NOTE: To plan ahead, visit our 2018 Calendar.
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Tues. Jan. 17
Board Meeting, 7-9pm
25 Brunswick
Tues. Feb. 21
Board Meeting, 7-9pm
25 Brunswick
Tues. Mar. 21
Board Meeting,… Read more Calendar of HVRA Events for 2017
Steve Klein, a valued member of the HVRA Board and NW Area Rep since 2009, died on Sept. 25, 2016, following a long struggle with lymphoma.
Steve applied his professional expertise to many HVRA activities. He liked to get things done,
Open this PDF file to see it in full colour! Tim Grant on stepping down but not out. The 2016 Fall Fair, and our 109 donors. Upcoming Events (Mon. Oct. 17 AGM, Tues. Nov. 1 PumpkinFest). New Parkettes. Building the neighbourhood.
Walk past the window of this storefront just east of Croft Street, and you’ll see the sign from Mandel’s Creamery, once a bustling enterprise on Baldwin. Read about the sign, the Mandel family, and the long Jewish history in our area in a Toronto Star story by Sarah-Joyce Battersby;
“Though it’s sandwiched between the Annex and a bustling stretch of College, Harbord Village still has a sleepy, tucked-away feel, with its picturesque homes and trees dotting the area.” That’s what a 4-page story in Now Magazine says, headlined “Harbord Village.”
On Fri. Aug. 11 dozens of cyclists celebrated the opening of bike lanes along Bloor by ringing their bells. A CBC story reports on their jubilation and notes that this is a one-year project whose effects will be studied carefully.
Installation of bike lanes between Avenue Rd. and Shaw St. means a few days of severe lane and parking restriction starting on Aug. 2—also more traffic on Harbord. This CBC report has photos, a map, and commentary.
