/ Metrolinx Open House on April 21st, 2009/ Toronto West Diamond grade separation

 

 

Metrolinx Open House on April 21st, 2009. The open house is being held at the Lithuanian Hall, Hall B, 1573 Bloor Street West, from 3pm - 8pm.

From Metrolinx about their open House... Link to full release PDF file

 The Metrolinx Virtual Open House for the Georgetown South Service Expansion and Union-Pearson Rail Link (GSSE/UPRL) has been updated. 

Now you have 2 opportunities to review materials and provide comments:

       GSSE/UPRL Virtual Open House Round I

o        Display boards from the April 2009 Community Open Houses - online, convenient, and open 24/7, the revised project details are available for public review and comment.

        GSSE/UPRL Draft Environmental Project Report - Part I

o        provides a project description, as well as a map and description of existing environmental conditions.

o        Part II will be available in May 2009 and will outlines impacts, describe mitigation measures, and identify the effectiveness of mitigation measures

 How is this round of Open Houses different than the Metrolinx Virtual Open House in February 2009?

Before starting the formal process, Metrolinx conducted over 3 months of public consultation. This included a series of Open Houses hosted in February 2009. The purpose of those Open Houses was to present the revised project proposal had changed from 2006 to reflect previous public input.

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The Junction Literary Pub Crawl, April 18

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The Junction Literary Pub Crawl, April 18

By Neil Ross

 

We’ll be making literary history in the Junction on April 18.  The Toronto Public Library/Annette Street Branch and the Junction Historical Society present the Junction Literary Pub Crawl with Glen Downie.  Glen’s Loyalty Management won the 2008 City of Toronto Book Award and was just announced as TPL’s selection for Toronto's second annual Keep Toronto Reading One Book program.

We begin at 2pm at the Annette Street Library -- celebrating its Centennial this year! – where Glenn will read.  Mayor David Miler has said that Glen’s poetry “beautifully evokes Toronto and its neighbourhoods – from the Victorian houses of the Junction to the sculptures outside our skyscrapers, but also looks beyond our city."

Then, through the miracle of Quantum Metaphysics, one of the flowers of the Junction returns to read some of her spellbinding verse.  Born at 38 Keele Street, the short lived and brilliant Gwendolyn McEwen (played by Kristen Buckley) grew up here.

Junction journalist A.B. Rice (Neil Ross) will lead a literary historical tour through the streets of the Junction  as we meet the mystery writers, novelists, comic book writers, pioneering authors and swashbuckling poets who make up a unique literary heritage. 

We’ll discover the powerful poetry of Raymond Souster, who’s “Last Sad Day for our West Toronto Station” is the iconic poem of the Junciton.  At the other end of the scale we’ll enjoy the impish humour of Greg Clark, the story of the remarkable Dr. Jackson whose books prefigured today’s health food movement, and the saga of E.W. Thomson the poet who marched away to war at fifteen.

Our destination, appropriately, is the Troubadour (3071 Dundas Street West) where Glen will read some of his favourite poems.  Then the day will be given over to Junction poets.  Poets who would like to participate are urged to sign up at the Annette Street Library (145 Annette St. 416-393-7692).

Submitted by Neil Ross

Another GO Transit Grade Separation Project in the area

 

The CN railroad's  Newmarket Subdivision, that is the Barrie GO line,which the  crosses the CPR North Toronto Subdivision at a diamond is to be removed by Go Transit. AND replaced by a rail to rail grade separtaion. Public notice PDF (opens in new window)

Ritchie•Herman•Golden•Silver neighbourhood group on the Go Transit Plans

Ritchie  Herman Golden Silver (names  of Aves) neighbourhood group has weighed in on the Go Transit Plans  with a post on their site.

They bring up an item of the project which has been written about before on this blog, and we agree with this group , more people need to be aware and understand the issue that will be continuing and ongoing - the amount of train travel though the new track corridor.

From their post

Right now we have around 50 trains per day on the line which goes past most of our front doors, taking commuters from Georgetown to downtown. With the expansion, there will be more than THREE HUNDRED per day. That will be one every six minutes. 

Link to the  post on their site. (opens on new window)

Fatima's Cafe and Bistro set to open?

Fatima's Cafe and Bistro

The latest new restaurant in the Junction redevelopment looks set to open.  Located at 3108 Dundas Street its called Fatima's Cafe and Bistro.  The menu looks extensive with lots of food not available in the other Junction eateries.  

I can't wait for a sample.

Upcoming events Wise Daughters event for Redwood Shelter, & the WTJHS Junction Literary Pub Crawl

Toronto Public Library, Annette Street Branch
and The Junction Historical Society
invite you to a:
Junction Literary Pub Crawl
with
2008 Toronto Book Award Author
2009 Toronto One Book Author
Junction poet Glen Downie
April 18, 2009 2pm
Annette Street Library
featuring... 
Glen Downie
Junction journalist A.B. Rice as portrayed by Neil Ross
Gwendolyn MacEwen will be portrayed by Kristen Buckley

and 

Mother’s Day Clothing Swap at Wise Daughters 

Saturday, May 9, 2009
2 – 6 pm

3079B Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, M5P 1Z9
(facing Quebec Ave, just south of Dundas, behind Crema Coffee,
in the Junction)

....recycle and support the Redwood Shelter About the Redwood:

Too many women and children are living with domestic violence because they simply can't see a way out. By supporting The Redwood, you can help them take the leap of faith.

 

More info about both events can be had at the The Arts Junction Blog

June 13th Community Yard Sale Update

Excellent…it is now the Mc Murray, Vine and Mulock Community Yard Sale!  Thank you to Kimberley for offering to organize Mulock for the yard sale.  Are there any other organizers out there willing to bring your street on board?  Come on....where are you Pacific, Hook, Quebec, Clendenan, and Maria(to just name a few)?

Junction Community Yard Sale

June 13th from 9 am-2pm

to be followed by a community potluck in Vine Parkette

Crema Cafe Patio going in

Crema Cafe Patio



Construction is now underway on the recently approved patio for the Crema Cafe.  The old broken up asphalt is being replaced with a new a concrete pad as a first step.

Excellent post of a gallery of Junction house images

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The local blog 1889 Bay-and-Gable Victorian a Junction reno and housing stock history blog (our description) in the new Brooklyn style (NY)  blog style - a place where renovation blogs run  over each other and often crash , has an enceinte gallery of Junction houses. Worth taking a look at here (opens in new window)

The person who writes this blog even writes in the manner of Brooklynite, which is refreshing, although the author of this post on occasion takes issues with some of his "ticketing" as can be experienced in this post, although their is agreement of some of the remodel items he speaks against in the post.