Mellotronists

Okay Rick--try this. Go to allmusic.com and type in their search 
engine Saga (y'know, the Canadian band that gets compared to Rush 
quite often). When's Saga's page pops up, click on Toronto, Ontario 
Canada below the band's picture in the upper left. A list appears 
with a decent list of bands/musicians hailing from Toronto. 
Hopefully that'll help jog your memory on the band that had the 
Mellotron mishap.

"Burn a bridge and burn a boat. Stake your lizard by the throat" - 
Robert Fripp, 1970 (obviously in a desperate search for lyrics)