''Coach's Corner'' is a commentary and analysis segment that aired from 1982 to 2019 during the first intermission of the ''
Hockey Night in Canada
CBC Television has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts under the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' (often abbreviated ''Hockey Night'' or ''HNiC'') brand that is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts throughout its hi ...
'' (HNIC) television broadcast of
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...
(NHL) games. It featured
Don Cherry
Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. Cherry played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins, and later coached the team for five se ...
, and was co-hosted by
Dave Hodge
Dave Hodge (born January 8, 1945) is a Canadian sports announcer. Hodge worked for TSN, the CBC and CFRB 1010 radio in Toronto.
Early Years
Born in Montreal, Hodge began his career as a sportswriter with the ''Chatham Daily News'' in 1965, th ...
from 1982 until 1986, and by
Ron MacLean from 1986 to 2019.
The popularity of the segment led to Cherry placing seventh in the television show ''
The Greatest Canadian
''The Greatest Canadian'' is a 2004 television series consisting of 13 episodes produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to determine who is considered to be the greatest Canadian of all time, according to those who watched and p ...
'', ahead of
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...
, the first
Prime Minister of Canada
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, and
Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Douglas Gretzky ( ; born January 26, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for four teams from 1979 to 1999. Nicknamed "the Great One ...
, considered one of the greatest hockey players.
MacLean has referred to the show as "six minutes of psychotherapy for athletes".
The show has also been described as "one of the most watched five minutes on Canadian TV",
and Cherry as an "icon of Canadian TV hockey".
The last airing of the segment was on November 9, 2019, two days before the firing of Cherry from ''Hockey Night in Canada'' for comments that suggested Canadian immigrants benefit from the sacrifices of veterans but do not wear
Remembrance Day poppies.
Background
Cherry was hired by the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...
(CBC) in 1980 by
Ralph Mellanby
Ralph Mellanby (August 22, 1934 – January 29, 2022) was a Canadian sportscaster and television producer, who was the executive producer of ''Hockey Night in Canada'' broadcasts from 1966 to 1985 and on the production team for various Olympic G ...
, executive producer of ''
Hockey Night in Canada
CBC Television has aired National Hockey League (NHL) broadcasts under the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' (often abbreviated ''Hockey Night'' or ''HNiC'') brand that is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts throughout its hi ...
'' (HNIC), to be an analyst for the
1980 Stanley Cup playoffs
The 1980 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Stanley Cup playoffs, playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 8, after the conclusion of the 1979–80 NHL season. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded Worl ...
.
He was hired full-time for the following season as a
colour commentator
A color commentator or expert commentator is a sports commentator who assists the main (play-by-play) commentator, typically by filling in when play is not in progress. The phrase "colour commentator" is primarily used in Canadian English and the ...
, but his habit of cheering for particular teams and his lack of impartiality led to his dismissal from the role; ''Coach's Corner'' was created as a result, and was hosted by
Dave Hodge
Dave Hodge (born January 8, 1945) is a Canadian sports announcer. Hodge worked for TSN, the CBC and CFRB 1010 radio in Toronto.
Early Years
Born in Montreal, Hodge began his career as a sportswriter with the ''Chatham Daily News'' in 1965, th ...
and Cherry. Ron MacLean replaced Hodge when was he was hired in 1986.
Cherry earned "about $1 million", negotiating contracts that were less than market value for his services in discussions lasting "about 90 seconds".
Editorial control of the program was the responsibility of
MacLaren Advertising/Canadian Sports Network in the 1960s and 1970s, and of Ohlmeyer Communications and Molstar in the 1980s.
When
Rogers Media
Rogers Media Inc., operating as Rogers Sports & Media, is a Canadian subsidiary of Rogers Communications that owns the company's mass media and sports properties, such as the Citytv and Omni Television terrestrial television stations, Sportsnet, ...
acquired control of HNIC following the company's 2013 acquisition of
Canadian NHL broadcast rights (from 2014 to 2026), rumours of Cherry's impending dismissal from the broadcast were predicted, but ''Coach's Corner'' and both Cherry and MacLean were retained,
albeit with a segment reduced from seven minutes to five.
During a November 2013 show in the final year of CBC's broadcast, Cherry stated that Rogers Media should not "try and ruin a good thing, just leave us alone, and we'll be just as good next year".
In an interview earlier that week, he had stated that "They've been saying that for 30 years...I know I'm No. 1 and ''Coach's Corner'' is No. 1 and what are you going to do?"
During the first few years of Rogers Media control, Cherry and his bosses frequently argued, and during the
2014–15 NHL season
The 2014–15 NHL season was the 98th season of operation (97th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The Los Angeles Kings became the first team to miss the playoffs after winning the Stanley Cup the previous season since the C ...
, he had an on-air outburst complaining about the reduction of broadcast time for ''Coach's Corner''.
Rogers Media also cut all other appearances by Cherry on HNIC broadcasts, restricting him to ''Coach's Corner''.
In a 2017 interview with ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'', Cherry stated that other hockey television hosts "know all the stats, they know all the players, the whole deal" but that he "can pick out things no one else picks out".
Scott Moore, president of
Rogers Sportsnet
Sportsnet is a Canadian English-language sports specialty channel owned by Rogers Sports & Media. It was established in 1998 as CTV Sportsnet, a joint venture between CTV, Liberty Media, and Rogers Media. CTV parent Bell Globemedia then was r ...
, had stated that he had "never met anybody who has a keener eye for the game".
Broadcast
Throughout the week, Cherry and MacLean prepared notes and sent producer Kathy Broderick a list of video clips to prepare for broadcast.
Broderick would send them both an email on Friday morning, then MacLean would call Cherry at 9:30 Saturday morning to finalize the list of clips for that night's broadcast.
Every Saturday for 33 years, Cherry answered the call with "Don's Bicycle Shop, Big Wheel Don talking", a gag carried over from his coaching days with the
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team has been in existence since 1924, making t ...
when
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon Orr (born March 20, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. Orr used his ice skating speed, scoring, and play-making abilities to revolutionize the pos ...
once answered the phone in Cherry's office with "Don's Bicycle Shop".
They spoke for about half an hour.
He did not leave his house in the morning.
Late each Saturday morning, Cherry concluded a telephone conversation with Broderick with the phrase "I'm going to be brilliant as usual".
Cherry would not eat after 13:00, only drinking coffee,
and would take an afternoon nap.
At about 17:00, preparations began during story meetings that cover the entirety of the ''Hockey Night in Canada'' broadcast, including the pre-game show, Hockey Central Saturday, and Headlines.
MacLean and Cherry arrived on the set at about 17:30, and reviewed highlights from the previous week's games.
Cherry then sat in his set seat, and the crew adjusted lighting and camera angle for his suit.
When the game began, MacLean and Cherry sat in a viewing room alone until the first intermission.
''Coach's Corner'' used a set independent from the rest of the HNIC broadcast, which resulted in Cherry never encountering HNIC's hosts and panelists.
The set was created because Cherry was uncomfortable with the presence of a full crew and preferred a quiet set and refused an earpiece to receive instructions or notes from the producer.
During the broadcast, only Cherry, MacLean, and the camera operator were on the set.
Cherry has stated this was because he was not a professional broadcaster and was distracted by the presence of other personnel.
Originally, the show featured a discussion of the first period of the game that was airing, followed by highlights of games from the previous week. With the increasing availability of video highlights from numerous online sports resources, such highlights became increasingly stale by the time they would air on Saturday night, so the show shifted its focus to more obscure and specific elements of the game for Cherry to analyse.
General and special interest hockey stories were covered on the show. During the final broadcast of the
2017–18 NHL regular season, ''Coach's Corner'' was devoted to the
Humboldt Broncos bus crash
On April 6, 2018, sixteen people were killed and thirteen were injured when a northbound coach bus struck a westbound semi-trailer truck near Armley, Saskatchewan, Canada. The driver of the semi-truck had failed to yield at a flashing stop ...
, which Cherry described as a "national nightmare".
Cherry sometimes preceded his commentary with "I'm going to get in trouble for this" before making statements that might not be
politically correct
''Political correctness'' (adjectivally: ''politically correct''; commonly abbreviated ''PC'') is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in socie ...
.
Cherry reviewed the segment after it aired, and once again at home, making minor complaints to Broderick about the production.
The
opening sequence featured Blue, a
bull terrier
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Appearance
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Cherry received as a gift from Boston Bruins players.
Cherry's suits
Cherry has become famous for the suits he wore during ''Coach's Corner''.
The suits are tailored at The Coop in northern Toronto, which assumed the role following the death of Cherry's longtime tailor.
Cherry selected the material at Fabricland, which was styled at The Coop, then sent to a factory for tailoring.
Up to five yards of material were used for each suit to ensure that elements align properly.
In April 2017, ''
Toronto Life
''Toronto Life'' is a monthly magazine about entertainment, politics and life in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ''Toronto Life'' also publishes a number of annual special interest guides about the city, including ''Real Estate'', ''Stylebook'', ''Eatin ...
'' published an article rating that season's suits "from least to most offensive".
Among them was a jacket he wore for 22 April 2017 broadcast that many likened to bloodspatter.
He apologized during an interview the next day, saying that he had read
social media
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postings stating it was symbolic of Cherry "murdering the English language", and referring to him as
Dexter
Dexter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003
* Dexter, a fictional character in the British Diary of a Bad Man#Main, web series ''Diar ...
.
During an interview on ''
The Morning Show'' in December 2018, he stated that there were several suits he regretted wearing, but the "blood spray" suit was the most memorable.
Entertainment Tonight Canada
''ET Canada'' (previously referred to as ''Entertainment Tonight Canada'') is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine ''Entertainment Tonight''. ''ET Canada'' is a broadcas ...
published a list of Cherry's most memorable suits in February 2019.
During a November 2018 broadcast, ''Hockey Night in Canada'' conducted a Retro Jacket auction to raise funds for
Hockey Fights Cancer. One of Cherry's blazers was auctioned for $23,550, and one worn by MacLean was auctioned for $17,941.
Advocacy
Cherry had used the show to promote rule changes. For example, he campaigned for no-touch
icing in order to reduce injuries caused as a result of players colliding at the end boards when chasing the puck.
When the rule was implemented, he criticized
referees
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who improperly called the rule.
He also campaigned for modifications to the protective equipment players wear to make it cause less injuries, rapping a hard plastic elbow pad on the table on air to make his point.
He criticized
coaches
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
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* Coac ...
for in-game replacement of a goalie performing poorly, instead of doing so during an intermission.
He often targeted his messages to children, and proposed changes to children's hockey, such as requiring
children's hockey leagues to use smaller pucks instead of those used by adults.
He stated that young children have trouble handling the NHL regulation-sized pucks.
On the show, he may preface comments to children with "You kids" or "You young kids"; for example, in a November 2014 show, he stated "I'm going to show you kids, you young goalies, how to act and how not to act" in a segment showing clips of NHL goalies.
During the first intermission of game 2 of the
2018 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League's (NHL) 2017–18 season and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Con ...
between the
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL) ...
and
Vegas Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Founded in 2017 as an expan ...
, MacLean invited NHL Commissioner
Gary Bettman
Gary Bruce Bettman (born June 2, 1952) is an American sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice president and general cou ...
, who was standing nearby, to participate in the segment. Cherry had stated that
the league should expand to Quebec City, and that there has never been another rivalry in any sport like
that between the Montreal Canadiens and the Quebec Nordiques.
Bettman stated that Cherry's "popularity just went up in Quebec".
Criticism
Cherry's strong opinions at times led to repercussions, including several attempts by the CBC to fire him.
In the early 1980s, as a result of his inability to pronounce names and for "butchering the language", CBC executives were prepared to fire him but refrained when Mellanby told them he would quit if Cherry was fired.
Columnists have referred to him as a
troglodyte
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Troglodyte and derived forms may also refer to:
Historiography
* ''Troglodytae'' or ''Troglodyti'', an ancient group of people from the African Red ...
and a
misogynist
Misogyny () is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practiced fo ...
for the views he expresses on the show.
In 2004, the CBC tested running ''Coach's Corner'' on a seven-second delay
after he made "inappropriate and reprehensible personal" statements on 24 January 2004 broadcast.
He has stated that
National Hockey League rule changes to limit fighting in the game, particularly the
instigator rule, were made because "nerds don't want fighting" and that the lack of protection by
enforcers of star players is why there is an increasing prevalence of injuries to the latter,
and wanted enforcers in the game so that star players such as
Connor McDavid
Connor Andrew McDavid (born January 13, 1997) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Oilers selected him first overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
McDavid spen ...
would not have to fight.
The segment was also criticized for being a dominant presence on ''Hockey Night in Canada'', and for focusing primarily on issues of interest to Cherry.
He often used ''Coach's Corner'' to express some of his
right-wing
Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...
conservative views and
Canadian nationalism
Canadian nationalism seeks to promote the unity, independence, and well-being of Canada and the Canadian people. Canadian nationalism has been a significant political force since the 19th century and has typically manifested itself as seeking t ...
and paid tribute to Canadian law enforcement and the military.
He has also endorsed conservative political candidates, and has made many references to "left-wing pinkos".
In 2003, the hosts devoted an entire show to discussing the federal government's decision to refrain from participating in the
2003 invasion of Iraq
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and the
Iraq War
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led by the United States.
The annual broadcast preceding or on
Remembrance Day
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included a video clip of Cherry walking in a "
war cemetery in France that's full of Canadian soldiers".
Pat Hickey, writing for the ''
Montreal Gazette
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'' in 2014, stated that ''Coach's Corner'' is not the appropriate forum to honour the military or to discuss politics.
In a February 2018 broadcast, Cherry stated that people who believe
climate change
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are "cuckaloos", eliciting a response from
Catherine McKenna, the federal
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
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.
In a broadcast in 2008, he had referred to environmentalist
David Suzuki
David Takayoshi Suzuki (born March 24, 1936) is a Canadian academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist. Suzuki earned a PhD in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at th ...
as a "left-wing kook".
Some of his proclamations on the show have been criticized for insulting
Quebecois and European players, some of whom he has regarded as "soft".
He has stated that Americans are ruining the NHL.
In a 2011 article in ''
Maisonneuve'', Mike Spry stated that ''Coach's Corner'' is "a caricature of sports commentary", describing it as a comedy and parody that is better suited to ''
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...
''.
He also called for Cherry and MacLean to be fired.
In a 2014 article for
Postmedia News
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, Scott Stinson stated that the segment is "tinged with
xenophobia
Xenophobia () is the fear or dislike of anything which is perceived as being foreign or strange. It is an expression of perceived conflict between an in-group and out-group and may manifest in suspicion by the one of the other's activities, a ...
".
Cherry's removal from ''Hockey Night in Canada'' and the end of ''Coach's Corner''
On 9 November 2019, Cherry made remarks during ''Coach's Corner'' suggesting that Canadian people benefit from the sacrifices of veterans and do not wear
remembrance poppies. He remarked, "You people that come here... you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you can pay a couple bucks for a poppy or something like that... These guys paid for your way of life that you enjoy in Canada, these guys paid the biggest price."
Sportsnet apologized for the remarks, stating that his comments were discriminatory and offensive, and that they "do not represent our values and what we stand for as a network."
His co-host, Ron MacLean also apologized via Twitter, expressing regret for his actions and for allowing Cherry make the comments.
The NHL also released a statement on Cherry's comments saying "the comments made last night were offensive and contrary to the values we believe in."
Cherry later told the ''
Toronto Sun
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'' that he would not apologize for his comments stating "I have had my say".
The
Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) stated that its internal systems had been overloaded by a high number of complaints.
Two days later, on 11 November, Remembrance Day, Sportsnet president Bart Yabsley announced that "following further discussions with Don Cherry after Saturday night's broadcast, it has been decided it is the right time for him to immediately step down".
Speaking to the ''
Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Pos ...
'', Cherry commented "I know what I said and I meant it. Everybody in Canada should wear a poppy to honour our fallen soldiers... I would have liked to continue doing ''Coach's Corner''. The problem is if I have to watch everything I say, it isn't ''Coach's Corner''".
He later said that if he had to do it again, he would have said "everybody".
On 16 November 2019, MacLean addressed and reflected on the incident during ''Hockey Night in Canada'', the first without Cherry, also announcing that ''Coach's Corner'' is no more.
Following the firing of Cherry,
Numeris figures showed a slumping in the viewership of ''Hockey Night in Canada''. When the NHL season opened in October, the first Saturday night game featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens drew an average audience of 1.247 million. Cherry's last broadcast on 9 November, a game that featured the Maple Leafs playing the Philadelphia Flyers, drew an average audience of 1.027 million; in the two weeks following Cherry's dismissal the eastern broadcast of ''Hockey Night in Canada'' failed to make the Numeris Top 30 ranked TV shows. On 13 December, the main game drew an average audience of 810,000 compared to 983,000 for the same weekend in 2018.
Awards
''Coach's Corner'' was nominated for a Best Sports Program or Series for the
22nd Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 22nd Gemini Awards were held on October 28, 2007, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, took place at the Conexus Arts Centre in ...
in 2007.
In popular culture
The album ''
Supporting Caste
''Supporting Caste'' is the fifth full-length album by the punk rock band Propagandhi. It was released on March 10, 2009, by G7 Welcoming Committee Records and Smallman Records in North America, Hassle Records in the UK and Europe, and Grand Hotel ...
'' by the Canadian punk rock band
Propagandhi
Propagandhi is a Canadian punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by guitarist Chris Hannah and drummer Jord Samolesky. The band is currently located in Winnipeg, Manitoba and completed by bassist Todd Kowalski and guitari ...
includes the song "Dear Coach's Corner", in which the singer directs questions to MacLean, asking why his niece should be subjected to requests to adhere to a collective will.
It also refers to Cherry's ideology as "A strange and bitter fruit, that sad old man beside you keeps feeding to young minds as virtue".
The show and its hosts have been parodied a number of times, including by ''
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
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'' and the
Twitter
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account DonCherryParody.
A review of the weekly show was printed in the ''
Toronto Sun
The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid format, tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Pos ...
'' in a segment named ''Cherry Pickin.
In November 2015, Cherry and MacLean were inducted into
Canada's Walk of Fame.
They unveiled their star on
King Street West of Toronto's
Entertainment District
An entertainment district is a type of arts district with a high concentration of movie theaters, theatres or other entertainment venues. Such areas may be officially designated by local governments with functional zoning regulations, as well as ...
in July 2016.
See also
*
List of inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame
Canada's Walk of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians. It consists of a series of stars imbedded in 13 designated blocks worth of sidewalks in Toronto ...
References
External links
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