Please note that starting late evening July 4 and into Monday evening July 7, the TTC will begin delivering new streetcar rail panels to the site overnight, between 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., to support the ongoing streetcar track renewal construction at the King/Church.

In addition, to support TTC crews, two TTC crew site trailers, a generator, and portable washrooms will be delivered to the work site around July 7, 2025. This equipment will be placed on the north curb lane of King Street East, west of Jarvis Street, outside of the current fenced construction area. This means that from July 7 to 14, 2025, there will only be eastbound access on King Street East from Oak Hall Lane to Jarvis Street.

For more information on the King/Church intersection construction project and impacted TTC routes, please visit the project webpage: ttc.ca/KingChurch

Event: SLNA Canada Day Event
When: July 1st - 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where: St. James Park, 120 King St. E.


The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) is once again hosting Canada Day celebrations at St. James Park! On July 1st, festivities will kick off at 11 a.m. and will conclude at about 3:30 p.m.
 
Special Guests
City of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow will bring greetings at 1:00 p.m. Leading the Land Acknowledgement at 11 a.m. will be Toronto Centre MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam, followed by Ward 13 Councillor Chris Moise and Spadina-Fort York MPP Chris Glove. At 3 p.m. former journalist and new Toronto Centre MP, Evan Solomon will bring greetings.

Entertainment Schedule
Great entertainment all day!  Approximate schedule:

11:00 am- Land acknowledgement and greetings from Toronto Centre MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam
11:20 am - Alana and Leigh Cline - Celtic fiddler and guitar
12:00 pm - Ward 13 Councillor, Chris Moise 
12:10 pm   Waleed Abdulhamid - Sudanese-Canadian multi-instrumentalist
12:30 pm - Cada Family - Indigenous Storytelling and Dance
1:00 pm -  Mayor of Toronto, Olivia Chow
1:15 pm    Jeff Hubbell - Ports Toronto Archivist - History Talk
1:30 pm - Sue and Dwight - St. Lawrence's favourite troubadours
2:00 pm - Tracey, Alan, Bob and Ted - Pal's own Alan Cohen w/ Tracey Gallant, Bob Brough and Ted Quinlan - great jazz to close the day!
3:00 pm – Toronto Centre MP, Evan Solomon will bring greetings

Neighbourhood Walks/Tours – 1:30 p.m.
Heritage Canada will be leading the two following walks: St. Lawrence neighbourhood walk at 1:30 p.m., followed by tour of the St. Lawrence Hall at 2:00 p.m.
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We are grateful for the kind support of this event provided by: Old Town Toronto, Heritage Canada/Patrimoine canadien, The Friends of St. James Park, Berkeley Castle, Cathedral Church of St. James and H & R REIT. A special note of thanks is extended to the many volunteers who have helped to put this event together. 

Congratulations to Bruno Leps, Nancy Fung and all members of the SLNA Waste Reduction Group on receiving the Toronto Centre Leadership Award for their outstanding work creating, launching and managing the popular waste reduction initiative REmarket.

The award was presented to the SLNA Waste Reduction Group representatives Bruno Leps and Nancy Fung by MPP for Toronto Centre Kristyn Wong-Tam on May 30th at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
 
This prestigious honour “recognizes individuals who have made a profound and lasting contribution to the Toronto Centre community.”

Thank you to Everyone (the volunteers, the community, the participants, and our partners) for makingREmarket #13 another success!
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The St. LawrenceNeighbourhood community and 54 volunteers help saved more unwanted goods from landfill!

·       49 skids (totalling 18,375 lbs)donated to Salvation Army

·       6 skids of electronic e-waste toRCT

·       35 Bike Repairs by Culture Link

·       149 items brought into theRepair Café for repair

For recycling, reuse and disposal we collected:

·       307 pairs of eyeglasses to OpticZone

·       19.7 kg Oral Care Items

·       6blue bins (50 L) of Household Hazardous Waste

·       2 blue bins (50 L) of LightBulbs

·       49.43 kg of empty cosmeticcontainers to PACT program

·       182 water filters

·       1535 pens and markers, 4400batteries, 6.6 kg of ink cartridges to Staples recycling program

·       1764 Prescription Bottles

·       2760 Single use masks

·       367 Disposable Razors andwrappings

·       20 Smartphones to CNIB (New)

·       9985 Cigarette Butts

·       1335 coffee pods and 635 bags

·       5860 plastic bread tags

·       2683 Aluminum can tabs

Click on image below to access the registration page for the SLNA Meet and Greet and Community Meeting scheduled for June 25th, 6 p.m. at the St. Lawrence North Market building.

Event: SLNA Meet-and-Greet
When: June 25th, 6:00 p.m. -  9:30 p.m.
Where: St. Lawrence Market North Building, 92 Front St. E.

The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association (SLNA) is pleased to be hosting our June Community Meeting together with a neighbourhood Meet-and-Greet in the newly opened (and stunning!) St. Lawrence Market North building at 92 Front St.E.

Neighbourhood residents and businesses are invited. The evening will feature a number of firsts: the first SLNA Meet-and-Greet of 2025; the first SLNA Meet-and-Greet to include members of the local Old Town Toronto Building Improvement Area (BIA); the first in-person Community Meeting since COVID and; the first hybrid SLNA Community Meeting, not to mention the first time a baby-grand piano will be played in the new North Market building!

The main theme of this month’s Community Meeting Agenda will focus on introducing the SLNA Heritage Committee’s newest project: the Commemoration of the 1841 Shoreline of Lake Ontario. Special guests for this segment of the agenda include:  

·       Ward 13 Councillor Chris Moise

·       ERA Architects Principal Michael McClelland

·       TO Live President & CEO Clyde Wagner

Before and after the meeting, there will be ample opportunity to meet and mingle with neighbours, business people and customers all while enjoying a light snack along with hot and cold (non-alcoholic) beverages, and listening to the piano stylings of neighbourhood artist Alan Cohen, who will be playing a Merriam baby-grand piano.

The SLNA - your neighbourhood association - looks forward to this opportunity to reconnect with neighbours and meet new ones. If you are new to the neighbourhood or haven’t been at an SLNA event recently, please join us on June 25th from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Community Meeting - 6:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.). We’re always interested in talking to you about what we do and why it makes sense to belong to this Association.

Note: Registration will be required for this event. Click the image below or here to register.

​The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association -  Waste Reduction Group’s 13th REmarket happens THIS WEEK - May 28 and 29, 2025. The event is still being held at the St. Lawrence Market Tent (125 The Esplanade @Market St.).
 
What’s New this time?

1. For recycling drop off – Empty plastic cannabis packaging
2. At Repair Café Toronto – knife sharpening as well as sharpening of garden tools (ie. secateurs, shears and shovels)

 
Full details and guidelines can be found at: www.slna.ca/remarket-guidelines.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer for this event, please email [email protected].
 
See you at REmarket!

All SLNA delegates and residents of the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood are invited to attend the monthly St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association Community Meeting taking place online, this Wednesday, May 28th from 7 pm - 9 p.m. Following is the agenda for this meeting:


SLNA Community Meeting
May 28th, 7 p.m.
Agenda

• Welcome, Land Acknowledgement
• The Moccasin Identifier - what it is, what it means, and how it is being incorporated into SLNA's historic Shoreline Commemoration project
• Toronto Centre at Queen's Park - MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam
• Market Lane Park and David Crombie Park reconstruction Updates
• Community Updates

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Click Link to Join Meeting

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Please click here to read about parks renovations udpates in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood

​The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association -  Waste Reduction Group’s 13th REmarket is coming on May 28 and 29, 2025. The event is still being held at the St. Lawrence Market Tent (125 The Esplanade @Market St.).
 
What’s New this time?

1. For recycling drop off – Empty plastic cannabis packaging
2. At Repair Café Toronto – knife sharpening as well as sharpening of garden tools (ie. secateurs, shears and shovels)

 
Full details and guidelines can be found at: www.slna.ca/remarket-guidelines.


If you have any questions or would like to volunteer for this event, please email [email protected].
 
See you at REmarket!

Advance polling stations are open for four days (April 18 - 21), from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Check your voter information card or use the Voter Information Service to find your polling station.

There are a few different polling station locations in the St. Lawrence neighbourhood. To find the location closest to you, visit the website - Elections Canada where you can enter your postal code to retrieve detailed voting location information.

Election Day - April 28

• Bring accepted ID.
• If you haven't registered yet, you can do so at your assigned polling station.
• Check your voter information card or use the online Voter Information Service to find your assigned polling station.

​The 2025 St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association Annual General Meeting will take place this evening Wednesday, March 26th at 7 p.m.
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All SLNA Delegates are asked to attend this important Annual General Meeting and all members of the neighbourhood are invited to attend as well. The monthly SLNA Community Meeting will immediately follow the conclusion of the AGM this evening.

ALL ST LAWRENCE NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!
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The meeting will be hosted on the Zoom virtual meeting platform
Click here to join the meeting at 7 p.m.

 

Starting April 5, the beloved Saturday Farmers’ Market is moving to the brand-new St. Lawrence Market North building at 92 Front St. E. (FINALLY!!) 

Shop farm-fresh goods, support local vendors, and experience the market’s historic charm in a stunning new space.

That’s not all, mark your calendars and join us on Sat May 10 for the official Grand Opening Celebration! 

Stay tuned for more information and don’t miss this exciting new chapter!

 
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​By Nancy Fung
On behalf of the SLNA Waste Reduction Group

Our sincere thanks to everyone for making the SLNA Waste Reduction Group’s 12th REmarket a success!!

Below is the outcome of our work together at REmarket #12:

• We had 52 individuals volunteering at this event; many of you worked multiple shifts over the 2 days
• We were so overwhelmed with donations and FreeMarket visitors, we were unable to get a proper count.
• 52 skids of donations (approx. 7,825 kg) went to The Salvation Army (compared to 34 skids at the previous REmarket in Oct)!
• 7 skids (1,705 kg) of electronic e-waste along with some laptops/tablets/electronic items for reuse were collected by Renewed Computer Technology (RCTO)
• Repair Café Toronto with their 42 volunteers registered 124 visitors and 167 items for repair
• 13 bikes were brought in for small repairs to be done by CultureLink Bike Hub’s 5 volunteers

 

Through our ever-expanding REuse, REcycling, and Disposal programs, the following items were collected (number and types of items continued to increase):

• 202 pairs of prescription glasses for redistribution by Optic Zone
• A total of 368 kg of recycling dropped off, which includes:
  • 19.6 kg of oral care waste, 338 units of razor products, 137 water filters, 473 empty coffee bean bags and 1069 coffee pods went to various TerraCycle Recycling programs
  • 62 kg of empty cosmetic containers went to the pact collective recycling program
  • 1319 prescription bottles to be redistributed for reuse by Good Shepherd and Street Health and recycling by Plastic Flux
  • 3,754 unusable writing instruments, 5700 units of batteries and 20.4 kg of toner cartridges for recycling at Staples
  • 2,208 single use masks for recycling by TerraCycle via Canada Strong Masks
  • 368 black take-away containers and prescription bottles will be recycled by Plastic Flux
  • 3,830 contact lenses and blister packs went to TerraCycle
  • 8,480 plastic milk and bread tags collected for Danielle Cares For Chairs
  • 20,260 cigarette butts were dropped off by residents for recycling by TerraCycle
  • NEW – 790 aluminum can tabs collected for The Robert Hampson Tabs for Kids Fund
  • NEW – 1,475 plastic mesh bags for upcycling by K. There Co.
  • NEW – 48 glucose sensor monitors to electronic waste
• 7 – 50 litre bins of Household Hazard Waste and 154 light bulbs
• 24 smartphones for CNIB’s Phone It Forward program

Special thanks to The City of Toronto’s Solid Waste Management and Jamii for joining us at REmarket.

We continue to strive to make future Remarkets better so please feel free to share with us your suggestions by emailing [email protected]

We hope to see you all at the next REmarket May 28 & 29, 2025.

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From the TTC:

Dear St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association,
 
From May to the end of August 2025, the City of Toronto and TTC will replace the 100-year-old watermain and renew the aging streetcar tracks at the King Street East and Church Street intersection. While the first phase of this work will require lane restrictions at the intersection, phase two will need a full intersection closure.
 
The TTC must divert 504/304 King and 503/303 Kingston Rd streetcars onto Queen Street East (River Street to Church Street) and onto Queen Street West (York Street to Spadina Avenue). These streetcar routes will also divert via the recently completed Queen Streetcar Diversion, eastbound: York Street, Adelaide Street, and Church Street and westbound: Church Street, Richmond Street, and York Street. Please see the diversion maps provided below.
 
Several measures to prioritize transit will be required throughout the construction project to keep 102,900 daily TTC customers and all vehicular traffic moving downtown (particularly along Queen Street).   
 
The City of Toronto and TTC are planning the following temporary transit priority measures, which will be vital to avoid severe congestion:
 

• An extension to “No Stopping” prohibitions, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., daily, on Queen Street (Spadina to River) and Richmond Street (York to Church), essentially, an additional five hours (10 a.m. and 3 p.m.) of ‘no stopping’ on weekdays on these streets
• An extension to “No Stopping” prohibitions to operate anytime (24/7) on Adelaide (York to Church) and York Street (Queen to Adelaide)
• New “No stopping” prohibitions between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends, on all the streets mentioned in the preceding two bullets, as transit ridership is similar and, in many cases, higher than on weekdays
• An extension to existing left turn restrictions to prevent a single vehicle from delaying all traffic and transit  along the Queen Street corridor
• New left turn prohibitions at:
  • Queen Street East and Jarvis Street, eastbound and westbound left turns
  • Queen Street East and Parliament Street, eastbound and westbound left turns
  • Queen Street East and Victoria Street, westbound left turns
  • Queen Street West and Soho Street, eastbound left turns
  • Queen Street West and University Avenue, eastbound and westbound left turns
  • Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West, eastbound and westbound left turns
• A restriction on CaféTO curbside patios on Queen Street (Spadina to River), Richmond Street (York to Church), Adelaide (York to Church) and York Street (Queen to Adelaide)

 
Please note that these measures are temporary and will be reversed once the construction at the King/Church intersection is completed.

​Phase 1 and 2 - May 11 to June 21, 2025

​Phases 3 and 4 – June 22 to August 30, 2025

Keep up to date on the current discussions, events and issues in our St. Lawrence neighbourhood - join the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association Facebook Group:
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/slnagroup