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On January 19, 2026, the Toronto Preservation Board approved that the former residence of Jean Lumb at 377 Dundas Street West be included on the City of Toronto's Heritage Register."The property at 377 Dundas Street West has cultural heritage value as it meets the following criteria under Ontario Regulation 9/06 of the Ontario Heritage Act:The subject property holds historical/associative value for its direct associations with the life and work of Jean Lumb. Along with her husband, Doyle, Lumb opened a restaurant called Kwong Chow in 1959, the same year that they moved into the house at 377 Dundas Street West. Kwong Chow was considered one of the “big four” Chinese restaurants in Toronto’s first Chinatown at mid-century. During the 1950s and 1960s, Lumb was also a strong advocate on behalf of the Chinese community at the national and local levels. She travelled to Ottawa to lobby for changes in discriminatory federal laws targeting Chinese immigration, which were ultimately eliminated by 1967. Her significance was formally recognized when she became the first Chinese Canadian woman to receive the Order of Canada in 1976.Jean Lumb resided at 377 Dundas Street West when she led the Save Chinatown Committee, fighting to prevent the City’s expropriation of Chinatown properties in St. John’s Ward to make way for New City Hall and related urban renewal. Lumb’s house atthe subject property served as a locus of efforts to preserve spaces for the Chinese community’s homes, businesses, and cultural activities from 1959 to 1973. The subject property’s long side elevation on Dundas Street West retains a gabled roofline as well as brickwork indicating the former main entrance used by the Lumb family. Constructed after the Lumb’s departure in 1973, the brick addition on Beverley Street was constructed as a storefront for Tin’s Tavern, a Chinese restaurant, reflecting a local pattern of adapting residential buildings to accommodate Chinese businesses. " ... See MoreSee Less

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Applications for the 2026 Annual Jean Lumb Awards are now open to high school, secondary, university, and college students of Chinese heritage from across Canada. For more details:apply.scholarshipscanada.com/scholarship/jean-lumb-awards-2026.ezcThe Jean Lumb Foundation is proud to continue its scholarship program, now in its 29th year!jeanlumbfoundation.ca/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Jean Lumb Foundation About the Jean Lumb Foundation The Jean Lumb Foundation is a Canadian, not-for-profit organization that was incorporated in 2006 and established as a charitable foundation (#83058...
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