• Featured:  Riverside Walks 2018 Schedule is Live; Thanks + Photos: Clean Riverside Together
• BIA Notices/Reminders: Riverside BIA Spring Planters Are In; RTCC Seeking Silent Auction Items for Annual Fundraiser; Digital Main Street Support in Riverside Extended to May 4 – Book Your Time; Space for Lease in Riverside
• Upcoming Riverside BIA Member Happenings 
• Neighbourhood News:  Relief Line Notices & Updates; Ratepayers’ Survey on Residential On-Street Permit Parking

First Up in May:

• Wild Plant Walk in Riverside |May 5, 11AM-1PM| Led by Clinical Herbalist Danette Steele Register Now
• Riverside Walks for Doors Open Toronto |May 26 & 27, 10AM-12PM & 1-3PM  | Led by Ron Fletcher & others | Registration Coming Soon Via Doors Open Toronto

Get the full schedule of 2018 Riverside Walks here on the Riverside website

Thanks to Tim Hortons (King/River) for the free snacks and coffee!

Our green team!

Councillor Fletcher with local resident and business owner Carroll Sutton

Our MP Julie Dabrusin and her staff Greg, lending a hand

Riverside residents, businesses, and volunteers from George Brown College School of ESL teamed up to clean in and around Joel Weeks Park, Carroll St, Thompson St, Davies Ave, Munro St, and Hamilton St. The Ralph Thornton Community Centre also organized a clean up of McClearly Playground and surrounding streets and spaces.

We had great support from City Parks and Rec who provided bags, gloves and lent us tools, and also from our local Councillor Paula Fletcher and our MP Julie Dabrusin. 

Riverside has been organizing similar annual clean ups for over five years now and it is good to observe that the level of litter in our community at this time of year has been going down year over year – thanks to smaller but very important everyday litter clean up efforts year round.

Thanks to everyone who supported the annual Riverside Clean Up and thanks for your efforts day to day to keep our community beautiful!

Our 2018 calendar shows an overview of what’s happening this year! Email marketing@riverside-to.com anytime with you questions/ to get involved.  p.s. Check out our detailed Riverside Online Events Calendar which showcases BIA member and community events – to get your event posted, submit anytime to marketing@riverside-to.com

Angel from Parkdale Greenthumb

Giving the plants good soil, compost, and water to give them a healthy head start

The Riverside BIA spring planters are in! Thanks to the fab gardeners at Parkdale Greenthumb. You’ll be seeing these gardeners around quite a bit as they water, weed and maintain beautiful planters for the BIA on a weekly basis throughout the spring, summer and fall. 

Besides the great gardening work they do, Parkdale Greenthumb has a unique business model as a social enterprise. Here’s a bit more about them:“Parkdale Green Thumb landscaping is basically about creating opportunities for people who have experienced barriers entering the world of productive work. The benefits extend way beyond those of earning a paycheque.”  

– Mark Cullen, The Toronto Star

“We create permanent jobs and provide training for people who have experienced mental health issues, addiction and/or at risk of homelessness.” – Parkdale Greenthumb website

We’re happy to have these expert gardeners in Riverside while helping support the great work they do.

With less than three weeks to the big event, plans for ‘A “Royal Thornton” Affair’ have kicked into high gear. 
It is a fun community event – great performers, MC, food, beer and wine, and amazing Silent Auction items are on the roster for the evening! 

Support the Silent Auction: If you would like to donate an item or a service, please contact John Campey. 

Get Your Tickets: $15 in advance and $20 at the door – are available online from Eventbrite or at RTCC Reception. More info on the event

Based on great success working with Riverside BIA businesses this year, Digital Main Street is extending Ricardo’s time with us until May 4th!! He will be in Riverside the week of April 16-20 and April 30-4. As a member, you can receive support on website, social media, SEO, Google My Business, enhanced Google 360 photos and more. Ricardo will be providing up to 10 hrs of 1:1 support to Riverside BIA members on a first come first served basis.

To Book Your Time with Ricardo visit https://dmsriverside.youcanbook.me

Prime Riverside Location for Lease at 734 Queen E!

• One Parking Space in Lane Way.
• Main Floor High Ceiling.
• Established High Count Pedestrian Area With Great Exposure On Queen St E,
• List Price $6000.00 Net Rent. Space Is 1,632sqft.

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