Category: Janes Walks

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June 9: Building Better Streets: Enhancing walkability and mobility for all

St. John’s can be a walker’s paradise, however we’ve ceded most of the land to cars. Join Myles Russell of partner organization Streets are for People as we explore the hidden hazards and triumphs of urban mobility, from the perils pedestrians face in noisy, traffic-laden streets to the dynamics of walking, cycling, and driving. Discover the challenges and solutions in our shared-use paths, sidewalk maintenance, and transit systems, including fascinating insights into transit graveyards and connectivity issues.

The walk starts at 11:00 on Sunday, June 9th and will begin and end at Churchill Square. The meeting point for this walk is the bench next to the Elizabeth Avenue entrance to the Churchill Square parking lot.
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Jun 9: Growing Community: Food growing and composting in Centre City


Join us for a lively walk to discover the ‘growing community’ in centre city. We will start on Sunday, June 9th at 2:00PM at Aldershot Community Garden on 30 Aldershot Street. From there we will visit Georgestown Community Compost and Bonaventure Community Garden, school gardens at Holy Heart of Mary and St. Bon’s, and finish at the Tessier Park Fruit Forest.

We’ll dig into the role of gardens to enhance social spaces with hosts Sarah Crocker and Viviana Ramirez Luna.
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Defence Perspectives: from Fort Townsend to Fort William

Join long-time amateur historian and researcher, Alan Cass, and his daughter Alison Cass (a Happy City board member) to hear about the St John’s military defence perspectives from 1690 to 1945.
The walk will include discussion of the city’s defences, where they were sited, and why they changed during that period.
It will start at 12 noon on June 15th in the lobby of The Rooms museum and gallery, built over the ruins of Fort Townsend. Stops along the way include the sites of Fort William and The National War Memorial, where the walk ends.

Alison Cass recently introduced Jane’s Walks on CBC’s Morning Show!

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