Luminato Fri Jun 11 - Sun Jun 20 Now in its fourth year, Luminato is an annual ten-day celebration where Toronto's stages, streets, and public spaces are illuminated with arts and creativity. Luminato is a multi-disciplinary festival of theatre, dance, classical and contemporary... more
Significant Dates: Father's Day Sun Jun 21 From Wikipedia: Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a va... more
Significant Dates: Mother's Day Sun May 10 From Wikipedia: The modern Mother's Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor its mother, and it's now celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Father's Day, the celebration honoring fa... more
7th Toronto Photography Marathon Sat Apr 4 / 12:00pm - Sun Apr 5 / 12:00pm The 7th running of the Toronto Photography Marathon will begin on Saturday April 4th, 2009 12:00 pm at Yonge Dundas Square. As in the past, participating photographers will then have 24 hours to shoot 12 photos depicting 12 distinct themes on a 12 ex... more
Earth Hour Sat Mar 28 / 8:30pm - 9:30pm VOTE EARTH YOUR LIGHT SWITCH IS YOUR VOTE This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming. For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background... more
Free Ice Cream in the Park Thu Sep 18 / 5:00pm - 6:30pm Michael Bryant, MPP St Paul's, invites you for free ice cream in the park, June Rowlands Park (north of Davisville between Yonge and Mt Pleasant)... more
Free Ice Cream in the Park Wed Sep 17 / 5:00pm - 6:30pm Michael Bryant, MPP St Paul's, invites you for free ice cream in the park, Humewood Park (on Humewood Ave, west of Christie and north of St Clair Ave W)... more
Putting Citizens Back Into Planning: City-Wide Summit Thu May 29 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm People Plan Toronto is pleased to be partnering with the St. Lawrence Centre Forum on a series of local forums to discuss issues around citizen engagement in the planning process, culminating in a forum at the St. Lawrence Centre on May 29th. Please... more
Putting the Citizen Back Into Planning: NToronto Mini-Summit Tue Apr 29 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm Dear Friends, PPT is pleased to be partnering with the St. Lawrence Centre Forum on a series of local forums to discuss issues around citizen engagement in the planning process, culminating in a forum at the St. Lawrence Centre on May 29th. Please jo... more
20 Minute Makeover Toronto Fri Apr 18 / 2:00pm - 2:20pm Put the clean back in our streets! It’s time to commit your participation in the City’s 5th annual 20-Minute Toronto Makeover. Mayor David Miller is asking all Torontonians at work, school or at home to stop what you’re doing on Friday, April... more
RMI+PHUG: Drupal Basics Wed Apr 2 / 7:00pm - 8:30pm Looking at core PHP coding, basic concepts and theories, how to get started, best practices, and use, theme development, and integration. *Note: Doors open at 6pm. The workshop runs from 7-8:30pm. There are only 70 seats available for this event. Y... more
Earth Hour Sat Mar 29 / 8:00pm - 9:00pm Earth Hour is an international event that asks households and businesses to turn off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour on the evening of March 29th at 8PM local time to promote electricity conservation and thus lower... more
Free Ice Cream In The Park Mon Aug 13 / 6:30pm - 8:00pm Michael Bryant, MPP St Paul's invites you to free ice cream in the park - June Rowlands Park on Davisville Ave and Mount Pleasant.... more
Luminato - Celebrating the Creative Spirit Fri Jun 1 - Sun Jun 10 Luminato is Toronto’s pre-eminent cultural festival, linking the world of art and the creative spirit with every aspect of Canada’s largest city, the most ethnically diverse on earth. Transformational, thoughtful and accessible, Luminato... more
Public Arts Programs Consultations Tue May 8 - Wed May 30 Have a voice in the future of arts programs in your neighbourhood Community arts programs are building strong, healthy and vibrant communities by getting everyone involved in the life of the city. Community arts does this by bringing people from al... more
Jane's Walk on St Clair Sat May 5 / 10:00am - 11:25am Celebrating the Legacy of Jane Jacobs To honour author and urban activist Jane Jacobs, who died a year ago, Mayor David Miller announced that May 4 would officially be Jane Jacobs Day in Toronto. The First Annual Jane's Walk will take place on Sat... more
Jane Jacobs Day Fri May 4 To honour author and urban activist Jane Jacobs, who died a year ago, Mayor David Miller announced in November 2006 that May 4 would officially be Jane Jacobs Day in Toronto.
Many of Jane's peers, colleagues, friends and admirers have discussed h... more
City Presents Free Home Renovation Forums Thu May 3 - Thu May 17 From May 3-17, the City of Toronto is hosting free forums on home renovations. City staff and representatives from other organizations will cover a variety of topics, including: • planning additions or alterations to your home • permi... more
12th Annual Hear for Life Party Wed May 2 May is Hearing Awareness Month Hear for Life Hearing Centres to host 12th Annual Hear for Life Party on May 2nd, 2007 (Toronto, Ontario, April 20, 2007) With the return of spring come the sounds of summer--birds returning from winter migration, w... more
Climate Change Action Forum Sun Apr 29 / 12:00pm - 4:30pm Get involved in Toronto’s Climate Change Action Forum On Sunday, April 29, Torontonians are invited to join with Mayor David Miller to begin developing the City’s Climate Change and Clean Air Action Plan. At the Action Forum, particip... more
Mayor David Miller’s Community Clean-up Day Sat Apr 21 Spring is in the air! Get outdoors and do your part to make Toronto clean and beautiful. Saturday, April 21, 2007 is Mayor David Miller’s Community Clean-Up Day across Toronto. What better way to show you care about our city than to get toget... more
The 20-Minute Toronto Makeover Fri Apr 20 / 2:00pm - 2:20pm The count down on litter is on! It’s time to commit your participation in the City’s 4th annual 20-Minute Toronto Makeover. Mayor David Miller is asking all Torontonians at work, school or at home to stop what you’re doing on Friday... more
Toronto's Ability to Plan its Future: Can We Design a Better Process? Thu Mar 29 / 7:30pm A discussion of Toronto's current planning process and what needs to change to make it better. Thursday, 29 March, 7:30 pm 230 College Street, Room 103 Faculty of Architecture Building University of Toronto Urban studies and community developm... more
Sick Kids 21st Annual Radiothon Wed Mar 28 / 6:00am - Fri Mar 30 / 6:00pm Our 21st Annual Radiothon starts tomorrow. Last year we raised $3.5 million and hope to break our record this year thanks to our community’s tremendous support. We wanted to let you in on a special story you’ll hear this year. Baby Fa... more
St. Paul's Ward 11 Forum Tue Jan 30 / 7:00pm - 9:00pm St. Paul's Ward 11 Forum on Tuesday, January 30th, 2007, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Host School: West Prep Junior Public School, 70 Ridge Hill Dr. 416 393-1633 Ridge Hill Dr. 3 blocks north of Eglinton Ave., on the west side of Bathurst St. (Street p... more
North York Flower Show Sat Sep 9 / 2:00pm - 5:00pm The North York Horticultural Society is holding a Flower Show with the Theme "Myths and Legends".
There will be:
- Garden Flowers
- Decorative Floral Arrangements
- Roses
- Houseplants
- Vegetables
- Hanging Plants
- and more
Refreshment... more
Census Day 2006 - Update Tue May 16 Remember to have your census form completed by Today, May 16, and in the mail.
Also, please remember that you are required, by law, to complete your census form and submit it to Census Canada, either by mail or online - www.census2006.ca... more
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR KIDS. Mon Apr 10 Hi Everyone,
Today's topic on The Parenting Show is
HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR KIDS.
When you talk to them, do they argue with you? Do they keep
things from you? Do they lie to you? Find out how to communicate with your
kids to elimina... more
3rd Toronto Photography Marathon Sat Apr 8 - Sat Apr 22 Our intention remains – to encourage the proliferation of photography as an art form. It doesn’t matter if you’re a hobby, amateur or professional photographer.
You will get a 12-exposure role of colour film (35mm), a list of 12 themes and 24-hours... more