West Toronto Junction

Custom Funeral Flower Designs

10 January 2012

There is a long history of flowers being offered as a tribute to the deceased. These days, bouquets are often placed at the scene of a fatal car accident or a shooting. There was a large display of orange blooms at Toronto City Hall and at the constituency office of the late Jack Layton when [...]

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The Farm is coming to the City

8 July 2011

We’re looking forward to the first Farm Fest in the Junction! Do your children think that milk and eggs come from the grocery store? Have they ever seen a real goat or chicken? The Junction BIA is hosting a children’s educational event on July 23rd. Kids will be able to meet real Ontario farmers and [...]

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Junction Arts Festival Photos

13 September 2010

The Junction neighbourhood just keeps getting better. Last weekend’s Arts Festival brought in lots of people from the surrounding area and even from out of town. Although the weather was not perfect, the cloudy days meant no sunburns! Here is a photo of our sidewalk display, featuring fresh, Ontario-grown orange lilies: On Sunday, the lilies [...]

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Art and Flowers at the Arts Festival

11 September 2010

The Juction Arts Festival is back again this weekend, bigger and better than ever. We are amazed at how quiet the street is this morning, as traffic has been blocked from Runnymede to Keele, then from Keele to Indian Grove. That’s a serious walk, folks! There are vendors setting up on the road and restaurants [...]

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Dressing up for the Junction History MashUp

25 June 2010

On June 3rd, we participated in a show at Humberside Collegiate. It was written and directed by Neil Ross of the Junction Historical Society and featured original music by Isaias Garcia. Ten young actors performed, through narration and drama, vignettes from the past.Using cedar boughs, they were young trees growing, native Canadians building longhouses and [...]

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Vesuvio Pizza is Best in Toronto

13 February 2010

Check out this article in today’s Toronto Star. Our favourite Pizzeria, Vesuvio’s, won a taste competition. Congratulations to all!

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Junction Arts Festival Window 2009

14 September 2009

Over the weekend, Martin’s participated in the 17th annual Junction Arts Festival. The festival invites many people to the area to celebrate music, performance, visual art, installation, and poetry. We enjoy the influx of people to the neighbourhood. In an atmosphere of elevated mood and jovial spirits, it is an opportunity to interact with the [...]

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