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Heritage Toronto Tour - June 6Did you know that our Flatiron building (the one in our neighbourhood!), was built 10 years before NYC’s and was the HQ of the biggest distillery in the British Empire. Its spirited traditions continue as it is now home to a Firkin Pub. This is just some of the information to be shared during Heritage Toronto's "Creating Toronto" tour sponsored by the SLNA and happening this Thursday, June 6, 6:30 p.m. starting at the meeting point - Market Lane Park (149 King St. East). The Tour is free but donations are welcomed. To learn more and RSVP visit: http://ow.ly/TqlX50uvEQ1 Toronto Centre Cyclists Event - June 9 All are invited to join Toronto Centre Cyclists this Bike Month as they ride up the Don Valley Trail to Taylor Creek Park and then back to meet at C’est What on Front Street. The route was chosen because it was a favourite of some of Toronto's cycling icons. Following the ride and refreshments at C'est What there will be featured presenters discussing biking in Toronto through the generations. Starting Point Sunday, June 09, 2019 at 1 PM Corktown Common (Mill Street & Bayview) Turn Around Point If you're in the east end and want to join the ride at the halfway point, come to Taylor Creek Trail, near Dawes Road, in the parking lot (we will break at the public WC) at approximately 2 PM. Meet at C'est What at 3 PM After the ride the group will head to C'est What, 67 Front St E, 3 PM. If you can't join the ride then meet the group at C'est What for the planned presentations. Speakers MC, Adrian Currie - Stand-up Comedian, Actor & Cycling Advocate Presenters: Asmita Pal - Introductory Remarks at Corktown Common: Land Acknowledgement & Cyclists' Tributes Lorne Shields - Important Historic Cycling Photography Julia Morgan - Nora Young: Cycling Pioneer at 17 and 70 Joey Schwartz - History of the Randonneurs Albert Kohl - Bicycle Paths in the days of the Bicycle Craze Laura Robinson - Once More with Feeling: A women’s history of cycling Bike Parking There are plenty of ring and posts in the area on Church Street, Front Street, as well as a bike rack in front of the LCBO at Front and Market Streets, and there is even more bike parking across from C'est What at Berczy Park. The event is free but you'd be helping Toronto Centre Cyclists estimate how many riders they can expect if you register for the event at Eventbrite. Thanks Toronto Centre Cyclists SLNA Waste Reduction Group Invitation to a 3Rs Ambassador Training Session at 65 Scadding Avenue (St Lawrence on the Park, Party Room) June 10, 5PM-8PM RSVP: edwinjanzen@gmail.com Your SLNA Waste Reduction Group encourages all our member buildings to join the City’s 3Rs Ambassador Program. It is free. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle : -Help the environment , conserve energy, save landfill space, reduce greehouse gases -Help build a sustainable community -Benefit people in need -Reduce your building’s garbage costs Within walking distance, 65 Scadding is hosting this City led training session and welcomes it neighbours who would also like to attend. Just email Edwin Janzen to let him know of your interest: edwinjanzen@gmail.com Community Environment Day in Crombie Park (South of the Esplanade, just east of Frederick St) June 15, 10AM-2PM It is that time of the year. Within walking distance easily dispose of some unwanted items : - Bring your electronic waste, household hazardous waste and healthcare waste for safe disposal. -Donate your no longer used clothes, books, non-perishable food and household items to charity. -Pick up free compost for your garden. -Be an active participant in creating a cleaner city and healthier environment; come and talk with your SLNA Waste Reduction Group about what else we can all be doing to reduce waste. 51 Division Open House All are invited to the Toronto Police 51 Division Open House and BBQ on June 15 - download flyer to see details. Housing TO 2020-2030 Action Plan Expert Panel - Discussion - June 5, St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King St. E.Download Flyer for details. Friends of St. James Park Children's Playground Opening All are invited to attend the opening ceremony of the St. James Park Children's Playground on Saturday June 8th at 10 a.m. Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and the Friends of St. James Park will bring greetings and there will be children's activities and refreshments for guests. The Friends of St. James Park have organized this event and the SLNA is pleased to be a sponsor. Please download, print and share the promotional flyer with your neighbours and friends.
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St. Lawrence Neighbourhood The St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association is pleased to be one of the sponsors of the St. Lawrence Market BIA's annual summer Music and Movies Program held each Thursday throughout June, July and August. FREE Thursdays in Old Town Toronto: June 13, 6-10 p.m. - ELECTRO SWING At St. Lawrence Market - Temporary Tent *Free Swing Dance Lesson at 6:30 p.m. June 20, 7 - 9 p.m. - MOSKITTO BAR In Berczy Park June 27, 8:30 - 9 pm - BUSTER KEATON FILM With live piano @ St. James Cathedral DOWNLOAD FLYER Full details at www.oldtowntoronto.ca. June Seniors' Activities There are many great activities planned for seniors in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. SLNA Director, Toby Tenenbaum has listed these activities in a convenient monthly calendar. Download the SLNA June Seniors' Activities Calendar flyer and please post locally. Ontario Place For All An Important Announcement from "Ontario Place For All": Dear Friends: This week, the Province announced plans that could transform Ontario Place into a privatized sports, entertainment, and retail complex, with no access to the ordinary public. If you share our belief that Ontario Place must be kept, not as a commercial operation, but as a civic destination that is accessible to all, we hope you will join us for an evening with John H. Alschuler, an internationally respected expert on parks with New York-based HR&A Advisors. John will talk about why such civic assets as Ontario Place must be kept public. Ontario Place for All hopes to engage HR&A Advisors to produce a full report that shows Ontario Place produces more generalized economic benefit if it is left as a park. The fundraiser for Ontario Place for All will be: Place: The Roof Top of 401 Richmond Street West Date: Monday, July 8th Time: 5:30 – 8:00 PM You can purchase tickets for the event here. Park People will issue a tax receipt for the charitable eligible gift amount. If you cannot attend, Ontario Place for All would gratefully accept your tax deductible contributions here. You can also learn more about their work to save Ontario Place. Housing TO 2020-2030 Action Plan Expert Panel and Roundtable Discussion When: June 5, 2019 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Where: St. Lawrence Hal, 157 King St. E. DOWNLOAD FLYER FOR MORE DETAILS. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Ambassador Program The SLNA Waste Reduction Committee invites you to learn how your building can help meet Toronto's 70% waste diversion target through Toronto's 3Rs presentation taking place: Monday, June 10, 5 - 8 p.m. St. Lawrence on the Park, 65 Scadding Ave. Party Room Learn more by visiting the website or calling 416-388-1882. Underpass Park Farmers Market The Corktown Residents and Business Association invites all to attend their weekly Farmers Market held every Thursday from 3-7 in Underpass Park - 29 Lower River St. Enjoy pizza courtesy of Gusto 501 - delicious and freshly baked! Friends of St. James Park Children's Playground OpeningAll are invited to attend the opening ceremony of the St. James Park Children's Playground on Saturday June 8th at 10 a.m. Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and the Friends of St. James Park will bring greetings and there will be children's activities and refreshments for guests. The Friends of St. James Park have organized this event and the SLNA is pleased to be a sponsor. Please download, print and share the promotional flyer with your neighbours and friends. The agenda for the May 29th, 2019 SLNA Delegate and Community Meeting is now available.
Click HERE to download.  SLNA Welcomes West Don Lands Committee to Next Community Meeting The next SLNA Community and Delegates Meeting will happen on Wednesday, May 29 at 115 The Esplanade, from 7 - 9 p.m. (registration begins at 6:30 p.m.). We will be welcoming to this meeting, members of the West Don Lands Committee who will join us for the Waterfront Toronto presentation. The SLNA has invited Waterfront Toronto to the May 29th meeting to discuss the Quayside development. Leslie Gash, Senior Vice President, Development will be talking about Waterfront Toronto's Quayside public engagement plan once the Master Innovation and Development Plan is received from Sidewalk Labs. Vance Lockton, Digital Governance Manager with Waterfront Toronto, will also be attending this meeting. Additional agenda details will be released in the coming days. May 22 Public Meeting - Waterfront Toronto Reminder Public Meeting on Digital Neighbourhoods and Digital Literacy: May 22, 2019 Waterfront Toronto and the Toronto Public Library are co-hosting a public meeting on Digital Neighbourhoods and Digital Literacy. We will be joined by Digital Justice Lab, Tech Reset Canada, and other groups involved in digital issues in cities. The purpose of this meeting is to share and discuss information on how digital technologies are influencing (and will continue to influence) how cities work. Both Waterfront Toronto and Toronto Public Library are presenting and seeking feedback on ideas related to the role of digital technologies in cities. Meeting Details Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Location: Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre (11 Bay Street), Metropolitan East room. Entrance to event space is located on the north side of Queens Quay West just east of Bay Street Accessibility: Waterfront Toronto and the Toronto Public Library are committed to ensuring accessibility, including providing sign language support, and large format meeting materials. Please notify us no less than 3 days in advance of the event if you require accommodation by contacting Waterfront Toronto, info@waterfrontoronto.ca or 416-214-1344. Please head over to the Eventbrite page for more details including the agenda for the event. Registration is not required to attend the meeting but does help organizers anticipate attendance and prepare. Friends of St. James Park Children's Playground Opening All are invited to attend the opening ceremony of the St. James Park Children's Playground on Saturday June 8th at 10 a.m. Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and the Friends of St. James Park will bring greetings and there will be children's activities and refreshments for guests. The Friends of St. James Park have organized this event and the SLNA is pleased to be a sponsor. Please download, print and share the promotional flyer with your neighbours and friends.   The 2019 Annual General Meeting for the SLNA
The SLNA would like to thank all delegates and community members who attended the March 27th Annual General Meeting where we elected four representatives from the community to fill the four available seats on the SLNA Board of Directors. We also welcomed and discussed issues with our political representatives - Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, Tom Davidson from Councillor Joe Cressy's office and our Ward 10 MPP Suze Morrison. (Picture above courtesy of Kristine Morris, SLNA Delegate.) SLNA's newly elected directors: Toby Tennenbaum (3 year term) Donna Campbell (3 year term) Brian McElwain (3 year term) Jamie Cappelli (1 year term) Congratulations to our new directors! SLNA Annual Report This year's AGM also included a detailed overview of the work of your Association over the past year. That report can be downloaded here. Talk About the King St. Pilot The SLNA was on the Stakeholder Advisory Committee that established the King Street Pilot. Our SLNA membership supported the effort and now your feedback on the pilot is needed. A final report from the City about the King Street pilot is set to come out next week and will include an evaluation of the project's success and recommendations on how to move forward. The report will be presented to City Council's Executive Committee and the TTC Board before going to City Council for a vote. This means that the future of King Street, and the fate of the transit priority measures put in place through the King Street Pilot, will be decided over the next three weeks by City Council. Before the King Street Pilot was introduced, taking transit on the busiest surface route in the city was unpredictable. It was often faster to walk. The year-long pilot has provided faster, more reliable transit that makes the street work better for everyone. It has also boosted transit ridership by over 10,000 passengers. The King Street Pilot has been transformational for people & businesses on King Street[1]: 89% of people who take transit regularly say service is faster and more reliable 87% of people who walk regularly on King say it is more pedestrian-friendly 91% of people who cycle regularly on King say that it is more bicycle-friendly 76% of people said they’ve visited local retailers either more often or as often as they had before the pilot project We hope you will share your feedback The TTCRiders group is sponsoring a workshop on April 4th, 6 p.m., at 401 Richmond St. W., Room 372. The venue is accessible, snacks and refreshments will be provided and tokens are available. RSVP: kingstreetpilot.eventbrite.ca New Community Centre at East Bayfront The City is in the process of designing a new 25,000 sq. ft. community centre at 261 Queens Quay East to be located at the base of a mixed-use building within the future Hines/Tridel development site. Come to a community meeting to collaborate with the project team on developing th future community centre design. When: April 10, 2019 Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Place: St. Lawrence Temporary Market, 125 The Esplanade See more details on the attached Notice from the City of Toronto. April Seniors' Activities, Workshop & Concert Please download, print and share the SLNA April Seniors' Activities Calendar with your neighbours. Delegates please print and post where possible. The Creative Aging Circle in collaboration with the Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) presents a Music and Movement for Health FREE workshop for Seniors on Wednesday, April 10 from 2 - 4 pm at the Performing Arts Lodge, 110 The Esplanade. For details, download flyer. The Seniors' Committee has also arranged for reserved seating for another FREE noon time concert at Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday, April 17. Download the Roy Thomson Hall Concert Flyer for details. St. Lawrence BIA Panc-Rake Breakfast Join the St. Lawrence Building Improvement Area (BIA), the SLNA and your neighbours in cleaning up Crombie Park on Community Clean Up Day and enjoy a FREE pancake breakfast (while supplies last) for all participants courtesy of the BIA. When: April 27, 2019, 9 AM - 12 PM Where: Crombie Park Download and share the Panc-Rake Breakfast Flyer. April 1st - 1 Front St. W. Consultation: The City of Toronto is hosting a Community Consultation Meeting for the proposed development at 1 Front St. W on Monday, April 1, 7 - 9 pm a tthe Novotel Hotel, 45 The Esplanade, Champagne West Room. Download the Consultation flyer for details. A Local Gem - East Thirty-Six Toronto Life magazine describes our neighbourhood's very own East Thirty-Six restaurant as one of the city's favourite cocktail bars "with a serious kitchen." If this sounds like your ideal location for brunch, read on. Special Promotion for SLNA Residents As one of our newest SLNA 2019 Canada Day Parade and Picnic sponsors, East Thirty-Six is pleased to offer one complimentary mimosa or caesar to patrons who mention the "SLNA Newsletter" upon arrival for the restaurant's Saturday or Sunday Brunch (11 a.m. - 2 p.m.) NOTE: the promotion is limited to 1 complimentary mimosa or caesar per person, no limit on the number of people at a table. To learn more, view the East Thirty-Six menu. East Thirty-Six is located at 36 Wellington St. East. 647-350-3636. SLNA Canada Day Sponsorship Program This year we invite local businesses to become official sponsors of the SLNAs new Canada Day Sponsorship program. The SLNA Canada Day Parade and Picnic is the SLNA's premier event of the year and includes a parade and picnic hosted on the grounds of the historic St. James Cathedral. To get more information about the sponsorship program, please click here. St. James Cathedral: Celebrating Three Years of Welcoming Refugees (From the St. James Cathedral Refugee Committee) In November 2015, a groujp of St. Lawrence community members and St. James Cathedral parishoners, gathered to respond to the Syrian refugee crisis. It has been a fruitful alliance! To date we have sponsored a Syrian family of five and a father and daughter from Iran. Through Canada's unique blended visa program, we support these newcomers financially, practically, socially, and emotionally during their first year of resettlement. As we look to sponsor a family this year, we seek volunteers and committee members from the St. Lawrence community. If you are interested, visit the St. James Cathedral website to find out how you can get involved.  The SLNA looks forward to welcoming Waterfront Toronto and Sidewalk Labs at our next Delegates and Community meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Februray 27, from 7 - 9 pm (meeting registration at 6:30 p.m.) at 115 The Esplanade (enter code 246 to gain access). Our key presenters will be discussing the proposed Quayside development and questions from our SLNA members.
To view the full agenda click here or view the calendar on the home page of this website (scroll to the bottom). In response to the recent Auditor General report on Waterfront Toronto, the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood Association as an association that has worked closely with Waterfront Toronto for many years and is a founding member of Waterfront for All, commends the leadership of Waterfront Toronto. The organization is aligned to the values and priorities of the SLNA and we support the recent statement and position released by Waterfront for All. See below.   NEWS RELEASE FROM SIDEWALK TORONTO:
Includes 40% below-market housing and 9,000+ construction jobs TORONTO — Sidewalk Toronto revealed today a detailed plan for a new neighbourhood at Quayside that will improve the quality of life for Torontonians. The plan combines the latest in urban design and emerging technology to achieve unprecedented affordability and economic growth. Quayside will have 40% below-market housing, create 9,000 new jobs in construction and house 3,900 jobs upon completion. The plan is based on extensive consultation with government, experts and the public. “We know how important the revitalization of Quayside is for the city and everyone who lives here. Torontonians want more affordable housing, faster ways to get around the city, safer streets for pedestrians and cyclists, a cleaner and healthier environment. That’s what we are aiming to do by creating this new neighbourhood,” said Jesse Shapins, Director of Public Realm “This draft site plan released today demonstrates what we are envisioning for Quayside and how we aim to address these critical challenges facing Toronto.” Key features of the plan include:
The Site Plan released today will be presented to the public at the 4th Public Roundtable, taking place on Saturday, December 8th. Public feedback will be incorporated into a detailed Master Innovation and Development Plan to guide future work at Quayside, which is expected to be released in early 2019. It will be reviewed by Waterfront Toronto and all three levels of government based on a stringent criteria released last week. Sidewalk Toronto Sidewalk Toronto is a project by Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs to create a new kind of mixed-use, neighbourhood on Toronto’s Waterfront, beginning with the creation of Quayside. Sidewalk Toronto will combine forward-thinking urban design and new digital technology to create people-centred neighbourhoods that achieve precedent-setting levels of sustainability, affordability, mobility, and economic opportunity. We had a packed agenda and room at our Nov. 28 SLNA Monthly meeting.
In addition to discussing our important SLNA traffic audit highlighting the most dangerous intersections in our neighbourhood (thank you SLNA Director Sabina Soromova and all volunteers) we also welcomed to our meeting one of our two new Councillors - Ward 13 Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam who shared her depth of knowledge on a number of our priorities from parks to heritage preservation. We look forward to working with our Councillor who definitely has a clear and amplified voice on Toronto’s City Council.  Waterfront Toronto Presentation
At the recent November meeting of Waterfront For All, Chief Development Officer of the Waterfront Toronto organization, Meg Davis delivered a presentation that outlines the goals, objectives and projects led and implemented by the organization. Click on the link below to view the slide presentation: Realizing the Waterfront's Potential Dominion Building Redevelopment Project Earlier this fall, SLNA members were given the opportunity to share feedback on the planned redevelopment of One Front Street W. by Larco Investments Ltd. Lura Consulting with Larco, Architect Alliance and Bousfields hosted a consultation as part of the September 26th SLNA meeting. Feedback from that session has been captured in the following report prepared by Lura Consulting: One Front St. W. Redevelopment Consultation with SLNA |
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