In 2011, Sporting Life sponsored the “Toronto Yonge Street 10k” Run.
“The route was modified, to run from Sporting Life store, down Yonge Street, to downtown, but the basic principle of a fast, downhill course for the BIG Spring 10K continued.
The quality and sophistication of the event has also changed enormously in a generation, with bands every mile and a rocking post-race party, the technical tees and finishers’ medals are all new, the professional CRS organizing team have added corrals and wave starts, shuttle buses and webcasts, but these have only added to a fine, Toronto running tradition.“
FREE Running Room Friendship Run
A Friendship Run at the Toronto Yonge Street 10k with John Stanton, founder of Canada’s world-famous “Running Room”, Reid Coolsaet — London Olympics bound, Kip Kangogo — 3rd place at 2011 TYS10k & Dayna Pidhoresky — 2011 TSY10k women’s champion!
When: 9:30am Saturday April 21, 2012
Where: from the Sheraton Centre Hotel (123 Queen Street West), Toronto. They will meet in the Foyer of the Civic Ballroom, on the 2nd Floor of the Sheraton, right outside the Mini-Expo.
Details: Refreshments will follow. FREE. Easy, inspirational 3k jog with runners from across the province/country. Open to everyone!
who live in the Niyamgiri Hills which form a mountain range in the Eastern Indian state of Orissa
Dongria Kondh’s successful fight in 2010 against Vedanta Resources, a company that was determined to mine their sacred mountain’s rich seam of bauxite (aluminium ore):
The final hearing was scheduled for April 9, 2012.
Survival International’s Director Stephen Corry said, ‘It’s astonishing the lengths Vedanta will go to pursue its goal of mining in the Niyamgiri Hills. Not content with losing its fight against the Dongria Kondh in 2010, it’s now spending millions of dollars trying to change attitudes and convince the world that it’s working in the interests of local communities.”
However, the appeal was adjourned on Monday, April 9, 2012, and India’s Supreme Court has yet to issue a new date for the hearing.
This video shows a successful Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard’s harvest festival which attracted an amazing 400 people from our community:
Here is a letter from Susan Poizner, Coordinator of Growing for Green & Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard, urging us to support the construction of the new Eglinton West Light Rail Transit (LRT) station’s entrance in a corner of the current police station parking lot, by:
option number 4
which locates the southern entrance in the police station but still allows the police an exit directly onto Eglinton Avenue West
because
the least preferred options 1, 2, 2a and 2b
locate the entrance in our Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard.
“PLEASE HELP US PROTECT BEN NOBLEMAN PARK COMMUNITY ORCHARD
Ben Nobleman Park is an important resource for our neighbourhood and its residents. It is a popular green space and the home to Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard, Toronto’s first community orchard in a public park. It is the site of stewardship days, fruit tree care workshops, festivals and community events throughout the year. It also has our community’s largest children’s play area.
But this wonderful environment may be at risk. There is currently a proposal to cut a large slice out of our small park in order to build a southern entrance to the new Eglinton West light rail station. This will result in the loss of a number of mature trees as well as six of Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard’s most established fruit trees – cherry and apple trees that we will harvest for the first time this year.
Many members of our community have worked hard to transform Ben Nobleman Park from a little-used green space into a vibrant community centre. Today we have an orchard with 14 fruit trees, a pollinator garden, and a beautiful new playground designed by local parents. The new entrance would be about 80 square metres – roughly 900 square feet or the footprint of a small house.
We believe a busy entrance like this, even if it’s nicely designed and landscaped, will have a negative effect on our park with the garbage bins, cigarette butts and newspaper boxes. Instead, we support the construction of a LRT entrance in a corner of the current police station parking lot. While the police may lose up to 13 parking spots, alternative parking spots can be found.
You can have your say by filling out a survey at the following address:
Our preferred option is option number 4 – which locates the southern entrance in the police station but still allows the police an exit directly onto Eglinton Avenue West.
World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF-Canada) announces the release of the Team Earth Hour Anthem, created by composer Andrew Huang using lyrics submitted by Earth Hour fans.
Earth Hour is today between 8:30PM – 9:30PM (local time); make sure you switch off your lights to show your commitment to the fight against climate change.
Also, celebrate Earth Hour by joining WWF’s official Earth Hour performance in Toronto’s Distillery Historic District, Ontario, Canada, from 7:30pm to 9pm:
