January 2025 News

Welcome to the first newsletter of 2025 from Canary District Neighbourhood Association. In this issue, we talk about:

  • Winter Walk in Corktown Common on Jan 11: wrap up and come on out
  • St. Lawrence REmarket, a periodic event taking place just to the west of us that we aspire to imitate here someday

Saturday January 11: Winter Walk in Corktown Common

Wrap Up and Come Outside to Learn About Toronto’s Best Park

Jan 11, 2025 at 10:00am – 11:00am EST

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Did you know that our Corktown Common is much, much more than "just" a park? It's also flood protection, a haven for native plants and pollinators, and a site with a rich industrial history. It boasts a series of interconnected outdoor environments that humans, animals, birds and insects can enjoy.

It's also an all-season experience, with new things to see and discover at every time of the year. Come see Corktown Common transformed by winter on an informal walking tour of this beautiful park.

  • FREE
  • Approximately 1 hour
  • Mostly paved paths
  • Some slopes

January 29-30:
St. Lawrence REmarket

The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) is holding a pop-up community service to collect unwanted goods and prevent them from being sent to landfills

This is definitely something we would like to do here in Canary District, but until we can organize it, we encourage folks to go check out our neighbour's event over on The Esplanade.

What is REmarket?

The Remarket is a community event organized by our almost-next-door neighbourhood association to promote the REmarketing of usable post-consumer goods that can be REused, REpaired, and REcycled and to Rethink our purchasing decisions by taking Responsible actions in our consumption of material goods.

Click here to learn more


Want to help? Want to know more?

Glad you asked. Please explore the rest of the website. If you use Facebook, join our private neighbourhood group. And if you'd like to volunteer, head over here, and let us know which one of our projects fires you up! 

Tell us what you care about

Here are some of the projects and issues we are following. Click on the links to read more, and if you'd like to get involved, write us!

In solidarity,

Canary District Neighbourhood Association


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  • Billy Bishop March & Rally: Public consultation closes July 24, and there is a rally July 26 — there is still time to make your voice heard.
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  • Two Programs. One Ask. Two new programs supporting healthy aging are looking for volunteers.
  • Lassonde Art Trail West Opens: Saturday, July 25 a new chunk of the artwork trail opens in Biidaasige Park.
  • Save the Date • August 22: Woo hoo! We've set a date for this year's Discover Canary event!
  • Outdoor Movies: Toronto Outdoor Picture Show runs until August 6.
  • Volunteer Shout-Out: Three fine people making a difference in Canary District.

Summer's really heating up, and there are tons of ways to enjoy our neighbourhood over the next few weeks.

  • Canary Scooper Heroes are here to save the day! Or save your dignity...
  • Billy Bishop Airport Expansion - The federal government is asking our opinion on increasing downtown airport traffic by a factor of five — have your say in the matter
  • Indigenous Arts Festival: Right next door in Biidaasige Park on June 20
  • Metrolinx Don Yard Open House: Representatives of Metrolinx will be meeting the public at an Open House on June 25
  • Toronto Fringe Festival is happening next door in the Distillery District June 30–July 12
  • Two Outdoor Film Festivals: In addition to TOPS in Corktown Common we have DiverCity right next door in Distillery
  • Downtown East: An initiative designed to streamline certain 311 requests

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