Durand Neighbourhood Association Blog - page 24

Grand Durand Garden Tour Tickets – Now on Sale

This weekend’s sunshine was the perfect motivation to get Duranders outdoors and for those spring bulbs to burst into bloom.  As our neighbourhood comes alive with colour, remember you have the chance to view 11 fabulous gardens (including a rooftop garden) in the Durand on Saturday, June 18.  You will not want to miss this year’s..

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Durander Spring Newsletter & 100 in 1 Day Workshop

Hello Duranders, The 2016 Spring Newsletter is here (hopefully spring will come with it!?) In this edition: Durand Coffee, Alleyways Cleanup, Grand Durand Garden Tour, Built Heritage Inventory Update, Pollinator’s Paradise, Go Bus to Pearson Airport, Crime Update, Heritage Update, Refugee Sponsorship, Tenant Organizing Conference, Blue Boxes and Yard Maintenance Bylaw, Street Improvements and Durand Park..

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Durand NA Defends CIPA Boundaries + Events! Events! Events!

Hi Duranders, On March 23, New Horizon Development Group made another plea to the General Issues Committee to allow the expansion of the CIPA (Community Improvement Project Area) zone to include the development at the Thistle site (City Square).  The CIPA plan was put in place with boundaries to entice builders to invest in areas..

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Pollinators’ Paradise, Grand Durand Garden Tour and Trees Please!

Hello Duranders, With all this warm weather, gardens and gardening are the focus of today’s blog post.  Aahhh, spring – just around the corner! While you’re out and about, why not check out our newest coffee shop, Durand Coffee, at Charlton and Caroline Streets. Pollinator’s Paradise See this great article about Elke Goindi, the woman..

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