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Pumpkin Parades!

On November 1st, beautiful jack-o-lanterns will light up parks around the neighbourhood thanks to many volunteers who put them together. (And in some cases with help from City Councillors – thanks to Councillor McMahon for her support of ours.)

DECA’s Pumpkin Parade will be at East Lynn Park again, but we’ve also included a few others below so that you can take your pumpkin to the closest magical event. 

Happy Halloween and see you on November 1st starting at 6:30pm (Note that in most cases, it’s helpful if you bring your own candle)

East Lynn Park (DECA’s!) 

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Gledhill Park


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Dentonia Park


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Felstead Park


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Another busy Saturday in Danforth East

DECA’s north border is Mortimer/Lumsden and this Saturday things are really happening from end to end!

Old’s Cool Big Reveal, Saturday 9-12


Looks like some big changes are coming to Westlake & Lumsden. A plan for a building overhaul and the opening of a new cafe to be revealed beginning at 9am. (The big reveal of the plan for the rebuild will be at 11am) 

Free coffee all day plus snacks and other surprises. 250 Westlake. 

Check out the Facebook event for more info. 
Gotamago Grand Opening, Saturday 12-5


At the corner of Woodbine & Mortimer (ok fine, technically it’s Lumsden) is the green building that has housed a number of failed take out ventures but has been transformed into an artists studio and shop! Check out the full story including before & after pics owners Lichia & Christopher posted in a recent blog post. 

What an exciting addition to the neighbourhood!

Gotamago’ official opening is Saturday from 12-5pm, 1231 Woodbine. For more details check their Facebook event. 


Official East York Civic Centre Grounds -Ribbon Cutting, Saturday 2-4pm



Heading back down to the Danforth…

Fall Jazz Vespers @ Hope United, Saturday 4:30-5:15pm

Andy Slade Trio

These monthly jazz concerts at Hope United Church, located at 2550 Danforth on the north/west corner at Main, are a lovely way to pass an afternoon. The cost is a free will offering, or pay what you can. 

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Metrolinx proposes to add a fourth rail, increase service & electrify tracks

Public Meeting

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Metrolinx GO Transit Electrification and Lakeshore East Project

Metrolinx Lakeshore East – Don River to Scarborough project proposes to add a fourth track to this rail corridor to increase GO service and to electrify their GO transit service.

Metrolinx has scheduled a public meeting to provide updates on their project.

Meeting information:
Monday November 7, 2016
Hope United Church 2550 Danforth Ave. Toronto, ON M4C 1L2
7:00 – 9:00pm doors open at 6:30pm

For more information see Metrolinx.com/DonRiverScarborough

Note: A public meeting will also be held on Nov. 16th at Riverdale Collegiate Institute

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This weekend! 

So it finally feels like fall but don’t start your hibernation yet. Lots happening this weekend! 

Danforth East Short Film Festival – Saturday from 8-10pm, $10 

Tickets can be purchased by clicking here or at the door! 2183 Danforth @ Time Capsule Board Game Café. 


DECA is a proud sponsor of the festival. 

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Just Say “Boo!”, Sunday from 3-5pm, free

CareVillage is a newly formed not-for profit that aims to provide East-End Toronto parents with immediate solutions and long-term resources with the goal of building a self-sustaining network, a modern village. 

This Sunday, October 23rd, from 3-5pm at Kaza Family Centre, 1386 Danforth Avenue, they are hosting a family Halloween Event!

– games and activities for kids with fun prizes!

– any opportunity to get a professional photo of your little one in Halloween costume!

– and opportunity to meet local families and build your community!

CareVillage will also be accepting *new and unopened* toiletry and non-perishable food items, as well as hats, mitts, and scarves, that will be distributed to East-End families for their upcoming holiday food and toy drive.  Click here for more info.  

DECA is a proud sponsor of this event too!

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DECA Pride October Mingle, Sunday from 3:30-5:30pm, free

Join DECA Pride at at Time Capsule, 2183 Danforth for a social event for east-end LGBTQ+ people, and any allies who also want to come. Come on your own, with a date, with friends or with your family and enjoy free game-playing, and light snacks courtesy of DECA. 


To be added to DECA Pride’s email list, click here and request to join. This is a DECA-led initiative. 

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Halloween Swap, Sunday from 11am-4pm 

Bring any halloween related costume or accessory and receive swapping tickets for each item (10 tickets max). Items are worth between 1 and 3 tickets each, depending on size and condition.

The Sharing Depot is located at 1803 Danforth Ave and they promise to be haunting the place from 11am-4pm – bring your spooky items down and swap with your neighbours for new spooky items!


For more info about the swap click here. Learn more about the Sharing Depot here!

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DECA Board Meeting, Monday from 7:30-9:30pm

Drop us a line at info@deca.to if you’d like to come!

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 Save the date!

Our Annual General Meeting will be on November 21 from 6-9pm. Stay tuned for details. 

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The real last week of the market: This week

While the DECA activity at the market is over a number of our vendors will still be coming this week to sell their wares (apples, squash and fries to name a few!)  If you weren’t able to make it out last week, please come out this week to say good-bye and say thank you for their contributions this season.  I’m sure they’ll appreciate your business!

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Over the years the market has become such a fixture in the neighbourhood for four months every summer. It’s easy to think that it just ‘happens’ now. But it doesn’t. Many volunteer hours and donations of services are provided each week to help ensure that the market runs smoothly.  So in addition to the many individuals and businesses named last week, we have a few more thank you’s to add this week.

The market organizing team, consisting of Alison McMurray, Rebecca Green, Shelley Darling, Nana Jokara, Diana Gonzalez and Nicole Bergot-Browning, will take about a week off before they begin planning next years market season. Our partners at Farmers’ Markets Ontario and FMO market manager, Yuri Fraser, help to ensure our market has certified local producers, deal with the fun stuff like permits and insurance and manage the weekly operations.

We were fortunate to have a team of people helping out with our blog updates this year.  Thank you to Sheri Hebdon, Sarah Hutchinson, Shelley Darling, Kate Nichols, Jen Rowe and Karolina Hordowick for helping to get the word out each week. We also had some generous sponsors and supporters pitch in to help bring more entertainment and animated fun.  Thank you to D on D Dental, Councillor Mary-Margret McMahon, MPP Arthur Potts and MP Nate Erskine-Smith for you contributions.

And finally, thank you to all of YOU, our shoppers, for supporting the market each week with your presence, your participation and your dollars!  Our market is only successful if people support the farmers whose livelihoods depend on us.

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Today in the ‘hood!

A few things happening today that you might like to know about.

One Year of Press (9-5 Sat & 11-5 Sun, 2442 Danforth)

Hard to believe that it’s only been a year that we’ve had this neighbourhood gem filling all of our caffeine, snack, book, DVD and vinyl needs at 2442 Danforth, between Woodbine & Main. Pop by this weekend to show them some love. In return, you can take advantage of all of these specials:

– 25% off all books and records (new and used)

– $2 Pumpkin Spice lattes

-6 double passes to Festival of Authors giveaway

-balloons and treats for the kiddies


Carseat Recycling at Silly Goose Kids (10am-4pm, 2054 Danforth)

The folks from Get Reel will be back with their car seat recycling program. There is a fee for the service $10 for car seats and $5 for boosters.




Learn to Play Pokémon at Face to Face Games (2-4pm, 2077a Danforth, above the Pizza Pizza)

PokeParents is your chance to learn how to play Pokemon with the family. This event is free – check out their FB event listing for more details.




Are you going to the dance tonight? (7:30pm-1am, 201 Monarch Park Ave)

Some locals have organized an old fashioned dinner/dance tonight with live music and cash bar with $5 drink specials. Grab your date and/or group of friends and get your $30 tickets online www.bubblyaffairs.com, or at Sauce, 1376 Danforth. Check out the poster for the details.