This image of a list kitty poster was tweeted to the blog twitter – so though to post the poster.
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Archive for July, 2013
Kitty is missing in the junction. Find Webster
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Transport Canada emergency directive for transporting dangerous goods issued.
On July 30, 2013
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This followed the runaway of an unattended train carrying crude oil in the early hours of July 6, leading to a derailment in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Québec, 240 km east of Montréal. Several buildings in the town centre were destroyed by the resulting fire, which is believed to have killed up to 50 people.
Transport Canada said that ‘although the cause of the accident remains unknown at this time’, it was taking steps to ‘further enhance existing safe railway operations and the security of railway transportation’.
The emergency directive stipulates that at least ‘two qualified persons’ should operate trains of ‘one or more loaded tank cars transporting dangerous goods’, and these should not be left unattended on a main track. Steps must also be taken to prevent unauthorised entry to locomotive cabs, and the reverser control handles must be removed from any unattended locomotives to prevent them from being moved. Further instructions address the setting of both hand and air brakes.
TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY MARTIN PEARCE and FELICE KOENIG
On July 29, 2013
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Mark-making has long been a major influence on Ontario trained artists and craft-persons, notably championed by Canadian artist Gernot Dick at Ontraio schools. Understanding and exploring Mark-making can lead to insight and solvent art. Often creating movements of though within those standing before the works.
The telephone gallery is to show such work this Oct. Once Again one of their shows that should not be missed.
click image to visit his site
MARTIN PEARCE and FELICE KOENIG
Oct – Nov, 2013
Martin Pearce graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in 1985. His studio practice in drawing and painting investigates relationships between mark-making on a 2-dimensional surface and images of structures and excavations on the earth’s surface. Pearce currently teaches at the University of Guelph.
Felice Koenig received her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Southern Oregon University in 1999 and her Masters of Fine Arts in 2003 from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her work has been shown in New York, Chicago, San Antonio, and Portland, as well as many smaller cities. She currently lives and works in Buffalo, NY. Three of her works were recently purchased by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY
3148 Dundas Street West – Toronto – ON – M6P 2A1
www.telephoneboothgallery.ca
Wed – Sat 11 – 6
Sun Noon – 4
Live Green Toronto Community Grants 2013
On July 29, 2013
In City of Toronto, Natural Urban Living, Ward 13 (Parkdale-High Park), Ward 14 – (Parkdale-High Park)
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The City of Toronto Environment & Energy Office is now accepting applications for the :
2013 Live Green Toronto Community Grants.
The deadline to submit an expression of interest is September 16, 2013.
Grants of up to $25,000 are available for environmentally beneficial projects that address community needs such as:
Grants of up to $25,000 are available for environmentally beneficial projects that address community needs such as:
park enhancements, local food production, sustainable transportation, renewable energy, building retrofits and tree planting.
Eligible applicants include:
Eligible applicants include:
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resident associations,
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community groups,
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not-for-profit organizations and
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Business Improvement Areas. Please
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Applicants can learn more by visiting livegreentoronto.ca
Note: note that individuals and businesses are not eligible to apply.
Please help us spread the word by relaying this news to your members or other community and neighbourhood groups that might be interested.
For More information visit the City of Toronto Website at http://www.toronto.ca/
Live Green Toronto programs
Major Road Resurfacing ….Bloor St. West, from Jane St. to Old Mill Dr. starts today
On July 29, 2013
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Major Road Resurfacing
Major Road Resurfacing
….Bloor St. West, from Jane St. to Old Mill Dr. – Starting July 29th Work will take place from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm from Monday to Friday.
Police tape at rear of Vine Parkette?
On July 28, 2013
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Anyone know why?
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LEAF info on the Save out Ash effort
On July 28, 2013
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Here is a link to the excellent resources made available by LEAF, including 3 short, info-packed videos, to help people understand the situation, identify ash trees, and know more about the Emerald Ash Borer: http://www.yourleaf.org/eab-resources
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Toronto Star article of real relevance: How it that decay, rather than progress, seems to be the recurring theme of the day?
On July 28, 2013
In City of Toronto
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image and headline taken from Toronto Star article. Click either image to visit the Star story.
Excerpt below, Full article here
“Among the gigantic labours of this engineering age, we have already recorded the spanning of the Menai Straits, the undermining of the Thames, the crossing of Folkestone Valley, the tunneling of the Shakespeare Cliff, and the bridging of the Wye; to which colossal labours we have now to add the commencement of the construction of a viaduct, a magnitude worthy to be associated with the above triumphs of engineering skill.”
Consider now a report on the building of an iron clock-tower in the faraway town of Geelong — hailed as “the Liverpool of Australia.”
A correspondent to whom the limitations of 140 characters were unknown boasted that “we build leviathan ships and mansion-like houses of iron; and, in the instance before us, we have the ready adaptation of this material to the immediate wants of a rapidly rising community, whose want of public building is no sooner known in the mother country, than it is provided.”
It is at this point that we return from the 19th Century to the 21st.
Given the laudable example of our industrious forebears, how is it that modern-day Toronto can’t seem to get its act together to build a transit system worthy of the name?
How is it that decay, rather than progress seems to be the recurring theme of the day?
How is it that, increasingly, we manufacture little (save for a bull market in store greeters) and fix almost nothing?
How is it that a younger generation all but excluded from participation in the economy placidly accepts its exile to intern nation and parental basements?
This week, the president of the United States of America gave a speech striking for how diametrically opposed it was in tone from the upbeat ethos of the Illustrated News of London circa 1863, and how much it echoes the discouraging lament of the times.
By: Jim Coyle News, Published on Sat Jul 27 2013
Repost: When you walk from your parked car to your home’s front door, you are traveling back in time from 2004 to the 1950s
On July 26, 2013
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Excerpts,
Houses last much longer than cars. While the average car might last about 13 years, a house can easily last for 100 or 200 years.
One consequence of the fact that cars have such a short life span is that your car has more up-to-date technology than your house. For example, even basic cars have a lot of things that aren’t found in many homes.
Outside 3030 and Gabby’s at 12am last night wow!
Thursday night / Friday Morning
What these two places have brought to the Junction – late night action, great thks so much to the movers and shakers behind both.
Lab Cab Festival: Parkdale July 27 – today
On July 26, 2013
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The Lab Cab Festival has a huge and great event spree… Full listings via the links below. It’s an amazing listing.
BROWSE SHOWS
BROWSE OUR WORKSHOPS
BROWSE OUR PERFORMANCE
Text below from Lab Cab Festival:
The Lab Cab Festival: Parkdale is a free, annual multi-arts festival. Music, dance, theatre, film, poetry, crafts, kids stuff, visual art and comedy are performed in the restaurants, bars, community centres, boutiques, cafés, parks, libraries, parking lots, hair salons, flower shops, churches, clothing stores, antique stores, book stores and businesses in the Parkdale neighbourhood. Acts range from two to thirty minutes and include a range of expertise in each field: from well established artists to those just starting. The mandate of the Lab Cab Festival is to provide a home for local artists of various disciplines to experiment with new work in a fun and risk-free environment. We offer free workshops, free childcare and a free pancake breakfast. The Lab Cab Festival is free, family friendly and community oriented.
The Lab Cab Festival is funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Building Communities through Arts and Heritage), the Toronto Arts Council and the Ontario Trillium Foundation and sponsored by the Parkdale Village BIA.
George Nakashima at Mjölk
Mjölk has the work of George Nakashima’s studio. present in its shop. Really this is a great opportunity to see the work of a furniture master – right here in the Junction.
Mr Nakashima has long been a hero of the studio furniture movement in Canada. His work has influenced a lot of the best people to come out of Sheridan’s furniture program as well as its glass program where a few people have directly tried to capture the structure if his work in glass.
As a retail strip the Junction is lucky to have Mjölk. The shop provides a place to view and purchase a good collection of maker/designer products. While good design shops can be found within the regions the shop represents goods there are very few in North America and this shop is one of best.
Visiting info from their website,
VISIT OUR SHOP
MJÖLK
2959 DUNDAS ST W
TORONTO CANADA
416-551-9853
HOURS
M CLOSED
T – F 10:00 – 6:00
SA 10:00 – 5:00
SU 12:00 – 5:00 (see summer hours below)
SUMMER HOURS:
Summer is short in Canada, so we will be closed every Sunday (starting in JUNE) except the second Sunday of the month, in conjunction with the Junction Flea.
We will be open the following Sundays:
June 9th
July 14th
August 11th
Green 13 presents the documentary “Switch” Aug 20th
On July 25, 2013
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A solar tower in Spain, as seen in the documentary “Switch.”
PWYC/Free screening and discussion
Swansea Town Hall
Council Chamber, 2nd Floor
Tuesday, August 20th
7:00 PM
Every energy resource — fossil, nuclear and renewable — is undergoing profound changes. And overall, we’re gradually shifting from coal and oil to the energies of tomorrow.
This sweeping transition is the subject of Switch. But rather than advocate for how it should happen, Switch travels the world to discover how it most likely will happen.
Switch is also about a changing energy conversation. Today, it’s polarized and unproductive. Switch focuses on practical realities and encourages a balanced understanding.
Finally, Switch is about changing the way we use energy, to realize the many economic and environmental benefits of efficiency.
Arborist’s report misidentifies a number of trees to removed by condo developer near High Park…
On July 24, 2013
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http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/business/climatechange/2columnsubpage/267332.html
reports the National Post,
excerpt from article…
“This is the first Austrian pine with broad leaf maple leaves on it,” jokes Mr. Davies.
A metal tag on its trunk labels this tree as #1190. Mr. Davies pulls out a “tree preservation plan,” submitted to the City of Toronto last fall by GWL Realty Advisors. GWL wants to knock down these townhouses, cut down 60 mature trees and erect two 31-storey towers. The firm hired David Carnevale of The Tree Specialists to study the trees.
According to Mr. Carnevale’s report, tree #1190 is “Austrian pine, diameter at breast height 34 cm.” It lists the tree’s condition as “fair” and its “suitability for conservation” as “good.” However, because the tree is “in conflict with proposed construction,” the report recommends “remove.”
Even I can tell a maple from a pine. On the branches of tree #1190 are maple leaves. Mr. Davies estimates this silver maple’s diameter at 90 cm at breast height, and its age at 80 to 120 years.
read full article at the National Post
City seeks to strengthen rules governing arborists as reports not based on science lead to mislabelled trees (epub in rar of article)
Foodbenders 2763 Dundas St. West
It’s great to see incoming prepped food businesses arrive in the Junction.
Fly in fly out service can be great on busy days.
If the success of Lenny’s at Dundas St. W. and Islington Ave attracting Junction people is any quite good shops such this one will be successful.
We have needed a place such as this for a long time.
The food product image above from the website of Foodbenders
All text below is by the shop and used on their website.
Foodbenders is a fresh food kitchen offering healthy and delicious take-out meals in the Junction.
The Foodbenders seasonal menu is designed by a distinguished local Chef with over 15 years of experience in organic gourmet cooking. The Foodbenders menu has been carefully crafted with your health in mind, with deliberate inclusion of nature’s super foods known to be expressly high in protein, vitamins and minerals, anti-oxidants, essential fatty acids and dietary fibers.
Foodbenders uses natural sweeteners and avoids the use of sodium, trans- and saturated- fats, artificial ingredients or preservatives.
Foodbenders pays careful consideration to the nature and origin of food production when selecting food sources and undertakes ongoing research to enhance support for ethical farming initiatives both locally and internationally. This includes supporting local organic farmers as well as supporting fair trade and other sustainable cooperative farming efforts taking place around the world.
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