Walk for Change

 

On Saturday, May 11^th LAMP Community Health Centre’s Walk for Change 5K Walkathon supported the 1 in 5 Canadians living with mental illness in your community.   The walk helped reduce the stigma of mental illness, and raised funds to benefit local mental health support programs, such as LAMP’s own Among Friends. This program provides social and recreation opportunities to individuals facing mental health challenges and helps them work toward recovery while promoting health, community, and respect.

The event began at LAMP Community Health Centre near Islington Ave & Lakeshore Blvd West, with Registration at 9am and the walk at 10am. Members of the community walked 5km through the Etobicoke-Lakeshore area, stopping first at the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital buildings, and continuing passed the Mastercard Centre on Kipling, towards the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Cemetery on Evans.  Along the way, speakers brought the history to life while discussing the importance of community mental health services to those of us affected by mental illness.  All members of the public were welcome.

Register now at: http://walk4change13.eventbrite.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkForChange
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AFWalkathon

 

Diving Into Toronto’s Waterfront

The Redpath Toronto Waterfront Festival is an annual festival celebrating Toronto’s waterfront, presented by the Waterfront Business Improvement Area (BIA). It is a is a unique festival that provides on water and on land programming, while positioning and promoting Toronto locally, nationally and internationally as a waterfront destination.

This years celebration took place June 21 through 24, 2012, down on Queen’s Quay. It included Saltscapes and the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and a celebration of the East Coast lifestyle. There was also The Wharf at York, with interactive folklore performances.  Sweet Smokin’ Suga’ Beach Jam, a folk and blues music showcase and beach BBQ.

This year’s Redpath Waterfront Festival brought music, art, culture and cuisine to a variety of waterfront locations.  There were people visiting from all over the Canada and performances from all types of musicians, public private and even students from a nearby school for girls here in Toronto.

Headlining the event was ‘Saltscapes’ a celebration of east coast culture at HTO Park East.  At Harbour Quay, the area was transported into an interactive old port settlement called ‘The Wharf at York’ with sail makers, weavers, musicians and more. Sugar Beach had live music, a beach barbeque and a unique lightshow where they transformed a fountain display into a nighttime multimedia water theatre.

Overall the event was great, great food, great music and a great celebration of Toronto’s waterfront.