Archive for May, 2016

Sat., June 4 – Buzz on the Bridge, Wallace Ave. pedestrian bridge (east side of Dundas St. W., north of Bloor, near 371 Wallace Ave.), 10 am-6 pm. Wondering where in Toronto you can do some swing dancing, listen to some local music, decorate a 100-year-old pedestrian bridge, share your thoughts on the future of Toronto, meet new people and entertain the kids, all for FREE?! On June 4, you can do all this and more! Come on out and join the fun (part of the 100in1day Festival)n


Camping in house 
Can  be fun 

Yet  it’s nice out 

a night to be friendly with nature
is more fun

More from a interest page on the Belgium Companies web page. 

The Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust (PNLT) is purchasing its very first piece of community owned land!

As Catherine Porter announced in her Friday Toronto Star column “generosity blooms in Parkdale” and PNLT has secured a partial land donation from activist filmmaker John Greyson! Now they need your help to complete the deal and make the Milky Way Garden a community owned asset!
Join with other community members on June 4th in the Milky Way Garden for an outdoor community potluck, donor drive and screening of Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein’s film about climate change This Changes Everything. FREE & ALL AGES.
PNLT & Greenest City have launched a fundraising campaign to raise 25k from the community and supporters. A short donor drive will be held at 8pm to support the acquisition of the Milky Way Garden. We encourage charitable donations in the form of cash, check, credit or debit. You can donate in person or online at: www.milkywaygarden.ca
Date: Saturday, June 4nth

Time: 7:00 p.m. – Community Potluck, 8 p.m. – Donor Drive, 9 p.m. – Film Screening of “This Changes Everything” – Introduced by Avi Lewis

Place: 87 Milky Way lane (behind Parkdale Library)
Lox am 


Are You one of the 1.7 million Ontarians with a physical, sensory or mental disability, if you are, you do not need this blog post to inform to let you face too many barriers when trying to use public transit, every court in the province, any Goverment servicesor, get an education or a job, even shop.

You may even have experienced disability shunning, or disability abuse, an area where law inforcement in Canada is well behind in understanding or progressively changing how it fits into there public service catchment bundle.

Doing more research tonight, on 6 Lloyd Ave, on this site sat for many years.. the Benjamin Moore paint plant. The current site owners have had difficulty developing the site because of another business as in the area. 

Good opinion eh!

Text of the above graphic, 

Junction Craft Brewing is located at 90 Cawthra in sight of the proposed 6 Lloyd development that the City Council is considering this Tuesday. We support it wholeheartedly. We’d like to see more people come into the neighbourhood. Of course they will sample our craft beer but that’s not the only reason. The site has been underutilized and underdeveloped for almost 20 years. What we hear of the developer’s plans pleases us greatly. He has been working for nearly 11 years of owning the land to make it happen. This re-development will become a Toronto model of a green and clean, self-contained urban village, relying upon sustainable heating, cooling and energy technologies and techniques, utilizing public transit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while bringing back to the community the bio-diversity that it once enjoyed many years ago. We urge you to allow this property to be changed from an empty lot to a neighbourhood enhancement

Reminder sent in by, 

the proposed Runnymede & St.Clair.(previously Goodwill)-100 bed -24hr men’s shelter. There is a meeting Tuesday May 31st 7-8:30 at David Appleton Centre(33 Pritchard Ave) north of St.Clair/west of Jane St. Come and get informed and have your say.for more info: http://www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=a51b3a0caeab4510VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextchannel=c0aeab2cedfb0410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD

Well this may not thrill many readers, but it really does me, in the form of  built entertainment and sport buildings.

Look at the two spaces overhead structure which use completely different methods in steel and wood to achieve a audience space builds, each has elements of 50 to 70’s construction. Although each underwent major renos at various periods.

The second photo – noted by its wood roof structure is currently being taken down for a condo building in Toronto. 

Have just fixed the problem of Twitter accounts being reported as deleted or min findable.

CBC news network at 7 pm.

Passerby

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/episodes/the-secret-life-of-pigeons

All Text the show site, click above to read complete text. 

Thks to blog reader passerby for sending this in.

As the first animal to be domesticated, pigeons have a story to tell. A drama filled, steeped-in-history, amazing story. Although they’ve faded into the background of city life, pigeons have made an incredible contribution to human history. For centuries, we relied on them for everything from food, to vital communications, to entertainment to modern day brain science. They deserve more respect!   

ones you see on city streets today are the descendants of domestic birds. Their gritty urban lives are spent trying to evade all manner of perils…and… stay one step ahead of starvation, a constant threat. To survive where they’re not wanted, pigeons rely on a combination of charity from a few and their own incredible smarts….
In a series of fascinating experiments and carefully placed cameras, we take you inside their perilous world; in the air, on the street and in the nest. One of the first things to notice is just how incredibly smart they are. We’ll demonstrate how pigeons can spot and remember faces, how they distribute themselves around the city so that each bird gets the same amount of food, how they manage to deftly avoid all manner of threats from hungry hawks to speeding cars….and also, how they’ve learned to navigate over great distances from places they’ve never been; one of the great mysteries of science. 

Why New Ideas Need Old BuildingsThe Masonic Temple, 888 Yonge St.

Sunday, May 29, 2 pm

The space under a highway, a decommissioned school building, an old brick factory – all across Toronto new life is being breathed into aging structures and spaces around us. As part of the Centenary celebration of iconic Torontonian urbanist and writer, Jane Jacobs, this Doors Open Toronto collaboration with her namesake project Jane’s Walk will unpack her famous idea that “new ideas must use old buildings” in a lively panel discussion. With insights that reflect on more than just buildings, you’ll hear from the people who write about, design and re-build our ever-changing city. Take a closer look at Toronto’s urban landscape for examples of old buildings transformed, public spaces and aging infrastructure transformations.  

In partnership with Jane’s Walk.
Moderator

Denise Pinto, Executive Director, Jane’s Walk
Speakers

Lloyd Alter, Managing Editor, Treehugger 
Megan Torza, Architect, Partner, DTAH
Adil Dhalla, Director of Culture, Centre for Social Innovation
Marc Ryan, Principal and Co-founder, PUBLIC WORK 
Michelle Xuereb, Sustainability Strategist, Senior Associate, Quadrangle

===\\DeRAIL: A Platform for Contemporary Art + Architecture====\\DeRAIL’s Hub

1900 Dundas St. W. (Located at Dundas St. W. and Sterling Rd., the southern entry point to the West Toronto’s Railpath (WTR) Park)

Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm
‘DeRAIL’,in partnership with Doors Open Toronto, launches as a new platform for contemporary art and architecture. Situated within the vibrant landscape of the West Toronto Railpath, it expands public dialogue around placemaking, landscape and urbanism. It will be a site-responsive curated program of commissioned temporary and ephemeral works that explore neglected nodes along this 2.4 km car-free corridor.
For its inaugural commission, ‘DeRAIL’ presents Jason Logan of Toronto Ink Company. Educational, playful and participatory, the work draws attention to biodiversity and the inherent colours of the railpath and celebrates new ways of understanding a familiar place beyond its usual functionality. As an artist, Jason explores the city through material collection, processing found materials into palettes of ink.
The artist and volunteers will lead hour long walks each day to gather a collection of materials, determined by the artist, to make bottles of ink as a souvenir of place, time and experience. Participants can then create a painting that will hang in the Gallery of Public Art. For people who do not wish to take part in the walk, pre-made inks will be available for making paintings.  
Walks are scheduled for 11 am and 2 pm each day and can accommodate up to 25 people each. To pre-register, please visit the DeRAIL website below.
‘DeRAIL’ is curated by landscape architect Victoria Taylor and designer Gelareh Saadapajouh.
In partnership with DeRAIL Art. 

Photo Credit: Gelareh Saadapajouh

http://twitter.com/Doors_OpenTO 

Architecture is Art?The Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr.

Saturday, May 28, 2 pm 

Architecture defines cities, neighbourhoods and communities. It provides form for the human experience. Buildings, homes and institutions shape the environment and reflect each society’s cultural values. Although some buildings ultimately become icons, is architecture art? Come find out at this lively discussion between some of Canada’s top architects and public art practitioners. 
In partnership with the Toronto Society of Architects.
Moderator/Speaker

Michael Awad (B.Arch, M.Arch. M.U.D.), is an architect, photographer and Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design.
Speakers 

Christie Pearson (B.E.S., B.Arch., M.Arch., OAA) is an architect, teacher, guest critic and lecturer.
Paul Raff is an award-winning architect and the founding principal of Paul Raff Studio.
Kim Storey (B.Arch., OAA, MRAIC) is an architect, urban designer and founding partner of BROWN+STOREY and the Office for Responsive Environments.
Rohan Walters (B.Arch) is the principal designer of Spaces By Rohan Inc. and an Art Director with the Directors Guild of Canada (Resident Evil and Suits). 
Betsy Williamson (B.A., M.Arch., OAA, FRAIC) is a partner at Williamson Chong and member of the Waterfront Toronto Design Review Panel.

A few times a week I travel down Gerrard Street and into the Gerrard India Bazaar, part of the street –  Toronto’s prime South Asian ethnic enclave. So we stop eat many times and have become aware the transfer of foods thoughout the establishments it is amazing and wonderful. I think there are even a  few restaurants Jus Reign would fund handly. 

Well on my way to the, 

which is located on Gerrard Street, this happened to appear in front of the car, just great!

Link to the  business community website for the area.

From his songwriting to environmental activism, Gord Downie embodies what it means to be Canadian. Along with all The Tragically Hip band members, he’s had a profound impact not just on the world of music, but on Canadian culture as well. Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System, and recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation.

If you believe that Gordon Downie should be recognized by this honor, please follow link sign (and share!)

32,082

Supporters as of early evening today 

Link to petition here