Just a quick reminder of some of the events going on this weekend in and around Ward 14

• Clean Trains Festival – This Saturday, April 28th 2012,  from 1pm – 4pm come to the West Toronto Rail Path at the Wallace St Entrance.  For more information please see: Clean Trains Festival

• Compost Day – Saturday April 28th, 2012, from 10:00p, to 8:00pm (or until supplies last) at Indian Road Crescent Junior Public School, 285 Indian Road Cres. For more information please see: Compost Days

• Bikes and Books – Saturday April 28th, 2012, 2pm, TPL High Park Branch. For more information please see: Bikes and Books

• Tightrope Books and Friends All Day Reading To Save The High Park Zoo – Cafe Novo (just outside of Ward 14 at 1986 Bloor St. West). The start time for the event is 1pm.  For more information please see: High Park Zoo All Day Reading

Inside Toronto has written a wonderful article about Parkdale and some of the amazing people and agencies who make Ward 14 and its communities great. Please pass it on to your friends and neighbours.

Take a look: South Parkdale an example of positive investment over time

The RVBIA has put out the call for Roncy Rocks 2012, the an annual day-long celebration of art, music and culture in Roncesvalles Village.

To learn more about how to get involved please see: Roncy Rocks 2012



The annual Plant Fair will take place on Saturday May 12, 2012, from 10:30am to 1:30pm at the Parkdale School and Community Centre (75 Lansdowne Ave – At Seaforth). Sales are Cash Only.

To see the flyer please click: Plantfair Poster

“Over the years the Plant Fair has become a fixture of the spring season. It is a wonderful day of mixing, mingling and chatting over plants and Green Elephant bargains. Spirits are high, the refreshments are tasty and when your arms are full just ‘park’ your plants with our plant minders and continue to browse. The Plant Fair also offers an opportunity to purchase Raffle tickets (winners to be drawn May 28) orGarden Tour tickets.

The Plant Fair is the largest of the Hort yearly events. It is also a time when well over a hundred Hort volunteers mobilize like a well oiled machine to bring not only member’s plant divisions into the community, but also their expertise. Plants of every description fill the tables. Standard nursery stock and the basic annuals of the season will also be available. A Connoisseur’s Table will offer items aimed primarily at Hort members or experienced gardeners looking for the out of the ordinary.

There is always a Green Elephant sale, which is a white elephant that is gardening related. Lots of interesting items turn up here. Do you have some to donate? If it could go to a rummage sale or the Salvation Army, it can come to the Plant Fair. Consider garden decorations you’re tired of, edging material you no longer need, pots and vases you have collected, and so on. Please contact plantfair@parkdaletorontohort.com to find out about donating.”

To learn more about The Horticultural Societies of Parkdale and Toronto please visit their site at: www.parkdaletorontohort.com

It is expected that recruitment for citizen positions on the Toronto Transit Commission will not begin until mid-June. Persons wishing to be notified about the TTC recruitment can e-mail

• appoint@toronto.ca to give the City of Toronto their name, email address, address and that they “wish to be considered for the TTC Commission”.

• They will then be added to the Public Appointments Interested Persons List.   This process will start in mid-June, according to the City’s website. Also, suggest that they periodically check the Public Appointments webpage for updates.

   

  For more information please see: TTC Citizen Appointment
  

The Parkdale Community Information Centre is a non-profit charitable community services organization committed to meeting the diverse and changing needs of the Parkdale community through the delivery of accessible, effective programs and services.  The have asked us to spread the word that they are looking for Community Outreach & Development Coordinator.

If you are interested please see the following document: Community Outreach Development Coordinator Position

Endorsed by the City of Toronto, Quench is a free mobile App that connects you to the nearest water fountain or re-fill location in the GTA to fill up your water bottle.  The initiative by TVO’s ‘The Water Brothers’ seeks to promote re-usable water bottle and reduce the waste created by plastic bottles (146 million plastic bottles end up in City landfills each year!).

If you would like to learn move about this initiative or ‘The Water Brothers’ please see the following:

Quench Information Document

Endorsed by the City of Toronto, Quench is a free mobile App that connects you to the nearest water fountain or re-fill location in the GTA to fill up your water bottle.  The initiative by TVO’s ‘The Water Brothers’ seeks to promote re-usable water bottle and reduce the waste created by plastic bottles (146 million plastic bottles end up in City landfills each year!).

If you would like to learn move about this initiative or ‘The Water Brothers’ please see the following:

Quench Information Document

Construction of temporary flood prevention measures in Budapest Park

“In July of 2008 and again in June of 2010, Budapest Park, which is situated at Parkside Drive and Lakeshore Boulevard West in the western beaches area, experienced flooding of the park area, including Sunnyside Gus Ryder pool. The floodwater was a combination of rain and sewage which overflowed due to unusually high rainfall levels that exceeded the drainage system’s capacity and damaged existing sewers.

The City is investigating a permanent flood prevention solution, which requires further study and analysis. In the interim, to guard against flooding in the park area during extreme weather, we will be building a temporary relief channel (swale) along the boardwalk, south of the bicycle path, to direct stormwater away from public use areas.

The work will require removing a portion of the boardwalk and moving a memorial tree to a new area in the park. The family has granted permission for the relocation of the tree.

The Ministry of the Environment and Toronto Public Health have been informed of the project. Work will begin in May 2012 and is expected to conclude by the end of June 2012. We expect to install a permanent solution by 2014-2015.

The crews are actually planning to start work on Monday.

For further information, visit toronto.ca/water or call 311.”

The Toronto Environmental Alliance is hiring students to do community outreach this summer.  To find out more see: Student Summer Jobs or attend their meeting tomorrow.

Concerned about the environment and want to see a greener Toronto?  Please see the message below from the Toronto Environmental Alliance.

For a pdf version of the flyer please see: Mapping TOenviro Event Poster