December 1, 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 11am-7pm. Free. AppleTree Farmers Market.
All year.
Quote: "Community market offering local produce, prepared foods, workshops, children's activities, and
more."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Haystrom Farms
(environmentally friendly, naturally grown, chemical-free: 400 varieties of heirloom & exotic fruits &
vegetables, herbs, Arabiatta Tomato Sauce, Pickled Shredded Heirloom Carrots, Maple Fire Chili Sauce,
Pickled Exotic Beets);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded
artisanal chocolate);
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Location: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre,
200 Eglinton Ave West, NE of Oriole Pkwy, 5 blocks west of Yonge St
(map).
Info: Toronto Green Community, 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca,
http://www.appletreemarkets.ca/,
http://www.dailyapple.ca/market/index.html
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December 1, 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 2pm-5pm. UofT Food & Beverage Services Weekly Farmers Market.
Quote: "U of T is hosting a weekly local farmers' market at the St. George Campus."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- APieCalypse Now! (vegan bakery,
organic fair trade and local ingredients when possible);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
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Location: Willcocks Common, Willcocks St and St George St, 2 blocks north of College St.
Info: UofT Food & Beverage Services,
http://www.food-beverage.utoronto.ca/food/FarmersMarket.htm
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December 1, 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 3:30pm-7pm. Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads. Runs all year. Access to the produce farm stands is from
the south/side entrance facing the park (not through the main entrance facing the mall)."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm
(organic vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad
blends with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: 875 Dufferin St, Dufferin Grove Park rink house, near Dufferin St & Dufferin Park Ave, btwn
Bloor St West & College St
(map).
Info: market(at)dufferinpark.ca, http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/market.html
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December 1, Thursday, 7pm. Free. Discussion - Cryonics Meetup.
Longevity and cryonics discussion with members of the
Cryonics Society of Canada.
Usually the 1st Thursday of each month.
Info/RSVP: http://cryonics.meetup.com.
Cryonics Society of Canada: http://www.cryocdn.org.
Next: 2012 Thursdays February 2, April 5, May 3.
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December 1, Thursdays, 7pm-8:30pm. Free. Big Carrot - Infomercial/Health Talk -
The Breast Cancer Diet Connection.
Speakers: Doug Cook, RD MHSc, Registered Dietician/Nutritionist.
Location: Room 212, 2nd floor, 348 Danforth Ave, entrance by Book City
(map).
Info: The Big Carrot Health Food Store, 416-466-2129,
http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=121,
http://www.thebigcarrot.ca
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December 1, Thursday, 7:30pm. Free. RCI Science Lecture -
Foundation Lecture: How Does the Brain Recognize Shapes?
December 1 Location: Ted Rogers School of Management Auditorium, Ryerson University,
55 Dundas St West, near Church St.
Regular Location: J.J.R. Macleod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Bldg, University of Toronto, 1 King's
College Circle (map).
Info: Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science, 416-977-2983,
http://www.royalcanadianinstitute.org
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December 1, Thursday, 8:10pm. Free. Public Astronomy Tour - The Guinness Book of
Universe Records: The Most Extreme Objects & Environments in Astronomy.
Quote: "In this talk we'll find out 'what is the biggest star?', 'what is the densest object?',
'what is the hottest object?', 'what is the most energetic process?', and much more. We'll
also discuss the history of how these extreme systems were discovered, and how they actually
reach these extreme conditions."
Speaker: Speaker: Nick Tacik.
Talk, Q&A and telescope observation (weather permitting).
Location: MP202, McLennan Physical Labs, 60 St George St, near Russell St, north of College St
(map).
Usually the 1st Thursday of the month. Starts at 8pm from October through April.
University of Toronto Astronomy Department,
http://www1.astro.utoronto.ca/~gasa/public_talk/iWeb/index.php,
http://universe.utoronto.ca
Next:
February 2, 2012, 8:10pm, MP202, Speaker: Dr. Anne-Marie Weijmans;
March 1, 2012, 8:10PM, MP202, Speaker: Mubdi Rahman;
March 24, 2012, Keynote Public Lecture, Speaker: Prof. Michael Brown
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December 1, 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 9pm, 9:15pm, 9:30pm, 9:45pm. Free (Registration Required). Public
Planetarium Tour
Quote: "The planetarium is a relatively recent addition to the Astronomy Public Tours, having only
arrived in the department in late August of 2010. Located in the basement of the Astronomy & Astrophysics
building at 50 St. George street, the planetarium dome is a GeoDome Theatre, and the software used is
Uniview, which was designed to display the Digital Universe catalog from NASA and the Hayden planetarium.
During our public nights, the planetarium shows take place in parallel with the telescope tours. We offer 4
shows per evening, at 15 minute intervals. Due to the limited size of the dome and time constraints, chances
are that not all tour attendees will be able to see a planetarium show during the tour."
Location: Basement of the Astronomy and Astrophysics building, 50 St George St, near Russell St, north of
College St
(map).
University of Toronto Astronomy Department Planetarium Tours / Sign-up:
http://www1.astro.utoronto.ca/~gasa/public_talk/iWeb/planetarium.php
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December 1, Thursday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Say No To Happiness.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Fridays, 5:06am-5:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 BBC Science Show: Science in
Action.
Also Mondays 4:30am-5am. MP3s available.
Quote: "This BBC World Service program pulls together the science issues of the week and looks at their
political, commercial and ethical dimensions."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/science_in_action,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/science/2009/03/000000_science_in_action.shtml
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December 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Fridays, 11am-12n. 89.5FM CIUT Environmental Radio Show: The Green
Majority.
Quote: "The Green Majority is a weekly environmental news feature on CIUT 89.5 F.M. in Toronto, Canada.
The show, Canada's first and only all- environmental newshour, is produced by a dedicated cast of
volunteers.
Tune into the broadcast or download the podcast to hear the week's environmental headlines, guest features
and analysis of important ecological events in Canada and around the world. Catch the broadcast or download
the podcast for the week's environmental headlines, guest features listener content and analysis of the
important ecological events that affect *you* in Toronto, in Canada and around the world. Call the talk-back
line at 718-514-9785."
Info: thegreenmajority(at)gmail.com,
http://www.greenmajority.ca/,
http://www.ciut.fm/
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December 2, Friday, 7pm. Free. CINSSU Free Friday Film: The Road Warrior.
(Dir. George Miller, 1981, 91 minutes).
Quote: "Roaming the highways of post-apocalyptic Australia, years after he avenged his wife
and son and his partner who were murdered by the motorcycle gang led by the evil Toecutter.
Burnt-out former Australian policeman Max Rockatansky, now known as 'The Road Warrior'
searching for sources of fuel, stumbles upon a gasoline refinery home to a community of
survivors who are struggling for survival.
He finds the community is being terrorized by a band of brutal motorcyclists led by Humungus
and his finest warrior, Wez, who bid to loot all the gasoline from the refinery for themselves.
The community hires Max when he agrees to help the community transport the gasoline across the
highway and fight for their freedom."
Film info: http://en.wikipedia.org/ .
Location: Innis College Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, St George St,
one block north of Hoskin Ave, 1 block south of Bloor St West
(map).
UofT CINSSU Free Films: Innis College Room 107, 416-978-7434, cinssu(at)pwd.ca,
http://www.cinssu.ca/screenings.html,
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2257710692
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December 2, Friday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Journalists and Public Trust.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-12n. Wychwood / Green Barn Farmers Market.
Open all year. Usually 8am-12n. Summer (May 9-Oct 31): Saturdays 9am-1pm.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: Wychwood Green Barn, 601 Christie St, between Wychwood Ave and Christie St, south of St Clair Ave
West.
(map).
Info: 416-653-8546, http://www.thestop.org/green-barn-market
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-1pm. Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market.
Open all year. December-March: Saturdays 9am-1pm.
April-November: Saturdays 8am-1pm.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (Wild sustainably foraged foods;
fruits, mushrooms, vegetables, syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Terra Tree (Sunza raw organic crackers made with
whole sprouted organic grains, seeds or nuts. Also wheatgrass juice);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
- Walnut Trail Organics (organic strawberries);
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Location: Evergreen (Don Valley) Brick Works, downhill walk/bike from Rosedale (GlenRd-DouglasDr) Chorley
park, bike ride by Bayview Ave south of Pottery Rd.
Info: info(at)evergreen.ca,
http://evergreen.ca
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 9:08am. FM 99.1 CBC1 The House.
Quote: "Every Saturday morning CBC Radio takes you behind the scenes in the world of Canadian politics.
Over the years, The House with host Anthony Germain has become known and respected for its groundbreaking
interviews with key decision makers and for the understanding and analysis it provides of the political
choices that touch all our lives.
This is where listeners go to find out what is really happening in the world of policy. Where is the health
care system going What kind of role is this country playing on the world stage?"
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thehouse,
http://www.cbc.ca
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December 3, Saturday, 9:30am. Free or $1. Bruce Trail Club Urban Hike -
Waterfront Trail from Opposite Starting Points.
Quote: "2.5hrs, 3km/hr, Mostly flat.
Dropout at anywhere, Beginners, Refreshments after.
Depart 9:30 am, Starbucks in Port Credit OR the Grenadier Restaurant, High Park.
The Starbucks is on Lakeshore Blvd at the west end of the bridge over the Credit River.
The Grenadier is 400 m south of the High Park subway station in the park. Lakeshore Yacht
Club is 400 m due south of the junction of Lakeshore Blvd and Kipling Avenue in Toronto
with frequent fast bus service to the subway and the streetcar service along Lakeshore.
Peter ...
Join the "Walking Wounded" for an easy paced hike to the Lakeshore Yacht Club along one of two
sections of the trail. This first ever TBTC intentionally bifurcated hike is to celebrate the
"Wounded's" hiking program pause for the Christmas season. We will set off from two different
starting locations to arrive, hopefully roughly together, at the yacht club."
Start: High Park Grenadier Restaurant OR Starbucks in Port Credit.
Bruce Trail Club info: 416-763-9061, http://www.torontobrucetrailclub.org
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December 3 Saturday 10am-8pm, December 4 Sunday 10am-4pm+. Free (except Sunday workshops). Toronto New Age
/ Raw Vegan Festival.
Location: 918 Bathurst St, Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education, between Bloor St West and Dupont St
(map).
Quote: "The second Toronto Raw/Vegan Festival will offer all you need for healthy,
cruelty-free, eco-friendly green living. You don`t have to be vegan to attend!
Come and see why people are increasingly adopting a raw/vegan lifestyle.
The festival will feature...
FREE Admission! All day raw/vegan food demos and sampling by Toronto's leading raw/vegan chefs,
All day speakers on eco-green topics of interest, Food vendors, Ethical clothing & footwear stalls,
Cruelty-free cosmetics, toiletries and healthcare products, Live entertainment."
Scheduled for Saturday, December 3...
- 11am: Celeste Frenette, Transform by Juice Feasting!
- 11:30am: Food Demo - Tony Hornick, How and Why to Sprout!
- 12n: Jane Kabarguina, Improve Your Vision Naturally!
- 12:30pm: Food Demo - RawChef Pedja, Winter in the Raw!
- 1pm: Dorit, Raw in the Winter!
- 1:30pm: Food Demo - Jennifer Italiano, owner of LIVE Food Bar, How to Prepare a Seasonal Dish!
- 2pm: Ian Clark, Discover The Power You Already Possess To Become Superhuman
- 2:30pm: Food Demo - Marni Wasserman, Immune Elixirs!
- 3pm: Igor Klibanov, Why what you think about posture is wrong
- 3:30pm: Food Demo - LIVE Food Bar, Raw Chocolate Desserts
- 4pm: Nadine Artemis, Learn Self-Dentistry!
- 4:30pm: (Food Demo Room) Interactive Movie screening, Stretching for Men
- 5pm: Brian T' Collins, Frequency and 432 Effects Musical Concert Pitch on Consciousness and Perception!
- 5:30pm: (Food Demo Room) Tim Van Orden, Top Marathon Runner Get His Energy from the RawFood Diet
Info: info(at)torontorawveganfestival.com,
http://www.torontorawveganfestival.com
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 10am. FM 99.1. CBC1 - Day Six.
Quote: "This populist weekly magazine show blends the best of news, current affairs,
pop culture, the net, lifestyle and leisure. Playful and relevant, Day Six gives listeners
a fresh perspective on the week that was."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/day6/
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 11am-11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy: This is That.
Saturdays 11am-11:30am.
Quote: "The satirical current affairs program that the National Post described as a show that
'takes ludicrous stories and reports on them with all the seriousness of Anna Maria Tremonti' is
back! Comedians Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring host and play the majority of the guests in this 100%
improvised send-up of public radio."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/this_is_that,
http://cbc.ca/thisisthat
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December 3, Saturday, 11am-12n. AM640 Radio. Infomercial: The Path To Natural Health.
Quote: "Join Dr. Richard Dodd from The Natural Path Centre, specialists in alternative cancer
treatment without the use of heavy drugs and radiation. This week's edition will include a guest
from Biomed International with information on emotional imbalances.
And, a special segment on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Discuss your health questions
with respected Naturopath Dr. Richard Dodd - on The Path To Natural Health."
Info: http://BasicFunerals.ca,
http://www.640toronto.com/HostsandShows/ExpertHours.aspx .
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 12:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Mondays 11pm-12m, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 3, 4 - 837: Prostate Cancer Puzzle.
Guests: Aaron E. Katz, MD, Director for the Center of Holistic Urology and an Associate Professor
of Clinical Urology at Columbia University, where he has been a faculty member since 1993. He is the
author of The Definitive Guide to Prostate Cancer: Everything You Need to Know about Conventional and
Integrative Therapies. His website is http://www.holisticurology.columbia.edu .
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Saturdays 1pm; Wednesdays 11:30am.
Quote: "The Debaters is the hit CBC radio show that features North America's hottest comedians going toe
to toe, debating topics in the news and on the minds of Canadians. Part comedy competition, part quiz show
and part stand-up performance, The Debaters is a clever combination of sharply crafted comedic rants and
hilarious adlibs. Award winning comic, Steve Patterson wields the gavel while some of Canada's hottest
comics step up to the podium in a battle of laughs and logic, funny and fact."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 3, Saturday, 2pm. Free. Ian Wheal Heritage Walk -
Homeless Children Sheltered By Canadian Pacific Railway, 1869.
Led by Ian Wheal. Bikes welcome.
Start: King St West and Strachan.
Ian Wheal Heritage Walks: 416-593-2625, 416-761-1289,
http://spacingradio.ca/2010/08/19/summer-shorts-019-the-junction-stock-yards/ .
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, Saturdays, 6:30pm. FM 99.1. CBC1 Canadian Comedy Show: Laugh Out Loud.
Info:
http://www.cbc.ca/laughoutloud/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/laugh_out_loud
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 7pm. Free. Toronto Language & Culture Exchange Meetup (TLCX).
Quote: "Enjoy a fun night out while practicing a new language and meet people from all over
the world! Do you want to learn or practice a foreign language? Regular practice is the key.
The idea of the group is that you help those learning your native language while you get help
from others who speak the language you want to practice. When you come in, just fill out a tag
with your name and native language, and introduce yourself to one of our coordinators - you can
ask one of the servers to point them out - who can introduce you to others with the same language
interests. Then buy some drinks and enjoy the evening with your new friends!
Join us this Saturday and meet a fun group of people. Feel free to come solo or invite as many
friends as you would like. We're looking forward in meeting every one of you."
Location: Alibi Bar & Lounge, 5 Northtown Way, Unit 5-6 , North York
(map).
Info: http://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Language-Culture-Exchange-TLCX/
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December 3, 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8pm. AM970 WNED Environment Show: Living on Earth.
Quote: "Explores the most rapid changes in our planet's living history and what that means.
It's a newsmagazine about the air we breathe, the water we drink and the land on which we live."
Info: http://www.loe.org/,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 4am-4:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 Radio - The Philosopher's Zone.
Scheduled for December 4-5: The Morality of Robo-Wars - P.W. Singer.
Free MP3 media files.
Guest: P.W. Singer, Senior Fellow and Director, 21st Century Defense Initiative,
Brookings Institution, US.
Quote: "The Philosopher's Zone, from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, is your guide through the
strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics."
Programme Info/Files: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/ .
CBC1 Schedule Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/the_philosophers_zone
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 6am. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 3, 4 - 837: Prostate Cancer Puzzle.
Guests: Aaron E. Katz, MD, Director for the Center of Holistic Urology and an Associate Professor
of Clinical Urology at Columbia University, where he has been a faculty member since 1993. He is the
author of The Definitive Guide to Prostate Cancer: Everything You Need to Know about Conventional and
Integrative Therapies. His website is http://www.holisticurology.columbia.edu .
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 3 Saturday 10am-8pm, December 4 Sunday 10am-4pm+. Free (except Sunday 4pm workshops). Toronto New
Age / Raw Vegan Festival.
Location: 918 Bathurst St, Centre for Culture, Arts, Media & Education, between Bloor St West and Dupont St
(map).
Quote: "The second Toronto Raw/Vegan Festival will offer all you need for healthy,
cruelty-free, eco-friendly green living. You don`t have to be vegan to attend!
Come and see why people are increasingly adopting a raw/vegan lifestyle.
The festival will feature...
FREE Admission! All day raw/vegan food demos and sampling by Toronto's leading raw/vegan chefs,
All day speakers on eco-green topics of interest, Food vendors, Ethical clothing & footwear stalls,
Cruelty-free cosmetics, toiletries and healthcare products, Live entertainment."
Scheduled for Sunday, December 4...
- 11am: Dorit, How to Feel Your Best with the Raw/Vegan Diet!
- 11:30am: Food Demo - Tony Hornick, How and Why to Sprout!
- 12n: Ian Clark, Discover Your Personal Birthright To Maximum Vitality
- 12:30pm: Food Demo - Celeste Frenette, Delicious Juicing!
- 1pm: Jane Kabarguina, The Connection Between Your Eyesight, Your Diet and Your Energy!
- 1:30pm: Food Demo - LIVE Food Bar, Seasonal Nut-Milk!
- 2pm: Dennis Gournias of Upaya Naturals, Showing and Demonstrating the Kitchen Equipment You Need to
Achieve Ultimate Health!
- 2:30pm: Food Demo - Marni Wasserman, The Pleasure of Blending!
- 3pm: Ian Clark and Jane Kabarguina, Internal Healing Frequencies, Taking Wellness To The Next Level
- 4pm: Workshops, $10-$35.
Info: info(at)torontorawveganfestival.com,
http://www.torontorawveganfestival.com
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December 11, Sunday, 11am. Free. Ian Wheal Heritage Walk / Lost River Walk -
Baldwin-Grossman Village: Bowling Greens, Creeks to Markets.
Led by Ian Wheal.
Start: SE corner College St and McCaul St.
Ian Wheal Heritage Walks: 416-593-2625, 416-761-1289,
http://spacingradio.ca/2010/08/19/summer-shorts-019-the-junction-stock-yards/ .
Toronto Green Community - Lost River Walks: 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca, http://www.torontogreen.ca,
http://www.lostrivers.ca/WalkSchd.htm .
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December 4, Sunday, 12n. Free or $1. Bruce Trail Club Urban Hike -
Toronto Ravines.
Quote: "11km, 4km/hr, Variable, Could be slippery.
Dropout, Beginners, Families, No dogs, Refreshments after, Pub stop after, Hiking boots or sturdy
walking shoes. Depart 12 pm, Davisville subway station, ground level, SE corner of Yonge & Chaplin.
Jacqueline ... jacktotheworld(at)hotmail.com
We will be visiting Toronto ravines, entering and getting out by newly discovered methods, some by
staircases, some via exploring around cul-de-sacs ringed by stately homes. Whatever way, this group
always has a great time. As usual, a loonie or toonie towards the Escarpment Legacy Fund would be
appreciated. Bring water and a snack."
Start: Davisville subway station, ground level, SE corner Yonge St and Chaplin.
Bruce Trail Club info: 416-763-9061, http://www.torontobrucetrailclub.org
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 12:10pm-12:55pm. AM740 CFZM. Mike Filey's Toronto.
Quote: "Toronto's best-known historian, author, Sunday SUN columnist and tour guide, Mike Filey has a
thousand stories about the city's past..."
Info: http://zoomerradio.ca/blog/schedule/sunday/mike-fileys-toronto/
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sunday, 1:05pm-2pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Spark.
Sundays 1:05pm-2pm; Wednesdays 2:05pm.
December 4, 7, 2011 - 164: Hackers on the moon, shaking things up in computer science, and translating the
entire web into every major language, using nothing but volunteers.
Quote: "Spark is a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching. It's not just technology for
gearheads, it's about the way technology affects our lives, and the world around us."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/spark/
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December 4, Sunday, 2pm. Free. Rouge Valley Hike:
Welcome to Winter. 5km. Start: Mast -
Glen Rouge Campground Parking Area, 7450 Kingston Rd, between Sheppard Ave East and Altona Rd.
Quote: "Leader: Giselle... Challenge: Moderate-Challenging-Hilly...
Pace: Moderate-Fast... Duration: 1.5-2 hours...
What to expect: Winter brings along brisk winds and snow but we're here to help make the
transition smooth. Find out how to prepare for fitness walking while being safe and wearing
the proper equipment. Bring along a walking stick if needed for extra grip on the trail as
conditions underfoot start to change... Dog Friendly?: Dogs on leash welcome."
Usual Start: Rouge Valley Conservation Centre (RVCC), Pearse House, 1749 Meadowvale Rd,
north of Sheppard Ave, south of Old Finch Ave, across from the Toronto Zoo,
(map).
Rouge Valley Conservation Centre info: 416-282-8265.
Rouge Hikes Info: 905-713-3184, hike(at)rougepark.com,
http://www.rougepark.com/hike
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sunday, 2:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Tapestry.
Scheduled for December 4: Hospitality.
Sundays 2pm.
Quote: "This week on Tapestry: a more gritty brand of hospitality. From the woman in Calgary
who invites a homeless guy to come and stay ... to refugee homes in Winnipeg and Toronto.
We'll also be knocking on doors at a L'Arche community and at the Munk School of Global Affairs.
This hospitality idea has implications all over the world.
Tune in Sunday afternoons for an engaging, provocative and unexpected hour of radio: an hour in
which rabbis and poets get equal time on the topic of faith - science-fiction writers and physicist-priests
ponder the great creation myths - scholars and gardeners explore the garden as a spiritual metaphor ? and
architects examine the idea of space for the soul."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/tapestry
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December 4, Sunday, 2:30pm. Free. TFN Lecture/Illustrated Talk -
What Species of Creatures: Animal Relations from the New World.
Speaker: Sharon Kirsch.
Quote: "Sharon Kirsch looks back to the 17th and 18th centuries for inspiring stories of
human-animal companionships that challenge our ideas of the wild today. Bears, beavers, muskrats,
otters, and hummingbirds shared the homes and captured the hearts of the first Europeans in Canada."
Location: Emmanuel College, 75 Queen's Park Crescent East
(map).
Toronto Field Naturalists: 416-593-2656 (Office Hrs: Fridays am),
http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org/v-lectures.htm
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 3pm-5pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - To The Best Of Our Knowledge.
- December 4, 1st hour: Deep Blue Sea (http://ttbook.org/book/deep-blue-sea)
- December 4, 2nd hour: After the Violence (http://ttbook.org/book/after-violence-0)
Quote: "Satisfying listeners' hunger for new ideas, this program is an intellectual feast examining
the latest issues involving politics, science and popular culture."
Info: http://ttbook.org/,
http://www.wpr.org/book/,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 4, Sunday, 3pm-4:30pm. Free. RCI Science Family Event -
Science for Children.
Location: J.J.R. Macleod Auditorium, Medical Sciences Bldg, University of Toronto, 1 King's College Circle
(map).
Info: Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science, 416-977-2983,
http://www.royalcanadianinstitute.org
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 7pm-8pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - A World of Possibilities.
Scheduled for December 4: Conversations With the Earth in Environment.
Guests: Sarah James, Gwich'in tribal leader, Arctic Village, Alaska; winner, Goldman Environmental Prize
Tim Johnson (Mohawk), Associate Director for Museum Programs, National Museum of the American Indian;
Maja Tillman, Senior Associate, InsightShare;
Irma Luz Poma Canchumani, (Quechua), traditional gourd-carver;
Nico Villaume, freelance photographer
Brian Keane, Director, Land is Life.
Quote: "In this special edition of A World of Possibilities, two lives spent breaking the mold of both
traditional and feminist perspectives are recounted in candid conversation, each with a focused sense of
purpose - to use their unique sensibilities and life experiences to help heal a species and planet grievously
wounded by fear, greed and ignorance of its own positive potential.
A World of Possibilities is an award-winning, one-hour weekly radio program of public affairs. It
seeks to build bridges across boundaries of background and belief and discover solutions to longstanding
challenges through penetrating conversations with pragmatic social innovators, leading policy analysts and
big-picture thinkers on key national and global issues."
Info: http://aworldofpossibilities.org,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/about-us-menu,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/recent
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December 4, 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 7:05pm-8pm. AM 1010 CFRB 60 Minutes.
Info: http://www.newstalk1010.com/shows/1123538
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December 5, 12, 19, 26, Mondays, 5:06am-5:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 BBC Environment Show: One
Planet.
Quote: "One Planet uncovers what's really happening on our planet by looking beyond the headlines at the
real environmental stories around the world. From the BBC."
MP3s available.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/one_planet,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn5
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December, Monday-Friday, 11am-1pm. AM740 CFZM. Goldhawk Fights Back.
Quote: "Canada's foremost consumer advocate, Dale Goldhawk, can now fight for you on AM 740, and share
valuable insights and advice, tips and solutions, navigating today's precarious consumer society."
Info: http://zoomerradio.ca/blog/schedule/weekdays/goldhawk-fights-back/
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December 5, 12, 19, 26, Mondays, 3pm-7pm. Sorauren Park Farmers Market.
Year round.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- The Cutting Veg CSA (organic
vegetables, herbs, garlic);
- Matchbox Gardens (organic heirloom and open pollinated
vegetables, seed and seedlings);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Oso Leo/Two Century Farm (organic fruits);
- The Fresh Veggies CSA (organic vegetables);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: South end of Sorauren Park at Sorauren and Wabash, south of Dundas St West
(map).
Info: ayal(at)westendfood.coop,
http://westendfood.coop/farmers-market
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December 5, Monday, 6:30pm. Free. Vegetarian Book Club - TVA Reads.
Book to be reviewed: Bizarro And Other Strange Manifestations Of The Art Of Dan Piraro
by Dan Piraro.
Quote: "We also plan to read the Franz Kafka stories Metamorphosis, A Report to an Academy
(Red Peter) and The Village Schoolmaster (The Giant Mole). The library has several Kafka short
story compilations
Interested in getting together with like-minded individuals and reading vegetarian-related books?
Then come join the TVA Reading Group...
Like regular book clubs, we meet frequently to discuss the current book the group has chosen to read.
The material will always have something to do with vegetarianism, including animal rights philosophy,
nutrition, ecological issues, and more."
Location: Private venue on Givins St, west of Tillary Bellwoods Park, north of Queen St West,
south of Dundas St West.
Previous Locations:
Le Commensal, 655 Bay St, on Elm St, between Yonge St and Bay St, north of Dundas St West
(map).
Rawlicious in Yorkville, 20 Cumberland St, west of Yonge St
(map).
Info: http://veg.ca/tvareads/,
http://veg.ca/content/view/39/70/#tvareads
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December 5, Monday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
The Power of Colour. Part 3.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 5, 12, 19, 26, Mondays, 11:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Saturdays 12n-1pm, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/archives.htm
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December 6, Tuesday, 2pm-4pm. Free. Film -
Bright Star (2009, 119 min).
Quote: "2009 film based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats and his romantic
relationship with Fanny Brawne. It stars Ben Whishaw as Keats and Abbie Cornish as Fanny.
A British/Australian/French co-production, it was directed by Jane Campion, who wrote the
screenplay and was inspired by the biography of Keats by Andrew Motion, who served as a script
consultant on the film.[1][2] The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film
Festival, and was first shown to the public on 15 May 2009.[3] The film's title is a reference
to a sonnet by Keats named 'Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art', which he wrote while
he was with Brawne."
Location: Toronto Reference Library, 416-393-7209, 789 Yonge St, north of Bloor
(map).
Info: Toronto Reference Library, 416-393-7209, 416-393-7056, 416-393-7131,
http://www.tpl.toronto.on.ca,
http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDM87094&R=87094
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December 6, 13, 20, 27, Tuesdays, 7:30pm. Free. TorontoBabel International Night - Language
Exchange.
Tuesdays. Quote: "Practice a language and meet people...
We typically have native speakers of French, Spanish, English, Korean, German, Portuguese, Italian,
Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Turkish, Armenian, Polish, and Hindi, among others."
Location: Rivoli Upstairs, 334 Queen St West, between Spadina Ave & Peter St
(map).
Info: http://torontobabel.com,
http://www.meetup.com/TorontoBabel/
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December 6, Tuesday, 7:30pm-9:30pm. Free? Toronto Debating Society -
Cross-Examination Debate: Canada Needs a Flat Income Tax.
Location: Swansea Town Hall, Council Chamber, 95 Lavinia Ave
(map).
Info: Toronto Debating Society, http://www.meetup.com/debate/,
http://www.debating.ca/about/contact.html
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December 7, 14, 21, 28, Wednesdays, 11am. VegTv.
Healthy Living Channel TV (Channel 223 on the DISH Network Satellite System)
& on VegTv.com.
Quote: "On VegTv, award winning TV news journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell teams with best-selling cookbook
author and nutrition expert Marie Oser to whip up delicious meals that are very low in fat, rich in fiber,
and completely cholesterol-free.
TV and movie stars, from Alicia Silverstone to James Cromwell, tell viewers why they have already made the
switch to the vegetable based diet.
VegTv uses only fruits, veggies, nuts, grains and legumes, with a special emphasis on soy, in the kitchen.
Our recipes are totally free of meat, fish, eggs, dairy, and processed sugar.
The result is a real alternative for consumers who want to throw fad diets out the window forever
and get fit and healthy without sacrificing taste...
Viewers can download recipes, watch streaming videos, participate in on-line discussions
and find all the products needed to switch to a healthier lifestyle on VegTv.com.
VegTv can be seen every Wednesday at 11am Eastern (10am Central, 9am Mountain
8am Pacific) on Healthy Living Channel available on satellite and cable systems.
The hosts of this show are also its executive producers and are available for interviews."
Info: http://www.vegtv.com/showinfo.htm
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December 7, 14, 21, 28, Wednesdays, 11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Quote: "The Debaters is the hit CBC radio show that features North America's hottest comedians going toe
to toe, debating topics in the news and on the minds of Canadians. Part comedy competition, part quiz show
and part stand-up performance, The Debaters is a clever combination of sharply crafted comedic rants and
hilarious adlibs. Award winning comic, Steve Patterson wields the gavel while some of Canada's hottest
comics step up to the podium in a battle of laughs and logic, funny and fact."
Also Saturdays at 1pm.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 7, 14, 21, 28, Wednesdays, 2:05pm-3pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Spark.
Sundays 1:05pm-2pm; Wednesdays 2:05pm.
December 4, 7, 2011 - 164: Hackers on the moon, shaking things up in computer science, and translating
the entire web into every major language, using nothing but volunteers.
Quote: "Spark is a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching. It's not just technology for
gearheads, it's about the way technology affects our lives, and the world around us."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/spark/
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December 7, Wednesday, 4pm. Free. NFB Film - Free Favourites At Four -
Mon oncle Antoine (Dir. Claude Jutra. 1971, 110min, in French with English subtitles.).
Quote: "There was a time when the general store was the crossroads of life, a place where a boy could
learn all he needed for the way ahead--especially when his uncle was the storekeeper, and also the
undertaker, and the nephew often called upon to lend a hand. This film recalls such a store in a village
in the asbestos mining area of Quebec in the early 1940s."
Location: NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St (Richmond St West, Osgoode subway station
(map).
Event Info: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2698 .
Info: NFB, 416-973-3012,
http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/screenings.php,
http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
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December 7, 14, 21, 28, Wednesdays, 6pm-7pm. AM900 CHML Computer Clinic.
Quote: "Join hosts Scott Thompson & Derek Sardo from Rolling Thunder as they take you through the ins and
outs of your hard drive.
Home PC, Office PC, Business questions - anything you have, feel free to interact with Scott and Derek at
905-645-3221 every Wednesday night at 6pm."
Info: http://www.900chml.com/ComputerClinic.aspx,
http://www.900chml.com/AsktheExperts.aspx
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December 7, Tuesday, 7pm. Free. Post Carbon Toronto MeetUp -
Talk and Discussion - Transit City is Dead: Now What?
Quote: "This meetup is the second in our four part "Now What?" series. The first looked at the
post-Kyoto world of climate change policy. Aka. "Kyoto's Dead: Now What?" This one looks at the
"Now What?" for Toronto transit."
December 7 Location: Metro Hall, Room 310, 55 John St, SE corner with King St West.
Previous Location: Toronto City Hall, Committee Room 2, 2nd Floor, 100 Queen St West,
NW of Queen St West and Bay St
(map).
Previous Location: University College, 15 King's College Circle Room 140,
(map).
Previous Location: OISE Auditorium, 252 Bloor St West, near St George subway station,
Bedford Rd exit, between St George St and Bedford Rd
(map).
Previous Location: Room 314, Metro Hall, 55 John St, south of King St West
(map).
Info: Post Carbon Toronto MeetUp,
http://www.meetup.com/PostCarbonTorontoMeetup/
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December 7, Wednesday, 7pm. Free. NFB Film - Green Screens -
The Chocolate Farmer (Dir. Rohan Fernando, 2010, 71 min).
Location: NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St (Richmond St West, Osgoode subway station
(map).
Event Info: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2689 .
Info: NFB, 416-973-3012,
http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/screenings.php,
http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
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December 7, Wednesday, 7pm. PYOW. TVA's Durham Lakeside
Group: Dinner at Prego in Whitby.
Quote: " Our next dinner meeting will be at Prego, Green Street. This restaurant boosts a long history
of high-end yet cozy atmosphere. More details to follow. Please RSVP before Nov. 30 on
durhamveg(at)gmail.com if you plan to join us!"
Location: Prego Restaurant, Green St, Whitby.
Previous Locations: Ichiban Sushi in Oshawa. DeSiam Thai Restaurant.
Info: Jo Anne, Toronto Vegetarian Association office, 416-544-9800,
durhamveg(at)gmail.com, durhamlakeside(at)vrg.ca,
http://veg.ca/content/view/729/70/,
http://veg.ca/content/view/39/70/#durham
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December 7, Wednesday, 7pm. Free. Green Party Meetup.
First Wednesday of each month.
Scheduled Topic: "Going it alone on Climate Change: A Consumer Carbon Tax - The way to go."
Tentative location: Fox & Fiddle Pub, 416-966-4369, 280 Bloor St West, back room
(map).
Info: http://environment.meetup.com/29/,
http://green.meetup.com/93/ .
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December 8, Thursday, 11:30am. Free or $1. Bruce Trail Club Urban Hike -
Curry Walk.
Quote: "10km, 4km/hr, Variable, Could be slippery and muddy.
Dropout, Beginners, Families, No dogs, Refreshments after, Good walking shoes or boots.
Depart 11:30 am, Yonge & St. Clair, SE corner. Meet inside or outside the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Jacqueline ... jacktotheworld(at)hotmail.com
Join us for our 5th Curry Walk in a series of 6. This event has proved to be well supported by fun,
hungry hikers. $10.99 plus taxes and tip covers a large salad buffet, vegetarian and meat curries,
breads, and all the mango ice cream and rice pudding desserts you can eat. We walk in a different
direction each week, always starting and ending at Yonge and St. Clair. There is room for everybody,
just turn up and join the crowd."
Start: Yonge & St. Clair, SE corner, inside or outside the Bank of Nova Scotia.
Bruce Trail Club info: 416-763-9061, http://www.torontobrucetrailclub.org
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December 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 11am-7pm. Free. AppleTree Farmers Market.
All year.
Quote: "Community market offering local produce, prepared foods, workshops, children's activities, and
more."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Haystrom Farms
(environmentally friendly, naturally grown, chemical-free: 400 varieties of heirloom & exotic fruits &
vegetables, herbs, Arabiatta Tomato Sauce, Pickled Shredded Heirloom Carrots, Maple Fire Chili Sauce,
Pickled Exotic Beets);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded
artisanal chocolate);
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Location: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre,
200 Eglinton Ave West, NE of Oriole Pkwy, 5 blocks west of Yonge St
(map).
Info: Toronto Green Community, 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca,
http://www.appletreemarkets.ca/,
http://www.dailyapple.ca/market/index.html
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December 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 2pm-5pm. UofT Food & Beverage Services Weekly Farmers Market.
Quote: "U of T is hosting a weekly local farmers' market at the St. George Campus."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- APieCalypse Now! (vegan bakery,
organic fair trade and local ingredients when possible);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
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Location: Willcocks Common, Willcocks St and St George St, 2 blocks north of College St.
Info: UofT Food & Beverage Services,
http://www.food-beverage.utoronto.ca/food/FarmersMarket.htm
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December 8, 15, 22, Thursdays, 3:30pm-7pm. Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads. Runs all year. Access to the produce farm stands is from
the south/side entrance facing the park (not through the main entrance facing the mall)."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm
(organic vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad
blends with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: 875 Dufferin St, Dufferin Grove Park rink house, near Dufferin St & Dufferin Park Ave, btwn
Bloor St West & College St
(map).
Info: market(at)dufferinpark.ca, http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/market.html
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December 8, Thursday, 4pm-6pm. Free. Environment and Health Talk -
Impact of Climate Change on the Water Cycle and Health.
UofT University College Health Studies Programme.
Speaker: Velma Grover, PhD McMaster University, Editor,
Global Warming and Climate Change: Ten Years after Kyoto and Still Counting.
Followed by a panel discussion.
Location: UofT University College, Room 179, 15 Kings College Circle.
Info/RSVP: University College Health Studies Programme, mspencer(at)web.net,
http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/content/view/174/1020/
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December 8, Thursdays, 7pm-8:30pm. Free. Big Carrot - Infomercial/Health Talk -
Stress, Emotional Eating and the Inflammation Connection.
Speakers: Julie Daniluk CNP.
Location: Room 212, 2nd floor, 348 Danforth Ave, entrance by Book City
(map).
Info: The Big Carrot Health Food Store, 416-466-2129,
http://thebigcarrot.ca/index.php?id=121,
http://www.thebigcarrot.ca
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December 8, Thursday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Mr. Justice Berger.
Quote: "In 1977, a Royal Commission looking into proposals to construct a pipeline from the
Arctic Ocean to Alberta recommended a ten-year moratorium on pipeline development in the Mackenzie
Valley until native land claims could be settled. That was only the beginning. Paul Kennedy
talks with the head of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, justice Thomas Berger."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 9, 16, 23, 30, Fridays, 5:06am-5:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 BBC Science Show: Science in
Action.
Also Mondays 4:30am-5am. MP3s available.
Quote: "This BBC World Service program pulls together the science issues of the week and looks at their
political, commercial and ethical dimensions."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/science_in_action,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/science/2009/03/000000_science_in_action.shtml
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December 9, 16, 23, 30, Fridays, 11am-12n. 89.5FM CIUT Environmental Radio Show: The Green
Majority.
Info: thegreenmajority(at)gmail.com,
http://www.greenmajority.ca/,
http://www.ciut.fm/
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December 9, Friday, 6:30pm. Free. Physics Meetup -
Back to Physics: Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution.
Quote: "We are continuing with the series of video lectures "Einstein's Relativity and the
Quantum Revolution", produced by 'The Great Courses' Company.
At our December 9th meeting, we'll show two more 30-minute lectures with discussions following
each, from this Series:
5. Speed c Relative to What? - "The other branch of Physics, electromagnetism, does not seem to
obey the relativity principles!" and
6. Earth and the Ether - A Crisis in Physics - "The Michelson-Morley experiment used an ingenious
system of mirrors to compare the speeds of light in two perpendicular directions."
These lectures are about fundamental physics, and the input from those of you with strong physics
knowledge (You know who you are!) is seriously appreciated in the discussions that follow each
video showing. We thank you for your continued participation and support to bring the rest of
us up to speed in order to progress in the complexity of our favourite subject, Physics."
Location: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St
(map).
Physics Meetup Info: http://www.meetup.com/physics-61/
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December 9, Friday, 7:30pm. Free. BabelSpanglish: TorontoBabel's French/Spanish Exchange Night.
Quote: "Are you a native speaker of French who is learning Spanish? or Are you a native speaker
of Spanish who is learning French? or are you learning French or Spanish? If so, come and join us for
a French/Spanish night with the collaboration of Pierre, organizer of Le French Meetup de Toronto.
We will suggest to alternate between 1/2 hour intervals of French and Spanish. We will announce the
change every half hour so you remember to switch :) Do you best to help each other. It is completely
FREE to join us; just pay for whatever you order from the bar. Remember to tip your bartender! By the
way, the manager of the bar told us he'd try to expand the area, or possible give us also the area
next to the bar, so we should have more space this time. All levels of French and Spanish are welcome!
The night will be hosted by Pierre Gilbert and Carlos Herrera."
December 9 Location: Upstairs at The Central, 603 Markham St, 1 block west of Bathurst St
(map)
Tuesdays International Location: Rivoli Upstairs, 334 Queen St West, between Spadina Ave & Peter St
(map).
Info: http://torontobabel.com,
http://www.meetup.com/TorontoBabel/
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December 9, Friday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Cute Cats and the Arab Spring.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-12n. Wychwood / Green Barn Farmers Market.
Open all year. Usually 8am-12n. Summer (May 9-Oct 31): Saturdays 9am-1pm.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: Wychwood Green Barn, 601 Christie St, between Wychwood Ave and Christie St, south of St Clair Ave
West.
(map).
Info: 416-653-8546, http://www.thestop.org/green-barn-market
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-1pm. Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market.
Open all year. December-March: Saturdays 9am-1pm.
April-November: Saturdays 8am-1pm.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (Wild sustainably foraged foods;
fruits, mushrooms, vegetables, syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Terra Tree (Sunza raw organic crackers made with
whole sprouted organic grains, seeds or nuts. Also wheatgrass juice);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
- Walnut Trail Organics (organic strawberries);
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Location: Evergreen (Don Valley) Brick Works, downhill walk/bike from Rosedale (GlenRd-DouglasDr) Chorley
park, bike ride by Bayview Ave south of Pottery Rd.
Info: info(at)evergreen.ca,
http://evergreen.ca
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 9:08am. FM 99.1 CBC1 The House.
Quote: "Every Saturday morning CBC Radio takes you behind the scenes in the world of Canadian politics.
Over the years, The House with host Anthony Germain has become known and respected for its groundbreaking
interviews with key decision makers and for the understanding and analysis it provides of the political
choices that touch all our lives.
This is where listeners go to find out what is really happening in the world of policy. Where is the health
care system going What kind of role is this country playing on the world stage?"
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thehouse,
http://www.cbc.ca
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 10am. FM 99.1. CBC1 - Day Six.
Quote: "This populist weekly magazine show blends the best of news, current affairs,
pop culture, the net, lifestyle and leisure. Playful and relevant, Day Six gives listeners
a fresh perspective on the week that was."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/day6/
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 11am-11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy: This is That.
Saturdays 11am-11:30am.
Quote: "The satirical current affairs program that the National Post described as a show that
'takes ludicrous stories and reports on them with all the seriousness of Anna Maria Tremonti' is
back! Comedians Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring host and play the majority of the guests in this 100%
improvised send-up of public radio."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/this_is_that,
http://cbc.ca/thisisthat
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December 10, Saturday, 11am. Free. TFN Nature Walk -
Leslie Street Spit: Tracks & Signs.
Leader: Joanne Doucette.
Start: South of Leslie St and Unwin, TTC #83 Jones bus from Donlands subway station or 501 Queen streetcar, get
off at Leslie St and walk south.
Info: Toronto Field Naturalists, 416-593-2656 (Office Hrs: Fridays am),
http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org/,
http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org/v-walks.htm
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 12:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Mondays 11pm-12m, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 10, 11 - 838: The Wild Life of our Bodies.
Guest: Rob Dunn, PhD, associate professor of biology at North Carolina State University,
has written for National Geographic, Natural History, Scientific American, BBC Wildlife,
and Seed magazine. His most recent book is The Wild Life of our Bodies.
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Saturdays 1pm; Wednesdays 11:30am.
Quote: "The Debaters is the hit CBC radio show that features North America's hottest comedians going toe
to toe, debating topics in the news and on the minds of Canadians. Part comedy competition, part quiz show
and part stand-up performance, The Debaters is a clever combination of sharply crafted comedic rants and
hilarious adlibs. Award winning comic, Steve Patterson wields the gavel while some of Canada's hottest
comics step up to the podium in a battle of laughs and logic, funny and fact."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 10, Saturday, 1pm-4pm. TVA Event: TVA Holiday Book and Bake Sale.
Location: TVA Resource Centre, 2nd floor, 17 Baldwin St, west of McCaul St, NW of St Patrick station
(map).
Info: Toronto Vegetarian Association, 416-544-9800,
http://veg.ca
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December 10, Saturday, 1pm-4pm. Free. Animal Welfare Meetup and Vegan Meetup -
Animal Alliance of Canada Holiday Party.
Quote: "This is a really great event that I'll be attending and I just got the go ahead
(hence the late notice on this posting) to invite members of our group to come out and
enjoy the amazing hospitality of Liz White and the rest of the Animal Alliance of Canada
staff as you schmooz, nosh (oh yeah, there's food!), and find out more about this amazing
organization this upcoming Saturday, December 10th, 2011, at 1pm (runs to 4pm), at 221
Broadview Avenue, Suite 101, Toronto, as they host their annual holiday party. Paul :)"
Location: Animal Alliance of Canada, 221 Broadview Ave, Ste 101, south of Dundas St East
(map).
Info/RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-387/
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December 10, Saturday, 1:30pm-3pm. Free. HAT Monthly Meeting Lecture -
Compassionate Care: A Humanist Perspective.
Speaker: Michael Wheeler, Vice-President, Ontario Humanist Society Board, and the Membership
Chair, Masters Degree in Education and Applied Psychology.
Quote: "Michael Wheeler... holds a Masters Degree in Education and Applied Psychology.
He has had a long and varied teaching career as well as a dynamic history of social activism.
Over the years, Michael has provided hospice care as a volunteer in varied settings. These
include a hospital and a community centre with people of different intellectual capacities,
and cultural traditions. It is from those experiences that he wishes to share his observations
and insights."
Location: OISE, Room 2-211, 252 Bloor St West, near St George subway station,
Bedford Rd exit, between St George St and Bedford Rd
(map).
Past Location: Secular Freethought Centre, 216 Beverley St, south of College St
(map).
Info: Humanist Association of Toronto (HAT),
http://humanisttoronto.blogspot.com/search/label/Monthly
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December 10, Saturday, 3pm. Free. Camera Bar Film Screening -
The Conformist. (Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci, Italy, 1970, 107 min).
Quote: "Description...
The Conformist is the story of Marcello Clerici, a weak-willed Italian man ordered to assassinate
his former Professor by Mussolini's secret police. Set in Europe during the First World War, the
film is a case study of fascism that also portrays the psychological need to conform, to live a
'normal' life. The Conformist was highly acclaimed and in 2010 was included in Empire Magazine's
'The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema'"."
Location: Camera Bar Cinema, 1028 Queen St West, 1 block west of Ossington Ave
(map).
Info: Camera Bar Cinema, 416-530-0011, http://www.camerabar.ca
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December 10, 17, 24, 31, Saturdays, 6:30pm. FM 99.1. CBC1 Canadian Comedy Show: Laugh Out Loud.
Info:
http://www.cbc.ca/laughoutloud/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/laugh_out_loud
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 7pm. Free. Toronto Language & Culture Exchange Meetup (TLCX).
Quote: "Enjoy a fun night out while practicing a new language and meet people from all over
the world! Do you want to learn or practice a foreign language? Regular practice is the key.
The idea of the group is that you help those learning your native language while you get help
from others who speak the language you want to practice. When you come in, just fill out a tag
with your name and native language, and introduce yourself to one of our coordinators - you can
ask one of the servers to point them out - who can introduce you to others with the same language
interests. Then buy some drinks and enjoy the evening with your new friends!
Join us this Saturday and meet a fun group of people. Feel free to come solo or invite as many
friends as you would like. We're looking forward in meeting every one of you."
Location: Alibi Bar & Lounge, 5 Northtown Way, Unit 5-6 , North York
(map).
Info: http://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Language-Culture-Exchange-TLCX/
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December 10, Saturday, 7pm-10:30pm. $10. Contra Dancing.
Usually the 2nd, 4th, 5th Saturdays 7:30pm to 10:30pm.
Includes Basics Class: 7pm-7:30pm, room on the right near the stage.
Regular location (September through June): St Barnabas Church Hall, 361 Danforth Ave, corner of Hampton Ave,
near Chester Ave
(map).
December 10 Christmas Holiday location: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave, east of Broadview Ave,
west of Pape Ave
(map).
July/August Location: Ferry to Ward's Island, Algonquin Bridge Road, AIA Clubhouse.
Info: The Toronto Country Dancers, 416-532-2025, info@tcdance.org,
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/schedule.htm,
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/alternate_halls/stbarnabas.htm,
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/aboutus/contra.htm.
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December 10, Saturday, 8pm. PYOW+$2. RSVP Required. Toronto Vegetarians -
Dinner and 'Forks Over Knives' Film Screening at Rawlicious.
Quote: "Join Toronto Vegetarians Meetup for a delicious and nutritious raw vegan dinner
and film screening at the new Rawlicious located on Bloor West between High Park and
Runnymede Stations. We will enjoy a late dinner and take in a screening of the documentary
Forks Over Knives, a film that advocates a whole-foods, plant-based diet as a key component
of overall health. Please keep in mind that the film screening will take place at the
restaurant, so preference is given to those who want to attend the whole meetup. Space is
limited to 20 people max."
Location: Rawlicious Bloor West, 2122 Bloor St West
(map).
Toronto Vegetarians info: http://www.meetup.com/vegetarian-393/,
http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/torontovegetarians/ .
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December 10, 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8pm. AM970 WNED Environment Show: Living on Earth.
Quote: "Explores the most rapid changes in our planet's living history and what that means.
It's a newsmagazine about the air we breathe, the water we drink and the land on which we live."
Info: http://www.loe.org/,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 4am-4:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 Radio - The Philosopher's Zone.
Scheduled for December 11-12: The trials and tribulations of private Bradley Manning.
Free MP3 media files.
Guest: Tony Coady, Vice Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow Centre for Applied Philosophy
and Public Ethics, University of Melbourne, Australia .
Quote: "The Philosopher's Zone, from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, is your guide through the
strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics."
Programme Info/Files: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/ .
CBC1 Schedule Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/the_philosophers_zone
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December 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 6am. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 10, 11 - 838: The Wild Life of our Bodies.
Guest: Rob Dunn, PhD, associate professor of biology at North Carolina State University,
has written for National Geographic, Natural History, Scientific American, BBC Wildlife,
and Seed magazine. His most recent book is The Wild Life of our Bodies.
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 12:10pm-12:55pm. AM740 CFZM. Mike Filey's Toronto.
Quote: "Toronto's best-known historian, author, Sunday SUN columnist and tour guide, Mike Filey has a
thousand stories about the city's past..."
Info: http://zoomerradio.ca/blog/schedule/sunday/mike-fileys-toronto/
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December 11, 18, 25, Sunday, 1:05pm-2pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Spark.
Sundays 1:05pm-2pm; Wednesdays 2:05pm.
December 11, 14, 2011 - 165.
Quote: "This week on Spark - what if Galileo had had a wiki? How online tools of collaboration are
being used to open up science. We'll also look at the design of quality, affordable tech products for
people with the lowest incomes. And, for a culture in love with metrics, we sure aren't very good at
prediction! Looking at real-time response to data.
Spark is a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching. It's not just technology for
gearheads, it's about the way technology affects our lives, and the world around us."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/spark/
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December 11, 18, 25, Sunday, 2:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Tapestry.
Scheduled for December 11: Belonging.
Sundays 2pm.
Quote: "Belonging is a basic human need. Some theories rank it right after food, water and shelter!
This week, Tapestry takes a look at what belonging means in the spiritual life. Why is it such a big deal?
Tune in Sunday afternoons for an engaging, provocative and unexpected hour of radio: an hour in
which rabbis and poets get equal time on the topic of faith - science-fiction writers and physicist-priests
ponder the great creation myths - scholars and gardeners explore the garden as a spiritual metaphor ? and
architects examine the idea of space for the soul."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/tapestry
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December 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 3pm-5pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - To The Best Of Our Knowledge.
- December 11, 1st hour: Literature of Memory (http://ttbook.org/book/literature-memory)
- December 11, 2nd hour: Paranormal Pop Culture (http://ttbook.org/book/paranormal-pop-culture)
Quote: "Satisfying listeners' hunger for new ideas, this program is an intellectual feast examining
the latest issues involving politics, science and popular culture."
Info: http://ttbook.org/,
http://www.wpr.org/book/,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 7pm-8pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - A World of Possibilities.
Scheduled for December 11: Quite Early Morning: The Life, Times, and Legacy of Pete Seeger.
Guest: Pete Seeger.
Quote: "A World of Possibilities is an award-winning, one-hour weekly radio program of public affairs. It
seeks to build bridges across boundaries of background and belief and discover solutions to longstanding
challenges through penetrating conversations with pragmatic social innovators, leading policy analysts and
big-picture thinkers on key national and global issues."
Info: http://aworldofpossibilities.org,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/about-us-menu,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/recent
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December 11, 18, 25, Sundays, 7:05pm-8pm. AM 1010 CFRB 60 Minutes.
Info: http://www.newstalk1010.com/shows/1123538
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December 12, 19, 26, Mondays, 5:06am-5:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 BBC Environment Show: One
Planet.
Quote: "One Planet uncovers what's really happening on our planet by looking beyond the headlines at the
real environmental stories around the world. From the BBC."
MP3s available.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/one_planet,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn5
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December, Monday-Friday, 11am-1pm. AM740 CFZM. Goldhawk Fights Back.
Quote: "Canada's foremost consumer advocate, Dale Goldhawk, can now fight for you on AM 740, and share
valuable insights and advice, tips and solutions, navigating today's precarious consumer society."
Info: http://zoomerradio.ca/blog/schedule/weekdays/goldhawk-fights-back/
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December 12, 19, 26, Mondays, 3pm-7pm. Sorauren Park Farmers Market.
Year round.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- The Cutting Veg CSA (organic
vegetables, herbs, garlic);
- Matchbox Gardens (organic heirloom and open pollinated
vegetables, seed and seedlings);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Oso Leo/Two Century Farm (organic fruits);
- The Fresh Veggies CSA (organic vegetables);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: South end of Sorauren Park at Sorauren and Wabash, south of Dundas St West
(map).
Info: ayal(at)westendfood.coop,
http://westendfood.coop/farmers-market
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December 12, Monday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas - The Enright Files.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 12, 19, 26, Mondays, 11:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Saturdays 12n-1pm, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/archives.htm
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December 13, Tuesday, 7:30pm. Free. Science Talk/Discussion -
The Search for Life in Our Solar System.
Speaker: Mary Helen Armour, professor at York University in the division of Natural Science.
Quote: "Her presentation explains that when searching for life it is very difficult to
figure out what kind of evidence actually tells us life exists, so we look at what elements
we know life here on Earth needs. The talk will cover the basic requirements for life and
where we might find them in our own solar system."
Sponsored by UofT Natural Philosophers / Canadian Association of Natural Philosophers (CANP),
a UofT group interested in science.
Usually the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Contact Physics Department to confirm.
Location: McLennan Physical Labs, Room 408, 60 St George St, near Russell St, north of College St
(map).
Previous Location: Koffler Institute, Room 108, 569 Spadina Ave
(map).
Info: Natural Philosophers, University of Toronto Physics Department, edalmo(at)bell.net,
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/Entanglement.pdf,
http://www2.physics.utoronto.ca/helper/contact_phone.html
Next: January 10, February 14, March 13
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December 13, 20, 27, Tuesdays, 7:30pm. Free. TorontoBabel International Night - Language
Exchange.
Tuesdays. Quote: "Practice a language and meet people...
We typically have native speakers of French, Spanish, English, Korean, German, Portuguese, Italian,
Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Turkish, Armenian, Polish, and Hindi, among others."
Location: Rivoli Upstairs, 334 Queen St West, between Spadina Ave & Peter St
(map).
Info: http://torontobabel.com,
http://www.meetup.com/TorontoBabel/
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December 13, Tuesday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Childhood Abuse and Adult Diseases.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 14, 21, 28, Wednesdays, 11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Quote: "The Debaters is the hit CBC radio show that features North America's hottest comedians going toe
to toe, debating topics in the news and on the minds of Canadians. Part comedy competition, part quiz show
and part stand-up performance, The Debaters is a clever combination of sharply crafted comedic rants and
hilarious adlibs. Award winning comic, Steve Patterson wields the gavel while some of Canada's hottest
comics step up to the podium in a battle of laughs and logic, funny and fact."
Also Saturdays at 1pm.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 14, 21, 28, Wednesdays, 2:05pm-3pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Spark.
Sundays 1:05pm-2pm; Wednesdays 2:05pm.
December 11, 14, 2011 - TBA.
Quote: "Spark is a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching. It's not just technology for
gearheads, it's about the way technology affects our lives, and the world around us."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/spark/
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December 14, Wednesday, 4pm. Free. NFB Film - Free Favourites At Four -
Project Grizzly (Dir.Peter Lynch, 1996, 72 min).
Quote: "This film takes audiences on a bizarre quest with Troy James Hurtubise, a
"close-quarter bear researcher," who's obsessed with going face-to-face with a deadly
grizzly bear. Troy is the creator of what he hopes is a grizzly-proof suit of armor--protective
clothing that is both an extraordinary fusion of high-tech materials and homespun ingenuity--and
of his own hybrid mythology that is part Hollywood, part Canadian Shield."
Location: NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St (Richmond St West, Osgoode subway station
(map).
Event Info: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2699 .
Info: NFB, 416-973-3012,
http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/screenings.php,
http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
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December 14, Wednesday, 7pm. Free. NFB Nordic Nights Presents - The Painting Sellers
(Dir. Juho Kuosmanen, 2010, 58 minutes). In Finnish with English subtitles.
Quote: "A quiet road movie with a young driver, an artist and a salesman in their
rickety van trying to scrape some money together before Christmas in nondescript
Finnish small towns. The paintings are a tough sell, but the trio continues on
haphazardly trudging through. Director Juho Kuosmanen won the 2010 Cannes
Cinéfondation Prize with The Painting Sellers, his first feature film.
Nordic Nights is presented by the Consulate of Finland in Toronto and the
Consulate of Iceland in Toronto."
Location: NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St (Richmond St West, Osgoode subway station
(map).
Event Info: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2678 .
Info: NFB, 416-973-3012,
http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/screenings.php,
http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
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December 14, Wednesday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Koestler.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 15, 22, Thursdays, 11am-7pm. Free. AppleTree Farmers Market.
All year.
Quote: "Community market offering local produce, prepared foods, workshops, children's activities, and
more."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Haystrom Farms
(environmentally friendly, naturally grown, chemical-free: 400 varieties of heirloom & exotic fruits &
vegetables, herbs, Arabiatta Tomato Sauce, Pickled Shredded Heirloom Carrots, Maple Fire Chili Sauce,
Pickled Exotic Beets);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded
artisanal chocolate);
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Location: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre,
200 Eglinton Ave West, NE of Oriole Pkwy, 5 blocks west of Yonge St
(map).
Info: Toronto Green Community, 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca,
http://www.appletreemarkets.ca/,
http://www.dailyapple.ca/market/index.html
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December 15, 22, Thursdays, 2pm-5pm. UofT Food & Beverage Services Weekly Farmers Market.
Quote: "U of T is hosting a weekly local farmers' market at the St. George Campus."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- APieCalypse Now! (vegan bakery,
organic fair trade and local ingredients when possible);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
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Location: Willcocks Common, Willcocks St and St George St, 2 blocks north of College St.
Info: UofT Food & Beverage Services,
http://www.food-beverage.utoronto.ca/food/FarmersMarket.htm
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December 15, 22, Thursdays, 3:30pm-7pm. Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads. Runs all year. Access to the produce farm stands is from
the south/side entrance facing the park (not through the main entrance facing the mall)."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm
(organic vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad
blends with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: 875 Dufferin St, Dufferin Grove Park rink house, near Dufferin St & Dufferin Park Ave, btwn
Bloor St West & College St
(map).
Info: market(at)dufferinpark.ca, http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/market.html
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December 15, Thursday, 4pm-6pm. Free. Environment and Health Talk -
World Food Security.
UofT University College Health Studies Programme.
Speaker: Harriet Friedmann, Professor of Sociology and Geography, University of Toronto.
Followed by a panel discussion.
Location: UofT University College, Room 179, 15 Kings College Circle.
Info/RSVP: University College Health Studies Programme, mspencer(at)web.net,
http://www.uc.utoronto.ca/content/view/174/1020/
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December 15, Thursday, 7pm-9pm. TVA Dinner Social Group: Dinner.
Location: Vegetarian Haven, 17 Baldwin St
(map).
Organized by the Toronto Vegetarian Association Dinner Social Group.
RSVP by the Wednesday before each event. Reserve/RSVP: tva_dinner(at)yahoo.ca, or leave a message at the TVA
office: 416-544-9800.
Info: http://veg.ca/content/view/39/70/#dinnersocial
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December 15, Thursday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Anne Innis and South Africa.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 16, 23, 30, Fridays, 11am-12n. 89.5FM CIUT Environmental Radio Show: The Green
Majority.
Info: thegreenmajority(at)gmail.com,
http://www.greenmajority.ca/,
http://www.ciut.fm/
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December 16, Friday, 6:30. $5. TVA York Region/North York Raw Food Group -
December Holiday Potluck.
Quote: "Come by Mahalo this month with your favourite holiday dish and celebrate the
end of another great year! We will have a family style dinner accompanied by great atmosphere
and awesome company."
Location: Mahalo Naturopathic Centre, 19938 Yonge St, between Cedar St and Doane Rd, Holland
Landing.
Previous Location: Green Monkey Environmental Store, 227 Main St, Newmarket.
RSVP/Info: Howard and Amy, yorkregion(at)veg.ca or 416-636-5757,
http://www.meetup.com/raw-food-york/
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December 16, Friday, 9:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Ideas -
Untangling Complexity.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/schedule/
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-12n. Wychwood / Green Barn Farmers Market.
Open all year. Usually 8am-12n. Summer (May 9-Oct 31): Saturdays 9am-1pm.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: Wychwood Green Barn, 601 Christie St, between Wychwood Ave and Christie St, south of St Clair Ave
West.
(map).
Info: 416-653-8546, http://www.thestop.org/green-barn-market
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-1pm. Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market.
Open all year. December-March: Saturdays 9am-1pm.
April-November: Saturdays 8am-1pm.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (Wild sustainably foraged foods;
fruits, mushrooms, vegetables, syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Terra Tree (Sunza raw organic crackers made with
whole sprouted organic grains, seeds or nuts. Also wheatgrass juice);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
- Walnut Trail Organics (organic strawberries);
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Location: Evergreen (Don Valley) Brick Works, downhill walk/bike from Rosedale (GlenRd-DouglasDr) Chorley
park, bike ride by Bayview Ave south of Pottery Rd.
Info: info(at)evergreen.ca,
http://evergreen.ca
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 9:08am. FM 99.1 CBC1 The House.
Quote: "Every Saturday morning CBC Radio takes you behind the scenes in the world of Canadian politics.
Over the years, The House with host Anthony Germain has become known and respected for its groundbreaking
interviews with key decision makers and for the understanding and analysis it provides of the political
choices that touch all our lives.
This is where listeners go to find out what is really happening in the world of policy. Where is the health
care system going What kind of role is this country playing on the world stage?"
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thehouse,
http://www.cbc.ca
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December 17, Saturday, 9:30am. Free. Rouge Valley Hike:
Turkey Trot - Fitness Pace. 5km. Start: Mast -
Glen Rouge Campground Parking Area, 7450 Kingston Rd, between Sheppard Ave East and Altona Rd.
Quote: "Leader: Mike... Challenge: Moderate-Challenging (hilly)...
Pace: Moderate-Fast... Duration: 2 hours...
What to expect: Join us for a walk in the woods to keep the holiday calories at bay!
Trail walks at a fitness pace are a great natural workout, training you in different
ways than you'd expect. Come away from this walk feeling the challenge but having seen
lots more than you would in a gym! This will be a faster pace than usual so if you want
to tackle a trail more slowly, look for another walk today...
Dog Friendly?: Dogs on leash welcome."
Usual Start: Rouge Valley Conservation Centre (RVCC), Pearse House, 1749 Meadowvale Rd,
north of Sheppard Ave, south of Old Finch Ave, across from the Toronto Zoo,
(map).
Rouge Valley Conservation Centre info: 416-282-8265.
Rouge Hikes Info: 905-713-3184, hike(at)rougepark.com,
http://www.rougepark.com/hike
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 10am. FM 99.1. CBC1 - Day Six.
Quote: "This populist weekly magazine show blends the best of news, current affairs,
pop culture, the net, lifestyle and leisure. Playful and relevant, Day Six gives listeners
a fresh perspective on the week that was."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/day6/
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 11am-11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy: This is That.
Saturdays 11am-11:30am.
Quote: "The satirical current affairs program that the National Post described as a show that
'takes ludicrous stories and reports on them with all the seriousness of Anna Maria Tremonti' is
back! Comedians Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring host and play the majority of the guests in this 100%
improvised send-up of public radio."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/this_is_that,
http://cbc.ca/thisisthat
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 12:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Mondays 11pm-12m, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 17, 18 - 839: Health News Update.
Guests: Richard A. Knutson, MD, is a retired orthopedic surgeon in Greenville, MS. His work on
sugar to dress wounds was published in the Southern Medical Journal in Nov. 1981.
Alan Greene, MD, is founder of www.drgreene.com and clinical professor of pediatrics at Stanford
University School of Medicine. His books include Feeding Baby Green and Raising Baby Green.
He is co-chairman of the board of The Society for Participatory Medicine.
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Saturdays 1pm; Wednesdays 11:30am.
Quote: "The Debaters is the hit CBC radio show that features North America's hottest comedians going toe
to toe, debating topics in the news and on the minds of Canadians. Part comedy competition, part quiz show
and part stand-up performance, The Debaters is a clever combination of sharply crafted comedic rants and
hilarious adlibs. Award winning comic, Steve Patterson wields the gavel while some of Canada's hottest
comics step up to the podium in a battle of laughs and logic, funny and fact."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 17, Saturday, 3pm+3:25pm. Free. Camera Bar Film Screening -
How the Grinch Stole Christmas. (3pm, Dir. Chuck Jones & Ben Washam, USA, 1966)
and Miracle on 34th Street (3:25pm, Dir. George Seaton, USA, 1947, 96 min).
Location: Camera Bar Cinema, 1028 Queen St West, 1 block west of Ossington Ave
(map).
Info: Camera Bar Cinema, 416-530-0011, http://www.camerabar.ca
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December 17, 24, 31, Saturdays, 6:30pm. FM 99.1. CBC1 Canadian Comedy Show: Laugh Out Loud.
Info:
http://www.cbc.ca/laughoutloud/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/laugh_out_loud
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December 17, 24, 30, Saturdays, 7pm. Free. Toronto Language & Culture Exchange Meetup (TLCX).
Quote: "Enjoy a fun night out while practicing a new language and meet people from all over
the world! Do you want to learn or practice a foreign language? Regular practice is the key.
The idea of the group is that you help those learning your native language while you get help
from others who speak the language you want to practice. When you come in, just fill out a tag
with your name and native language, and introduce yourself to one of our coordinators - you can
ask one of the servers to point them out - who can introduce you to others with the same language
interests. Then buy some drinks and enjoy the evening with your new friends!
Join us this Saturday and meet a fun group of people. Feel free to come solo or invite as many
friends as you would like. We're looking forward in meeting every one of you."
Location: Alibi Bar & Lounge, 5 Northtown Way, Unit 5-6 , North York
(map).
Info: http://www.meetup.com/Toronto-Language-Culture-Exchange-TLCX/
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December 18, 25, Sundays, 4am-4:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 Radio - The Philosopher's Zone.
Scheduled for December 18-19: On Authenticity - Beate Roessler.
Free MP3 media files.
Guest: Beate Roessler, Professor of Ethics and its History, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Quote: "This week, we investigate authenticity, the personal and the political.
The Philosopher's Zone, from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, is your guide through the
strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics."
Programme Info/Files: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/philosopherszone/ .
CBC1 Schedule Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/the_philosophers_zone
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December 18, 25, Sundays, 6am. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 17, 18 - 839: Health News Update.
Guests: Richard A. Knutson, MD, is a retired orthopedic surgeon in Greenville, MS. His work on
sugar to dress wounds was published in the Southern Medical Journal in Nov. 1981.
Alan Greene, MD, is founder of www.drgreene.com and clinical professor of pediatrics at Stanford
University School of Medicine. His books include Feeding Baby Green and Raising Baby Green.
He is co-chairman of the board of The Society for Participatory Medicine.
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 18, Sunday, 12n. Free or $1. Bruce Trail Club Urban Hike -
Old Mill to Harbourfront.
Quote: "13km, 4km/hr, Mostly flat, Bring water and wrap up warm. Dropout, Beginners,
Families, No dogs, Refreshments after, Pub stop after, Hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes.
Depart 12 pm, Old Mill subway station (inside). Jacqueline ... jacktotheworld(at)hotmail.com .
Who needs a good, brisk blow out along the shores of Lake Ontario? Let's do that lovely walk
from the Old Mill, along the Humber to the lakeshore, along the breezy waterfront all the way
to Harbourfront. We will end up amidst all the beautiful poinsettia displays."
Start: Inside Old Mill subway station.
Bruce Trail Club info: 416-763-9061, http://www.torontobrucetrailclub.org
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December 18, Sunday, 12n. Free. Rouge Valley Hike:
Holiday Fit. 7km. Start: Roadside parking area near Pearse House/Rouge Valley
Conservation Centre, 1749 Meadowvale Road at Zoo Road - follow signs for Rouge Valley
Conservation Centre.
Quote: "Leader: Vicki... Challenge: Moderate-Fast...
Pace: Moderate-Fast... Duration: 2 hours...
What to expect: Join Vicki for a holiday weekend fitness walk to offset the holiday parties!
This will be a faster pace than usual so if you want to tackle this trail more slowly, look
for another walk this weekend...
Dog Friendly?: Dogs on leash welcome..."
Usual Start: Rouge Valley Conservation Centre (RVCC), Pearse House, 1749 Meadowvale Rd,
north of Sheppard Ave, south of Old Finch Ave, across from the Toronto Zoo,
(map).
Rouge Valley Conservation Centre info: 416-282-8265.
Rouge Hikes Info: 905-713-3184, hike(at)rougepark.com,
http://www.rougepark.com/hike
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December 18, 25, Sundays, 12:10pm-12:55pm. AM740 CFZM. Mike Filey's Toronto.
Quote: "Toronto's best-known historian, author, Sunday SUN columnist and tour guide, Mike Filey has a
thousand stories about the city's past..."
Info: http://zoomerradio.ca/blog/schedule/sunday/mike-fileys-toronto/
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December 18, 25, Sunday, 1:05pm-2pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Spark.
Sundays 1:05pm-2pm; Wednesdays 2:05pm.
December 18, 21, 2011 - 166: Library Hacking, Niche Publications, and Enlisting Online Influencers.
Quote: "This week on Spark, a novel way to sell your novel - enlisting influencers to be your
online campaigners. Hyper-curation and the post-digital fetishization of artifacts. And ways to
hack the library by changing the way we access information there...
Spark is a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching. It's not just technology for
gearheads, it's about the way technology affects our lives, and the world around us."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/spark/
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December 18, Sunday, 2pm. Free. TFN / Lost River Walk - Toddle down the Taddle.
Start: Bedford exit of St George Subway station, north of Bloor St West.
End: Eaton Centre.
Led by Helen Mills and Richard Anderson.
Toronto Green Community / Lost River Walks: 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca, http://www.torontogreen.ca,
http://www.lostrivers.ca/WalkSchd.htm .
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December 18, 25, Sunday, 2:05pm. 99.1 FM. CBC Radio 1 - Tapestry.
Scheduled for December 18: Christmas Carols: The Gospel Christmas Project with Andrew Craig.
Sundays 2pm.
Quote: "Tune in Sunday afternoons for an engaging, provocative and unexpected hour of radio: an hour in
which rabbis and poets get equal time on the topic of faith - science-fiction writers and physicist-priests
ponder the great creation myths - scholars and gardeners explore the garden as a spiritual metaphor ? and
architects examine the idea of space for the soul."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/tapestry
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December 18, 25, Sundays, 3pm-5pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - To The Best Of Our Knowledge.
- December 18, 1st hour: Decline of the Middle Class (http://ttbook.org/book/decline-middle-class)
- December 18, 2nd hour: Going Ape (http://ttbook.org/book/going-ape)
Quote: "Satisfying listeners' hunger for new ideas, this program is an intellectual feast examining
the latest issues involving politics, science and popular culture."
Info: http://ttbook.org/,
http://www.wpr.org/book/,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 18, 25, Sundays, 7pm-8pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - A World of Possibilities.
Scheduled for December 18: Studs Terkel: A Heart as Big as the World.
Guest: Studs Terkel.
Quote: "A World of Possibilities is an award-winning, one-hour weekly radio program of public affairs. It
seeks to build bridges across boundaries of background and belief and discover solutions to longstanding
challenges through penetrating conversations with pragmatic social innovators, leading policy analysts and
big-picture thinkers on key national and global issues."
Info: http://aworldofpossibilities.org,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/about-us-menu,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/recent
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December 18, 25, Sundays, 7:05pm-8pm. AM 1010 CFRB 60 Minutes.
Info: http://www.newstalk1010.com/shows/1123538
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December 19, 26, Mondays, 5:06am-5:30am. FM 99.1 CBC1 BBC Environment Show: One
Planet.
Quote: "One Planet uncovers what's really happening on our planet by looking beyond the headlines at the
real environmental stories around the world. From the BBC."
MP3s available.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/one_planet,
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn5
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December, Monday-Friday, 11am-1pm. AM740 CFZM. Goldhawk Fights Back.
Quote: "Canada's foremost consumer advocate, Dale Goldhawk, can now fight for you on AM 740, and share
valuable insights and advice, tips and solutions, navigating today's precarious consumer society."
Info: http://zoomerradio.ca/blog/schedule/weekdays/goldhawk-fights-back/
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December 19, 26, Mondays, 3pm-7pm. Sorauren Park Farmers Market.
Year round.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- The Cutting Veg CSA (organic
vegetables, herbs, garlic);
- Matchbox Gardens (organic heirloom and open pollinated
vegetables, seed and seedlings);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Oso Leo/Two Century Farm (organic fruits);
- The Fresh Veggies CSA (organic vegetables);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: South end of Sorauren Park at Sorauren and Wabash, south of Dundas St West
(map).
Info: ayal(at)westendfood.coop,
http://westendfood.coop/farmers-market
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December 19, 26, Mondays, 11:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Saturdays 12n-1pm, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://radio.cbc.ca/programs/quirks/archives.htm
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December 20, Tuesday, 10am-12n. Free. TFN Nature Walk -
Ashbridges Bay: Winter Birds.
Leader: Anne Powell.
Start: SW corner Lake Shore Blvd E and Coxwell Ave.
Info: Toronto Field Naturalists, 416-593-2656 (Office Hrs: Fridays am),
http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org/,
http://www.torontofieldnaturalists.org/v-walks.htm
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December 20, Tuesday, 2pm. Free. Ian Wheal Heritage Walk -
Garrison Creek: Squatters, Water And Wolves.
Led by Ian Wheal. Bikes welcome.
Start: Outside Christie subway station.
Ian Wheal Heritage Walks: 416-593-2625, 416-761-1289,
http://spacingradio.ca/2010/08/19/summer-shorts-019-the-junction-stock-yards/ .
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December 20, 27, Tuesdays, 7:30pm. Free. TorontoBabel International Night - Language
Exchange.
Tuesdays. Quote: "Practice a language and meet people...
We typically have native speakers of French, Spanish, English, Korean, German, Portuguese, Italian,
Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Turkish, Armenian, Polish, and Hindi, among others."
Location: Rivoli Upstairs, 334 Queen St West, between Spadina Ave & Peter St
(map).
Info: http://torontobabel.com,
http://www.meetup.com/TorontoBabel/
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December 21, 28, Wednesdays, 11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Also Saturdays at 1pm.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 21, 28, Wednesdays, 2:05pm-3pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Spark.
Sundays 1:05pm-2pm; Wednesdays 2:05pm.
December 18, 21, 2011 - 166: Library Hacking, Niche Publications, and Enlisting Online Influencers.
Quote: "This week on Spark, a novel way to sell your novel - enlisting influencers to be your
online campaigners. Hyper-curation and the post-digital fetishization of artifacts. And ways to
hack the library by changing the way we access information there...
Spark is a weekly audio blog of smart and unexpected trendwatching. It's not just technology for
gearheads, it's about the way technology affects our lives, and the world around us."
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/spark/,
http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/spark/
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December 21, Wednesday, 6pm. Free. Green Drinks in Toronto.
Usually the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
Quote: "Do you want to meet a lively group of friendly people interested in environmental issues from
academia, business, government and NGOs for good conversation? If so, join us for drinks in Toronto.
There's no agenda or other formality - it's a chance to meet regularly to chat, debate, socialize
and connect with other Torontonians passionate about environmental and sustainability
issues.
These events are very simple and unstructured, but many people have found employment,
made friends, developed new ideas, done deals and had moments of serendipity."
Location: Grace O'Malley's Pub, 14 Duncan St, 1 block north of King St, 2 blocks west of St Andrews subway.
Past Location: Duke of York Pub, 416-964-2441, backyard garden patio, 39 Prince Arthur Ave,
steps from St George subway station. Near Bloor St. W, and Avenue Rd.
Info: http://www.greendrinks.org/ON/Toronto
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December 21, Wednesday, 6:30pm. Free. Kensington Market Solstice Festival.
Parade, Festival of Lights, Lantern Making.
Location: Augusta Ave and Oxford St, Kensington Ave
(map).
Info: http://redpepperspectacle.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/solstice-2011/
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December 22, Thursday, 12:30pm (12:30pm EST, 5:30 UTC). December Solstice.
Quote: "Solstice is an astronomical term regarding the position of the Sun in relation to
the earth's equator.
The name is derived from Latin solstitium (from sol: 'sun' and sistere: 'stand still').
During the year, the position of the sun seen from earth moves North and South.
When it changes direction it stands still momentarily.
So solstices are those moments of the year when the sun reaches its southernmost or northernmost
position, at the Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer.
Solstice festivals were common (and held primacy) in most cultures of the ancient world."
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice
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December 22, Thursday, 11:30am. Free or $1. Bruce Trail Club Urban Hike -
Curry Walk.
Quote: "10km, 4km/hr, Variable, Could be slippery and muddy.
Dropout, Beginners, Families, No dogs, Refreshments after, Hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes.
Depart 11:30 am, Inside or outside Bank of Nova Scotia, SE corner Yonge and St. Clair.
Jacqueline ... jacktotheworld(at)hotmail.com
This is the 6th and final Curry Walk. Join us in the this delicious, popular event. Details are the
same as December 8th, same Indian Restaurant, same fabulous vegetarian and non-vegetarian buffet.
Room for everybody."
Start: Bank of Nova Scotia, SE corner Yonge St and St Clair Ave.
Bruce Trail Club info: 416-763-9061, http://www.torontobrucetrailclub.org
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December 22, 29, Thursdays, 11am-7pm. Free. AppleTree Farmers Market.
All year.
Quote: "Community market offering local produce, prepared foods, workshops, children's activities, and
more."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Haystrom Farms
(environmentally friendly, naturally grown, chemical-free: 400 varieties of heirloom & exotic fruits &
vegetables, herbs, Arabiatta Tomato Sauce, Pickled Shredded Heirloom Carrots, Maple Fire Chili Sauce,
Pickled Exotic Beets);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded
artisanal chocolate);
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Location: North Toronto Memorial Community Centre,
200 Eglinton Ave West, NE of Oriole Pkwy, 5 blocks west of Yonge St
(map).
Info: Toronto Green Community, 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca,
http://www.appletreemarkets.ca/,
http://www.dailyapple.ca/market/index.html
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December 22, 29, Thursdays, 2pm-5pm. UofT Food & Beverage Services Weekly Farmers Market.
Quote: "U of T is hosting a weekly local farmers' market at the St. George Campus."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- APieCalypse Now! (vegan bakery,
organic fair trade and local ingredients when possible);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
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Location: Willcocks Common, Willcocks St and St George St, 2 blocks north of College St.
Info: UofT Food & Beverage Services,
http://www.food-beverage.utoronto.ca/food/FarmersMarket.htm
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December 22, 29, Thursdays, 3:30pm-7pm. Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads. Runs all year. Access to the produce farm stands is from
the south/side entrance facing the park (not through the main entrance facing the mall)."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm
(organic vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad
blends with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: 875 Dufferin St, Dufferin Grove Park rink house, near Dufferin St & Dufferin Park Ave, btwn
Bloor St West & College St
(map).
Info: market(at)dufferinpark.ca, http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/market.html
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December 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-12n. Wychwood / Green Barn Farmers Market.
Open all year. Usually 8am-12n. Summer (May 9-Oct 31): Saturdays 9am-1pm.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: Wychwood Green Barn, 601 Christie St, between Wychwood Ave and Christie St, south of St Clair Ave
West.
(map).
Info: 416-653-8546, http://www.thestop.org/green-barn-market
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December 24, 30, Saturdays, 8am-1pm. Evergreen Brick Works Farmers Market.
Open all year. December-March: Saturdays 9am-1pm.
April-November: Saturdays 8am-1pm.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (Wild sustainably foraged foods;
fruits, mushrooms, vegetables, syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Terra Tree (Sunza raw organic crackers made with
whole sprouted organic grains, seeds or nuts. Also wheatgrass juice);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
- Walnut Trail Organics (organic strawberries);
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Location: Evergreen (Don Valley) Brick Works, downhill walk/bike from Rosedale (GlenRd-DouglasDr) Chorley
park, bike ride by Bayview Ave south of Pottery Rd.
Info: info(at)evergreen.ca,
http://evergreen.ca
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December 24, 30, Saturdays, 11am-11:30am. FM 99.1. CBC1 Comedy: This is That.
Saturdays 11am-11:30am.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/this_is_that,
http://cbc.ca/thisisthat
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December 24, 30, Saturdays, 12:06pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Science Show: Quirks & Quarks.
Also Mondays 11pm-12m, Wednesdays 3pm-4pm.
http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/
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December 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. AM970 WNED Health Show: The People's Pharmacy.
Saturdays 1pm; Sundays 6am.
Scheduled for December 23, 24 - TBA.
Guests: TBA.
Quote: "Pharmacologist Joe Graedon and nutrition expert and medical anthropologist Terry Graedon provide
drug and health information to callers and listeners."
Info: http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/radio-shows/,
http://www.wned.org/am/programs.asp?title=The%20People's%20Pharmacy,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp
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December 24, 30, Saturdays, 1pm. FM 99.1 CBC1 Comedy Show: The Debaters.
Saturdays 1pm; Wednesdays 11:30am.
Info: http://www.cbc.ca/thedebaters/
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December 25, Sunday. Christmas Day.
"In Canada, Christmas traditions have come from many countries.
France has given us its celebration of the Nativity with its old carols,
Germany the Christmas tree and its many ornaments and England, greeting cards.
Ireland has bequeathed us the ancient Gaelic custom of putting lights in windows.
The United States has provided Santa Claus and
Czechoslovakia and Japan have produced a flood of Christmas tree and interior home decorations of all kinds."
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/christmas.html
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December 25, Sundays, 7pm-8pm. AM970 WNED Radio Show - A World of Possibilities.
Scheduled for December 25: The Promise and Perils of Nanotechnology.
Guest: David Rejeski, Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies;
Ian Illuminato, Health and Environment Campaigner, Friends of the Earth;
Pat Roy Mooney, Executive Director, Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration;
David Azoulay, Managing Attorney, Center for International Environmental Law.
Quote: "A World of Possibilities is an award-winning, one-hour weekly radio program of public affairs. It
seeks to build bridges across boundaries of background and belief and discover solutions to longstanding
challenges through penetrating conversations with pragmatic social innovators, leading policy analysts and
big-picture thinkers on key national and global issues."
Info: http://aworldofpossibilities.org,
http://www.wned.org/am/Schedule.asp,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/about-us-menu,
http://aworldofpossibilities.org/recent
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December 26, Monday, 10am. Free or $1. Bruce Trail Club Urban Hike -
Toronto Island.
Quote: "12km, 4km/hr, Mostly flat. Dropout at anytime, Hiking boots.
Depart 10 am, Ferry Dock. Meet at 9:30am inside waiting area for ferry docks at the foot of Bay St.
Larry ... Avoid the Boxing Day crowds. The islands are quiet in winter. We will catch the 3:15 or 3:45 pm
ferry to be back in Toronto about 4 pm. Ferry $6.50 adult, $4.00 student/senior, $3.00 junior, all
return fares."
Start: Outside the Beaches Public Library, 2161 Queen St East.
Bruce Trail Club info: 416-763-9061, http://www.torontobrucetrailclub.org
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December 26, Monday, 2pm. Free. Lost River Walk - Helen and Deborah's Boxing Day Taddle Ramble.
Start: St Matthew's United Church, Rushton and St Clair Ave West.
Led by Helen Mills.
Toronto Green Community / Lost River Walks: 416-781-7663, info(at)torontogreen.ca, http://www.torontogreen.ca,
http://www.lostrivers.ca/WalkSchd.htm .
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December 26, Mondays, 3pm-7pm. Sorauren Park Farmers Market.
Year round.
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Earth & City (Local organic vegetable gardening & vegan mostly raw sweet and savoury food);
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- The Cutting Veg CSA (organic
vegetables, herbs, garlic);
- Matchbox Gardens (organic heirloom and open pollinated
vegetables, seed and seedlings);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Oso Leo/Two Century Farm (organic fruits);
- The Fresh Veggies CSA (organic vegetables);
- Kind Organics (organic salad blends
with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: South end of Sorauren Park at Sorauren and Wabash, south of Dundas St West
(map).
Info: ayal(at)westendfood.coop,
http://westendfood.coop/farmers-market
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December 26, Monday, 6:30pm. RSVP Required. $2. Raw Food / Living Food Toronto Meetup:
Potluck.
December 26 Location: Private home, Artists of Arcadia Housing Co-op, 680 Queens Quay West, west of Bathurst
St. Previous Locations:
Private home (chemical and fragrance-free), Roehampton Ave, NE of Yonge St and Eglinton Ave East.
Condo party room near Wellesley and Jarvis.
Strachan Ave, near Queen St West.
Private home on Bellwoods Ave, near Dundas St West and Bathurst St.
Private home, Heath St, near St Clair West subway station.
Shaftesbury Ave, near Summerhill Subway station (contact group for details).
"Regular raw potluck - please bring only vegan and raw food. Also, please bring a piece of paper
with your ingredients listed on it just in case someone is sensitive to anything in your dish.
Raw food doesn't include: canned, 'cold pressed' oils (see note below), distilled, pasteurized, sushi,
store-bought salad dressings.".
Raw Food / Living Food Toronto Meetup info:
http://www.meetup.com/raw-food-living-food-toronto/
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December 27 to January 8, 2pm. Free. NFB Films -
The Sweater, Log Driver's Waltz, Lights for Gita, The Cat Came Back, Cinderella Penguin, It's Snow,
Island, Blackberry Subway Jam, The Danish Poet, My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts, Noel Noel,
The Legend of the Flying Canoe, Leon in Wintertime and Snow Cat..
Quote: "Daily Screenings from Tuesday, December 27 to Sunday, January 8 at 2 p.m. (except Jan. 1)...
Give your family and your wallet some much needed down time. Visit us over the holidays to watch
new releases, classics, wintry and holiday-themed animated movies - all for FREE."
Location: NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St (Richmond St West, Osgoode subway station
(map).
Event Info: http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/schedule.php?id=2697 .
Info: NFB, 416-973-3012,
http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/mediatheque/screenings.php,
http://www.nfb.ca/mediatheque
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December 27, Tuesday, 7pm-10:30pm. $10. Contra Dancing.
Usually the 2nd, 4th, 5th Saturdays 7:30pm to 10:30pm.
Includes Basics Class: 7pm-7:30pm, room on the right near the stage.
Regular location (September through June): St Barnabas Church Hall, 361 Danforth Ave, corner of Hampton Ave,
near Chester Ave
(map).
December 10 location: Eastminster United Church, 310 Danforth Ave, east of Broadview Ave,
west of Pape Ave
(map).
July/August Location: Ferry to Ward's Island, Algonquin Bridge Road, AIA Clubhouse.
Info: The Toronto Country Dancers, 416-532-2025, info@tcdance.org,
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/schedule.htm,
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/alternate_halls/stbarnabas.htm,
http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/~tcd/aboutus/contra.htm.
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December 29, Thursdays, 3:30pm-7pm. Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers Market.
Quote: "Local farmers (small farms from southern Ontario) sell their organically-grown products,
including fruits, vegetables, herbs, and breads. Runs all year. Access to the produce farm stands is from
the south/side entrance facing the park (not through the main entrance facing the mall)."
Included farms/businesses that don't raise livestock and don't sell animal products:
- Chocosol (fairly-traded artisanal chocolate);
- Urban Harvest (100% certified organic and heirloom seeds,
seedlings and garden supplies);
- Forbes Wild Foods (fruits, mushrooms, vegetables,
syrups, vinegars and dry goods);
- Thorpe's Organic Produce Farm
(organic vegetables, fruits & herbs, Millgrove ON);
- Plan B Organic Farm CSA (organic
vegetables, fruits & herbs);
- Kind Organics (organic salad
blends with herbs & edible flowers, sprouts, micro-greens, baby greens and wheatgrass);
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Location: 875 Dufferin St, Dufferin Grove Park rink house, near Dufferin St & Dufferin Park Ave, btwn
Bloor St West & College St
(map).
Info: market(at)dufferinpark.ca, http://www.dufferinpark.ca/market/market.html
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December 31, Saturday. New Year's Eve.
Quote: "New Year's Eve is 31 December, the final day of the Gregorian year, and the day before New Year's Day.
New Year's Eve is a separate observance from the observance of New Year's Day. In 21st-century Western practice,
New Year's Eve is celebrated with parties and social gatherings spanning the transition of the year
at midnight.
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_Eve
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December 31, Saturday, 7pm. RSVP Required. Free. Animal Welfare Meetup and Vegan Meetup -
New Year's Eve Vegan Potluck and Party.
Quote: "2011 is steadily tick-tocking away and, if you're anything like me, you always seem
to leave the planning of your New Year's Eve activities until, almost literally, the last minute!
Well fear not my fellow veg-heads, as I've got the perfect solution for the holiday blues-a New
Year's Eve Vegan Potluck and Party!
So come on out to just beyond the border of Toronto to finish off the year with some great company,
great food, and a great time!
The festivities start up at 7pm and go until ???...well, definitely until after midnight!
Let me know if you need to crash overnight and I'll reserve you a blanket and a hunk of carpeted floor.
Getting here is pretty easy, as it's about a 12 minute walk (2 min. drive if you take a cab) from Long
Branch Go Station and Loop, serviced by the Lakeshore West Go Train line (20 min. ride from Union),
the 110 and 123 buses from Islington and Kipling Subway Stations, respectively (each about a 20 min.
ride from the subway), and the 24 hour 501 Queen Streetcar. If you're driving, you'll take the Dixie Rd.
exit from the QEW and head south (follow the signs as you get off the highway and make sure to hang a
left at the first traffic lights you come to!). Feel free to call me at 416-648-3275 if you get turned
around or any other need that may arise.
Food, of course, needs to be vegan, so nothing of an animal origin (including honey) and if you're
bringing anything chocolate, please make it fair trade to avoid child slavery. Oh, and please B.Y.O.B. ;)
As always, r.s.v.p. so I have an idea of numbers and if you have any questions, ask away!
Hope to see many of you Saturday but, if not.....
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Paul :)"
Location: Paul's Place, 1035 Fergus Ave., Unit 6, Mississauga, ON.
Info/RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/vegan-387/
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