T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : 1 8 2 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Scotland ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁Alexander ▁Re ford ▁is ▁an ▁historian ▁by ▁training , ▁with ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁history ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁and ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁Born ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁Ontario , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁Out a ou ais ▁region ▁of ▁Québec . ▁He ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Dean ▁of ▁College ▁at ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁College ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁He ▁left ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁director ship ▁of ▁Les ▁J ard ins ▁de ▁M ét is ▁( Re ford ▁Gard ens ), ▁a ▁cultural ▁destination ▁and ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁in ▁Grand - M ét is , ▁Québec . ▁The ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁Els ie ▁Re ford , ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁Gard ens , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁creating ▁the ▁not ▁for ▁profit ▁organization ▁that ▁purchased ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁Quebec ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Under ▁his ▁ste ward ship , ▁a ▁complete ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁gard ens ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁property ▁has ▁been ▁undert aken . ▁ ▁Professional ▁associations ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁co - found er ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Garden