Masaryk Park is getting 3 new fruit trees!
Greenest City‘s application for 3 new fruit trees at Masaryk Park was one of the winners. Big thanks to TreeMobile Toronto and Orchard People for this amazing initiative!
You can VOTE here for what fruit you would most like to see in your park!
http://greenestcity.ca/vote-for-your-favourite-fruit-tree/
or vote on Greenest City’s Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/GreenestCityToronto/
Have your say on how to make cycling better and safer in our neighbourhood. Make your voice heard, learn about the City of Toronto’s Ten-Year Cycling Network Plan, and see what the Cycle Toronto Ward 14 Advocacy Group is doing to improve cycling conditions.
Bring ideas, feedback, and friends for a Q&A with:
– Councillor Gord Perks
– MPP Cheri DiNovo
– MP Arif Virani
– Toronto Cycling Planner Christina Bouchard
… followed by a social at a nearby pub TBA!
FREE for all at an accessible venue – including delicious refreshments and a prize draw! Hosted by Cycle Toronto Ward 14 Advocacy Group.
Date: Thursday, April 7th
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Place: 1303 Queen St W. – Parkdale Library (basement auditorium)
The RMRA for their upcoming meeting will be discussing the City’s plans for the intersection of King/Queen/Roncy. For Parkdale this is the Western Gateway into our neighbourhood. Come to the meeting to discuss how the local residents and businesses can have some influence on the TTC and City’s plans. http://rmra-to.org/
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 23rd
Time: 7:00-9:00 PM
Place: 128 Fern Ave. (Fern Avenue Public School – auditorium)
This Planning Study Report is the culmination of the 1-year participatory planning and community visioning for the future of Parkdale organized by the Parkdale Community Economic Development (PCED). The Report identifies the challenges, opportunities, and promising directions in a range of areas in Parkdale – housing, decent work, local democracy, food security, culture and so on. This study report will be a basis of the Parkdale Community Plan.
Please come out to learn more about Parkdale and get involved in shaping directions for community action with your friends, neighbours, and colleagues!
RSVP: Online or by email to kkamizaki@parc.on.ca
Light refreshment / child care provided upon request
Date: Saturday, February 27th
Time: 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Place: 1303 Queen St W. – Parkdale Library (basement auditorium)
This meeting is an opportunity to examine the 2016 City Budget with neighbours, Councillors Sarah Doucette (Ward 13) and Gord Perks (Ward 14).
For more information or to RSVP contact Gord Perks office at councillor_perks@Toronto.ca or 416-392-7919.
Date: Wednesday, February 10th
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Place: 1515 Dundas St W. – Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton School (3rd floor Staff Room)
The Dunn and Dowling bridges are important connections between Parkdale and the Gardiner Expressway, Lakeshore Blvd. West and the trails and bike path along the waterfront. The Dunn Avenue bridge will be for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians as well as higher trains. Dowling Avenue bridge will be for pedestrians and bicycles only.
Both bridges appear to be well underway.
Join Councillors Sarah Doucette (Ward 13) and Gord Perks (Ward 14) as they share ideas to help Toronto reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to one of the biggest ecological crises of our time, climate change. This event is part of the Talk Transformation! speaker series happening throughout the city. Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/brkdEosIy2.
Date: Wednesday, January 27th
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Place: 1515 Dundas St W. – Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton School (3rd floor)
Parkdale Community Health Centre is hosting a meeting in the Parkdale Public Library to discuss the welcome plan of up to 200 government sponsored Syrian refugees coming to our neighbourhood.
All are welcome to attend and offer support.
Date: Wednesday, January 27th
Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Place: 1303 Queen St W. – Parkdale Library (basement auditorium)
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto invite you to join their upcoming public meeting where you can comment on the results on the evaluation of the alternative designs for the Hybrid option for the future of the Gardiner Expressway East.
The Study
Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto are jointly carrying out the Gardiner Expressway / Lake Shore Boulevard Reconfiguration Environmental Assessment (EA) and Integrated Urban Design Study. The EA will determine the future of the Gardiner Expressway East and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from approximately Jarvis Street to approximately Leslie Street.
The Hybrid option was endorsed by Toronto City Council as the preferred alternative for the Gardiner Expressway East on June 11, 2015. The upcoming public meeting will present the results on the evaluation of the alternative designs for the Hybrid option, as well as urban design concepts for the study area.
How to Participate
You can attend the upcoming public meeting or participate online. If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, you can watch a live webcast of the meeting at www.gardinereast.ca and submit your feedback online.
Please register at: http://gardinerexpresswayeastpublicmeeting5.eventbrite.ca
For more information or to be added to the project mailing list, contact
info@gardinereast.ca, or call (416) 479-0662.
To learn more about the project please visit www.gardinereast.ca
Date: Tuesday, January 19th
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Place: 789 Yonge Street – Toronto Reference Library
We encourage you to give back to the community in any way that you can – whether it is donating non perishable goods, volunteering in the community, or doing a good deed.
Very best wishes to ALL Parkdalians!!