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The City of Toronto says its reached all of the almost 3,000 people whose recreation programs or permits were cancelled after closure of Agincourt Recreation Centre.Destruction of the Glen Watford Drive building in a Jan. 31 fire affected
stanley mug more than 1,800 residents registered to use the centres pool and 1,000 others signed up for skating, visual art
stanley thermobecher s, yoga and other programs.Most accepted chances to continue their recreational activities at seven other city recreation centres or three Toronto District School Board locations in Scarborough, the city said in a Feb. 8 release. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW About 11 per cent asked for a credit on the cost
stanley mugg of their program rather than a new location.More than 900 registrants, however, have yet to tell the city what they want. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Affected residents can get information on options by calling 416-396-7378, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or by calling 311.Most of the relocated programs are taking place the same day and time as the original programs at Agincourt, with some minor scheduling changes, and the school facilities are being provided at no cost to the city, the release said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The Toronto District Catholic School Board has also offered to house programs displaced from Agincourt at two of its nearby schools. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Chcj Today s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 1,723 cases, 35 new deaths; Sunnybrook offers virtual ER appointments; U.K. first to OK Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
As communities across Toronto navigate the thorny task of cultivating shared gardens during COVID-19, residents in one of the citys densest neighbourhoods are using the pandemic to reimagine how they grow food together.On Sunday, volunteers planted 37 fruit trees 鈥?including cherry, peach, apple and pear 鈥?in the green spaces around nine apartment buildings in Thorncliffe Park. At the same time, work is underway to transform one of the neighbourhoods community gardens into a high-yield urban farm, to increase production and access.Organizer Susan Wright said the idea to create an edible landscape in Thorncliffe Park took root in early spring, when COVID-19 shut down community gardens. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
stanley mug You see beautiful stories everywhere, where people have taken this opportunity to pivot a bit and try something new and that is kind of what has happened with us, said Wright, who is managing director of the non-profit sum
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stanley cups gardens. We saw an opportunity to do something differently and we are doing it better as a result, Wright said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Wright, who lives in Seaton Village, partnered with Thorncliffe Park resident Michelle Delaney, who runs Thorncliffe Park Urban Farmers.The initiative is a collaboration between these groups and two land owners,