The Toronto and Nipissing Railway was the first public narrow-gauge railway in North America. A Scottish born businessman George Laidlaw promoted its development and was invaluable in its chartering. In 1868, it chartered to build from Toronto to Lake Nipissing in Ontario, Canada, via York, Ontario, and Victoria Counties. At Nipissing, it would meet the transcontinental lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It opened in 1871 and the railway merged with the Midland Railway of Canada in 1882.

Hyman Tolchinsky (born 1929) and Murray Goodz (born 1941) are Montreal architects who both studied architecture at McGill University. They currently practice in Montreal where, during the past decade, they have designed a number of major commercial buildings such as the Industrial Life Tower (1986), Place Canada Trust Tower (1989) and the Maison Ultra
mar Building (1989).

Hyman Tolchinsky (né en 1929) et Murray Goodz (né en 1941) sont des architectes montréalais qui ont tous deux étudié l'architecture à l'Université McGill. Ils exercent actuellement l'architecture à Montréal où, au cours des dix dernières années, ils ont dessiné plusieurs grands immeubles commerciaux comme la tour Industrial Life (1986), la tour Place Canada Trust (1989) et la Maison Ultramar (1989).

Established in either May or June 1776, the company was the association of Isaac Todd and James McGill. Their primary business was in the fur trade of North America and they formed the base of the North West Company. The partnership would finally dissolve by early April 1797.