We at the community corner welcome the New Year by Going Green. January 2020 – ‘Go Green’ – Reuse Recycle Reduce. The United Nations (UN) declared 2020 the 'International Year of Plant Health'. Capping off the 'Decade on Biodiversity', the UN continues to recognize and promote healthy ecosystems as a key to sustainable development. The beginning [...]
2020 brings heightened expectations for everything new! It’s not just a new year, but a whole new decade. Reaching Out Through Music is delighted to embrace this new era and is thrilled to look forward to so many exciting activities on our agenda in the coming months. The St. James Town Children’s Choir has [...]
We spoke to Christopher, our neighbourhood gardener, who volunteers his time creating green spaces to residents. Christopher talks to us about his passion and why gardening as a hobby has something for everyone and how it contributes to our overall well being. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself, and how you [...]
St. Stephen’s Community House (SSCH) is a non- profit multi-service agency which has been creating opportunities and strengthening communities for over 50 years. St. Stephen’s works with individuals and communities across Toronto to identify, prevent and alleviate social and economic problems by developing and delivering a range of highly effective and innovative programs. St. [...]
The 240 Share and Reuse Space aims to support a culture of reusing, sharing, repairing and repurposing items to prolong their life. In line with this philosophy we have initiated daily repairs and mending at the 240 Space. Residents can now bring in small home appliances like radios, music players, ovens, heaters, fans, [...]
Feeling like you want to improve your life through exercise, stress reduction, healthy eating, smoking less, sleep quality or anything else? Steps to setting a goal or ‘Action Plan’: Choose something you want to do (not what someone else wants you to do) Make it as specific and realistic as possible Answer the questions: [...]
On Friday January 24, 2020, St. James Town (SJT) Partners held their first ever event at the St. James Town Corner. Dr. James Aw, chief medical officer at OMERS and former chief medical officer at Medcan Health, came to speak to high school students. Dr. Aw told the story of his family’s immigration from [...]
Introduction to Photography is a course that is offered to the community of St. James Town, through The Corner. It allows children to grasp the basic concepts of taking a picture and understand photography as an art form. This course breaks down the theories, styles, importance of different expressions, and significant terms that are [...]
If you have never heard of something called waste hierarchy, you may be wondering what it might mean. Waste hierarchy is the order of priority of actions to be taken to reduce the amount of waste generated and to improve overall waste management strategy. Waste hierarchy consists of the 3 R’s: Reduce, Reuse & [...]
280 Wellesley Rent Reduction Last month, tenants at 280 Wellesley received a letter from the City of Toronto saying that their rent is being reduced by 1.63% as of December 31, 2019. Rent is going down because property taxes for the building have decreased. This is great news for tenants, but it might also [...]
