|
|
|
|
Wiener’s Home Hardware’s 100th Anniversary celebration
Saturday, June 18, 11 am - 2 pm
Corner of Bloor and Howland (by the Bee Mural Parkette)
Wiener’s Home Hardware is turning 100! Starting at 11 a.m., join them for a jazz trio, pizza, cotton candy, cake and more! Photos, videos, and a special presentation memorializing this family-run operation will be featured. Presented by Bloor Annex BIA, HVRA, and Annex RA.
Memories wanted: Help Wiener’s celebrate by sharing your favourite Wiener’s memory. You can post on Instagram share a video, photo, or short note and tag #Wieners100. Each post gets a chance to win a $100 gift card to Wiener’s Home Hardware! Don’t have Instagram but want to share? Email your memory to bloorannexbiawebadm@gmail.com. All memories will be collected and collaged and shown during Wiener’s Home Hardware’s 100th Anniversary celebration on June 18, 2022. More info here.
Volunteers needed: Can you help hand out pizza and cake? We need a few more people this Saturday between 11 and 2, for as little as one hour. Please respond to this eblast with your name, contact info, and availability. Adults and teens welcome!
Information Session on Services for Seniors & Caregivers in Ward 11
Saturday, June 18, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Palmerston Library, 560 Palmerston Ave
This event, hosted by the Seniors Services and Long-Term Care Division, in collaboration with Councillor Layton's Office, will provide attendees with information on services, programs, and incentives to support seniors aging in place, including:
- How and where to access services for seniors
- Information about free dental care for low income seniors
- How to defer property taxes if unable to pay
- The HomeShare (student tenant) program,
- Food access programs,
- Caregiver supports and more.
This free event is open to any interested individuals! Register here. Please also be sure to check out the Directory of Services for Seniors & Caregivers in Toronto, available online or by request at your local Toronto Public Library branch.
Dedication of the Heart Garden
Sunday, June 19, 10.30 – 11.30 am
Northeast corner of Major & Bloor
The Bathurst, Bloor St, and Trinity St Paul’s United Churches are hosting an event in memory of the children lost to the residential school system, to honour the survivors, and to support reconciliation. There will be a drumming and healing ceremony, planting of hearts by children, followed by bannock with strawberries and whipped cream served in the church back garden. For further info about the Heart Garden, see www.trinitystpauls.ca/irsg
Learn how to Preserve Harbord Village’s Trees
Arborist Todd Irvine gave a rousing presentation at the HVRA Spring General Meeting. Viewers learned about how to care for tree roots, fertilize, and prune responsibly. With the recent tree carnage from the wind “derecho” in May, this info is very timely! Todd’s information is useful for everyone regardless of gardening experience, and can be applied to both smaller trees as well as bigger ones on city property. You can access the video here.
May 21 storm damage at Brunswick and Ulster (photos by Richard Longley)
Annual Annex Residents’ Association Mulberry Picking
Sunday, June 26, 3-5 pm
Jean Sibelius Square
Come pick mulberries with the ARA! All are welcome, from the young* to the young at heart. (*Participants under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.) Gather at 3:00 pm on Sunday June 26th at Jean Sibelius Square (50 Kendal Avenue) bringing both a container for your mulberries and a reusable cup for refreshments.
If you can contribute tarps, ladders, or long poles or would be willing to volunteer on the day itself to organize teams of pickers, then please contact info@theara.com with the subject line "Mulberry Picking." The event will last approximately 2 hours, weather permitting.
Bloor Borden Farmers’ Market is Back - and you can help!
You can find great local produce every Wednesday from 3-7pm in the Green P parking lot on the SW corner of Bloor and Borden Streets. They have a lot of returning vendors and a few new ones.
Help promote this great neighbourhood resource! Lawn signs are the only advertising the market does. Do you have somewhere you can display a sign? If you have one from last year, please put it back out and let the Market folks know using this link. If you would like a new one, please fill out the request form here.
Cedar Basket Gift Shop Grand Opening Sale - on now!
June is Indigenous Peoples' Month, with June 21 marking National Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Canada. There are many ways to celebrate, including a trip to the newly reopened gift shop at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, at 16 Spadina Rd, just north of Bloor. The Cedar Basket has been Toronto’s only Indigenous-owned and operated store for over 20 years. An amazing range of items - including First Nations, Métis and Inuit handcrafted jewelry, carvings, basketry, beadwork, artisan hot sauce, moccasins, and original art - plus super helpful staff will make it worth your while! More info and online ordering here (While you're in the neighbourhood, you can also stop by the Spadina branch of the Toronto Public Library and check out their Indigenous books, films, events, and other resources.)
Jumping Worms Are No Joke
In May, the HVRA Gardeners hosted an informative webinar on the threat of jumping worms. Local expert Dr. Michael McTavish provided helpful ways to come to terms with this new invasive species. His presentation is now online here.
As these worms can have a serious impact on our ecosystems, Michael indicated that we can and should slow their spread. He referred viewers to the website of the Invasive Species Centre for more information about jumping worms, including practical advice for recognizing the worms and disposing of them.
Ongoing research requires and values observations from local gardeners. The worms are visible by July or August. If you find suspected jumping worms in your garden or in public places, please report the sightings and send images or videos to EDDmapS (Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System).
Women's Cycling Network Bikematch 2022
The Womens’ Cycling Network, which promotes cycling as wheels of empowerment for women of all backgrounds, is bringing BikeMatch back for a third year. This program has provided nearly 150 women with a bike to ride — yet the need continues to grow. Last year more than 120 women were still waiting for a bike at the end of the year. If you have a bike to give please sign up here.
One of Lydia Wong’s bee hotels. Richard Longley writes: “Grass not cut until the end of No Mow May to encourage biodiversity in lawns. No Mow May is cousin to No Rake Fall, which has the same purpose. Good to know that sloth can have benefits for nature!”
|
|
Good Neighbours Making a Great Neighbourhood
Community Events in Pictures
HVRA hosted an in person spring clean-up this past April 30. Folks gathered in Margaret Fairley park to pick up supplies and raffle tickets, scoured the alleys and side streets of HV, then reassembled in the park for snacks and prizes. Many thanks to NW Area Rep Kerry Clare for organizing (and to her husband Stuart -pictured below with Treasurer Lena Mortensen - for stepping in on the big day when Kerry fell ill); to Wright Real Estate and the the Harbord BIA for sponsoring prizes; to the Harbord Bakery for the snacks; and of course to all the many wonderful volunteers who came out to beautify the neighbourhood!
HVRA was thrilled to help the Harbord BIA to run its first Spring Artisan Studio Tour on June 4. Between the many galleries, studios, cafes, shops, live music, student art show, and chalk drawing, community members were able to enjoy the many delights Harbord St has to offer. Many thanks to all the volunteers, BIA members and of course Neil Wright for creating the first of what we hope is many wonderful street events to come.
all photos by Anne Fleming
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
