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- | '''Title:''' | + | '''Title:''' 8th Annual Streets are for People! Carfree Day Party |
- | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' Sunday, September 20, from noon to 5pm |
- | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Parking Meter Parties on Queen Street west from Bathurst to Dufferin |
- | '''Events planned so far:''' | + | '''Events planned so far:'''Pay the meter, park your vehicle (bike, trike, skate-board) and throw a party. |
+ | Games, crafts, musical chairs plus pedal-powered performances by Mr. Something Something, Michael Louis Johnson, and many more. | ||
- | ''' | + | '''Organizer:''' Streets are for People! |
- | ''' | + | '''Contact name:''' |
- | ''' | + | '''Contact e-mail:''' info@streetsareforpeople.org |
- | ''' | + | '''Web address:''' [http://www.streetsareforpeople.org/blog/] |
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+ | '''Title:''' 5th Annual World Carfree Day Parade | ||
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+ | '''Date:''' Tuesday September 22 | ||
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+ | '''Location:''' Meet at 5pm south gates of Trinity Bellwoods park. | ||
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+ | '''Events planned so far:'''Join over 100,000 million people in more than 1500 cities worldwide to celebrate a move away from car culture. | ||
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+ | '''Organizer:''' Streets are for People! | ||
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+ | '''Contact name:''' | ||
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+ | '''Contact e-mail:''' info@streetsareforpeople.org | ||
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+ | '''Web address:''' [http://www.streetsareforpeople.org/blog/] | ||
== Quebec == | == Quebec == |
Revision as of 14:01, 19 September 2009
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Ontario
Toronto
Title: 8th Annual Streets are for People! Carfree Day Party
Date: Sunday, September 20, from noon to 5pm
Location: Parking Meter Parties on Queen Street west from Bathurst to Dufferin
Events planned so far:Pay the meter, park your vehicle (bike, trike, skate-board) and throw a party. Games, crafts, musical chairs plus pedal-powered performances by Mr. Something Something, Michael Louis Johnson, and many more.
Organizer: Streets are for People!
Contact name:
Contact e-mail: info@streetsareforpeople.org
Web address: [1]
Title: 5th Annual World Carfree Day Parade
Date: Tuesday September 22
Location: Meet at 5pm south gates of Trinity Bellwoods park.
Events planned so far:Join over 100,000 million people in more than 1500 cities worldwide to celebrate a move away from car culture.
Organizer: Streets are for People!
Contact name:
Contact e-mail: info@streetsareforpeople.org
Web address: [2]
Quebec
Montreal
Title: CarFree Day at RWA
Date: 2008-09-22 at 17:30
Location: All over Montreal
Organizer:Royal West Academy
Activities planned so far:This is a completely student-led initiative, planned and organized by Justin Beaveridge, a grade 11 student. Over 100 students, as well as many teachers have signed up to bike to school together. Participants will be biking in from Ahuntsic, Baie D'Urfé, Īle Bizard and everywhere in between. All bikers will assemble at a park across the street from our school at 7:55 A.M. on the corner of Westminister and Ainslie in Montreal West. We will then complete a symbolic lap around the school and end up in the front field where there will be a picture opportunity.
Contact name: Justin Beaveridge
Contact e-mail:beaver_rugby@hotmail.com
Web address: [3]
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Title: Car Free Day 2009
Date: Tuesday, September 22nd, 12-4pm
Location: Albert Street
Events planned so far: Albert Street will be closed to car traffic from 12-4pm for Car Free Day celebrations. Activities will include a live square-dance caller, a pick-up game of street hockey, displays, games, giant chess, refreshments and more!
Organizer: Resource Conservation Manitoba, Natural Cycle and community supporters.
Contact name: Stephanie Fulford
Contact e-mail: stephanie@resourceconservation.mb.ca
Web address: www.resourceconservation.mb.ca