Welcome to the second newsletter of 2025 from Canary District Neighbourhood Association. In this issue, we talk about:
When we posted this tour in December it filled up within 24 hours! RSVP now for this FREE 2-hour guided walk of the Port Lands.
Curious about the Port Lands? You should be! It’s in the process of transforming into a new neighbourhood adjacent to ours, featuring outstanding amenities that we will all get to enjoy. But to get there, the area is undergoing some extreme engineering, performed while preserving aspects of a rich Toronto past.
Suit up in warm clothing to enjoy a 2 hour walk through the heart of the Port Lands, exploring and learning about these extraordinary layers of history and future dreams.
Thanks to Deepti Pareek for this image!
Can we borrow your brain? We have two new Standing Committees: one one for Traffic and one for Streetscape, and need 5-7 volunteers for each of them.
Both of these groups will help shape our neighbourhood's future. Here's how:
The Traffic Committee will identify and make recommendations regarding traffic-related issues within and adjacent to our neighbourhood.
The Streetscape Committee will make recommendations regarding maintenance and cleanliness in the public spaces of our neighbourhood.
If either of this issues is important to you, consider volunteering some time and smarts to help our community!
Here's your chance to make our springtime neighbourhood clean and beautiful. We will provide gloves, bags, and trash grabbers and assign you one of our lovely streets.
Optional: If you can't make the Saturday date, reach out to [email protected] and we will set you up with a private shift on another day!
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.
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!
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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Here's what's happening this month:
September is always a crazy month as everyone gets busy after summer vacation.
Where did the summer go? We're squeezing everything we can out of the last few weeks of the season.