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Market Street

September 14, 2022 / / 0 Comments

For the summer of 2022, Market Street (parallel street to St. Lawrence Market), is pedestrian-only. There are comfortable chairs and plenty of patios to sit in, and live entertainment happens over the lunchtime hours.

Bijoux Mulali Performs
Bijoux is a 21-year-old Nigerian-Congolese singer-songwriter based in Ontario. At the age of 12 Bijoux landed her first gig as a performer for a conference. Since then, she has gone on to sing at sport games, festivals, concerts, and production shows, including performing for a crowd of over 9000 in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, Bijoux released her single “Joker” and has gone on to not only perform at El Mocambo stage but was also invited to attend the 2022 Junos awards show. Throughout the years, Bijoux has been honoured with musical awards like Outstanding Singer Of The Year and People’s Choice award at music festivals. She has also been recognized for her musical achievement by the Mayor of Moncton and the former Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor. She is scheduled to release an EP and more musical projects in 2022.

On To Front Street East

Under Construction: the new St. Lawrence North Market
Jarvis and Front Streets
Watering The Plants
Front Street East, between Church and Jarvis Streets
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Grange Park

September 13, 2022 / / 0 Comments

I have passed through the Grange Park many times but have never stopped to photograph it… until now. Grange Park is located south of the Art Gallery of Ontario, next to the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCADU) and north of University Settlement House, at the north end of John Street. The Park lends its name to the Grange Park neighbourhood in the vicinity of the park. Historically, the park was the backyard of The Grange, a manor that was later expanded and became the Art Gallery of Ontario.

St. George by the Grange Anglican Church (background)
Flowers In Remembrance of Queen Elizabeth
Left on the plaque for the Queen Elizabeth II Rose Garden in Grange Park
St. George by the Grange Anglican Church
St. George by the Grange Anglican Church
Sidewalk Poem
Gwendolyn MacEwen
“Peace Not Pieces”
by TheKaunArtist, Grange Park
“Large Two Forms” by Henry Moore, 1966-1969
In the summer of 2017, “Large Two Forms” made the move from the corner of McCaul and Dundas Streets – where it lived since 1974 – to Grange Park. The sensuous curves of this larger-than-life sculpture invite visitors to interact with and explore the bronze giant.
“Aquaverde” by William Pye
The W. Garfield Weston Foundation commissioned Aquaverde for the redesigned Grange Park adjacent to the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto. This water sculpture resulted from a limited competition to design an artwork for the circular area at the end of a curved wall carrying a rill of water across the park. The design is a mirror polished stainless steel bowl which receives the water from the rill, with seven spouts delivering laminar flowing water into cups. The cups break the flow and create animation of the water that can be seen from a distance. LED lights are set below the cups to provide a programme of colour changing lighting at night. The park was reopened and Aquaverde inaugurated on July 8, 2017 by Mr. and Mrs. Galen Weston.
Rear of Art Gallery of Ontario
“The Grange” in foreground
Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD University)
Underneath the Sharp Centre for Design, 100 McCaul Street
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Second Harvest Truck Pull

September 13, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Earlier today, teams of 10 people pulled a Second Harvest truck 100 feet across Nathan Phillips Square, competing for the fastest time. Each team will have raised a minimum of $2,000 to support Second Harvest food rescue charity. Teams from TELUS, Starbucks, OMERS, Zurich Insurance also participated. Here’s a few highlights from the Truck Pull.

Trucks lined up and ready to go
Team stretches and warm-up before competition
Getting ready to pull
GO!!!
GO!!!
Heading for the Finish Line
Post-pull smiles
The next teams start their pull
Getting closer…
At the Finish Line!
Team wrap-up
Second Harvest is such a worthwhile cause. Please consider supporting them if you’re able.
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A Little Street Art

September 8, 2022 / / 0 Comments

Urban Art Encountered On Today’s Walk

Polaris Prize Winner: Backxwash
On Yonge Street below College. Poster created by Illustrator Sam Island. Zambian born, Backxwash is the stage name of Ashanti Mutinta, the first transgender woman to win the Polaris Music Prize. The Polaris’s penchant for reaching beyond the mainstream in choosing Canada’s best album of the year continues with its $50,000 annual award going to Montreal-based artist Backxwash for her album, “God Has Nothing To Do With This Leave Him Out Of It”. The album uses distorted samples of Ozzy Osbourne performing in Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and In Heaven a song from David Lynch’s film Eraserhead, alongside pointed words about her life experiences.
Utility Box
Bay Street at the corner of Richmond Street West

Big City Blooms by Alanna Cavanagh

Commerce Court West, on the Bay Street side.

The Original 6 Nations Peace Treaty by Quentin “Que Rock” Commanda

The mural appears on the side of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. The orange background represents the missing/murdered peoples of Turtle Island. The mural is meant to be a visual healing experience.
Old Town Toronto
Utility box in Berczy Park
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