Nature walk along the Don

Barbora Grochalova looking downHi, I’m Barbora Grochalova, posing as the youth coordinator on the Toronto-Danforth executive. I’m a first year student at York University’s Faculty of Environmental studies, and I can’t choose my courses for next year because there are too many things I would like to get into. My Rally for Kyoto stint is [temprorarily?] over, so I just immersed myself in another issue, fair voting systems. Check out the Fair Vote Canada website.     Read more »

Tell the City what you want at the mouth of the Don

Tomorrow [Friday, February 2] is the deadline for submissions to the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation regarding visions for Toronto’s Lower Don Lands.  The TWRC is holding a design competition and wants input from the public about what they’d like to see at the mouth of the Don.  Please submit your vision.

I want to point out that I believe that this move has been prompted in no small part because of the courage and determination of people like Sharon Howarth, Karen Buck, Terry Fahey, Michael Rosenberg, David Hanna, Daniel Matmor and others who persisted in demanding a broader vision than what the City appeared to be offering.     Read more »

Salmon in the Don again

Yesterday, I went to the Port Lands Action Committee (PLAC) meeting at the Ralph Thornton CentreEd Chin was there, too.  It’s a bit of a misnomer, as no actions are ever taken, as far as I know.  In order to encourage the participation and input of industry and builders, organizer Dennis Findlay treats these meetings as information sessions.  It’s a great place to go to find out what’s being built and planned for the Portlands.     Read more »