Toronto Waterfront Community

The Bentway Studio - Saturday, May 9 • 2 PM - 3:30 PM
55 Fort York Blvd., Toronto, ON M5V 4B3

West Block/Staging Grounds Opening - Artist Talk & Neighbourhood Walk

This guided experience, led by members of The Bentway team and the artists, invites you to gather, explore, and connect across the neighbourhood.

What To Expect:
- The approximate distance of the walking tour is 1km. The route is wheelchair accessible. Please dress accordingly in appropriate footwear. For questions about accessibility at this event, please email: [email protected]

- Universal and all-gender washrooms are available on site at The Bentway Studio before the tour.

- This event will happen rain or shine. The majority of the route is covered by the Gardiner Expressway above.

- Public seating is accessible along the route.

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/west-block-staging-grounds-opening-artist-talk-and-neighbourhood-walk-tickets-1986575129690

This program is free to attend. If you are able, please consider supporting the work we do by adding a donation. The recommended minimum for this program is $10.

Help strengthen the visitor experience at Tommy Thompson Park! 🌿

The City of Toronto and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) are leading the creation of a Visitor Experience Plan for Toronto’s beloved urban wilderness on the Leslie Street Spit. The goal of the plan is to manage a growing number of visitors to the park, improve the user experience, reduce conflicts, and protect natural habitats. 📝

Share what you love, what’s not working for you, and what could be improved about your experience visiting Tommy Thompson Park online: https://haveyoursay.toronto.ca/tommy-thompson-park-visitor-experience-plan

The survey will be active from Tuesday, April 21 until Tuesday, May 19. 🗓️

LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS

Year to date:
Number of clean ups - 128
Number of bags - 1933
Amount of trash removed - 35,900 pounds
DMWTD is a registered Canadian Charity.

The next big event is of course the DVP clean up. On May 31st, DMWTD volunteers will clean up the DVP from Queen St. to Hwy 401.
Sign up here - https://forms.gle/qSkoTZaLRYrK4tcP7

1377 bags of trash - over 24,000 pounds of trash collected in 120 TRASH GRABS

We are so thrilled and thankful to the DMWTD community. The first year of our fundraising trash grabs is nearly complete - we have a few still trickling in (it's not too late).

At $5 a bag from our sponsors that's $6,885 raised for our community programs. Kayaking, Summer Camps, trail running, mtn biking, art, stewardship, canoeing, paddle boarding, clean ups are all free and all benefit from your efforts.

Thanks to the more than 1000 people who cleaned the neighbourhoods, parks, ravines, shorelines and small space we all love. Clean ups all over the city but also in Italy, France, other parts of Ontario and even the Yucatan in Mexico. Wow, just wow.

9 schools participated, businesses, scout and beaver groups, mtn bikers, trail runners and partners like Patagonia and Fjallraven.

The winner of the Fjallraven Backpacks is Cindy Tram and her group who pick up 10 bags of trash at Gordon A. Brown MS.

This will be our big annual fundraising event each spring and next year we hope to claim the whole $25,000 that was available.

We have clean ups and events happening many times each week and it is only going to get busier with Youth Trail Running, Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Canoeing all starting up in the next few weeks. The next big event is of course the DVP clean up. On May 31st, DMWTD volunteers will clean up the DVP from Queen St to the 401. Our 4th year on the Parkway - also Wow.

Sign up here - https://forms.gle/qSkoTZaLRYrK4tcP7

LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS

Year to date:
Number of clean ups - 128
Number of bags - 1933
Amount of trash removed - 35,900 pounds
DMWTD is a registered Canadian Charity