Join us in giving a warm welcome to our guests:
10:30am The Westenders—your favourites in music and song.
11:30am Aubrey Meinardi-O’Connor School Alumna/Humber College Interior Design Grad-the awesome O’Connor Project.
12:30pm Dorothy Duncan-Author & Heritage Expert-Heritage Cooking with tasty Treats to eat.
2:00pm Book Readings: courtesy of Authors-TBA.
3:00pm Celtic Spirituality with Heather Dunlop.
4:00pm Getting active & smile with Maureen’s Ceili Dancing.
6:00pm Heritage Toronto-by Rebecca Carson-History, Walks, What’s New and your questions!
7:00pm Irish Choral Society—Sing songs thru the Decades.
8:00pm Roly Salvas, Professor of Engineering-presents Canadian History where we ‘meet Laura Secord.’

Reserve your spot and be entered(per session)to win Prizes.
Call: Moniica 416-498-0227 or Mary by Email:   


Restoration Fund Donation
Now available online, securely through PayPal.
(Tax Receipts issued for Restoration Fund Donations over $25 CDN)

Get a 2010 Sustaining Annual Membership - $50.00
Now available online, securely through PayPal.
- Annual Membership Donation to help O'Connor House
- Complimentary 2010 Calendar

Get a Basic 2010 Annual Membership - Only $25.00
Now available online, securely through PayPal. - Annual Membership Donation to help O'Connor House


O'Connor House Business Plan February 19, 2009


Preservation Services Board submission, April 23, 2009


Rotman-NeXus School of Management, University of Toronto - Business Plan for O'Connor House - Fall 2008



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"To all involved in the O'Connor Heritage House Project, I offer my congratulations on all you have achieved so far. The vision of creating an educational forum and a cultural base is being realised and is contributing so much to the Irish community whilst enriching the cultural context of the community at large. You should be very proud of your achievements and as you move forward with this project, I wish you continued success."

Marcella Smyth. First Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission. - Embassy of Ireland, Ottawa, Ontario.