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Join us for a night of family fun on Friday February 10 at Weston Memorial JPS. All of Weston Community is welcome to our free movie night.
Movies start at 6:30 – We are showing the Smurfs in the lunch room and Spy Kids III in the gym.
Drinks, popcorn and baking will be sold at the snack bar, all proceeds go back to the school fundraising committee.
Kids must be accompanied by adults. Bring a blanket to sit on.
Weston Memorial is located at the corner of John Street and Pine Street
Please come to an exhibition entitled ‘Nature’s Best’. The exhibition features the works of photographer, Gillian Zidner.
It opens on January 26th at 6:30 pm and runs until Tuesday January 31, 2012.
Location: 1800 Weston Road, Toronto, Ontario, one traffic light South of Lawrence Avenue West.
Showings: Weekdays 6:00pm – 8:30pm.
Weekend 1:00pm – 8:00pm.
Over 30 pieces of Gillian’s work will be on display, snapshots of the body of her work that embraces the beauty of nature. This lends to the immense value and exquisite quality of the exhibition. A Must See.
We look forward to sharing this exhibition with you.
For further information you may contact:
Gillian Zidner at 416 249 3356 or
Jackie Thomas at 416 551 1902
Weston Village Residents’ Association
Annual General Meeting
featured keynotes:
The Decline of the Middle Class
In North America
(David Olive, Toronto Star Columnist)
&
Creating Healthy and Vibrant Cities For All
(Gil Penalosa, Executive Director, 8-80 Cities)
Wednesday January 18
7-9 pm
Westminster United Church
69 William Street, Weston
For more information:
email us at wvra@rogers.com
or call 416.241.5801
David Olive
David Olive is a business and
current affairs columnist at the
Star, which he joined in 2001
after stints at the Globe and Mail,
National Post and Financial Post.
Gil Penalosa
Internationally renowned liveable
city advisor and social marketing
strategist, Gil Penalosa is
passionate about cities for
people. Gil advises decision
makers on creating vibrant and
healthy cities for all: from 8 to
80. His focus is walking and
cycling as activities as well as the
design and use of great parks,
streets and other public spaces
For students who attended Weston between the mid 1950’s and the mid 1960’s, we are having a mini reunion at the Army/Navy Club in Weston, during the afternoon of May 5, 2012…..1pm to 6pm. No charge/no tickets required. Just drop in.
For more information: Steve Turton….email: theturtons@rogers.com
Old Weston Village was selected for a Revitalization Grant as part of an international Urban Land Institute revitalization competition .
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto District Council, in partnership with Metrolinx and the City of Toronto, are pleased to announce their joint submission titled John Street Revitalization/Streetscape Plan was selected as part of an international competition for ULI’s Urban Innovation Fund. The grant of $23,750, when matched by partner organizations, will inject between $75,000 and $85,000 to kick-start urban development and renewal of Old Weston Village, an area in need of revitalization.
Selected for its early success and the high quality of proposed projects, the John Street Revitalization/Streetscape Plan calls for the transformation of John Street from a secondary commercial street into a vibrant avenue. Specifically, it provides for a venue for Weston’s popular farmers’ market; an improved environment for existing and future retail, restaurant and café opportunities; and a streetscape link between the commercial core and the heritage neighbourhood of Old Weston Village.
As a result of the grant, the required budget to commence the regeneration plan has been met. Metrolinx, Weston Road Business Improvement Area and a number of City of Toronto Divisions including: Planning; Transportation Services/Public Realm; and Economic Development & Culture have committed to either match the grant financially or provide in-kind contributions.
To kick off the John Street Revitalization/Streetscape Plan, plans are underway in consultation with the local community and in the fall of 2012, a final plan will be put into production.
“We’ve been thrilled with the planning and visual exercises done to date, but the international recognition this initiative has generated goes a long way in helping us to also be proud of the development that is about to take place”, said David McBride, Chair of the Weston Village Residents Association.
The John Street Revitalization/Streetscape Plan is one of the ‘quick-start’ initiatives identified during the Weston 2021 Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) conducted by ULI Toronto’s District Council, together with its two public-sector partners – the City of Toronto and Metrolinx. As part of a greater City of Toronto Weston 2021, the ULI TAP program was developed to bring together the finest industry expertise to determine how to best leverage the upcoming Metrolinx transportation hub and start the revitalization of a neighbourhood in need.
Planned to begin operation in 2015, the Metrolinx Air Rail Link train service is designed to pass through the Weston Road area on route between downtown Toronto and Pearson International Airport.