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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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Danforth and East Chinatown, December 24th

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

It’s going to be a shorter walk than usual because it’s Christmas Eve, but some people want to get out and shoot.

Date: Saturday 24th December 2011.

Meet: 9:00am for breakfast at New York Cafe (they don’t do reservations at weekends) [map]

Route: Broadview -> Gerrard -> Logan -> Danforth

Lunch: We’ll end the walk at a pub (to be determined) [Auld Spot; Dora Keogh; Allens]

Hashtag: please use “TOPW:EC”

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

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Queen E / Leslieville, November 13th

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Date: Saturday 13th November 2010.
Meet: 10:00am outside Donlands subway station (Donlands Ave, just N of Danforth). [map]
Morning route: East on Danforth then cut south on Byron Ave, past the fire hall and across the car park to Oakvale Ave for the north end of the subway yard. South on Greenwood to Gerrard; west to Leslie St and south to Dundas. Head west on Dundas to Logan then follow Booth Ave down the east edge of Jimmie Simpson Park. Turn east on Queen and hit the pub!
Lunch: The Roy [to be confirmed]
Afternoon route: East along Queen St to Leslie, south then east for a stroll down Memory Lane, past Maple Leaf Forever Park. South on Knox then east on Eastern, along the south side of the streetcar yard then up Connaught and west on Queen. Time & light permitting, turn up Greenwood and along Kerr to Dundas, then east to Coxwell and cut along Battenberg Ave to the second pub.
Post-walk: Murphy’s Law [to be confirmed]
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:QE”

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Tommy Thompson Park, October 30th

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

The previous poll ended in a tie between Cheltenham Badlands and Tommy Thompson Park (Leslie spit) and we did the Badlands on October 16th so now it’s Tommy Thompson‘s turn.

Date: Saturday 30th October 2010.
Meet: 10:00am at the entrance to Tommy Thompson Park.
Route: We’ll go clockwise around the park (i.e. down the eastern edge, cut west to the centre, down to the southern tip, then back up the western edge).
Lunch: there’s nothing in the park, so bring lunch!
Post-walk: The Curzon, 1192 Queen Street East (to be confirmed)
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:TT”

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Beaches kite festival, October 2nd

Friday, September 24th, 2010

It’s Nuit Blanche in the evening, but there’s a kite festival in the Beaches in the afternoon.

Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010.
Meet: noon at Murphy’s Law, Queen E & Kingston Rd. (Booked under Toronto Photo Walks.)
Route: Wander down to the boardwalk and check out the kite festival!
Hashtag: please use “TOPW:KF”

See you at 12:00 at the pub or about 1:30 on the boardwalk.

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