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Revised plan – note especially the change in start point:

Date: Saturday 23rd July 2011.

Dinner: 6:00pm Pre-walk dinner at Harbour Sports Grille; we’ll leave by 7:15pm.

Meet: 7:30pm Meet at ferry docks; catch 7:45pm ferry to Ward’s Island. Note: return fare is $6.50 per person.

On the Island: We’ll set up on Ward’s Island. Sunset is approx 8:50pm.

Route: We’ll aim to take the 9:30pm back (next ferry is 10:15pm!) then follow the route north (mostly) on Yonge St. [map]

Post-walk: Pogue Mahone … or elsewhere if we want to stop earlier

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:NW”

I forgot to post my phone# for anyone who arrives late / gets lost; it’s 647-388-5356.

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Date: Saturday, July 9th 2011

Meet: (10:00am) Bloor & Lansdowne subway station

Morning route: Go west on Bloor to Dundas W towards Keele (diverting into side streets/alleys), then up Keele to Junction Road for industrial shots. Then back to Keele to Dundas W to Axis for brunch.

Lunch: Axis Gallery & Grill
3048 Dundas St. W.
12:30pm; confirmed – brunch menu only

Afternoon: From Axis go along Dundas W to Runnymede, up to Runnymede Park (small park by train tracks) then back down Runnymede to Bloor (diverting into side streets/alleys).

Post-walk: Swan & Firkin pub
2205 Bloor Street West
5:30pm; unconfirmed

Hashtag: please use "TOPW:JT"

**If you think you’ll be joining us after 10am, please contact Libby (not Paul!) beforehand for my cell phone #.

I welcome any suggestions for specific streets, places of interest, diversions, etc!

Thanks Paul, Georgette & Ron for your help

And a huge thank you Libby from me (Paul) for jumping into the deep end and organising this walk; have a great walk and I look forward to seeing everyone’s photos.

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Date: Saturday 25th June 2011.

Meet: 10:00am at the ferry docks behind the Westin Harbour Castle at Bay and Queens Quay. It’s going to be crazy busy so please arrive on time! [map]
Note: the adult fare is $6.50 (return).

Route: Head over to watch the 23rd Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival; there are races throughout the day. Once we’re ready to move on, we’ll see how we’re doing for time and pick up part of Derek’s route from last September’s walk.

Lunch: There will be lots of food stalls at the Dragon Boat Race Festival (but no beer; sorry).

Post-walk: Harbour Sports Grille (6pm; Confirmed)

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:CI”

**If you’re joining us after 10am, call me (647-388-5356) and I’ll let you know where we are.

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Date: Saturday 11th June 2011.

Meet: 10:00am at the NE corner of Yonge and St.Clair. [map]

Morning route: East on St.Clair East; Inglewood; Mt. Pleasant; cut across David A Balfour park; Rosehill; Balmoral (hopefully stop in at the fire hall); south on Yonge to the pub!

Lunch: The Monk’s Table (~12:30pm; confirmed.)

Afternoon: Woodlawn Ave East; across David A Balfour park again; Mt. Pleasant; Carstowe; MacLennan; Schofield; Roxborough; south on Mt. Pleasant to cross safely!; Crescent; Wrentham; Roxborough to Yonge St.

Post-walk: Rebel House (~6pm; they don’t take reservations!)

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:RS”

**If you’re joining us after 10am, call me (647-388-5356) and I’ll let you know where we are.

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Date: Saturday 28th May 2011.

Meet: 10:00am outside Bathurst subway station (NE of Bloor and Bathurst). [map]

Morning route: Markham St; Harbord; Euclid; Manning; College; Montrose; Sully; Shaw; across Fred Hamilton Park; Ossington to College.

Lunch: The Caledonian (~1pm; confirmed.)

Afternoon: College; Crawford; Dewson; Roxton; Harbord; across Bickford Park; Grace; Bloor to Bathurst.

Post-walk: Paupers (~6pm; confirmed.)

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:IT”

**If you’re joining us after 10am, call me (647-388-5356) and I’ll let you know where we are.

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Date: Saturday 14th May 2011.

Meet: 1pm at Guild Inn (the main entrance) [map]

Afternoon: Wander around the park; along the path that runs by Lake Ontario. (There really isn’t a “route” as such – it’s just a great place to explore!)

Post-walk: Nothing planned; feedback so far sounds like it’ll be a small group, so hopefully you can car-share and find a bar!

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:GP”

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Date: Saturday 30th April 2011.

Meet: 9:00am (yes, 9am!) at the Henry’s Store at Queen and Church Street. [map]

Morning: Henry’s are providing coffee and bagels, and there’ll be a short (~30mins) presentation, so please try to arrive promptly. (Reminder: our Henry’s discount code is 17594 for 10% off accessories – read more.)
If anyone is skipping / can’t make it to the Henry’s breakfast, then I expect we’ll be setting off from there about 9:45, but as always you can call me (647-388-5356) after 9:45 and I’ll let you know where we are.

Lunch: The Three Brewers (~12:30pm; confirmed.)

Afternoon: University Ave; cut through UofT; aim for Tim Horton’s at St.George for “We Demand Doughnuts”

Post-walk: Bedford Academy (~6:30pm; confirmed.)

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:HE”

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Apologies for the late posting of the plan; thanks to Jeff for working it out while I was away.

Date: Saturday 16th April 2011.
Meet: 10:00am at the Tim Hortons just east of Keele subway station (1728 Bloor Street West). [map]
Route: East on Bloor; south on Dundas; follow it SE to Howard Park Ave; W, across Roncesvalles; N on Indian Road; E on Boustead Ave; S on Roncesvalles until we reach our lunch stop.
Lunch: Gate 403 (Confirmed.)
Afternoon: All the way down Roncesvalles to Queen; east on Queen to Cowan Ave; south to King; east to Dufferin; north to Queen; west to our post-walk refreshment stop.
Post-walk: Cadillac Lounge (Confirmed.)
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:RP”

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Cabbagetown & Church Street beat Parkdale & Roncesvalles Village by just one vote!

Date: Saturday 2nd April 2011.
Meet: 10:00am at SE corner of Church and Bloor, in front of BMO [map]
Route: Straight down Church Street!
Lunch: Duggan’s [confirmed]
Afternoon: Zigzag over to Queen and Jarvis; up Jarvis to Dundas, then up George St to Gerrard. Cut across Allan Gardens then E on Carlton to Ontario St. Follow Ontario round to Winchester, zigzag through Metcalfe, Millington, Woodstock, Carlton and Sumach before heading W on Spruce St to Parliament.
Post-walk: Ben Wicks [confirmed]
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:CS”

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Thanks to Jeff Stewart and Allan Parke for organising this joint walk for TOPW and BLASC.

Date: Saturday 19th March 2011.

Meet: 10:00am at Balzac’s Coffee, straight through the front gates to The Distillery District, to the back of the complex.

Route: Wander around The Distillery District for about one hour; then walk along The Esplanade to St Lawrence Market; eat lunch; wander around St Lawrence Market; then walk down Jarvis Street to Sugar Beach; then along Queens Quay and Parliament Street back to The Distillery District; to eat, drink and be merry.

Lunch: 12:30 pm C’est What, 67 Front Street East, Toronto.

Post-walk: 5:30 pm Mill Street Brew Pub, 55 Mill Street, Building 63, Toronto (in The Distillery District).

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:DM”

Bring your tripod – apparently the moon will be at lunar perigee: “The full moon could appear up to 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the sky, especially when it rises on the eastern horizon at sunset or is provided with the right atmospheric conditions.”

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