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Homegrown National Park Brings Nature Home to the City
There is something green growing in Toronto’s Ward 19… With the launch of an innovative new leadership initiative called the Homegrown National Park, the David Suzuki Foundation is helping to […]
May 15th Friends Meeting Recap
Highlights from our 17th meeting: Bernd Baldus shared a brief history of the Garrison Creek Park rangers introduced themselves and told us about their upcoming projects Launching of the adopt-a-tree […]
Ribbon-Cutting and Compost Day Recap
We had perfect weather last Sunday for compost, ribbon-cutting, tree-planting, and refreshing homemade lemonade by Pat and Olivia Santos. We even sold some T-shirts and the last of our custom roasted […]
Come Sunday: Compost, coffee, and ribbon-cutting in Fred Hamilton Park!
Happy Compost Day! This Sunday, starting at 10am, come to Fred Hamilton Park for the compost and stay for “Fred’s Favourite Blend” – our custom roasted coffee (served and sold), […]
Upcoming Friends Meeting: Weds, May 15, 2013
We hope to see everyone at the next Friends of Roxton Road Parks meeting. The meeting will be held at the Trinity Bellwoods Recreation Centre in Trinity Bellwoods Park on […]
Help make our Community Garden grow
This past Wednesday was a washout, but the caretakers of Fred’s Wildflower Garden are undaunted! Come join them next Wednesday at 6:30pm for Community Gardening fun! Over the past 5+ […]
Famous FoRRP Flyer now available for download
In response to overwhelming popular demand, we’re making our brochure and 2013 event calendar available for download right here. Take a look and learn about the Friends, the parks, and […]
Environment Day 2013 recap
On Saturday April 13, FoRRP joined in the events of Environment Day at Trinity Bellwoods Park. In spite of the rain and extreme cold people’s spirits were high. We served […]
Environment Day at Trinity Bellwoods this year — Come see us!
Environment Day is Saturday, April 13 from 10 am to 2 pm. Due to the ongoing upgrades to Fred Hamilton park, Environment Day will take place at Trinity Bellwoods this year, […]
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