CANCELLED - Due to no-one registering for the walk, probably due to a weather forecast of ice pellets and freezing rain before and during the walk , this walk has been re-scheduled for next week.
Meet at about 10:00 AM under the shelter in the north-western corner of Yonge-Dundas Square. The nearest subway station is Dundas, on Line 1 (Yonge Line). We will begin the walk at 10:10 sharp.
We will walk in a loop, travelling about 6 to 8 Km, and will return to the start. We will go to two locations that we visited 4 years ago in 2019, the Tree of Heaven at Richmond St and Ontario St, and a $2.5 million "shack" near Grange and Beverly. I believe the Tree of Heaven has been removed by the city (probably a good thing), but the house may be still standing.
The original 2019 articles regarding these sites are at:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/trees/2019/01/26/injured-and-decaying-tree-in-old-town-toronto-is-beautiful-in-its-own-way.html
the $2.5 million "shack":
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2019/01/tiny-toronto-shack-sale-25-million/?fbclid=IwAR0GtHSkHPFKZioL4LVJ7HVDWjNQk-LEa4ndX3ekSECEcvtklmf7U-PvqSQ
The route will be entirely on city streets, so please wear shoes or boots appropriate for the weather.
No scheduled subway outages have been posted yet, but please check https://www.ttc.ca/service-advisories/Service-Changes in case there are any changes.
Points of interest and early exits along the way include:
0.0 Km – Yonge-Dundas Square (start of walk, washrooms)1.6 Km – Tree of Heaven (if it is still there)3.4 Km – Toronto City Hall (washrooms)4.8 Km – $2.5 million "shack" 6.5 Km – Yonge-Dundas Square (end of walk, washrooms)
A preliminary route is available on Ride with GPS at https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41760385.
We are accepting Guest registrations.
If you have not registered for the walk, you may NOT join the walk.
If you have registered but can't attend, log in, click on "Already registered", then cancel.
REMINDER: A mask and hand sanitizer are recommended.
If you have trouble finding us at the start, please call my cell at 416-917-8866. If I don't answer, try again, as I may miss the first call.
For more information check the TBN website under PROGRAMS - FALL/WINTER - CITY WALKS (https://tbn.ca/programs/fallwinter/citywalks) for a description of the City Walk program. If you have any questions, email me at citywalks@tbn.ca.
John Burdett - City Walk Coordinator
