Update: Gord Perks has confirmed that this meeting will be cancelled due to the strike. More info to come. The latest preliminary streetscape concepts are available for viewing. The BIA urges all businesses and community members to examine the PDFs of the sidewalk plan (part one is the southern half, and part two is the north), and please let … Read More
West End Flower Fairies at Grafton Community Garden
The West End Flower Fairies meet every Wednesday evening at 7:00 at Grafton Parkette to tend their wonderful community garden. Everyone’s welcome!
Totstock ‘09!
Totstock is coming this Sunday at Sorauren Park. A great event for kids of all ages (but particularly 2 to 8 years!) Here’s the press release: TOTSTOCK ’09 Who says it’s not easy being green? Don Kerr & The Blue Bin Band host ‘Totstock 09’, an afternoon of songs, stories and crafts designed to make eco concerns fun and accessible … Read More
Clean Train Coalition Fundraiser at Revue Cinema
Beginning with the startling fact that Canadian babies are born with up to 287 industrial chemicals in their blood, director (and parent) Barri Cohen investigates the links between industrial chemicals, environmental degradation and childhood illness — and asks why governments are doing so shockingly little about the problem. Barri Cohen (documentary director), Leo Petrelli (documentary subject), and Mike Sullivan, of … Read More
Roncesvalles Polish Festival September 19 and 20
The Roncesvalles Polish Festival is coming to Roncesvalles Village on September 19 and 20. Visit polishfestival.ca for more information.
Ethiopian Delegation Visits Roncesvalles Village
The Canadian Urban Institute has an international partnership program that partners with city planners and bureaucrats around the world. This past Friday (June 5), Roncesvalles Village hosted a delegation of Ethiopian city planners from Addis Ababa who wanted to learn about our community development activities. (You can read about the project here: http://www.international.canurb.com/ethiopia.php ) They met with Andrew Chomentowski, Vice … Read More
We Want YOU for the 2009 Roncesvalles Polish Festival!
The Roncesvalles Polish Festival is a celebration of all things Roncesvalles, its great Polish heritage and what it is today: a vibrant, diverse neighbourhood brimming with talent. This September, let’s show Toronto what we’re made of. It’s your Festival, so get involved! We’re looking for local musicians, entertainers, artisans, artists and volunteers. Every year we showcase local talent on our … Read More
Calling All Mural Artists!
The RVBIA is calling on all mural artists to submit proposals for our latest mural site at 484 Roncesvalles Avenue, right at the top of Roncesvalles Avenue. You can download the RFP by clicking here, and view the mural location by clicking on the image at right. All submissions must be received by 1:00 p.m. on June 26th.
Power Savings Blitz Expanded!
The Power Savings Blitz program is continuing, and has been expanded to include restaurants and grocers. The Power Savings Blitz program is an Ontario Power Authority (OPA) incentive program offered through Toronto Hydro delivered by Nedco. The program involves a free lighting audit completed by Nedco and up to $1,000 of free lighting upgrades! Although this sounds too good to … Read More
Need Summer Help? Read This And Save $
The Ontario government has instituted a program that offers businesses a $2 per hour subsidy to hire students under 30 years old for summer employment. You can find out more by visiting www.ontario.ca/summerjobs or calling Call Employment Ontario at 1-800-387-5656.