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The Beaches, February 18th

Saturday, February 11th, 2012

Date: Saturday 18th February 2012.

Meet: 10:00am on SE corner of Main and Danforth [map]

Morning route: S on Main Street; E on Kingston Rd; S through Glen Stewart Park; W on Queen St.

Lunch: Gabby’s, 2076 Queen Street East [confirmed]

Afternoon: S through Kew Gardens; W on the boardwalk; N on Coxwell (via the skateboard park) to Queen St.

Post-walk: Murphy’s Law, 1702 Queen Street East [confirmed]

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:TB2″

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

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Liberty Village, February 4th

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Date: Saturday 4th February 2012.

Meet: 10:00am on NW corner of Queen & Dufferin [map]

Morning route: South on Dufferin; zigzag along Liberty and King St, then follow Douro St; south on Strachan; west on E Liberty.

Lunch: Brazen Head [confirmed]

Afternoon: Stop in at 44 Wide (not confirmed); south on Hanna; cut across to Atlantic; under the railway line to the CNE; south on Nova Scotia and Nunavit; check out Scadding Cabin; east on Princes’ Blvd, through the Gate; follow Remembrance Drive through Coronation Park; Fleet St then N on Bathurst; east on Front then up Portland and east on Wellington; north on Spadina; west on King all the way to Niagara St.

Post-walk: Foggy Dew [confirmed]

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:LV”

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

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Corso Italia, January 21st

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Date: Saturday 21st January 2012.

Meet: 10:00am outside Lansdowne subway, on NW corner of Lansdowne and Wade. [map]

Morning route: north on Lansdowne; east on St.Clair W.

Lunch: Desotos [confirmed]

Afternoon: zigzag south-east (Glenholme, Rosemount, Oakwood, Burlington) then east on Tyrell Ave to the end; north on Wychwood; quick stop at Wychwood Barns; east on Helena Ace, then south on Bathurst all the way to Follis Ave.

Post-walk: Grapefruit Moon [confirmed]

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:CI2″

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

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Waterfront Trail, January 7th

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

Date: Saturday 7th January 2012.

Meet: 10:00am at The Natrel Rink (it’s on the lake side of Harbourfront Centre). [map]

Morning route: After shooting some skaters we’ll follow the Waterfront Trail east, walking along by the lake until we reach Sugar Beach.

Lunch: Against the Grain Urban Tavern [confirmed; 12:30pm(ish)]

Afternoon: Continue along the Waterfront Trail; head up Parliament, west on Longboat Ave, north on Princess Street, west on the Esplanade to Church Street.

Post-walk: Fionn MacCool’s [confirmed; 5:30pm onward]

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:WT”

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

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Hair of the Dog walk, January 1st

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

The polar bear dip beat out the Beaches fun run in our poll, so we’ll be shooting at Sunnyside again (same as the 2011 Hair of the Dog walk).

Date: Sunday 1st January 2012.
Meet: 11:30am at Sunnyside Pavillion. [map]
Route: The Polar Bear Dip is at noon, then we’ll head over to the Cadillac Lounge for lunch followed by a short stroll over to The Gladstone and (if livers are willing) on to The Drake.
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:HD2″

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