Coffee with Colette

Yesterday we were invited to Colette’s home for our coffee time, with a different view than usual. The pictures show how much we enjoyed being there with our bistro friends. Thank you to Colette’s daughters for organizing a lovely table of treats and for...

Pancake Day

When it is Pancake Tuesday and the Recreation Centre has been locked down for the past two weeks because of a flood, what are you supposed to do? If you are lucky, you may have good neighbours who offer to open their home for breakfast, and serve up the festive...

Friday Happy Hour

During the pandemic lockdown, residents began a routine of meeting in good weather out on the fountain deck on Friday afternoons for “Happy Hour”.  Participants brought their own drinks and sat a safe distance apart. As happy hour became more popular, some...

Lunch & Learn: UTI

Two nurses from the Rexdale Community Health Centre presented information about urinary tract infections. They spoke about the symptoms, the complications, how we can stay healthy. So many questions...

Connections

“Lunch & Learn”s have been some of the most popular initiatives at Islington Vertical Village, attended by 25 to 60 residents each time. The most recent was a presentation by Connected Canadians, a national digital inclusion charity that promotes...