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Bev Coburn's Run/Walk

March 28, First meeting of new/old running group

The New/Old Running Group:Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at 25 Salem Ave, first house north of Bloor (half way between Dufferin and Dovercourt).

Route: an easy paced 5.5 km run through lots of green space in search of this creature:

The first person to spot one will win a prize! Looks like it's going to be a pleasant evening. I look forward to seeing you and feel free to bring friends.
Kristi

Mar 22nd, The Junction Triangle

We will run or walk through the Junction Triangle neighbourhood on Monday evening. The route will include Perth and Sterling Avenue returning along the Railpath - this is one of my favourite routes! Meet Monday at 6:30 p.m at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street for run or walk through our neighbourhood(s). See you Monday!

Mar 15th, Dovercourt Park

This week will include Dovercourt Park "the little park that could" as part of our Monday night run or walk. Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont). The total distance of the route is just under 5k.

Mar 8th, Fuzzy Boundaries

This week's run/walk will include the Railpath and Wallace Avenue in the Fuzzy Boundaries area. Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-pace run/walk through our neighbourhood(s).

New name for South Junction Triangle/Fuzzy Boundaries neighbourhood.

The second (and final) round of voting to select a neighbourhood name is from Monday, March 1 to Sunday, March 14. The preferential vote will allow residents to rank their three favourite names in order. Residents can vote online or in person at the Perth/Dupont location of the Toronto Public Library at 1589 Dupont Street, Yasi’s Place at 299 Wallace Avenue and Nonna’s Place at 1540 Bloor Street West.

March 1st, Hillcrest

Meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a comfortably paced run or walk to the edge of the Hillcrest Neighbourhood. The distance is 6k; the scenic terrain is a mix of flats, false flats and hills.

Hillcrest was first settled in the 1840's by Robert John Turner, a reformer from England. The Turner house, named "Bracondale", stood where Hillcrest Park is today. By 1884, a small village grew up on the edge of the Turner estate, at the intersection of Christie and Davenport. This settlement became known as Bracondale Village

Feb 22nd, Artscape Whchwood Barns

This week the run will be a little longer than usual - but we will take our rest - that is, walk for 1 minute out of every 10 minutes. Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced trek through our neighbourhood. Everyone Welcome!

Artscape has transformed the historic Wychwood TTC streetcar repair barns located in Toronto’s St. Clair and Christie neighbourhood into the Artscape Wychwood Barns

Feb 15th, REGAL ROAD

Meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street for an easy-paced run or walk through our neighbourhood. Everyone welcome. February 15th is the group's one year anniversary run - the route will be similar to our first run/walk. Thank you for your participation this year!

Here at 95 Regal Road is a 96 year old public school (as of 2010) with a 2007 Heritage Toronto attached to the wall beside the main doors. Here's what it says: Designed by architect Franklin E. Belfrey in Beaux-Arts style, this school was constructed for the Dovercourt community shortly after the area was annexed to the City of Toronto. The school stands at the edge of the Lake Iroquois escarpment, on land farmed by the pioneer family of Bartholomew Bull from the 1820's, and not subdivided until 1910. The portico over the main entrance was repaired in 2007 through an initiative of the Regal Heights Residents' Association and the City of Toronto.

Feb 8th, High Park North

For an easy-paced run or walk, meet every Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont St. (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont). See you there - Bev

High Park North falls entirely within the boundaries of the town of Toronto Junction, which was purchsed from the Keele estate in 1882 by Daniel Clendenan who subdivided the farm and racetrack for a residential district (now called High Park North) to serve the Junction commercial district

Feb 1st, The Chocolate Factory

February is heart month. Meet Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a heart -healthy walk or run through our neighbourhood. There is a different route each week (approx 5k distance) - everyone welcome!!

The first Gladstone structure was a comfortable three-storey brick house and a small factory for the company's 25 employees. In 1910 a two-story factory was constructed next to the original building. It was raised to five stories in 1912. By 1919 a second building was added and linked to the first by a second floor walkway. The main entrance to the offices, with the large brass double doors, is essentially unchanged from that time. The factory continues to be in full operation, blanketing the surrounding neighborhoods with a lovely aroma of chocolate on any given evening all year long.

Jan 25th, The Little House

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced run/walk through our neighbourhood. This week we will pass by Toronto's smallest house.

Jan 18th, Skating at Wallace-Emerson rink, pleasure skating pad

Meet Monday evening, January 18th, 6:30 p.m at 1260 Dufferin St., just S. of Dupont and we will walk to the rink or meet us there.

Jan 11th, The Junction/Malta Park

This week (Jan 11th) on our run/walk, we will enjoy window shopping in the Junction. Many unique shops and restaurants line the route along Dundas West to Malta Park.The west Toronto Junction has the largest community of Maltese outside of Malta. It now numbers approximately eight to ten thousand. It was through the community combining its efforts that a small parkette at St. John's Road and Dundas Street West was named Malta Park in recognition of the Maltese community.

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont St. (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne) for an easy-paced run or walk (4.9km).

Jan 4th, Ice Skating at Wallace-Emerson

Have you been for a skate this season? Instead of a run or walk, the activity this week will be ice skating. Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Wallace-Emerson Community Skating Rink, Dupont and Dufferin . You can rent skates for $2 - bring ID

Dec 28th, Holiday Spectaculars" Monday's

Season's Greetings Runners and Walkers,

On Monday, December 28th, 6:30 p.m. - Meet at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a run/walk to see 'Holiday Spectaculars' #2 - Brock Avenue, south of Dundas Street West. We have been to two other spectaculars - #5 Glenlake & #10 Caledonia.

1 Drewry Avenue at Grantbrook Street, near Finch Avenue West and Bathurst Street, Toronto.
2 Brock Avenue, south of Dundas Street West (Dec 28th)
3 Meadowoods Crescent, near Bronte Road and Rebecca Street, Oakville.
4 Neilson Road, south of Bloor Street West, Etobicoke.
5 Glenlake Avenue, near Bloor Street West and Dundas Street West (Dec. 7th)
6 Lisgar Avenue, north of Queen Street West, Toronto.
7 Semi on Dovercourt Road, north of Queen Street West, Toronto.
8 Lakeview Avenue, north of Dundas Street West, near Dovercourt Road, Toronto.
9 Newport Avenue, near Pharmacy and Danforth avenues, Scarborough.
10 Caledonia Road, north of St. Claire Avenue West (Our Dec 21st run/walk)

Dec 21st, Caledonia Christmas & The Little House

Happy Holidays Runners and Walkers,

This week we will head north on Caledonia to visit the Christmas House then travel east to see Toronto's smallest house near Rogers Road and Dufferin.

Join us for the fun. Meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for the Christmas run/walk. See you then!!

Dec 14th, Festive Lights and Activities

We found a festively decorated home at the corner of Glenlake and Dorval on last Monday's run/walk that is a real gem. This week we'll pass a couple of neighbourhood skating rinks and enjoy the homes decked out for the holidays along the <5k route.

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an evening run or walk. Easy pace - everyone welcome!

Dec 7th, Festive Lights

We are really enjoying the evening run/walks! This week and until Christmas we will admire the festive lights throughout our neighbourhood. Meet every Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont). Everyone welcome.

Nov 30th, Caledonia Park Road

Meet 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2009, at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a run/walk that includes Caledonia Park Road and Earlscourt Park. Pictured below - Davenport Station 1863.

Nov 23rd, Roncesvalles
This week the Monday night run/walk will include the Roncesvalles Neighbourhood. Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont). Everyone welcome.

Opening Ball December 15, 1911

High Park Curling and Lawn Bowling Club, Indian Road

Nov 16th, Dovercourt & Davenport
Join us for an easy-paced run or walk through our neighbourhood every Monday evening. Meet 6:30 pm at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont). This week the 4.5km route includes the Dovercourt Village and Regal Heights. Everyone welcome.

Nov 9, Resolution Run Prep

Interested in running a 5k? There are 7 Mondays left before the Resolution Run, Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.. What a great way to end 2009 and start the New Year! It is a 5k race held at the CNE. You can register online at www.runningroom.com

Meet every Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced 5k run or 4k walk - everyone welcome!

Need some inspiration? Ednaldo Oliveira ran with the Monday Night Run/Walk Club from the beginning, February 16, 2009, before moving back to the United States. Congratulations for a brilliant time on your 10th NYC marathon Ednaldo!!

Despite an ailing hip and painful cramps, Oliveira on Sunday completed his 10th consecutive New York City Marathon, finishing the 26.2-mile course in two hours, 57 minutes and 20 seconds. "To finish in less than three hours, I was very happy," he said.

Nov 2nd, Wallace Ave Bridge

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced run/walk that will include part of the railpath - everyone welcome!

Monday Night Run/Walk Club helping people achieve the best quality of life through physical activity’
505 – 1375 Dupont Street, Toronto, ON M6H 4J8
647-347-3906, beverley.coburn@gmail.com

Oct 26, Colborne Lodge

(Two meet-up locations for the Halloween run/walk to witness[??] the GHOST(s) at High Park. Bring a TTC token in case you get tired - it's a longer distance than usual.)

1. Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a 6k+ trek.

2. Meet 6:45 p.m. at Bloor and Lansdowne (SW corner at the Bank of Montreal) 5k+. '' "Quick Scoop: Several ghost reports close by each other... with the most well known one being Colborne Lodge.... but there's a couple of other's too.''

Click Here for our first report, second report, and third report...

(www.torontoghosts.org www.ontarioghosts.org The Toronto and Ontario Ghost and Hauntings research site)

Oct 19th, Rosemount Ave

Meet 6:30 p.m at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a 5k run or 4k walk along Rosemount Avenue and area.

Loretto College School is a high schoold at 121 Rosemount Avenue, located near the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and Dufferin Street. It was founded by the Loretto Sisters in 1915. Mary Ward, a founder of the Loretto Sisters, advocated excellent education for young women so that they might “do great things”.

Oct 12th, Thanksgiving's Run/Walk, Davenport Hill(s)

"Travel on Davenport Road was not easy in the 19th century. It was described as "an epic of mud." Davenport Hill was a challenge as well. Locals used to observe that horses tired from pulling wagons along muddy Davenport Road would drop to the ground at the thought of having to pull a load up the hill."(Regal Heights Residents Association)

Awake your glutes. Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a run or a walk on Davenport Hill(s). Everyone welcome.

For those who met Elizabeth Thompson, Ironman/Stroke Survivor, at the "Ladies Fit & Strong" talk on 09/29/2009, Liz will be competing this Saturday, October 10, 2009 in the World Triathlon Championships in Kona, Hawaii. You can follow the race online at http://www.ironmanlive.com. NBC will be featuring Liz in their race coverage to be aired in November.

Oct 5th, South Junction Triangle

This week's route through the South Junction Triangle includes Perth Ave, Sterling Rd and the Railpath - this 5k route has little to no traffic!

Meet every Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced 5k run or a 4k walk through different parts of our area.

Dundas and Sterling, September 12 1936

September 28, Dovercourt Park

The Dovercourt Park neighbourhood was first settled in the 1870s by poor British immigrants who built tar and paper shacks until they could afford a real house - hence the area's nickname, "Shantytown". (Toronto.grown locally)

Our run/walk this Monday will connect the green patches in the area. Meet 6:30 p.m. every Monday evening at 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a run or walk.

September 21st, Prospect Cemetery

This will be our last evening run through the beautiful Prospect Cemetery - fantastic place to run or walk. The grounds will be closed in the evenings soon.

Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont - entrance on Dupont). Everyone welcome!! See you Monday!

The veterans' section is dedicated to Canadian and Allied veterans and their spouses. Distinguished British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens designed the cruciform "Cross of Sacrifice" in this section.

Sept 14th, High Park

Are you ready for a run or a walk this September?

We'll run/walk to the NE corner of High Park this week.

High Park is the largest park in Toronto. It spans 161 hectares (398 acres). It is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. There are unpaved dirt trails throughout High Park that are for hikers and walkers only.(wikipedia)

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced run or walk - everyone welcome.

Sept 7th, Labour Day Laps at Earlscourt Park

Labour Day's run/walk will include a few laps around the track at Earlscourt Park. Runners will run about 8 -12 laps and walkers will aim for at least 4 laps (1mile). A track is a great place to play with your pace times.

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a 5k run or a 4k walk. Everyone welcome.

"Earlscourt Park, located at St. Clair Avenue West and Caledonia Park Road, is one of Toronto's largest multi-use recreational facilities. The centre includes a large gymnasium, an outdoor pool, soccer fields, tennis courts and an artificial ice-skating rink." (Torontoparks)

Aug 31st, Toronto West Railpath Friends and Neighbours,

I will be away for the last few days of August. If you haven't been on the railpath yet, may I recommend that you run or stroll the route. Starting at Cariboo to Dundas - a great addition to our neighbourhood!

Check out http://www.railpath.ca for route details.

See you Labour Day!

Aug 24th, Underpass Art and Railpath

This Monday's Run/Walk will include a few of our neighbourhood's underpasses and the railpath. The distance is about 4km.

Meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts lobby, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne). Easy-pace/Everyone welcome.

Aug 17th Corso Italia

This Monday's run/walk will include St. Clair Avenue - Corso Italia neighbourhood - followed by a swim at Giovanni Caboto pool and gelato?? (adult lane swim 7-8pm - free entry)

St. Clair Avenue got its name by accident and a spelling mistake. The Grainger family owned a farm near Yonge St. and St. Clair in the 19th century. A Grainger child, Albert, didn't have a middle name and decided to give himself a name from his favourite book, UncleTom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The name he chose was "St. Clare,"; the name was often misspelt as "St. Clair." In fun, Albert painted "St.Clair"on a sign and nailed it to a tree on his farm. His sign remained nailed to the tree, and when surveyors came to map out the road, they took it for a street sign and called the second concession St. Clair Ave. (Allan Gould, "Toronto Street Names", 2000)

Meet every Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE Corner of Dupont and Lansdowne) for an easy-paced run or walk.

August 10, Bracondale Hill

Bracondale Hill, also known as Hillcrest, is a neighbourhood developed in 1911 from the Turner estate and stretches above Davenport Rd. and below St. Clair Ave.

Meet every Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne) for easy-paced runs or walks through our local neighbourhoods.

August 3rd, Simcoe Day

Hi Runners and Walkers,

This Monday's Run/Walk route will cross the bridge at the end of Wallace Avenue to Dundas Street.

Dundas Street and Yonge Street were constructed by the Queens Rangers as a colonial road at the direction of John Graves Simcoe, first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada. Dundas Street connected Toronto (then known as York) to the town of Dundas (Wikipedia).

Meet every Monday evening 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne) for a walk or an easy-paced run. Perfect pace for beginners or a good recovery pace for more advanced runners.

July 27th, High Park Neighbourhood

The route for this week's run/walk will include the High Park neighbourhood. The topography features gently rolling hills and winding streets with impressive Victorian, Edwardian, and Tudor-style homes.

Meet every Monday, 6:30p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne) for an easy-paced run or walk in our area. The distances are 3.5 - 4k for the walk or 5 - 5.5k for the run group with a different route each week. Everyone welcome/Maps provided.

See you Monday!

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July 20, Prospect Cemetery & Caledonia Park Rd

On this Monday's run/walk we will enjoy the fresh air at Prospect Cemetery (2 sections for the run, 1 section for the walk) with a downhill finish along Caledonia Park Road.

Watercolour derived from a line drawing published in The Canadian Illustrated News in 1863. Built in 1853 as a passenger station for the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway (later Northern Railway), the first railway in Toronto, the Davenport Station was located on Caledonia Park Road just north of Davenport Road.(Wikipedia)

Meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont (SE Corner of Dupont and Lansdowne - entrance to the lobby is on Dupont).

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July 13th, Toronto West Railpath

Hello Neighbours,

A 5k run and a 4k walk on the Toronto West Railpath is the route for Monday, July 13th - rain or shine.

Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne). Everyone welcome - good pace for beginners and a good recovery pace for the more advanced runners/walkers.

Phase 1 of the Railpath is about 2 km from Cariboo Avenue near Dundas Street West & Dupont Street and runs southeast to� Dundas Street West & Sterling Road.

See you Monday,

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July 6, Gladstone Avenue

This week, we'll run/walk along Gladstone Avenue, named after the British Prime Minister, William Gladstone (1809-1898). Sites include St. Anne's Church, the Cadbury/Neilson Factory and the renovated Gladstone Hotel.

Two Hook-up locations on July 6th::
1- Meet 6:30 p.m. at 1375 Dupont (SE corner of Dupont and Lansdowne) for a 7km run
2- Meet 6:45 p.m. at the Dufferin Grove Park Clubhouse for a 4km run or walk

A most unusual church for Toronto. An architectural competition was held, and the winning entry was Ford Howland's (1875-1948) domed Byzantine-evival design.

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June 29, Prospect Cemetery

Our neighbourhood's Group of Seven connection - Prospect Cemetery.

Meet Monday 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced run or walk through the beautiful Prospect Cemetery. Everyone welcome - maps provided.

The Group of Seven were a group of Canadian landscape painters in the 1920s. Six members of the group, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Frederick Varley, Lawren Harris, Frank Johnston, and A.J. Casson along with four of the artists' wives are buried onsite at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, Ontario, with graves marked by large chunks of the Canadian Shield. One member of the group is buried at Prospect Cemetery - J.E.H. MacDonald.

MacDonald, J. E. H. b. 1873 d. 1932 Landscape painter who worked as part of the Group of Seven to develop a unique approach to portraying the landscape of Canada.

Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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June 22, the new Railpath Linear Park

From Bev: The Railpath is finally ready for us. I did a reconnaissance run and it is fantastic! A wonderful addition to our neighbourhood, this run/walk/bike path is now my favourite route.

Meet Monday, June 22nd, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont), for a run or walk on the new Railpath.

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On June 15, Regal Heights

Friends and Neighbours,

"While much of Toronto is flat land, unique geographic features set the Regal Heights neighbourhood apart. The most prominent is the 50 to 75 foot bluff -- called Davenport Hill or the Davenport Escarpment -- just north of Davenport Road which marks the shoreline of a prehistoric lake that was formed at the end of the Ice Age, about 12,000 years ago.

Tributaries of Garrison Creek also shaped the local landscape. Springmount, Alberta and Mount Royal Avenues were built on top of or close to the actual creek bed." (RHRA)

Enjoy the view! Meet Monday, 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont St. (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced run or walk through Regal Heights. The run is 5km using the 10 minute run, 1 minute walk format and the distance of the walk is 4km. Every week there is a different route with maps provided.

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on June 8th, South Junction Triangle Trek

Hello Neighbours,

Meet 6:30 p.m at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for an easy-paced run or walk. Come alone or bring a friend!

"The South Junction Triangle is located in the area of Bloor St., Dupont St., Lansdowne Ave, and Dundas St. West. The "triangle" shape of the neighbourhood is formed by the three sets of railroad tracks on the north, west, and east sides." (SJTRA)

The Monday Night Runs or Walks are a free and friendly activity in our neighbourhood. The routes are around 5km for runners with a 10 minute run, 1 minute walk format that will keep the spring in your step. For walkers, each route is about 4km. Maps are provided.

See you Monday,

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On June 1st, meet up at the Dufferin Grove Park Clubhouse!!

Hi Everyone,

Nice turnout last week for the route to Christie Pits - no sign of a riot between the runners and the walkers!

Two meeting locations for the June 1st Walk or Run to Trinity Bellwoods:

1. Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont (Lansdowne & Dupont) 6:30 p.m. (longer run-9k distance)

2. Dufferin Grove Park 6:45 - 6:50 p.m. (4.5 k distance)

"On May 13, 2008, Heritage Toronto unveiled a plaque celebrating Toronto's history to commemorate the secret bridge buried beneath the north-west corner of Trinity Bellwoods Park. The Crawford Street Bridge, an elegant triple-span structure, crossed the deep ravine cut by Garrison Creek where it entered the park. . . When the city needed a place to dispose of the rubble from the Bloor-Danforth subway excavation in the 1960s, the north-west corner of the park became its dumping ground."

Easy pace run or walk/Everyone welcome.

See you Monday,

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Monday May 25, 6.30 pm

From Bev: Meet 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont) for a green trek through Wallace-Emerson, Dovercourt and Christie Pits Parks.

Christie Pits

"The bowl-shaped park was, in fact, originally a pit. The Christie Sand Pits were named after Christie Street, which was named after William Mellis Christie, one of the founders of the Mr.Christie cookie manufacturers. The City acquired the land through a tax sale in 1907, and opened the land as a park.

The park was named Willowvale in 1908, and was increased in size through other land purchases up to the 1920s. It was the site of the riot of 1933, when a fight between Nazi sympathizers and Jewish and Italian immigrants after a baseball game turned into a riot involving up to 10,000 people." (City of Toronto Archives).

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Monday May 18, Victoria Day, 6.30 pm

Local athlete and personal trainer Bev Coburn gave an inspiring talk after the May 8 Friday Night Supper. Bev leads the everyone-welcome Monday Night Run/Walk, exploring different parts of the neighbourhood. Here's the news of this week's outing: The Victoria Day's West Bend route is a nice downhill run/walk along Indian Road, Indian Road Crescent, Indian Grove and Indian Trail.

The Monday Night Run/Walk group meets 6:30 p.m. at the Chelsea Lofts, 1375 Dupont Street (SE corner of Lansdowne and Dupont). Easy pace, everyone welcome. 647-347-3906, beverley.coburn@gmail.com

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