Stop the Gravy Lane!

Jarvis bike lanes were installed merely a year ago and since then, the bicycle count on Jarvis has tripled! 

On 13 July 2011, City Council took a vote without public consultation to remove Jarvis bike lanes, and to revert to the 5th reversible lane structure. 

A move will cost taxpayers over $200,000, almost 4 times what it cost to put the bike lanes in! 

This makes the 5th lane a Gravy Lane.

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/07/13/jarvis-bike-lane.html

More: http://vimeo.com/25991149

Save Jarvis!

Dec 1. World AIDS Day

Community Carnation Memorial -                                              

Join us at The 519, December 1, 5:45pm 

In the early days of PWA, staff sent floral arrangements to the funerals of clients who died. As more and more people continued to die, including staff and volunteers, PWA could no longer afford to send arrangements and instead sent one black rose with a card saying "We understand".

This powerful symbol and message inspired the staff and Board of PWA to build on this history and create a new tradition for World AIDS Day to remember the forgotten and honor the courage of so many infected and affected in the AIDS community. Since World AIDS Day 2007, PWA staff, volunteers and clients have brought a black rose and red carnations to the AIDS Memorial at Cawthra Park.

In 2008, the AIDS Vigil Committee approached PWA to ask about partnering together to make this a larger community event thus beginning the current annual Community Carnation Memorial where community members share personal stories to reconfirm the powerful message "We understand".