On Saturday November 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 the Roncesvalles Village BIA is hosting the Toronto Hydro sponsored LED lighting exchange. The Lighting Exchange will be at the Polish Credit Union at 220 Roncesvalles Avenue. How does it work? Simple! Bring two strands of old incandescent lights and you’ll receive one strand of new, energy-efficient LED holiday lights. Complimentary hot … Read More
Thank You Stenia!
Stefania (Stenia) Baran has been an integral part of the Roncesvalles community for many years as manager of St. Stanislaus-St. Casimir’s Polish Parishes Credit Union. Her service to the Credit Union is about to come to an end. Stenia is retiring at the end of November and the board of the RVBIA wishes her well in her future endeavours. Stenia … Read More
Put Your Money Where Your House Is: Shop Roncesvalles!
Roncesvalles Village is a great place to shop anytime. During the construction a number of our businesses have special deals and incentives to keep you shopping on the street. For example: Pollocks Home Hardware offers free delivery for any purchase over $50. Alternative Grounds also offers free delivery of coffee to local residents. Just call 416-534-6335. Snap Fitness (183 Roncesvalles) … Read More
West Toronto Railpath phase one completed. And phase two?
Photo: Bikingtoronto.com The newly-completed first phase of the West Toronto Railpath offers a tantalizing glimpse of what could become a critical artery for west end cyclists. If completed, the path would provide a safe, fast route from the Junction through Roncesvalles and Parkdale, finshing near Strachan and King. While the path does link with the Go train station near Bloor, … Read More
First photos from Polish Festival
Photo: Kevin Gonsalves Toronto photographer Kevin Gonsalves captured some great images from this weekend’s Polish Festival. The photos were uploaded as part of his Project 60, a series depicting 60 themes each with 60 photos shot within 60 minutes over 60 days. The photos can be viewed as a Flickr slideshow here. While the BIA is still crunching the attendance … Read More
Public Realm to lead Roncesvalles redesign, hosting public meeting Sept. 21
Councillor Gord Perks has announced that the City’s Public Realm Section is leading the detailed design phase of the Roncesvalles Streetscape Improvement Project. The project leader will be Elyse Parker, the heavy-hitting director of the Public Realm Section, within the City’s Transportation Division. Ms. Parker’s appointment is fantastic news for Roncesvalles. Before becoming director of Public Realm, she was Project … Read More
Kino Kultura: Revue Cinema celebrates Polish film during festival, Sept. 18-20
From the Revue Cinema website: Where Roncesvalles Ave. and King St. meet, there sits an imposing bronze monument that’s about five metres high and four metres across. The sculpture is rent in half by a jagged vertical fissure, and its concrete base bears a single word running its full width: KATYN. How many of us who’ve walked or driven past … Read More
Construction? Festival!
Roncesvalles is under construction, and we are working hard to earn your business. The RVBIA encourages our neighbours to continue to support business on Roncesvalles through this challenging time. Put your money where your house is—shop locally! GREAT NEWS! Everything is a go for the 2009 RONCESVALLES POLISH FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 19 AND 20, 2009. Read all about it here!
City of Toronto reveals leukemia hot spots to be created by diesel rail expansion
A few weeks ago, Toronto’s public health officer, Dr. David McKeown, filed an official objection to Metrolinx’s proposal for a diesel-powered rail link to the airport. Dr. McKeown said that the additional 400 or so diesel-powered trains travelling daily through our neighbourhood would create unacceptable risks of leukemia. The Clean Train Coalition, representing communities along the rail corridor, released this … Read More
National Post: TTC to begin Downtown Relief Line study this fall
Roncesvalles TTC riders may have a new subway option within the next decade. The National Post reports that the TTC will “seriously study” the long-proposed Downtown Relief Line (DRL) this fall. Under the proposal, the new subway line would likely begin at Dundas West station, travel underneath Roncesvalles/Dundas West towards Liberty Village. From there, it would travel east alongside Queen … Read More