Closure Details:
 
Sunday, August 17, 11:00 p.m. to Monday, August 18, 5:00 a.m.

• One southbound lane on the Don Valley Parkway between Dundas Street to south of Eastern Avenue is closed
• Southbound DVP Off-Ramp at Richmond closed

Please refer to the project webpage toronto.ca/easternadelaidebridges for more information and updates.

TTC spokesperson Mark De Miglio announced today that restoration and sidewalk reconstruction within the King Street East and Church Street intersection is expected to be completed by this Friday, Aug. 15, weather permitting.

​At that time, the fence surrounding the area will be removed. However, traffic barrels will remain in place and the intersection will remain closed to vehicles while TTC crews begin testing activities.

The intersection will fully reopen to live traffic and bus service will resume by the morning of Monday, Aug. 18. Streetcar service is scheduled to resume on Saturday, Aug. 31. 

On Saturday, July 26, join Toronto History Museums for this community heritage event celebrating Toronto's personal stories.
Toronto Treasures is a collaboration between Toronto History Museums and other leading cultural institutions, dedicated to educating Torontonians on how to identify, care for and preserve objects significant to Toronto’s history.

Everyone is welcome to drop-in and explore one of Toronto's historic landmarks.
Bring your Toronto treasures to the Old City Hall courtyard on July 26. Connect with museum professionals, share your object's story and get expert advice. Let’s celebrate Toronto's diverse heritage.

How to participate:

• Book your ticket using this link: Toronto Treasures.
• Bringing an object? Please remember to share details when booking your ticket.
• No object? No problem! All are welcome to attend and explore two engaging activities inside Old City Hall.

Additional Activities Inside Old City Hall:

• Block by Block: In partnership with the Toronto Ward Museum, this exhibition shares the oral histories of diverse Torontonians from various neighborhoods.
• Toronto’s Civic Art Collection: Explore a digital display featuring a selection from the City of Toronto's art collection.

​Location details:
Sat Jul 26th; 10:00am - 3:00pm
Old City Hall, 60 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON M5H 2M3  
**Entrance via Albert Street

You are invited to Biidaasige Park, located on Toronto’s new island, Ookwemin Minising, where the Don River meets the lake.

Biidaasige Park is the first public space to open on Ookwemin Minising. Come get your first look at this immersive, imaginative space – including a transformed Don River – before it fully opens next summer.

Ookwemin Minising (formerly known as Villiers Island) is a new island born from one of the world’s most ambitious flood protection and river restoration projects. Tri-government partnership has transformed former industrial lands into a restored, naturalized landscape with an imaginative park filled with places to gather, lose yourself in nature or find adventure.

From July 19 to 20 (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM), the City of Toronto has a host of family-friendly programming and activities taking place across the entire park, including arts and crafts, music performances, and camp-style games. Planning to bring your pup? Great news, Biidaasige Park is dog-friendly with two dedicated off-leash areas with some fun activities they can participate in too – there's something for everyone this weekend! The new river is open for paddling all weekend. Don’t have a boat? Check back over the summer and join one of several organized paddling tours.

What’s in a name?
Biidaasige (pronounced bee-daw-sih-geh) means “sunlight shining toward us” in Anishinaabemowin/Ojibwemowin. The name was gifted by Council in 2024 and honours the black cherry trees that once thrived in the area over 200 years ago. Formerly known as Villiers Island, the area was officially renamed Ookwemin Minising (pronounced Oh-kway-min Min-nih-sing) in November 2024.

Get to know Toronto’s newest park on the Waterfront
As the largest new park to open in a generation, Biidaasige Park is a bold step forward in the transformation of Toronto’s eastern downtown waterfront. Part of flood protection efforts, this 60-acre park is a shining example of innovative, forward-thinking city-building that now safeguards almost 500 acres of land from flood risk.

So, what can you expect at Biidaasige Park?
Picnic areas, bbqs and relaxing greenspace
A vibrant playground with larger-than-life animal sculptures representing Anishinaabe, Ongwehonwe, and Huron dodems
Ziplines and a splash-worthy waterplay feature called “The Badlands Scramble”
A scenic 5-km recreational loop for walking and cycling
River access points for fishing, birdwatching, and non-motorized boating (note: there are no boat rentals this summer, but there will be paddling tours on offer throughout August)
Two off-leash dog areas and a pebble landing for launching canoes and kayaks
Come explore a waterfront park that’s reinventing city life.

​Sat Jul 19th and Sun July 20; 11:00am - 6:00pm
Biidaasige Park, 39 Commissioners St, Toronto, ON M5A 1A6, Canada

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.