Here's what's coming up:
Join your neighbours for a fun, sustainable yard sale on the Front Street Promenade, right in the heart of the Canary District!
Click here to apply for a table
We will have 40 tables out on the Promenade where you can buy, sell, or trade gently-used items, connect with others, and enjoy a great day outside.
How to participate:
Spaces are priced as follows:
If you're interested, click here to let us know. Apply early: the first 20 who pay the table fee will have their pick of available spots.
*We're optimists, but we do have a rain date: Sunday September 21. Just in case.
You may have noticed that the old Eastern Avenue spur, the one that confused direction-takers no end, has been renamed Old Foundry Road, acknowledging the heritage of the Foundry site and clearing up the "go east on Eastern then turn right on Eastern" conundrum.
This was initiated by a resident who used our Councillor's Toronto Centre Projects website to make a case for the name change. Dozens of other residents found the suggestion and upvoted it, sending it to Council. The payoff was on July 22 when Councillor Moise and a dozen residents came together to unveil one of the four new street signs.
After the City installed stop signs at Rolling Mills and Old Foundry Road, many drivers were still rolling right through, leading to resident concerns about safety. The City responded to our request to have zebra stripes painted at all three crossings.
Further south, new stop signs were installed at Rolling Mills and Mill Street — and we are lobbying for these to be marked by zebra stripes, as well as other traffic improvements in the area.
Did you know that Torontonians living in multi-residential buildings (such as ours) are significantly poorer at sorting waste effectively?
The City's 3Rs Ambassador Program engages volunteers in apartments, condos and co-ops to help promote the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle).
Ambassadors can tailor programs to suit their building. It's a great way to:
There's a free training on September 8! Apply by clicking this link.
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It’s midsummer, and Canary District gardens are alive with pollinators! Here are some things to enjoy — and one deadline you won't want to miss. Let's start with the deadline...
Summer's really heating up, and there are tons of ways to enjoy our neighbourhood over the next few weeks.
Finally! The warm weather's here! Here are some things to plan for: