tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33418465537400587292024-03-14T04:48:27.716-04:00Ward's Island Community Pebble Mosaic ProjectInspired by the pebble mosaics of Maggy Howarth and recognizing the need for a more attractive and functional public space at the heart of our community, a few Toronto Islanders have begun this project. It involves removing the existing concrete and asphalt in front of the clubhouse and installing a piazza with plants, shade, water, and space for meeting, sitting, and community events. At the centre of the piazza will be a pebble mosaic, 12' in diameter, depicting our island.Allyson Woodrooffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572148874739581024noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-68194733152621032842015-10-13T08:52:00.002-04:002015-10-13T08:56:20.127-04:00Officially open!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Arythmics band, stilt dancers, flag waver and hooper extraordinaire paraded the guests from the Ward's Island ferry docks to Willow Square, celebrating the installation of the restored Victorian-style Landing Stage and the completion of the Willow Square project. Thanks to the ongoing support of many Islanders and friends the space has been transformed from a garbage transfer site and parking lot into a community hub.
It took a village to create a Square!
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bruce Smith told the story of the search for the original Landing Stage</td></tr>
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Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-58360714799093157842015-09-15T16:01:00.003-04:002015-09-15T16:53:04.486-04:00Come and Celebrate Sunday October 4, 2 p.m.!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We invite you to share in the celebration of the installation of the Landing Stage<br />
at Willow Square, Ward’s Island.<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Sunday October 4, 2015 at 2 p.m.</span><br />
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With the restoration of the Landing Stage and the completion of the gardens, benches<br />
and a new sign, the development work is now complete.<br />
Together we have accomplished much: It takes a village to create a Square!<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Music • Refreshments • Entertainment</span><br />
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City guests can catch the 1:45 ferry to Ward’s Island<br />
More information: 647-545-0829Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-2445738084803787512014-11-20T07:50:00.005-05:002014-11-20T07:58:27.248-05:00It's finished!We are very happy to announce the completion of the restoration and installation of the Victorian landing stage in Willow Square on Ward's Island. Thanks to the City of Toronto, Clifford Restoration, Stevens Burgess Architects and a lot of Islanders who never lost faith (although some of us ALMOST did), it was completed in time for the first snowfall of the season.<br />
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The wooden slat benches were incorporated with the restoration</div>
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A new 2' diameter pebble mosaic has been added</div>
<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-68625750416171588982014-11-12T09:07:00.001-05:002014-11-12T09:08:08.089-05:00Getting closer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Allyson W got this shot yesterday of the new benches and the pavers going back in. </div>
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Jason reproduced the pieces that were missing, matching the existing ones perfectly<br />
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The first time these restorers had seen a photo of the original Stage in situ<br />
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<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-20629854081393298162014-11-07T10:59:00.005-05:002014-11-09T16:58:24.570-05:00It's going up!It's been a long wait between the pouring of the initial foundations, which were deemed insufficient for the task, the construction of the second foundations, and the raising of the structure of the Landing Stage. It is now going up, and a beautiful thing it is.<br />
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The Landing Stage in its original position at the Eastern Gap, Ward's Island<br />
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Bruce Smith, the man who found the pieces, and had the plan</div>
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Positioning the supporting steel posts<br />
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Detail of one of the refurbished roof supports</div>
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The garden is looking fabulous, thanks to Grahame Beakhust.<br />
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Allyson Woodrooffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572148874739581024noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-25367640517549373522012-08-01T20:00:00.000-04:002012-08-22T09:32:27.624-04:00Planting the paperbark maple trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Laying the mosaic squares</div>
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Adding the sand</div>
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Wetting it down</div>
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Finished and ready for planting</div>
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A toast to Willow Square!</div>
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<br />Allyson Woodrooffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01572148874739581024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-33585218228726929562012-07-13T10:51:00.000-04:002012-07-13T10:51:49.154-04:00Day 8: Massimo, the main man, doing the installation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-32307698522159289922012-07-12T09:02:00.002-04:002012-07-12T09:02:38.362-04:00Day 7: Ready for the paths<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-35632313739159607562012-07-05T00:20:00.003-04:002012-07-05T00:20:36.995-04:00Day 2: Levelling for the Square<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-66104789455734954542012-06-29T09:10:00.000-04:002012-07-05T00:20:52.458-04:00Phase 2: Day 1<br />
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City Parks has removed the asphalt from the former parking lot and garbage transfer site. Phase 2 begins</div>
<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-89137721082361353102012-06-25T19:44:00.002-04:002012-06-29T09:10:30.797-04:00Wow!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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We are amazed, grateful, in awe of our neighbours and friends. We are there. Together we have raised the $14,000 that we need to install the second half of the Willow Square. </div>
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City Parks has moved the concrete pavers from the former parking lot across from the WIA, relocating them to the field until they can be installed. The cuts have been made in the existing asphalt, and tomorrow or Wednesday the asphalt will begin to come up. The installation crew can come next week and begin to further excavate, fill, and lay the paving stones. We booked them on faith, and hope, for the first week of July, wishing to have the Square ready for Gala weekend, and now we can go ahead. Thanks to our donors.</div>
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The area will be kept as neat as possible while Phase 2 is under construction, and there will be paved access to the clubhouse from the north (ferry dock) side. However, there will be some inconvenience to people, especially with wheeled vehicles. There will be a slight drop from the sidewalk to the sand along Withrow for about a week. The installation crew will install the "road" area first.</div>
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Thank you. Keep checking the blog for photos and updates as the work progresses.</div>Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-17545263798735798852012-06-14T22:31:00.002-04:002012-06-14T22:31:37.813-04:00Willow Square Update - so close!!!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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The fantastic tulips in the new beds have now made way for four Paperbark Maple trees, with rhododendrons and other shrubs, perennials and ground cover coming soon. Thanks to Sheila Murray for obtaining the donations of the tulips from TradeWinds International Sales, and shrubs from Humber, Sheridan and Putzer’s nurseries. Also to Grahame Beakhust for sourcing the Paperbark Maples as well as for his fundraising efforts, to Jerry Englar for his brilliant site plan, and to all the gardeners who are helping out. Thanks to Loblaws for its contribution of $500 from the garden centre.</div>
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We are now getting close to raising the $14,000 that we need for the installation of Phase 2 of Willow Square, due to the generous donations of many Islanders. Phase 2 will transform the area formerly used as a parking lot and garbage transfer site. The Sandbar Sisters/Hoedown crew turned over the proceeds from Saturday’s event, the $500 matching funds have been received, and many private donations have put us just $2400 away from our goal. We would really like to have Phase 2 installed, with the pavers, small mosaic squares, and planting beds, before Gala Weekend. The installers are ready to proceed the first week of July, we just need to have the rest of the funding in hand.</div>
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The Church has generously offered to issue tax receipts for donations to the project. Cheques should be made out to: Church of St. Andrew-by-the-Lake, with a reference on the cheque to the HKMF and the WIA Pebble Mosaic Project. The Church will redirect donations to our project, and issue tax receipts in January. Cheques can be dropped off at Joyce Roger’s home at 25 Seneca or Kathleen Doody’s at<br />
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<i>Kathleen, Penny and Jerry</i></div>Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-44579433792884672852012-03-19T11:16:00.005-04:002012-03-19T11:17:14.656-04:00The Word on Willow Square<br />
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part of the square built and installed in front of the WIA, we took a few
months rest to savour the achievement that so many people brought to life. Then we got back to work with the city to see
if we could make Phase 2 happen this spring and summer. Phase 2 of Willow
Square refers to the area on the other side of the square in front of the
Willow Garden, the proposed location of the restored Landing Stage and pebble mosaics
squares made in the workshops last winter. This is City land and we wanted to
make sure that the Landing Stage would be under their future care (and
insurance) once it was restored.</span><br />
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Development and Culture (Cultural Assets), Heritage Toronto, City Parks
(Warren) and Pam McConnell’s office. We were thrilled to find there was a lot
of interest in the project and the Landing Stage and we received some helpful
advice on how to move forward. Some money has been made available to start the
project by hiring an historical engineer to research the Landing Stage and
develop a plan for its restoration. Parks will be able to provide some in-kind
services and we are hoping that the City will recognize the cultural value of
the Landing Stage and commit to its reconstruction. We will still have to raise
some money for installation but it seems a manageable amount, somewhere around
$12,000. Heritage Toronto has offered to make their charitable status available
to us for fundraising. All very hopeful but the timing is unclear right now
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fundraising for this project and the work that will need to be done to repair
and renovate the clubhouses over the next several years. Meanwhile we have
spray painted the design of Phase 2 on the ground of the former parking lot and
garbage transfer site. Take a look. And with our early spring, all those
thousands of bulbs that were planted last fall in the gardens have been
uncovered and are starting to poke through the mulch. Keep a look out for those
flowers – they should be spectacular. Jerry Englar has done a beautiful
landscape design for the Phase 1 gardens, with small trees, shrubs and perennials
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<br />Kathleen Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188067384427042590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3341846553740058729.post-13080732095379762362011-10-28T17:17:00.000-04:002011-10-28T17:17:05.491-04:00Installation - Last Day!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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