Discussions on our food labeling and our food systems. The event times are as follows: 11:00am - 11:45pm; 12:00pm - 12:45pm; 1:00pm - 1:45pm; 2:00pm - 2:45pm; 3:00pm - 3:45pm; 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Don't forget to turn your clocks forward an hour!

The longest-running Saint Patrick's Day parade in Canada occurs each year in Montreal, Québec. The parades have been held in continuity since 1824; however, St. Patrick's Day itself has been celebrated in Montreal as far back as 1759 by Irish soldiers in the Montreal Garrison following the British conquest of New France. In Canada, Saint Patrick's Day is an official holiday only in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the City of Toronto from 1919 to 1927, the Toronto Maple Leafs were known as the Toronto St. Patricks, and wore green jerseys. In 1999 when the Leafs played on Hockey Night in Canada (national broadcast of the NHL) on St. Patrick's Day, the Leafs wore the green St. Pats retro jersey. Although the baseball season is still in the spring training phase when St. Patrick's Day rolls around, the Toronto Blue Jays wear green uniforms for the occasion.

Come to the Scarborough Seedy, exchange seeds with other seed savers, buy heirloom and organic seeds or join a workshop on composting or growing food in small spaces.

Registration for the annual Spring Sprint - 5 km run; 2 km kids run & Sr's walk. Get your race bib with timer and wear it to race on April 5.

"What's a Park Lot? With Notes on John Scadding and Riverside Lot 15". Wendy will give us a guided tour of her TORONTO PARK LOT PROJECT, an online interactive map-based exploration of the earliest days of Toronto and Upper Canada. Admission $5/free to RHS members.

CC55 is hosting its annual Silent Auction. Check the website for a preview of the items that will be up for grabs.

Let's celebrate together at the 2nd annual Earth Hour LIGHTS OUT! event. Music, Dance, Candle Lights and Paper Lanterns. Visit www.beachesliving.ca/lightsout for event updates.

The Arkel Trio is made up of TSO cellist Winona Zelenka, TSO principal violist Teng Li, and Marie Berard, concertmaster of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Tickets $20, kids 12 and under free.

27th Anniversary Spring Sprint, 5 km run/walk for adults 9:30 am; 2 km run for kids 10:30 am. Awards following at the Balmy Beach Canoe Club. Registration will take place at the Beaches Recreation Centre mid March, check back for registration times. No registration day of the race. To volunteer please send an email to springsprint@hotmail.ca

Everyone loves the Easter Parade. The event, now in its fourth decade, attracts thousands of people from all over the city. Don't forget your Loonies for the Lions, to support local charities. Applications for the parade can be found at the Beaches Lions Website.

Come visit 24 artists @ 14 studio sites - paintings, hand-woven fashion, glass art, ceramics, photography, sculpture, jewellery, handbags, home decor and more. Brochures (with map) are available at most local shops and on our website. Come explore our vibrant, artistic neighbourhood. Self-guided, FREE admission.

Annual ice show featuring local skaters of all ages. Three shows: Friday 7:30; Saturday May 3; 1:30 pm & 7:00 pm. Tickets available at the door.

Happy Mother's Day!

The Beach Guild of Fine Art’s Spring Show and Sale featuring paintings by over 40 of the Guild artists. Original small paintings – none over $250. Free admission. Notecards & Gift Basket lucky draw. For more information, visit our website.

Toronto's only Victoria Day fireworks show will be a spectacular 14 minute display at Ashbridges Bay Park, rain or shine. TTC service will be increased between Queen Street East and the Bloor-Danforth subway on the Coxwell (22A), Main (64) and Woodbine South (92A). It is recommended that members of the public use the TTC and leave their cars at home. A special viewing area with limited space is set aside to accommodate people with disabilities and their families. City bylaws prohibit the public from setting off personal fireworks in the park.

Happy Victoria Day!

Happy Father's Day!

Relay For Life is an inspirational, non-competitive, 12-hour overnight fundraising event that brings you and your community together to celebrate life and fight cancer. Relay has a festival-like atmosphere that your family, friends and co-workers can enjoy regardless of age or fitness level! Teams of 10-15 people fundraise individually and as a team to help the Canadian Cancer Society save lives and support those who are facing cancer.

Today marks the official first day of summer.

Did You Know? -- not till October 27, 1982, July 1st which was known as "Dominion Day" became "Canada Day". The July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day. For more information about the history of Canada Day, visit Canadian Heritage website at www.pch.gc.ca.

In Canada, Civic Holiday is in most cases the first Monday of August. Civic Holiday in Canada is not a statutory holiday. A bill has been attempted to be passed in the House of Commons but it has always been unsuccessful. If an employer wants you to work, it is a work day.

Canada celebrates Labour Day on the first Monday of September and is the last long weekend of the summer – the last time families can take their children on a short vacation before school starts again. If you can't get out of town – be a tourist in your own town.

The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Canada. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving, and the first Thanksgiving to have taken place in North America. More info on Wikipedia.org website.

The Celts believed that every year on the last day of October, the souls of the dead visited the earth.