Tag Archives: Dennis Hanagan

Downtown Seen August 2016: SLNA Canada Day Festivities

Dennis Hanagan – On July 1, several hundred party-goers gathered at St. James Park to celebrate Canada Day presented by the St. Lawrence Neighborhood Association. The event featured live music and red and white maple leaf birthday cake. First Nations ...

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Clarence Square park gets heritage nod: will be ‘conserved’

Dennis Hanagan– The Toronto Preservation Board wants city council to put a Downtown park on Toronto’s Heritage Register. Clarence Square, a park on Spadina’s east side north of Front St., is one of the city’s oldest parks, laid out as ...

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Skating, live arts, play area ideas for new Gardiner park

Dennis Hanagan– Imagine skating under the Gardiner Expressway, not on a rink but along a winding trail that stretches between Spadina and Strachan Ave. That’s what designers have in mind for the new 1.75 km-long park that’s to be developed ...

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Downtown Seen April 2016: NBS’ Annual Fundraiser

Dennis Hanagan– On March 4 Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) held its annual fundraiser at The Carlu on Yonge at College. The 57-year-old school on Jarvis St. attracts  students from across Canada and around the world. Located in the Garden ...

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