Want to find out the latest about the Hintonburg Hub’s quest for funding, and how you can help? Come to a public meeting on Wednesday, June 1, 7pm at the Hintonburg Community Centre. We’ll hear about the Hub partners’ meetings with government represe…
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Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Big weekend in the ‘hood
Lots happening this weekend! ArtsPark on Saturday, and on Sunday the Marathon runners make their way through the ‘hood.
The full ArtsPark schedule has been posted on the HCA website. Families note: Hey Buster plays at 10:30! Join the bike parad…
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Politicos say: No funds for Hub
So the Hintonburg Hub partners sat down with the local politicos last Friday – including the Mayor and Muncipal Affairs minister Bob Chiarelli – and the essense of the meeting was this: there’s no money to help the partners secure the land at Bethany …
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Dressing it up for ArtsPark
ArtsPark is this weekend! This is a day-long extravaganza of music, art and family fun. Also it’s a great place to check out the offerings from some of our best local artisans. This year’s event takes place between 10 and 5 at the revamped Parkdale …
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Convent shenanigans: UPDATE
The proposal to revive the driveway cut-through of the Byron Pathway to the Ashcroft convent development has been removed from Tuesday’s Planning Committee agenda. Peter Hume wrote a rather firm letter to the Hampton Iona Community Group, which states …
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: More Convent shenanigans
It seems that access through Byron Linear Park to the Ashcroft development at the former Soeurs de la Visitation convent is back on the table, contary to what the community had been led to believe.
Planning committee meets on May 24 to consider a re…
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Devonshire Playground update
It’s been covered in the news, so most likely you’ve heard there’s a semi-resolution to the Devonshire parking vs playground debacle. Here’s a great letter from the school council co-chairs, with some background as well as a description of the challeng…
Continue readingMiss Vicky's Offhand Remarks: Video: Parkdale Field House
Miss Vicky and the other residents spent last week in Vancouver, so we missed the opening of the Parkdale Market Fieldhouse. Here’s a nice little video describing the new producers’ co-op there. Can’t wait to check it out!
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