Junction Triangle

Part of the Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming project.

Photo by Scott Dobson, 2010-03-06.

Part of the Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming project.

Photo by Scott Dobson, 2010-03-06.

Fuzzy boundaries no more

West-end neighbourhood seeks to define and label itself, choosing from 10 names

ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Published on Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010 12:00AM EST
Last updated on Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010 5:59AM EST

What's in a neighbourhood name?

A lot - especially in a city defined by hundreds of differentiated municipal pockets.

And residents of one Toronto neighbourhood feeling left out of the name game have spent more than a year trying to come up with a suitable moniker.

The article's title is very misleading, as it calls our area the Junction.

Junction residents play name game

What’s in a name?

For Kevin Putnam and his group, Fuzzy Boundaries, more than they thought.

Fuzzy Boundaries is almost halfway through a two-week voting period that is giving residents in the west-end Junction area a chance to vote on what their neighbourhood should be named.

Starting last May, the group has moved from initial discussions — online and at public forums — to a shortlist of the top 10 names for the neighbourhood.

Read the complete story.

Fuzzy Boundaries top-10 names listed on 229 Wallace Ave.

Photo by Bruce Gavin Ward, 2010-02-21.

Beverley Coburn, a personal trainer who runs Active Age Fitness, has been leading "Monday Night Runs" (and walks) in our area. Every week, these runs always lead to new places within a few kilometres of the Dupont and Lansdowne starting point.

These free events are a great way to get some exercise, explore our local neighbourhoods, and meet new people. Give it a try sometime.

The upcoming run will actually focus on our neighbourhood. Here's is the announcement email sent by Beverley:

Hello Runners and Walkers,

The Toronto Star has another article about the Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming project: The John Doe of neighbourhoods. Just in time for the final vote which starts on Monday March 1st and runs until March 14th.

Some highlights from the article:

The John Doe of neighbourhoods
The Wedge? The Triangle? Residents debate which name will make this junction function
By Mary Ormsby Feature Writer

The final round of voting in the Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming project, March 1 to 14 2010.

Voting will take place online and at several polling stations around the neighbourhood. Details will be posted to the Fuzzy Boundaries website.

The Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood naming group has used the former D&M Lumber building on Wallace Ave. as a canvas to display the Top 10 Names as chosen by local residents. The final vote for the neighbourhood name will run from March 1 to 14, 2010.

This building is scheduled to be demolished on March 17th, to be converted in to the 229 Wallace Lofts.

More photos, info and details on the Fuzzy Boundaries website. Additional photos by local photographer Martin Reis are posted on Flickr.

Fuzzy Boundaries has listed their Top 10 Names for the neighbourhood naming project on the former D&M Hardware / future 229 Wallace Lofts building.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2010-02-22.