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Perth Public School: update about grades 7/8 expansion

February 3, 2011 - 9:53am — Irmina

As of 9 February, 2011

  • On Friday February 4th, Curtis Ennis met with the Central Feasibility Committee (Superintendent) to present the Grade 7/8 demand at Perth P.S.
  • The Central Feasibility Committee has not denied or approved this request.
  • The next plan of action will be, in April they are sending a Board Planner to the school to undertake a full study of the facilities.
  • Once this assessment of the facilities takes place, the Committee will then make a decision and let us know.

Open Letter Re: Junction Triangle Boys and Girls Club

January 31, 2011 - 11:07pm — Kevin Putnam

Dear Neighbour:

You are probably aware of the on-going problems at the Junction Triangle Boys and Girls Club which is managed as an outreach location of the Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club located at 180 Westmoreland Avenue.

The Junction Triangle Boys and Girls Club has been operating in a temporary location and offering a limited after-school program for children since the lease expired at their Randolph location in March 2008. A new clubhouse location was found and the Club began leasing a facility in August 2009 at 45 Ernest Avenue. The new clubhouse would have provided additional space for 120 children and brought the services for young people back to pre-existing levels when the Club was located on Randolph.

After a year of renovations, the Dovercourt Boys and Girls Club abandoned the Ernest Avenue location without notice or any neighbourhood consultations. The Club’s departure resulted in the loss of several hundred thousand dollars worth materials, rent and donated goods and labour. Because the Club had no legitimate reason to abandon the new facility they now face the additional expense of tens of thousands of dollars to settle a legal claim by the landlord for breaking the lease. With on-going legal negotiations with the landlord, the Club is refusing to hold a public meeting or consultations with Junction Triangle community.

First Annual Junction Triangle Art Exhibit at June Harlowe's

January 29, 2011 - 9:30pm — June Harlowe Foods

Dear Friends,

Please come support our local artists for our first Annual Junction Triangle Art Exhibit - to be held every February at June Harlowe's! Join us Saturday, February 5th, 2011 for our opening 3 - 6 pm! This is a community event, so we hope to see you there! Please tell all your friends, it will be a great day!

We will be open for Valentine's Day, please reserve today 416-848-1984!

For further events please see....
www.juneharlowefoods.ca or June Harlowe Foods on Facebook

Video and Photos from Friday Night's Skating Party at Campbell Park

January 29, 2011 - 1:20pm — vic

Last night's skating party at Campbell Park was, by all accounts, a roaring success. The turnout was one of the best I've ever seen at the park, with people of all ages coming together for some fun at the rink, around the campfire, and all over the snow piles too. This special three-hour skating session also included music provided by a DJ, plus delicious onion soup and toasted marshmallows cooked on the fire.

Stop Diesel Trains: Postcards from the Edge

January 26, 2011 - 1:32am — vic

We are at an important juncture in the fight for electric trains. We need to keep the pressure on the Ontario Government, so that they follow through on the recommendations of their own 4 million dollar study to electrify the Georgetown Rail Corridor and do not purchase diesel trains in February 2011. This issue could easily get lost among the political priorities, somewhere between suburban transportation needs and the Pan Am Games. The best way to keep the pressure on is through letters, emails, phone calls and other communications. With an election on the horizon, voters’ words have power. To this end, our friends at Stop Diesel Trains have created postcards that can be mailed to Premier McGuinty. The cards have a simple but clear message:

Friday Evening Pleasure Skate at Campbell Park

January 23, 2011 - 12:17am — vic

From Michael:

Pleasure skating is doing well at Campbell rink. We are getting steady numbers for our Saturday, Sunday and Monday pleasure skating periods. This Friday January 28 from 6 to 9pm, partly as an experiment, we will be holding a special evening pleasure skating event, with campfire and music. We would like to invite everybody to come out to skate and drink hot chocolate by the fire. Pleasure skating is a great way to meet your neigbhours while getting some easy-paced outdoor exercise.

Demonstration: Stop dirty diesel trains, Go Electric

January 21, 2011 - 1:35pm — vic

Members of the Junction Triangle Rail Committee, Clean Train Coalition, Stop Dirty Diesel Trains, and other community groups are holding a demonstration on Wednesday January 26, 8:30am, demanding that Metrolinx NOT purchase diesel trains for the air-rail link to Pearson Airport.

Details are in the Clean Train Coalition's flyer below.

ATTEND: THE CLEAN TRAIN DEMONSTRATION

We demand that Metrolinx NOT purchase diesel trains for the air-rail link to Pearson Airport.
Wednesday, January 26 at 8:30 a.m.
Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor St
2 blocks north of College St, west of Yonge St
CALL: 416 205 5807 TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR CBC RADIO ON THE ELECTRIFICATION.
VOLUNTEER: send your name to info@cleantrain.ca to help deliver flyers in your area.

Perth Public School looking for hockey helmets and digital cameras

January 11, 2011 - 8:35am — vic

Sharon, a parent at Perth Ave. Public School writes:

Perth Public School is looking for donations of hockey helmets for their winter skating program for grades 1-6. They are also looking for donations of old digital cameras to allow classrooms to experiment with photo and video. Cameras are also helpful when the teachers are on outings with their classes and for creating school and classroom newsletters. If you have these items kicking around, please drop them off at the school or let me know and I can make arrangements with you to pick up.

ELVIS ELVIS ELVIS TONIGHT!

See "Church Of Elvis" a 3 part series starting tonight and directed by JT local Scott Dobson. Here is the link to the promo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bphEN8YqTE

The Church of Elvis airs on VisionTV January 10, 11 and 12 at 10pm ET / 7pm PT

Men and woman wave their arms in the air ecstatically, first spelling, then calling out the name of the man they have come together to praise. A Pentecostal revival? No, an Elvis festival.

Local bus services cut, plus TTC fare increase

January 10, 2011 - 11:42am — vic

The TTC is proposing a large list of service cuts, in addition to a fare increase, in this year's budget. Tokens are expected to be $0.10 more expensive, and the cost of monthly Metropasses will increase by $5 to $126, starting February 1st. Oddly enough, the cost increase of Metropasses adds up to $60/year, which is the same as the vehicle registration fee that was just axed. Looks like the "War on Cars" has been shifted to "War on Transit Riders".

Spacing has a good summary of the proposed service cuts. TTC service cuts local to the Junction Triangle include:

  • Route 26 Dupont – No service after 10:00 p.m., every day.
  • Route 127 Davenport – No service after 10:00 p.m., Sundays and holidays.

Both of these routes currently have service until well after 1am.

If you care about maintaining services in this city, especially after our new mayor promised many times to not make any cuts, it might be a good time to send a note to the following elected officials:

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