Wednesday Feb. 24th from 4pm to 8pm, in the Assembly Hall, at the Rec Centre. SEE ATTACHED POSTER. City of Toronto is holding an Open House and invite the public to learn more about the proposed Multi-use Path Upgrades in the Park. This is part of City wide plan to improve cycling conditions. Two of the routes require connections directly through Trinity Bellwoods Park. This meeting is relative to the Feb. 1st meeting, but specific to Trinity Bellwoods. Please see attached flyer for more info about meeting.

This is important meeting to attend as the identified routes are significant. If you use the park in any way shape or form, this is the place to ask questions, give your opinion and/or input and make a difference. Your voice matters and can affect these proposed routes.

MONDAY FEB. 1st, 6:30-9pm METRO HALL, 55 JOHN ST. RM 308-309 - Bikeway Public consultation meeting

We are in the process of amalgamating our newsletter to one. If you are new and signing up for newsletters, please select the 'Friends' newsletter only. As the other selections i.e. farmers market, Rec. Center, playground, green space, will eventually be removed. Thank you for your help in facilitating this update to our site.

For those who couldn't make the meeting. The 'attachment' (in green type) just below here are the notes from the Oct. 15th meeting at 7pm at Rec Centre. You can always go to 'recent posts' for past information posted on website and/or newsletters. If you have any problems accessing meeting notes, drop us a line and we can send to you directly.

The Friends act as a Community vehicle to address Park concerns, but it is just as important for Park and City Officials to hear directly from the Community. Voicing your concerns about condition, repairs, maintenance or comments about events and developments and such that take place in the Park contribute towards awareness and the on going care of our urban green space. Positive remarks are just as welcome. We encourage you to send your emails which can be sent at your convenience. It is greatly appreciated by the Friends and our Park and City Officials.
Who to contact:
Parks Supervisor - Peter Leiss at pleiss@toronto.ca
Councillor Joe Pantalone Ward 19, and our Tree Advocate - councillor_pantalone@toronto.ca

Trinity Bellwoods ADOPT-A-TREE Program (aka AAT)

Join the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park volunteer Adopt-A-Tree program and help keep the park's new young planted trees alive through their precarious first few years. It's easy – sign up for a specific young tree and from spring to fall make sure it gets five gallons of water each week when we're experiencing drought.

Interested? The Tri-Bell Adopt-A-Tree program always has a few new young trees needing a caregiver – contact the AAT Coordinator through this website and we'll set you up. Alternatively, come out during the spring or fall "park days" and sign up.

A Healthy Future for the Trees of Trinity Bellwoods Park

The Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park has been working closely with the City of Toronto for many years to improve the health of the tree canopy and green space in the Park. To better inform future planting decisions and work to re-establish an ‘Arboretum’ status for the Park, the Friends’ have initiated a project this summer to inventory and assess all of the 800+ trees in the Park.

Dog Waste diversion project coming in June!

Did you know that dog poop accounts for up to 27 per cent of the waste collected in our Parks?

Starting in early June, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in partnership with Solid Waste Management Services, is aiming to launch a second pilot project to divert dog waste in selected parks across the city - Trinity Bellwood being top of their list.

Once again, in an effort to reduce the amount of plastic bags in the green bin materials processing facility and minimize the environmental impacts, paper products are the only accepted method of disposing pet waste for the Green Bin Pilot.

If you would like to volunteer at the Trinity Bellwoods Green House in 2009, please e-mail me at greenspace@trinitybellwoods.ca or come to our next meeting at the Trinity Recreation Centre on Tuesday, Jan. 13th from 7:30-8:30 PM. At the meeting, we will discuss strategies for managing the green house more effectively in 2009. We need your input. Also, if you would like to work as a Volunteer Coordinator, Plants Coordinator or Treasurer, please let me know. Hope to see you at the Rec. Centre this Tuesday night!

Anna Hill
Volunteer Coordinator
Trinity Bellwoods Green House
greenspace@trinitybellwoods.ca