Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
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1107 Avenue Road Midtown, Toronto, Ontario, M5N 3B1 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°42′27″N 79°24′34″W / 43.7076°N 79.4095°WCoordinates: 43°42′27″N 79°24′34″W / 43.7076°N 79.4095°W |
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| School type | Catholic High school |
| Motto | Faith Is Our Medium |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Founded | 1998 |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | John Shain Area 4 |
| Area trustee | Maria Rizzo Ward 5 |
| School number | 561 / 730653 |
| Principal | Luisa Cangelosi |
| CSAC Chair | Danusia Figiel (2013-14) |
| Faculty | 65 |
| Grades | 9-12 (non-semestered) |
| Enrollment | 1055 (2016-17) |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Grey, Navy, White |
| Mascot | Moose |
| Team name | McLuhan Rebels |
| Parish | Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Specialist High Skills Major | Information & Communication Technology Non-Profit (awaiting approval from the Board) |
| Program Focus |
Advanced Placement Extended French Gifted Cyber Arts |
| Website | www |
Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School (Marshall McLuhan, MMCSS, Marshall McLuhan CSS, or McLuhan) is a coeducational, non-semestered, Catholic high school in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Toronto Hunt Club was established in by British Army officers of the Toronto garrison (Fort York) in 1843. It held gymkhana equestrian events at various sites around the city. In 1895 it acquired its first permanent home in a rural area east of the city between Kingston Road and the waterfront. In 1898, the streetcar was extended eastward to the site, and soon the area became a cottage district and then streetcar suburb of Toronto. This forced the equestrian activities to move further afield. In 1907, the horses were thus moved to a site in Thornhill (Steeles' Corner at Steeles Avenue and Yonge Street).
In 1919 the club moved to a location closer to town at Eglinton Avenue and Avenue Road. Known as the Eglinton Hunt Club, a polo arena, clubhouses and other facilities were erected. The 1930s saw the club run into financial difficulties.
The original Hunt Club site in Scarborough was turned into a nine-hole golf course in the 1930s, and it remains an exclusive private golfing club today. The current club champion is Chris Jones, as was determined on the annual Champions Day, September 18, 2010.
But with the onset of World War II, the federal government purchased of the club, and it became a secret air force research facility known as the No. 1 Clinical Investigation Unit, and later the Royal Canadian Air Force Institute of Aviation Army. Dr. Fredrick G. Banting was employed at the site and conducted research regarding the physiological effects of combat flying.
Another noted employee, scientist Wilbur R. Franks, developed the world's first anti-Gravity flying suit (G-Suit) at the facility.
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