Our Kingston Galloway / Orton Park

Mayoral Debate

Andrea — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:38:53 +0000

The Scarborough Civic Action Network (SCAN) invites you to the Toronto Mayoralty Debate on Monday, September 27 at 6 p.m. at the Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive. Click to see the flyer:Flyer for SCAN Mayoralty Debate

Walkability in Toronto’s Apartment Neighbourhoods

Andrea — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:11:34 +0000

This document reports on a “Walkability Workshop” held at the East Scarborough Storefront in the Kingston‐Galloway‐Orton Park neighbourhood of Toronto in September, 2008. The workshop is part of a larger study called Toronto’s Apartment Neighbourhood from approximately 10 Toronto neighbourhoods. The goal of the study is to explore the ways residents living in high‐rise areas get around their neighbourhoods and, especially, to highlight the importance of walking for residents in the carrying out of their daily lives. It is intended to identify what works for pedestrians, and barriers to walking. To read more, download the PDF file: Walkability in Toronto’s Apartment Neighbourhoods

The East Scarborough Storefront is hiring

Andrea — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:01:18 +0000

The East Scarbrough Storefront is currently hiring for two full-time positions: Community Resource Specialist and Community Employment Specialist. For more information, visit the following links:

Community Resource Specialist: http://www.thestorefront.org/documents/ESS-jobposting-CRS-0810.pdf

Community Employment Specialist:

http://www.thestorefront.org/documents/ESS-jobposting-CES-0810.pdf

Celebrate the Bridging Project at the SUBTEXT Festival

Andrea — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:46:12 +0000

Come out and celebrate the Bridging Project that has been happening for the last few months in the community. The SUBTEXT Festival runs September 11 & 12, 2010 on and under the Lawrence Avenue East bridge. Mural dedication at 10:30 a.m., wildflower planting under the bridge from 10 a.m. – noon, and artists, performances under the bridge for two days. Enjoy a free community BBQ on September 11 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. See the flyer for more info: Subtext Festival flyer

The Bridging Project

Andrea — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:08:18 +0000

The Bridging Project started this spring in the community. Part of the project is a mural that is currently being painted on the Lawrence Avenue bridge. Youth artists are working with lead artist, Rob Matejka to create the mural. Stop and chat with the artists as you are passing by. If you want to pick up a paintbrush and be part of the painting process, volunteers are welcome. Volunteers are needed Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1 – 4:30 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 – 4:30 p.m. To learn more about volunteering, call Karin at 416-698-7995.

Mural painting - week one

To keep up with the Bridging Project, visit the blog at: http://thebridgingproject.blogspot.com/

Russell Woods – R.O.S.E. Garden community volunteer

Andrea — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:06:28 +0000

Click the following link to read about community member Russell Woods, who has been giving his time to the community garden this summer. Thanks for all of your hard work Russell! Russell

Toronto Food Stories Video

Andrea — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:49:53 +0000

Check out East Scarborough food initiatives: http://www.toronto.ca/foodconnections/video.htm

The Storefront needs your help!

Andrea — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:02:47 +0000

Can you help us??

Pepsi has decided to give away a heap of cash, and Storefront has been selected as one of only 300 projects from across the country to participate in the contest!

Storefront’s Community Design Initiative is a building project engaging youth to design an 8,000 square foot building in one of Canada’s most marginalized neighborhoods. The students, ranging from the ages of 9-21, have just finished 6 months of design education and now as we have a design, we’re embarking on a $4 million capital campaign to see this project realized. The Pepsi refresh money will be used to build the new commercial-grade kitchen which will enable more cooking and nutrition programs to run as well as construct and upgrade the computer resource area – both areas that community groups and individuals use on a daily basis.

You can help us by giving us your vote. Sign up once and after that, all you need to do is click on our project.

You can vote every day until August 31st. We need ALL OF YOU to pledge to visit: http://www.refresheverything.ca/communitydesigninitiative every day for the next two months and just do a quick click. Make it your homepage. Pass it along. Put it on Facebook. Tweet about it. We need all the votes we can get!

Read about your neighbourhood on the Evergreen website

Andrea — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:33:26 +0000

Evergreen recently interviewed the Storefront’s Dip Habib about green initiatives in Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park. Check out the interview by clicking on this link.

Newsletter of the Anti-Poverty Community Organizing and Learning Project

Andrea — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Click this link to read the APCOL newsletter: APCOLnewsletter21