Ward 14 – Councillor & Trustee Debate

Community, Local Interest, Meetings

The Roncesvalles-Macdonell Residents’ Association (RMRA) is holding a Ward 14 Councillor and School Trustee debate. The RMRA’s meeting is divided into 2 halves.

The 1st half will be a debate for the Councillor candidates (4) who they have been able to contact and invite. The debate will run from 7 to 8 PM

The 2nd half will be a debate for the Public (5) and Catholic (1) trustee candidates who they have been able to contact and invite.

There are important education issues that need attention, that is why they are having the trustee candidates included in their debate program. It will begin at 8 PM so that people may also attend the boundary meeting at Garden PS starting at 6:30 PM – click here for more info. That meeting ends at 7:30 PM allowing enough time to move over to Fern PS and the RMRA debate.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
7:00 — 9:00 PM
Fern Public School  (in the cafeteria)
128 Fern Avenue

2014 Municipal Election – Mayoral Candidates Town Hall

Community, Local Interest, Meetings

Please join us on Wednesday, October 15th for a Town Hall meeting of the leading candidates for Mayor of Toronto.  The PRA will be co-hosting this event along with the Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC) and the Roncesvalles-Macdonell Residents’ Association (RMRA).

Olivia Chow, John Tory, Doug Ford and Ari Goldkind will be in attendance.

The event will be a town hall format rather than a debate:

5:30 PM – pre-candidate civic engagement “how-to”, for those in the community who are new to the municipal election process.

6:00 – 8:00 PM – Mayoral Candidates Town Hall – each candidate will in turn have 20 minutes to present their platforms and take questions from the audience.

Please note the event location:  PARC, 1499 Queen Street West

West Queen West Planning Study – Walking Tour

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City Planning staff are conducting a study of Queen Street West from Bathurst Street to Roncesvalles Avenue. Join your neighbours for a walking tour of Queen Street West from Dufferin Street to Roncesvalles Avenue.

Let City Planning staff hear your thoughts and ideas during the walk through our neighbourhood. This will help inform the direction and objectives for the study. Please come out and join your neighbours.

Date: Tuesday, September 16th
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Place: Parkdale Amphitheatre, northwest corner of Queen Street West and
Dufferin Street

For more information click here.

Ride4RealFood 2014

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Ride4RealFood is about raising money for better food security in our city. Money raised supports better access to real food for low-income people living in Toronto.

This all happens through the Coop Cred Program – a partnership between West End Food Coop and PARC. Raise money, register to ride and spread the word now by clicking here.

Ride4RealFood is the only city-to-farm fundraising event!
The ride is on Sunday, September 14th!

Canadian National Exhibition NOW OPEN!

Local Interest

The CNE officially opens it doors today and closes Monday, September 1st – Labour Day.

Come check out all the ENTERTAINMENT, RIDES, GAMES, FOOD and SHOPPING – open from 10 AM to 10 PM. Click here for more info.

The CNE has a special price that will be of interest to local residents – $6 after 5 PM
Available Mondays (except Labour Day), Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Buy at the CNE gate

Sunnyside Beach Cleanup – Blue Flag Canada

Community, Local Interest

C’mon out on Thursday, August 7th as Blue Flag Canada, in partnership with Corona Canada, adopts Toronto’s Sunnyside Beach for the day. Participate in a cleanup and help put litter in its place while having a positive impact on the shoreline ecosystem.

The first 200 people at the cleanup receive a ticket for the Corona SunSets Festival (August 16th on Toronto Island) featuring DJ sets by: Moby, Cajmere, Thievery Corporation, and Lee Foss & Anabel Englund.*

Cleanup Event info:
Date: Thursday, August 7th
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Place: Sunnyside Beach, 1755 Lake Shore Blvd. W, Toronto, ON
Register here

Organizers will provide: gloves and garbage bags. Please wear comfortable clothes and shoes and bring sunscreen and a water bottle.

*Must be 19 years-old or older to attend the concert. ID required. Only one ticket per person.

Lab Cab Festival – July 26 & 27

Community, Local Interest

The Lab Cab Festival: Parkdale is a free, annual multi-arts festival. Music, dance, theatre, film, poetry, crafts, kids stuff, visual art and comedy are performed in the restaurants, bars, community centres, boutiques, cafés, parks, libraries, parking lots, hair salons, flower shops, churches, clothing stores, antique stores, book stores and businesses in the Parkdale neighbourhood.

They offer free workshops, free childcare and a free BBQ lunch. The Lab Cab Festival is free, family friendly and community oriented. Click here for more information.

Community Consultation for 155–157 Cowan Ave. & 1267 King St. W.

Community, Local Interest

Planning applications for: 155 – 157 Cowan Ave. & 1267 King St. W.

The City is holding a Community Consultation meeting on:

155 – 157 Cowan Ave. proposal is to redevelop the site containing two vacant residential buildings, previously used as rooming houses, by connecting the two buildings, adding a fourth storey addition, constructing a front and rear addition, and completing interior renovations. The new residential building will be comprised of 26 bachelor units and 9 one-bedroom units. A total of 4 parking spaces and bicycle storage will be provided on site.

1267 King St. W. proposal is to bring the existing 3-storey semi-detached building containing 9 under-sized bachelor units (ranging in size from 12 m2 to 23 m2) and 1 one-bedroom unit into conformity with the Zoning By-law.

Please join local residents for this public meeting where you can learn more about these appllications, ask questions, and share your comments and ideas.

Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
7:00 — 8:30 PM

Masaryk Cowan Community Centre
220 Cowan Ave.