Councillor Perks and Park Staff held a virtual meeting this past Novmeber to discuss proposed designs for the planned park improvements to Melbourne Avenue Parkette (located near King St W and Dufferin St). Staff shared different design options and gathered community feedback to finalize a design. The following is the final design:

These guided walking tours of the Exhibition Place grounds is led by Bruce Van Dieten, a member of the local community, and will touch on various architectural and historical highlights of the site. Tours will begin at the Princes’ Gates.

July 18: https://www.explace.on.ca/…/exploring-exhibition-place…/

August 15: https://www.explace.on.ca/…/exploring-exhibition-place…/

The reopening of Exhibition Place’s drinking and decorative fountains! see map.

Three portable fountains have been opened today at Bandshell Park. Decorative fountains will be open by Saturday, June 19. It’s hot out so remember to stay hydrated!

Exhibition Place has re-directed resources to support this community request from the Parkdale Residents Association, West Side Community Council and local residents.

Join this free webinar: Tuesday June 1 at 7 PM

Many financial incentives are now available to help pay the up-front costs of a home renovation or a new electric vehicle — and HVRA’s NetZero Committee wants to help you decide what will work best for you.

In this June 1st webinar, Ariana Foyle, an expert in the City’s BetterHomesTO program, will cover:

· How to access government rebates, grants and loans for home improvements

· Subsidies available for purchasing electric vehicles (new and used)

· Q&A to address the specific concerns of audience members

To register for this free webinar, click HERE

(If you can’t attend, a link to the recording will be posted a day or two later at www.harbordvillage.com.)

This webinar is hosted by the Harbord Village Residents’ Association and co-sponsored by the Parkdale Residents Association and by neighbourhood associations across the city.

Growing things on your balcony or in your backyard garden may end up being one of the few guaranteed pleasures during a long 2021 pandemic summer. For both long-time gardeners and new Covid-era hobbyists, D’Loraine Miranda at Toronto Life has curated a fun list of insider tips and shops devoted to backyard/balcony gardens this summer. https://torontolife.com/…/ten-ways-to-up-your…/

Food Up Front, a Transition Toronto project believes that growing local food is one way to mitigate the climate crisis by reducing food miles and our dependence on international agribusiness. They deliver seeds to people at no cost around the GTA. They are currently taking orders and looking for volunteers to deliver them. Visit their website to find out more about them and complete the relevant forms to either volunteer and/or order seeds. Orders can be made up to May 31. https://www.transitiontoronto.org/food-up-frontFood

The Parkdale Hub project (at Queen & Cowan intersection), is a transformational city-building initiative that will deliver wide-ranging social, cultural, and economic benefits to the Parkdale community. The intersection is currently home to an important cluster of City-owned facilities and community services, all of which are in need of significant capital investment over the next 10 years.

Visit www.parkdalehub.ca before the meeting for instructions on how to join in, listen and ask questions. You will be able to join the meeting using your internet browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, etc.) or the Cisco Webex app. You do not need to download software to participate.

Date: Thursday, May 27, 2021
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 PM
Place: Webex event: https://swerhuninc.webex.com/swerhuninc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e32d4457fd01dfa24952a918546f9fe98 If prompted: •Event Number: 132 896 4920 •Event Password: parkdale

Join the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust (PNLT) in celebrating the acquisition and securing of a building in Parkdale with 36 units of affordable housing. Last week the Parkdale NLT purchased 22 Maynard Avenue – an at-risk low-rent residential building containing 36 apartments in Parkdale. With this acquisition, the land trust has grown its community ownership in the area from 15 to 51 units of affordable rental housing – equivalent to a 240% increase!

Join the PNLT for an online celebration on Monday, May 3rd at 6pmRegister here: https://www.eventbrite.com/…/22-maynard-celebration…