Distillery District News

 Distillery District News
July 2016 On-Line edition
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Development Committee Report
Attendees:
Regrets:
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Michael Brewer (Chair), Julie Beddoes, Jane Robinson, Lester Brown,
Keith Veira, Dena Taylor, Betul Mutler
George Hume, Toban Mills, Bhavin Lad, Christopher Needles, Samantha
Anderson
1. Distillery Development Application – OMB pre-hearing is scheduled for August
2, GWNA will be seeking participant status. Development Committee will be
opposing the applications as submitted but are planning on proposing what the
neighbourhood would ultimately like to see if they go ahead. Residents with
specific concerns or suggestions can send them to development@gwna.ca.
2. Transit –
a. Relief Line (http://reliefline.ca/) plans went to Executive Committee. Staff
were directed to consider an alignment along Carlaw instead of Pape, no
changes to plans west of Don River.
b. The GO RER station locations were announced. East Harbour site will
have a station but no station between East Harbour and Union.
3. Keating Precinct – OMB settlement has been reached for the parcels of land
bounded by Parliament, Cherry, Lake Shore and the lake. Queens Quay will be
extended west allowing for a right-angled intersection at Parliament and Lake
Shore. Trinity Street will extend south from Lake Shore to the lake. Plans include
two towers at Parliament and two towers at Cherry but podium heights have
been reduced and plans for pedestrian plazas have been included.
4. Noise bylaw changes – Decision was deferred until further consultation can take
place, and Chief Health Officer’s report is completed. Nothing further expected
until 2017, more information can be found at
http://www.torontonoisecoalition.ca/ .
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GWNA NNO – In the Beginning
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Get to Know Your Neighbours and Help Build a Safer Community
Raindate: Thursday, June 23rd, 2005
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We are planning a party:
For more information on planning your event visit: ww w.cpatoronto.org
Presented by:
(formerly Crime Concern)
Sponsored by:
Weston Bakeries Limited
Join us for the 21st anniversary celebration
kick off of Neighbours’ Night Out.
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006. Nathan Phillips Square,
100 Queen Street West. 11am - 3pm
BBQ, Music by “Class Trip”. Information tables hosted
by various crime prevention partners.
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NEIGHBOURS’
NIGHT OUT
(a program of Crime Prevention Association of Toronto formerly Crime Concern).
Summer 2005
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“We have the great privilege of thanking you
for enabling us to have yet another successful year.”
Statistics
The 20th anniversary kick-off celebration on Monday, June 20th, 2005 at Nathan Philips Square
brought out approximately 2,000 people to enjoy in the festivities. This event was sponsored in
part by Bell Canada, Enbridge Gas Distribution, Post City Magazine, and Swerve Design.
For our regular annual event, we had 173 groups report their activities to us with
17,500 participants.
We also had 44 events reported from other areas of southern Ontario.
A special thank you to the Toronto Police Service officers who were able to attend more than
60% of the events.
Testimonials from Participants
- “Rain threatened to appear, but the sun showed up and so did the neighbours-new arrivals as
well as long-time residents.
- “Two officers came by on their bicycles, they were very popular.”
- “We had a small committee of neighbours to split up the work and brainstorm ideas.”
- “Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and got to know their neighbours better.”
- “The kids were thrilled to see the police officers on their motorcycles.”
- “A highlight of our evening was the arrival of Lori and Carla from Crime Concern. It made
the residents of our seniors home feel as if someone cared enough to take an interest in them.”
- “Everyone had fun touring the fire truck.”
- “Our community is a great place to live in. Neighbours’ Night Out is one way to keep it that
way.”
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Some Points of Interest
Police constable visits
Fire trucks to explore
Caribbean steel band
Meet your neighbours over ice cream
Potlucks, BBQ’s, international dinners
Clowns, book fair, raffles, musical
entertainment, bake sales
Neighbourhood picnics in parks
Jumping castles
Basketball, volleyball, badminton, & hockey
Media
City Pulse and CP24. AM640 radio covered
the event Articles were also written and
posted in all the Post City magazines.
We appreciated the coverage
that was done by all forms of
media. We had TV coverage on
‘NIGHT OUT’-IDEAS
Start planning early and keep it simple.
Many participants have shared their ideas.
To help get your imagination flowing on
what your event may entail, the following
are a few ideas: set up a small committee to
organize; put up signs and call neighbours to
advertise event; nametags may help because
they tend to get everyone acquainted more
quickly; food may be an important part of
your event, BBQs in driveways or on lawns;
could be as simply as tubs of ice cream to
serve to neighbours to enjoy a cone while
they get to know their neighbours; play games
like scavenger hunt, duck-duck-goose, water
cup pass, water balloon toss, and Frisbee
baseball to name a few; have a quiz about
safety features in your area; have a bicycle
decorating contest, where everyone wins a
ribbon and parades around the street; and
possibly set up a display of pamphlets which
can be obtained from the police, fire dept., or
at Crime Prevention Association of Toronto
(formerly known as Crime Concern.) “Your
imagination is your only limit”!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
is the next Neighbours’ Night Out.
For more information or to register your event, please contact:
17 Fairmeadow Avenue, Suite 206
Toronto, ON M2P 1W6
Tel. #: (416) 225-1102 Fax. #: (416) 225-2340
E-mail: office@cpatoronto.org
www.cpatoronto.org
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Go Tours Canada (formerly Segway of Ontario) is one of North America's premier
destinations for Walking and Segway tours and group events. Go Tours has been a
Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence recipient yearly since 2013 and were named a Viator
"Local Business of the Year' in2014.
Managing Partner, Jason Rizzuti, was named Attractions Ontario's 'Tourism Champion of
The Year" in 2014. The company has performed over 30,000 Walking and Segway tours
and operates in two locations - Toronto's Distillery District and Horseshoe Resort near
Barrie, Ontario. Go Tours believes in always improving and creating a better experience
for the customer with constant employee feedback and hiring people with a passion for
human interaction. Please visit us!
www.gotourscanada.com
30 Gristmill Lane, Toronto
Local - 416.642.0008
Call free - 1.866.405.8687
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Lemon Water Wellness Clinic is committed to providing the highest level of holistic health
care solutions, treatment, and product to our patients and clients.
Lemon Water Wellness Clinic & General Store established in 2016 by Dr. Selene Wilkinson,
ND and Keira Seddon provides Naturopathic Medicine, Registered Massage Therapy,
Physiotherapy, Chiropractic, Wellness Coaching, Meditation, Private Yoga, Reiki, Aroma
Touch Technique, Vitamin IV Lounge, and General Store.
lemonwaterwellness.ca
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James
McLeod
Urban Architecture
Urban B&W/RGB on film
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PROOF Studio Gallery… Is a vibrant contemporary photographic
gallery situated in the Distillery Historic District. Now in their tenth year at the Case
Goods building – the ground floor gallery presents ever changing and eclectic series
of thematic works. Artists Sheila Jonah and John Drajewicz are always on hand to
discuss their work and what inspires them.
Their new exhibition BOATYARD A RCHEOLOGY takes an intimate look at the
almost archeological markings of a small industrial workspace in the Canary Islands.
Broken remnants of wooden fishing boats are combined, patched, repaired, rebuilt
and brightly repainted to deliver to local fisherman. Memories of the occasionally
destructive power of the sea are intentionally obscured by brilliant colours as if to
ward off bad luck and look forward to the joy of new catches. These oversize
photographs in their brilliant colours, are byproducts not only of the process of
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rebuilding but as well of the optimism and continuing braveness of a people who
make their living at sea.
Vik Pahwa Photographer 18
www.heisthefuture.com
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DJ Humble Mike
With well over a thousand records in his collection DJ HumbleMike's music is
diverse and always tailored to the occasion. Seamlessly spinning blues, soul,
funk, rap, hip hop, indie and classic rock; he satisfies any generation.
Exclusively playing vinyl for 6 years Mike has curated the soundtrack to events
for clients such as Harry Rosen, Urban Outfitters and Pepsi.
Mike performed at the inaugural First Thursdays at the AGO as
well as the annual Massive fundraiser. For over two years Mike has been the
resident DJ at The Mill St. Beer Hall. Setting the musical backdrop every
Friday and Saturday night, taking listeners on a musical history
lesson showcasing the similarities and inspiration within the
canon of popular music.
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Time to get off your rumps and have some fun!
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The Mill St. Beer Hall is a social gathering place for those looking
for a fun, lively and modern atmosphere while enjoying and
exploring innovative local craft beer, food, and music. Whether it be
a group lunch or dinner, brunch on the weekends, socializing after a
hard day’s work, a celebration or a night out with friends, The Beer
Hall is designed to be shared and enjoyed with others!
The social experience starts with an open kitchen, a 100 foot heated
patio with sofas, armchairs, and fireplaces, long, open tables, and 2
massive bars inside and outside. Using a sophisticated draught beer
delivery system, The Beer Hall offers a selection of Mill Street beers
pumped from the brewery through copper beer lines. A floor to
ceiling sliding glass door system will transform the Beer Hall when
opened to the lovely covered patio.
The experience continues with our craft brews paired with our tap
to table menu. The menu features traditional beer hall fare with a
modern eclectic flare all rooted in Mill St.’s award winning beer.We
celebrate craft beer through our beers on tap up to 20 different
brands enjoyed as Steins, pints or in a flight of 4; our beer distilled
Bierschnaps, daily brewery tours, and special events like Cask nights,
Brewmasters dinners, Oktoberfest, and Summer Patio Party’s. A
number of televisions show our local sports teams in action, the
latest music videos, or movies from days past. But although you may
see the TV’s, you’ll always hear music to tap your feet along too,
including our house DJ spinning Vinyl on weekends.
Craft beer, food, and music… The Beer Hall is a social experience
like no other!
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Balzac’s Café
“The café is the people’s parliament,” wrote 19th century French novelist Honoré de
Balzac, himself a dedicated patron of France’s lively cafés.
Two centuries later, The Distillery District’s eponymous café became the historic
neighbourhood’s first retail business. In keeping with the theme of no chains,
Cityscape, developers known for restoring historic sites, and responding to the
caffeine-starved pleas of the Distillery’s pioneering condo residents, had searched for a
coffee shop that met the company’s criteria for the area - creating unique venues with
character that also related to the arts.
They had heard of Diana Olsen, who, inspired by her love of French café life as a
student in Paris, had opened a French bistro themed coffee house in Stratford Ontario
in what had been a Victorian era bakery. Her vision was the perfect fit. Balzac’s Café
opened in the Distillery District in the autumn of 2002 in what had been the 19th
century distillery’s pump house, a beautiful intact example of industrial Victorian
architecture.
Today Balzac’s Café is a dynamic yet restorative refuge where people meet to chat
and exchange ideas, work, write - and even get married. Balzac’s Café hosts visiting
tour groups, Torontonians on a weekend outing, special events, artists, actors from
the nearby Soulpepper theatre, business people and residents simply out to grab a
quick java. Not to mention our Prime Minister. During the Christmas Market festivities
in December, CTV chose the iconic bistro for host Lisa LaFlamme’s interview with
Justin Trudeau. So drop by, sip a coffee and watch the parade of visitors and regulars.
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You’ll never know who you will meet. By Dee Gibney
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12 Tank House Lane
Distillery District
maisonettedistillery.ca
416.618.6041
Handmade Luxury Chocolates &Truffles
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www.akroydfurniture.ca
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info@akroydfurniture.ca
t: 416.367.5757
the Distillery Historic District
15 Case Goods Lane
Studios 101 + 102
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Akroyd'FURNITURE DESIGNERS + MAKERS!
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Akroyd Furniture is celebrating 13 years in the Distillery District next month! The
eponymous furniture studio practice of Robert Akroyd was originally established in
1997, but has been located in the Case Goods Building since April 2013. Along with
4 skilled craftspeople who work in the studio. Akroyd designs and builds
contemporary custom furniture from local hardwoods complimented with steel, glass,
stone and leather. By Robert Akroyd
Visit www.akroydfurniture.ca for more info or stop in to see what's underway in the
workshop.
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Second Door Studio is a new and exciting studio
and gallery space that has opened in the Artscape
building in the Distillery District. Second Door Studio
features the artwork of Joya Paul and Jodi
Wheeler local Toronto artists. Joya and Jodi both
paint and exhibit in the space. They also teach
encaustic and mixed media photo transfer
workshops in the space (no experience needed).
Joya Paul is a full time mixed media visual artist. Her
primary medium is encaustic (the ancient art of
painting with molten wax and pigments). Her work is
a part of collections in Canada and internationally.
Her paintings are inspired by nature, her travels and
her connection to music and literature. She works
with various techniques and has been holding
workshops to share her knowledge. Joya’s work will
often include a combination of collage, photography,
found objects, pastel and oil paint. Her hope is to
inspire others to think of art as a safe haven, a way to
express their emotions free from judgment and take
joy in the journey of creation.
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Jodi Wheeler has been painting professionally
for 10 years now and can be found in many
collections in Canada and internationally.
Jodi creates acrylic paintings on canvas with
photo transfers (with her photography). Inspired
by the beauty of northern Ontario, urban
landscapes and the everyday happenings
around us.
She captures simple moments that viewers can
relate to. The text she carves into her paintings
are written free hand into the wet paint and is
left in a way that is intentionally difficult to read
and at times incomplete. The writing is included
to add texture and intrigue the viewer with the
idea of a memory to be told. The viewer is left to
imagine their own story. Jodi also exhibits her
pottery at the Second Door Studio.
Come by the Second Door Studio to see Joya
and Jodi’s work along with other guest artists.
If you are interested in seeing more or sign up
for workshops please visit us online or in person.
15 Case Goods Lane
Studio #103 in the ArtscapeBuilding
(Behind Balzac’s)
www.seconddoorstudio.ca
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The Elementa Quartet
A free floating interactive light and sculpture installation.
by Thom Sokoloski
in collaboration with &Studio
www.thomsokoloski.com
The Elementa Quartet
Thom Sokoloski
THE CONCEPT
THE ELEMENTA QUARTET is a floating public interactive light and sculpture
installation symbolizing the four elements, earth, wind, air and water. It is
meant to engage the public with the history of a locale, a terroir in which
the installation is exhibited. How together, as artist and public, we might
ceremonially engage in the ‘what happened’, ‘is happening’ and ‘may
happen’ in our sense of place by using the four elements as catalysts to
awaken our memory to those stories. The materials, forms, symbols, light
and colour I use are meant to arouse sensations of permanence and
impermanence, the familiar and unfamiliar in our perception of them. It is
an encounter that is meant to evoke and illuminate visceral responses to
history in an unexpected way which the public can then digitally create and
contribute to the collectively induced light energy of the artwork.
Renderings of two possible lighting textures with The Elementa Quartet
THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE
Whether watching from the shores or from the boats moving through a
canal, harbour or lake, the public may engage with the artwork and add to its
collective energy through their smartphones by identifying with one or all of
the four elements of the artwork. Each person may connect to THE
ELEMENTA QUARTET website during the nocturnal hours and express their
relationship to history through a brief poetic response (i.e. haiku); their
authorship if they so wish will be recognized through their poem and name
being added to the Poetic History Collective of Canada) which will be
accessible to all Canadians. The poem will be a personal expression of how
the four elements (earth, air/wind, water and fire) have played a role in their
memories and the contemporary zeitgeist they are part of. When a poem is
submitted to the database via a smartphone, the corresponding element will
respond through a light glow, burst or pulse; a silent quartet whose rhythms
of light are played by the public’s real-time engagement.
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The Elementa Quartet (cont.)
RELATION TO HISTORIC THEME
Given the topsy-turvy nature of our world, THE ELEMENTA QUARTET allows for a creative
and contemplative expression of how we can interpret the past, present and future of a
locale and its terroir. Be it the winds/weather, waterways/ocean, forests/fields or
fire/destruction, the elements have provided or have been the arena of our history’s
challenges and momentum forward. They have inspired innovation, inspiration, dread and
humour. By having the opportunity to remember and explore these memories of personal
and social history through the filter of the four elements as a sculptural metaphor, the
public can engage in creating an expression of their sense of place, a contemporary
ceremony that evokes a shared awareness around Canada’s past and their own.
THE TECHNICAL PRINCIPLE
The four floating docks of THE ELEMENTA QUARTET which support the four sculptures are
structurally certified hexagonal docks fabricated in Ontario to meet the conditions of
weather and motorboats. They can be easily assembled, anchored, ballasted and secured
at a distance from one another to allow boats to weave between or around them. They
will be lit underneath in the same colour of their appropriate element. The four tripod
framed sculptures will either be mesh wrapped in canvas or plated and have the ability to
evenly glow and pulse from within as each public poem sent is registered. The entire
artwork will be structurally sealed for safety. The symbols of the four elements on top are
flat and illuminated (LED or neon) and will respond to the wind, since they are attached to
the top of weathervane mechanisms which also secure the apex of the tripods. Each
completed structure from the water’s surface to the top will be 7-7.5 metres in height.
The website and digital interface for the creation and send of the poetic responses by the
public will be mobile based for any smartphone to have access.
THE FINANCIAL OUTLINE
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Lights and materials
Engineering and construction services
Personnel / labor (build-up and breakdown)
Administration, legal, studio, insurances, etc
PR and marketing
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Keith Veira - Editor-in-Chief
Alan and Phylis Coles
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