Upcoming N.E.A.T. Walking Trip:

TBA

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Past N.E.A.T. Trips:

A Nature Walk in Don Valley and Evergreen Brick Works

Saturday, October 30th, 2010    Time: 9:30 am to 2:00pm

 Highlights:

• Nature walks and guided trail walks of the Don Valley
• Harvest Feast and Halloween Party
• Farmers’ Market – the best of the season from all farmers’ market
• Explore Discover, Learn-on Foot – The tour features a different aspect of the history, ecology and design of Evergreen Brick Works, as well as the ravines and green spaces that connect the site to the greater city.

 Meeting Point and Time:

   9:30 a.m. Outside Castle Frank Subway station (Castle Frank Rd. and Bloor St.)

(Look for CultureLink staff with yellow N.E.A.T. t-shirts)

How to get there:

· Take the Bloor line train and get off at Castle Frank subway station

This guided tour is co-organized in collaboration with Evergreen Brick Works

Rosedale Valley Road and Yorkville Area

September 18th, 2010

Highlights:

1. Rosedale Valley Road feels like a country road which emerges right in the downtown core of Toronto. It’s also a significant dividing line between the luxury of Rosedale and the relative squalor of St. Jamestown.
2. Yorkville area is a former village located right in the downtown area of Bloor and Yong St

• It’s the ultimate mixture of historic and modern attraction
• It’s the neighborhood of style and culture offering a unique blend of designer boutiques, fashionable restaurants, and art galleries

N.E.A.T. Trip to Don River Valley and Taste of Danforth Festival (August 7th, 2010)

Highlights:· Trip to Don River Valley where we will discover the Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum which was one of the first areas to be settled in the region

Taste of Danforth Festival is focused on Danforth St. area between Broadview and Donland subway station

This ever-expanding area is home to the majority of Balkan Ethnics, especially Greeks.Taste of the Danforth is a yearly festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Greek Town area along Danforth Avenue for a period of three days in August

It’s Toronto's favorite street festival and celebrates Greek food and culture

You get to be Greek for the day

 It’s a lot of fun, family-friendly activities to engage and entertain Torontonians

Many existing fashionable and souvenir stores and restaurants are open during the festival

Meeting Point:

· Outside Broadview Subway station (Broadview St. and Danforth St.)

N.E.A.T. Trip to China Town and Kensington Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 9:30am to 12:30pm

Guided Tour by Professional Story Teller Bill Genova

Highlights:

• Chinatown, our focus is Spadina and Dundas. This ever-expanding area is home to ethnic Chinese.
• A wealth of Asian shops and fruit markets spills out onto the street, and a vast selection of authentic Chinese restaurants.
• Next door is Kensington. During the 1920s 30s and 40s, it was known as the Jewish Market. Today, you can sense the city's rich, multicultural mix, obvious in the shops packed with goods from Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South America and Asia. A visit to Kensington is like a sensory trip around the world.

Meeting Point: The northeast corner of Spadina & Dundas (look for CultureLink staff with bright yellow N.E.A.T. t-shirts)

How to get there: Take the 510 streetcar from Spadina subway station

Necessities: Water bottles, Camera, Wear comfortable layers and dress as per the weather (layers), sunscreen.

Bring your favorite snack if desired. We can have a Snack Potluck at the end of the Walk

Rain or shine, we will be there. The tour will start exactly at 10am. Please be on time. This tour is organized in co-operation with GENOVA TOURS

N.E.A.T.Trip to OLD MILL Saturday, July 10, 2010 10 am to 1pm

Guided Tour by Jane (Host Volunteer)

Highlights:

·    The Historic Old Mill and The Old Mill Bridge

·    Willows and stone bridge over the Humber River

·    Etienne Brule Park

·    King’s Mill Park

June 5, Water Front

May 22, High Park