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Line 122: The grounds of the national historic site, including Garrison Common, the military cemeteries, and the parkland is accessible to the public year-round. However, access to the fort and the visitor centre is limited by the museum's operating hours.<ref name=cot/> [[File:This 18th Century swivel gun at old Fort York, fires a half pound projectile, or a handful of musketballs, 2015 09 10 (1).JPG - panoramio.jpg\|thumb\|Artifacts in an exhibit inside the fort's blockhouse. Exhibits are spread throughout the fort and visitor centre.]] Exhibits on the War of 1812, and military life in 19th century Canada are displayed in the buildings inside the fort, and the visitor centre.<ref name=cot/><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.fortyork.ca/featured-attractions/exhibits-menu.html \|title=Exhibits \|publisher=The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Common \|website=www.fortyork.ca \|year=2020 \|access-date=7 June 2020 \|archive-date=12 May 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512020815/https://fortyork.ca/featured-attractions/exhibits-menu.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to museum exhibits, the site also employs [[historical reenactment\|historical reenactors]] made up of secondary school students, known as the [[Fort York Guard]].<ref name=fyg>{{cite web \|url=https://www.fortyork.ca/17-featuredd-a-exhibits/fort-york-guard.html \|publisher=The Friends of Fort York and Garrison Commons \|year=2020 \|access-date=13 June 2020 \|website=www.fortyork.ca \|title=Fort York Guard \|archive-date=13 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613061254/https://www.fortyork.ca/17-featuredd-a-exhibits/fort-york-guard.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> The reenactment unit was constituted in 1994 by the Toronto Historical Board; with its management later assumed by the Friends of Fort York association.<ref name=fyg/> The Fort York Guard, which includes an infantry squad and ~~its~~a ~~band~~fife ~~component~~and drum corps, wear the uniforms of the [[Canadian Regiment of Fencible Infantry]].<ref name=fyg/> The Guard operated through the COVID-19 pandemic but was suspended by the City of Toronto in 2022, reportedly in the belief that living history displays perpetuated colonialism, and has not yet been reinstated.<ref name=globe>{{cite web \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-fort-york-backers-frustrated-by-grant-cancellation/ \|title=Fort York backers frustrated by grant cancellation \|work=The Globe and Mail \|access-date=26 August 2023 \|date=13 August 2022 \|last=Kivanc \|first=Jake}}</ref><ref name=C2C>{{cite web \|url=https://c2cjournal.ca/2022/06/torontos-fort-york-is-under-attack-again-this-time-its-an-inside-job/ \|title=Toronto’s Fort York is Under Attack Again. This Time it’s an Inside Job \|work=C2C Journal \|access-date=26 August 2023 \|date=27 June 2022 \|last=Ostola \|first=Larry}}</ref><ref name=Friends>{{cite web \|url=https://www.fortyork.ca/featured-attractions/fort-york-guard/the-fort-york-guard.html \|title=Fort York Guard on Pause in 2022 \|work=Friends of Fort York \|access-date=26 August 2023 \|date=2022}}</ref> ===Fort===

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