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Roncylicious Returns to Roncesvalles Village in August!
| August 3, 2010 | to | August 31, 2010 |
Our annual celebration of the great food culture of Roncesvalles Village is coming back!
We’re very pleased to announce the return of Roncylicious to Roncesvalles Village from August 3 to 31. This event is a “licious” style restaurant promotion, with great specials and prix fixe meals and deals at participating restaurants and specialty food shops, including:
Abstract Tree, Blue Plate, Chopin Restaurant, The Dizzy Gastro Sports Pub, Domani, Gabby’s, Gate 403, Homebake Pizza Co., Lardon, The Mercantile, Papazee’s and Shala-Mar
Roncylicious is not just about getting food, however. It’s also about giving food. We have partnered with a number of local food banks, and participating food drive businesses will be offering small discounts through the month of August in exchange for in-store food donations that will support the food banks at High Park Baptist Church, PARC and the Parkdale Food Bank. Businesses supporting the food bank drive include:
Mari Cla Ro, Sweet Thrills and She Said Boom!
Roncylicious will kick off in style at our launch party on Roncesvalles Avenue on Saturday August 7. Roncesvalles Avenue will be having a sidewalk sale, but the main event will be the Party in the Parking Lot at the Polish Credit Union.
We have partnered with the Polish Credit Union, which is celebrating their 65th anniversary that day. Drop in for great music, food, a drink in the beverage garden, and much more
For all the details, please visit the Roncylicious website.
504 Bus Route Update
There has been a great deal of confusion over the past few days about the 504 bus. It has been taking a rather strange route, detouring all the way to Shaw St. before coming to the bottom of Roncesvalles. This was because of an emergency watermain repair that blocked eastbound traffic on King St. Our understanding is that this is now over, and things are somewhat more normal.
There will be ongoing work on King St. for the next while, so the 504 bus is serving Roncesvalles and King St. using this route:
SOUTHBOUND: Dundas West Station, south on Dundas and Lansdowne, west on Queen to Roncesvalles, east on King to Shaw.
NORTHBOUND: west on King, north on Roncesvalles to Dundas West Station.
Please note that, if you’re coming from Dundas West Station and you want to go north on Roncesvalles, you should transfer from the southbound 504 to a northbound 504 at Queen and Roncesvalles.
This is a bit inconvenient, but we appreciate that the TTC has to do some fancy footwork to dodge around all the construction that is happening in Toronto these days.
Construction Update, July 7 2010
Please note that the information in this update is provisional. We are reporting the best information that we have at present. Details may change. We will keep everyone updated as new information becomes available.
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Final Round of Construction To Start Mid-July 2010
In mid-July 2010 streetcar track and sidewalk construction will begin on Roncesvalles.
ALL work will start in the south and gradually move north. Work will be happening 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with some work at night and on Sundays also.
The track work zone will occupy an area about five blocks long, and will occupy three lanes of traffic.
Through the work zone there will be one lane northbound only. Pedestrian crossings may be temporarily disrupted. Parking/delivery areas will be in staging areas (where equipment and material is stored but there is no active construction.)
The track work zone should move past your location in roughly three weeks.
To the north and south of the track work zone traffic will flow normally. Cars can drive on completed track.
Track work at Howard Park Avenue and at Dundas St. will involve closures of those intersections that may last up to ten days.
Track work should be complete around October 1.
When track work is complete, we expect to get two-way traffic and transit restored.
Sidewalk construction will follow behind streetcar track construction. This will involve repairing or rebuilding sidewalk, removing nearly all existing tree planters, installing infrastructure for new trees (soil trenches under the sidewalk) and other improvements.
Sidewalk work zones are expected to be one block long. In these zones, pedestrians will be directed to a safe lane on the road, and wheelchair accessible ramps will lead to every doorway. There will be parking restrictions in these areas. Each block is estimated to take between two and three weeks to complete.
Transit platform construction will follow behind sidewalk construction. Each platform will take several weeks to build. There will be minimal pedestrian or traffic disruption in these zones, which will be about a block long. There will be parking restrictions in these zones.
Sidewalk and platform work should be complete in November or December.
If work is not finished by December 3, the contractor will clean up and leave Roncesvalles until spring 2011.
Our new trees will be planted in spring 2011.
During track construction, a 504 shuttle bus will loop from Dundas West Station, down Lansdowne to Queen and up Roncesvalles as before. Once track work is complete (about October 1) two-way transit will return.
See You in 2011 for the Roncesvalles Polish Festival! In The Meantime…
The construction this year makes a major festival on Roncesvalles impossible. The RVBIA is planning a number of smaller events throughout the year.
In May we had a blast with our Spring Fever Event, and in June we had a great time with our first annual Roncy Rocks! festival.
Roncylicious, our celebration of Roncesvalles’ great food culture, is returning in August, starting with a great one-day on-street food party on Saturday August 7!
And join us later in the year for more great Roncy events.
Three Hours’ Free Parking On Roncesvalles Avenue!
There will be no parking meters on Roncesvalles until construction is complete. You can park for up to three hours in any legal parking spot on Roncesvalles Avenue for free! Please be mindful of all parking signage.
Tickets will still be issued for illegal parking or parking for longer than three hours in a legal spot. If you receive a ticket that you wish to dispute, please call Councillor Perks’ office at (416) 392-7919.
Don’t forget about nearby parking lots at: Queen and Triller, the Polish Credit Union, Howard Public School (public pay parking evenings, weekends, holidays and school breaks) and at Dundas and Roncesvalles (by Starbucks.)
Where Can I Learn More?
You can: join our Facebook page follow us at twitter.com/RoncesVillage, or join our mailing list by emailing
Thanks, and keep supporting your favourite shops on Roncesvalles!
Roncy Rocked!
This past Saturday, we had a blast with our first annual Roncy Rocks! Thanks to all the musicians, artists, participating businesses, staff and volunteers who made this a great day on Roncesvalles! (Photos courtesy of Ted Best and Gerry LeBrun.)
Mari Cla Ro Honoured At Spring Levee
A number of you know one of the newest and funkiest businesses on Roncesvalles Avenue. Mari Cla Ro, at 457 Roncesvalles, is a store that manufactures and retails purses, handbags, panniers, briefcases and the like, made entirely from recycled materials.
Mari Cla Ro opened on Roncesvalles last year, and on June 15 Sven, Willa and the rest of the Mari Cla Ro crew received a Innovative Business award at Cheri DiNovo’s annual Spring Levee. (In the photo, from left to right, Cheri DiNovo, Willa Murray, Sven Schlegel.)
Sven and Willa are also active members of the BIA’s Marketing and Promotions Committee. We congratulate Mari Cla Ro for their award, and thank them for doing their part in making our neighbourhood great!
Roncy Rocks! Coming June 19
| June 19, 2010 |
Roncy Rocks!, our first annual celebration of art, music and culture in Roncesvalles Village, is happening on June 19!
We will have stages and art displays all up and down Roncesvalles Avenue from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., as well as more art and music in various places on Roncesvalles until late into the evening!
Here’s the finalized lineup for the music on stages. We will also have lots and lots of activities in cafes and shops up and down the street, so come on out!
Here’s the final schedule for performers at Roncy Rocks tomorrow:
North End Stage (at Starbucks)
11 - 12:30 Fraser Melvin Blues Band
12:45 - 2:45 Derek Weening
3:00 Matty Powell
4:00 Alfie John Smith
Grenadier Stage (347 Roncesvalles)
11-1 Dottie Cormier and Friends
1-3 Michael O’Grady Trio
3:00 Tibetan sensation Amchok Gompo Dhondur
4-6 Ron Leary Group
Credit Union Stage (220 Roncesvalles)
11-1 Beverley Taft and the Bossanova Project
1-3 Nicole Christian Duo
3:00 Whoa, Nellie!
4:00 Barbaric Twang!
5:00 Whoa, Nellie!
Galley Stage (120 Roncesvalles)
11-1 North of Queen
1-3 A Village Sound
3:00 The Unknown Bluesmen
4:00 A Village Sound
5:00 Fred Spek Camp Combo
Copernicus Lodge Stage (66 Roncesvalles)
11-1 Major Music
1:00 Bialy Orzel Dance Troupe
2:00 Major Music
3:00 Bialy Orzel Dance Troupe
4:00 Major Music
And of course there’s all kinds of other stuff happening on the street, so come on out!
We will also be having a sidewalk sale up and down Roncesvalles Avenue, with great food, and sales. It promises to be a great day on Roncesvalles!
Charity Golf Tournament Coming Soon
| June 12, 2010 |
The Knights of Columbus (associated with St. Casimir and St. Stanislaus Parishes) are hosting the fifth annual Father Michael Smith Memorial Golf Tournament for the benefit of Copernicus Lodge (66 Roncesvalles Ave.)
The tournament takes place on June 12th at the Granite Ridge Golf Club. There are lots of great prizes and it’s for a worthy cause. For more information, please download the PDF or visit www.katika.com/golf
Roncesvalles Rides For Heart!
| June 6, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
On June 6 2010 RVBIA Coordinator Keith Denning will be participating in the Ride For Heart in support of the Heart and Stroke Foundation. He’ll be doing the 75km route decked out in Roncesvalles Village paraphernalia, and would like you to get involved.
You can get involved in two ways, the Easy Way and the Hard Way!
The Easy Way: Sponsor Keith!
You can sponsor him online at rideforheart.ca. Click on Sponsor Now and search for Keith Denning. All such sponsorships will be reflected in the group “Roncesvalles Rides For Heart.” All online sponsorships are tax deductible, as are offline sponsorships over $20.
You can sponsor Keith offline by contacting him by phone or email. Contact the RVBIA at (416) 537-2701 or
All RVBIA sponsors will be listed on our Facebook page and our website.
The Hard Way: Join Keith!
You can participate in the 25km, 50km or 75 km ride. Register at rideforheart.ca and join the group “Roncesvalles Rides For Heart.”
Thanks to the following Roncesvalles businesses (8 and counting) for their sponsorship:
Alternative Grounds
Another Story Bookshop
Apex Exteriors
The Dizzy
Evergreen Natural Foods
The Mercantile
Roncesvalles Animal Hospital
She Said Boom!
Spring Fever!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our Spring Fever event. As you know, we had to delay this event by one week when a windstorm brought cold temperatures and gusts of up to 90 km an hour!
After a mad scramble to reschedule the event, it went ahead on May 15th, and a good time was had by all! Thanks again to our staff, volunteers, musicians and other entertainers for making this a great day.
Spring Fever Coming To Ronces May 15!
| May 15, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Due to inclement weather on May 8, we were forced to postpone our Spring Fever Event til May 15.
Come celebrate Spring on Roncesvalles Avenue!
All-day Sidewalk Sale from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Fun for the whole family from noon until 4:00:
Local musicians
Face painters
Craft Table
Bouncy Castles
Balloon Clowns
Flowers for mom
and a special Roncesvalles Village Treasure Hunt: win fabulous prizes!
To participate in the Roncesvalles Village Treasure Hunt, go to the Revue Cinema between 11:00 and noon on Saturday to register!
Email us: info@
roncesvallesvillage.ca
Thanks to everyone who made the 2009 Roncesvalles Polish Festival the best yet!
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