Celebrating our Community

[Ana Bailão]

Hi Friends of -- You're invited to the: Ward 18 Community BBQ "Celebrating our Community" Dufferin Grove Park (across from Dufferin Mall) Sunday, Sept. 15, 1:00-3:00PM Join us as we celebrate our community with food, games, prizes and entertainment for all ages. This annual event is a chance to come together as a community and share in the many accomplishments taking place in our neighbourhood. All donations at this free event will be directed to the Jenna Morrison Memorial Footpath. Come learn about the next steps for this community reflexology footpath and hear exciting new announcements regarding the project's funding. RSVP HERE Upcoming Events 100th Anniversary of Pauline Avenue: Sept. 14. Come celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Pauline Avenue. Join Councillor Bailão and area residents in commemorating the history of our community with a ribbon-cutting event followed by a street party. Ward 18 Community BBQ: Sept 15. Please join me and members of the community for food, entertainment and games for all ages during the annual Ward 18 community BBQ. This event celebrates our community and our local organizations. RSVP here. 20 Gladstone Avenue Planning Meeting: Sept 16. The 20 Gladstone Avenue development application proposes to permit the construction of a 7-storey residential condominium containing 113 residential dwelling units, 16 live/work units, and 180 below-grade vehicular parking spaces at 20-38 Gladstone Avenue.  Please join us for discussions. Metrolinx Noise Wall Presentation: Sept 17. Metrolinx has held several meetings with Community Advisory Committees to discuss potential wall designs for our neighbourhood and will be presenting the designs resulting from these meetings for community feedback. See the proposed designs HERE Dundas West Sidewalk Sale: Sept 21. Shop local and take advantage of the fall sales at the Dundas West Street sale (from Lansdowne and Shaw). Word on the Street 2013 - Toronto Libraries: Sept 22. The 24th annual The Word On The Street is on its way! Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 22nd, 2013. Really Really Free Night Market - Dovercourt Park: Oct 5. Dovercourt Park Community Association is hosting a Really Really Free Night Market on October 5 from 7 - 11pm in Dovercourt Park on the evening of Nuit Blanche, Toronto’s city-wide, all-night art event. Everyone is welcome to bring items to contribute to the market and anyone can take something away. Sterling Street Sale: Oct 5. A yard sale, a flea market, a bake sale and a chance to see inside the Tower Automotive building, this event has something for everyone. More and latest community events... Community Updates TTC ponders using electrified GO corridors for a subway relief line: This morning the Dufferin Station Modernization project reached a major milestone of opening two new Second Exits for public use. The Second Exits are located one block west of Dufferin St on Russett Ave.  They provide additional exits for TTC users directly from the subway platform to street level. More... Dufferin Station Modernization Milestone: This morning the Dufferin Station Modernization project reached a major milestone of opening two new Second Exits for public use. The Second Exits are located one block west of Dufferin St on Russett Ave.  They provide additional exits for TTC users directly from the subway platform to street level. More... Campaign urges province, feds to step up social housing funding Councillor Ana Bailao unveiled a new ad campaign Thursday asking the feds and province to close the housing funding gap. The “Close the Housing Gap” campaign posters are to start going up Monday in 135 bus shelters across Toronto and at a shelter near Parliament Hill in Ottawa. More... City Hires Company to Remove Graffiti The City of Toronto has hired Goodbye Graffiti, a Toronto-based graffiti removal company, to help reduce the amount of graffiti vandalism in Toronto.(read more...) Live Green Toronto Grants The City of Toronto's Environment & Energy Office is still accepting applications for the 2013 Live Green Toronto Community Grants. The deadline to submit an expression of interest is September 16, 2013.(read more...) Council Highlights, July 2013 and more... Find more community updates here. We love your feedback.  Ana Bailão http://www.anabailao.com/ Councillor Ana Bailão · 100 Queen St W, C42, Toronto, ON M5H, Canada This email was sent to friends-of-m...@googlegroups.com. To stop receiving emails, click here. You can also keep up with Ana Bailão on Twitter. Created with NationBuilder, the essential toolkit for leaders.