Community Environment Day, Clothing & Toy Swap – Sunday, June 7

Mimico Community Environment Day

Councillor Morley and the City of Toronto are bringing a Community Environment Day to the Mimico Adult Centre (MAC).

Green Mimico is organizing a complementary event with Clothing & Toy Swap just up the street from Mimico Adult Centre.

10am – 2pm at Mimico Adult Centre (255 Royal York Road)

📅 Sunday June 7, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

♻️ Drop off household items for donation, electronics for reuse or recycling and household hazardous waste for proper disposal at the MAC.

Find details here and pick up some free compost if you like.

🔋 Before or after visiting the Mimico Adult Centre, join Green Mimico at the Mimico – Coronation Clubhouse to learn from neighbours about Flood Risk Mitigation, Heat Pumps, Solar and Batteries.

10am – 1pm at Mimico Coronation Club House (10 Judson St, it’s behind the historic train station):

📅 Sunday June 7, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, drop in anytime

• Clothing & Toy Swap

  • Keep it fair: bring something you no longer need but think someone else could use — clean and in good condition. Take what you’d like in return, free of charge. Whatever’s left by 1pm will be picked up by the Salvation Army

  • Can’t drop off in person? Email info@greenmimico.ca before Saturday (June 6) and we may be able to have volunteers collect items from your Mimico home before the event.

• Learn from neighbours about Flood Mitigation, Rebates & Subsidies regarding Heat Pumps, Solar PV, Batteries, EVs & Transit

• Green Mimico Awards will be presented at 12:30pm

We are organizing this event to help Mimico residents with:

• Resilience — Strengthen Mimico to withstand climate impacts

• Preparedness — Get ready for changes already underway

• Prevention — Reduce future climate risks

📫 Please get in touch if you want to join Green Mimico and help neighbours with these topics. The group has been busy unclogging storm water grates, as you can see on Instagram.

💚 Green Mimico has several members generating free & clean solar energy in Mimico.

Home Solar Accelerator – FREE concierge service for residential solar/battery

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) has launched a Home Solar Accelerator offering GTHA homeowners free personalized support to install rooftop solar systems, with optional battery storage.

Expert advisors will provide guidance through every step:

• assessing solar potential,

• gathering quotes from pre-qualified installers,

• navigating permit and interconnection approvals,

• coordinating installation, and following up to make sure everything’s working.

You can check it out at: https://solaraccelerator.ca/

Win $5,000 to upgrade your old furnace to a heat pump.

Change is in the air — and this spring, it could mean $5,000 toward a cleaner, more comfortable home. Toronto Hydro is giving Toronto homeowners the chance to win one of six $5,000 prizes to upgrade your old furnace to a heat pump (before July 31, 2026).

Steadier temperatures. Cleaner local air. Better comfort you can actually feel.

💚 Green Mimico is a partner in the Toronto Home Energy Network. If you want to tour a Mimico home with a Heat Pump just let us know.

Create a pollinator garden this spring

The City has launched a free online tool to make it easier for residents and community groups to choose locally native plants. The database shares information on pollinator value, habitat type and growing conditions, making it easier to create and care for pollinator‑friendly gardens across Toronto. Find out more about the native plant, tree and shrub tool.

Protect against basement flooding with up to $6,650 in City subsidies

Every home is at risk of basement flooding, even if it has not happened before. The City of Toronto is here to help. The City’s expanded Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program offers up to $6,650 to help pay for eligible flood protection work.

This includes up to $500 towards a home plumbing assessment. Learn tips to help protect your home and what support is available by checking out the City’s helpful infographic and visiting toronto.ca/BasementFlooding.

See you by the lake, Mimico!