This annual massive beloved art crawl returns this weekend!  And the weather is looking awesome for it, finally.  They also have lots going on besides the art sales. Please visit their website for full on deets.  www.queenwestartcrawl.com and here's  Event Guide and event map.  

Do you frequent our park, or any city park?  Parks, Forestry and Recreation want to hear from you! This survey City of Toronto Parkland Strategy survey, is the first of two.  This first one seeks your input on the amount of parkland currently available and how you use City parks.  This is anonymous survey and your reponses will be kept completely confidential.  It takes a mere 10 minutes to complete - shorter than a line up for your coffee ;-)  It will be open for your valuable responses from August 23rd to October 2nd, 2017.  Please take the time, it's important if you like our city parks.  This is your opportunity to help shape things. 

Join us under the star for series of excellent Canadian short films provided by the TIFF archives.  In collaboration with the City of Toronto, TIFF and Park People and with the support of the Government of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, the Province of Ontario, we present 'MomenTO Film Night' - A celebration for Canada's 150th Anniversary of Confederation.  There'll be some pre-show extras AND the Friends are sponsoring the ever popular and posh Cycle Toronto's Bike Valet. No need to be locking to young trees, or have bike laying about.  Safer and makes more seating space.  See you Thursday!   Click here for facebook event page   17_momento_poster_tbp.pdf

Finally, albeit sporatically, the weather is giving us the kind of weather condusive to spending our days in the park. Trinity Bellwoods park patrons encompass a wide range people and it's a destination park locally and internationally (did you see that Vogue article? ;-).  We ask everyone to please, please be considerate in all manners of using the park for all to enjoy. We're polite Canadians, this is second nature, oui?

A few park pointers:  

- Do picnic in the park and try that new wifi courtesy of the WestQueenWest BIA.

- Show your love and respect for the environment and pick up after yourself #donotlitter #cleanup #nolitterbugs

- All paths are multi-use and shared - walkers, cyclists, rollerbladers, strollers, kids, people, pets, unicycles - give way to each other.  E-bikes are required to pedal (no motorization) in any park.

- Never lock your bicycle(s) to young trees - this can cause long lasting harm and hinder their survival.  This is where we plug the Adopt-a-Tree program This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   Be a tree parent!

- The consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the park. Smoking/vaping, be thoughtful of your surrounding company i.e. children

- Loud noise, music, drumming, please consider that the park is surrounded by a residential neighbourhood. Sound reverberates far and wide, beyond  your circle. Please keep your noise activities contained.  Drummers, if your listening, how about rotating with a few different locations? It would lessen the toll from every Sunday.  ta.  

On any given summer weekend there is at least 3000 people enjoying the park.  Individually, if we care for the park by simply practicing these few points, will go a long way to sustaining the greenspace for the future.

Thank you and happy summer from the Friends of Trinity Bellwoods Park. Understand, we are made up of volunteers from the community that have a particular interest and care for the park.  Maintaining our social media and getting the news out there is a part time affair.  Our intitiatives - Adopt-a-tree, greenhouse and farmers market are all volunteer run. We thank you for your patience.  If you are a committed person who'd like to volunteer your time for a duration, select the appropriate contact via our contact page!

We try to keep our calendar up to date on permitted events that occur in the park. Our facebook page  is a bit more current with park news and our activities.  Follow us on twitter. If you see something in the park you want to share, pass it on!

Thank you @trinitybellwood for the 'missed the bin' photo share!

Here's some images from the results of the green house clean up. The new beds on the south side are amazing. Excellent work green house team and Parks for your support. Look, even a white squirrel is leaping for joy!  Thank you to all the volunteers that contributed to all the activites that took place in the park on Earth Day 2017.  Thank you Earth Day Adventure Playground for hosting your event in the park, so much fun for the kids. To top it off, the cherry blossoms bloomed on this perfectly beautiful spring day in the park.