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The 2021 Annual General Meeting will be held as a Zoom meeting on Thursday October 21. Paid-up members will vote to elect Board members. Full information is available in our sidebar story.
In lieu of our usual Fall Fair, HVRA will hold a scaled-back Fall Event the afternoon of Sun. Sept. 12. Free neighbourhood fun again, just in different places! Let’s all celebrate Harbord Village!
Check harbordvillage.com/hvra-fall-event-sun-sept-12/ for details of events and locations!… Read more HVRA 2021 Fall Event, Sun. Sept. 12, 2-5pm
Event details are subject to change. Watch the sidebar for announcements about the public events listed here. Meetings will stay on Zoom until further notice.
DATE
EVENT
LOCATION
Tues. Jan. 18
Board Meeting, 7-9pm
Zoom
Local author David Macfarlane writes in the Mar. 27 Globe & Mail about waving to a driver as he walked along Harbord Street, on a slightly dangerous stretch where the sidewalk crosses a narrow laneway. That leads to another vivid story about waving between boaters,
… Read more Making Waves in Harbord Village: David Macfarlane Reflects on Acknowledging Other People
A Feb. 21 Toronto Star story about Kensington Gardens longterm-care residences showcases the strength and creativity of staff, families, and residents. These are the people we banged pots for in the springtime, and for whom neighbour Jackie Brown recently set up a fundraiser page.
A recent article in Now Magazine lamented the city’s loss from the closing of Parentbooks on Harbord Street. Local resident Dinny Biggs has sent us this story about the loss to the neighbourhood and to her personally. There are deep roots here!
… Read more Saying Goodbye to Patti Kirk and Parentbooks (by Dinny Biggs)
On December 5, 150 people from across University-Rosedale came together for MPP Jessica Bell’s annual recognition of community members who are making a difference. It was truly inspiring to celebrate the countless people working hard to make positive changes in our community.
The full list of honorees and a photo album from the night is posted here.
In the last 10 years, Harbord Village has lost 30% of our trees and 23% of our canopy cover. Now two reports point the way towards recovery.
University of Toronto Master of Forest Conservation students have analysed our 2007-8 and 2017-18 tree inventories,