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
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.
Roncesvalles Area Yard Sale this Saturday – Map available online
Nearly 70 houses are participating in this year’s Roncesvalles Area Yard Sale! The sale takes place Saturday May 23, 2009 from 9am-3pm (rain date: May 24, 2009). This event is brought to you by the Roncesvalles-Macdonell Residents’ Association in conjunction with the High Park Residents’ Association and the Sunnyside Community Association. A map of participating streets and homes has been … Read More
Roncesvalles Village Honoured By Visit From First Lady of Poland
Roncesvalles Village was honoured today by a visit from Maria Kaczyńska, First Lady of the Republic of Poland. The First Lady visited Copernicus Lodge this afternoon. RVBIA Chair Tony Cauch and Vice-Chair Andrew Chomentowski were guests at a gala dinner this evening in honour of the First Lady at the John Paul II Centre. Above: Tracy Kamino (left, Executive Director, … Read More
Support Our Local Hospital: Sponsor Tony at Lori’s Legacy Walkathon
From RVBIA Chair Tony Cauch: Every year I participate in Lori’s Legacy Walkathon. Lori’s Legacy has been raising money for cancer research and care at our hospital, St. Joe’s, for ten years now. We’ve raised over $1 million in that time, with over $300,000 going towards a state-of-the-art digital mammography machine. Please sponsor me in the Lori’s Legacy Walkathon by … Read More
RAYS: Roncesvalles Area Yard Sale Coming Soon
The 2nd annual Roncesvalles Area Yard Sale (RAYS) is coming!! Saturday May 23, 2009 from 9am-3pm (rain date: May 24, 2009). Brought to you by the Roncesvalles-Macdonell Residents’ Association in conjunction with the High Park Residents’ Association and the Sunnyside Community Association. Sell your stuff from the comfort of your front yard (or garage)! Buy things from your neighbours! Bring … Read More
Bombardier gets streetcar contract – “sweet ride” promised
The TTC’s new fleet of streetcars will be longer and air-conditioned, with room for 260 people, bikes and two wheelchairs. Low floors will make the streetcars accessible for strollers, grocery carts and the disabled. And the 204 mini-trains will be assembled in Ontario, at the Bombardier plant in Thunder Bay, reports the Toronto Star today. Now the TTC just needs … Read More
Western Waterfront Master Plan aims to clean up Sunnyside Beach
The City’s Western Waterfront Master Plan is now available online, and it includes several ideas for making the western waterfront safer, more accessible and more enjoyable. The plan also includes proposals for restoring and strengthening connections between the waterfront and Roncesvalles, an idea long-championed by the BIA. A short-term goal of the plan is a project to reestablish Sunnyside as … Read More
Diesel-powered airport rail plan faces steam-powered opposition
Jeff Gray of the Globe and Mail reports growing opposition to the Metrolinx proposal to build a diesel-powered airport rail line through Toronto’s West end. Weston residents have long opposed the existing plan, saying it would harm neighborhoods and would serve only a small group of airport travelers. Now residents in Roncesvalles, the Junction and Liberty Village are sounding the … Read More
RMRA General Meeting
The monthly general meeting of the Roncesvalles MacDonell Residents Association is coming up. On the agenda is the Western Waterfront Master Plan and an RMRA Constitution Workshop.