Join us Wednesday, September 25 for Speaker Series 14: Accessing the Island

Join us Wednesday, September 25 at 7 pm, for our 14th Speaker Series: Accessing the Island.

Featured Speakers:

April Engelberg. April is a lawyer living in Spadina-Fort York and a proud Torontonian. She came in second place for Toronto City Council in Ward 10 in both the 2018 and 2022 elections. April has been advocating to make the Toronto Islands free and easy to access by building a 250 metre pedestrian cycling bridge over the Eastern Channel.

John Lorinc. John is a Toronto journalist and editor. He writes about cities, climate and business for Spacing Magazine, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and Corporate Knights. John is also the author and co-editor of several books, including No Jews Live Here, a memoir which will be published by Coach House Books in November.

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Sh*t in the Water / Spa on the Land - Speaker Series 16 - Jan 22-2025

Join us Wednesday, January 22, at 7 pm for Speaker Series 16 presented in co-operation with our sister organization Ontario Place for All,as we explore the potential toxic impact of the planed combined sewer overflow that has the clear potential to spread polluted water, including sewer run off, around the West Island at Ontario Place and the planed 'new beach'.

Our featured speakers will include -

Norm Di Pasquale - Ontario Place for All Co-Chair.

Ann-Elisabeth Samson - Ontario Place for All Co-Chair & Rower.

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The Harbour Dock Walls Are Unsafe

Some Toronto Harbour dock walls are collapsing. Many have decrepit, unusable safety ladders, or none at all. Yet the water can be cold enough to kill you, and the dock walls are high and unclimbable. WFA Chair Ed Hore recently did a Report on the condition of the dock walls, pointing out the worst spots, with photos taken from his kayak. An Appendix has pictures of all the harbour dock walls.

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