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Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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Home to one of the finest tree collections in North America, this cemetery is also the final resting place of many fascinating people. Of particular note are Glenn Gould, the celebrated classical pianist; Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best, the University of Toronto researchers who discovered insulin in 1922; golfer George Knudson; the Massey and Eaton families, whose mausoleums are impressive architectural monuments; Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King; Canada's greatest war hero, Lieutenant Colonel William Barker; and writer and editor Jim Cormier.
375 Mount Pleasant Rd.Phone: 416/485-9129.Open: Daily 8am-dusk.Free admission.Subway: St. Clair.
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