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Traffic & Transit this weekend
TCS Waterfront Marathon is this weekend, please plan accordingly! Some relevant closures:
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Sunday from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m: Lake Shore Boulevard West from Windermere Avenue to Bathurst Street, and westbound from Bathurst Street to Yonge Street
GO train service disruption west of Oakville
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On Saturday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 18, planned construction is taking place on Lakeshore West. GO trains will run between Niagara Falls GO and Aldershot GO, and between Oakville GO and Union Station.
138th Toronto Scout Group – Mimico
Oct 16, 17 & 18! 🍎 Apple Days are back, and Scouts across Canada are getting ready to continue a favourite Scouting tradition. Keep an eye out and grab some apples for a good cause!
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Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers will be in the community at various locations throughout Mimico.
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Your support helps send youth on amazing adventures and better prepare the next generation for their future.
Protecting Our Community From Flooding
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Practical/cost-effective actions that homeowners and renters can take to limit their exposure to basement flooding.
Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Free, please register here so we can order the right amount of pizza 🙂
Halloween Family Dance
October 23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, David Hornell School, $5
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Costumes & families with young kids are welcome
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Tickets Available online or at the Door
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Music – Dancing – Food & drinks sold separately
Halloween Yard Sale
October 24, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, David Hornell Junior School 32 Victoria St, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
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Great finds for a great cause. Michael Majeski’s Annual Halloween Yard Sale
Treat Accessibly in Mimico
Sunday October 25, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Free
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Together with The Hustle and RE/MAX Michael Majeski.
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A fun and inclusive trick-or-treating event for everyone.
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Let’s work together to create a welcoming, accessible and fun Halloween for all children in our community!
Music Programs @ Lakeshore Arts!
What’s better than a sing-along around a campfire to celebrate the fall season? We’re bringing that energy, minus the actual open flame (sorry, fire codes!) with our two upcoming musical programs, Song Circle on Tuesday nights and Jamboree on Sunday afternoons.
Song Circle and Jamboree are drop-in, open to all ages, and all experience levels welcome! Questions? Email our Programs Manager at CommunityPrograms@LakeshoreArts.ca
Song Circle Join members of Toronto Community Singing for a family-friendly song circle at Lakeshore Arts. All voices are welcome. The songs are heart-centred and taught in the oral tradition of call and response.
Dates: Tuesdays, from October 6 – December 8, 2026 and again from February 2 – May 18, 2027
Time: 7 – 8:30 PM
Location: 2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W.
Fall Saturday Community Hubs!
Every Saturday until December 5, we’ve got a host of fun, family-friendly and FREE activities happening at Lakeshore Arts! Come by for printmaking, holiday crafts and upcycling. LSA’s Saturday Community Hubs take place from 1 – 3:30 PM in person at Lakeshore Arts (2422 Lake Shore Blvd. W.)
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Printmaking from September 19 – October 24, 2026
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Halloween Costume Clinic and Craft on October 31, 2026
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Diwali Craft on November 7, 2026
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Upcycling from November 14 – December 5, 2026
All Community Hubs are drop-in, open to all ages, no experience necessary, and all materials are supplied!
Forestry Grants & Incentives
Now Accepting Applications for the Mature Private Tree Maintenance Grant
The Mature Private Tree Maintenance Grant (formerly the Distinctive Tree Maintenance Incentive Pilot) is a new pilot program offered by the City of Toronto to help eligible residential property owners care for and maintain large, healthy trees on their properties.
Eligible property owners may receive funding of up to $1,500 to support professional pruning and maintenance of mature private trees greater than 61 cm diameter at breast height (DBH).
Proactive tree maintenance, including pruning, is an important part of maintaining healthy, resilient trees over the long term. When performed by a qualified arborist using accepted arboricultural practices, pruning can support tree health, improve tree structure and help reduce the risk of branch failure.
Visit www.toronto.ca/treegrants for more information and to apply before November 16. If you have questions or require assistance, please email forestrygrants@toronto.ca
One of the easiest ways you can support pollinators and other wildlife this fall is to do a little less yard work. Dead leaves, fallen branches, and hollow plant stems provide essential winter shelter for beneficial insects such as butterflies, moths, bees and beetles. At the same time, the seed heads of native perennial plants offer an important food source for overwintering birds, including Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), American Goldfinches (Spinus tristis), and Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis).
Leaving natural materials in your yard benefits more than just wildlife. Fallen leaves and perennial stems act as a natural mulch, helping to protect and insulate plants through the winter while gradually returning valuable nutrients to the soil as they decompose. Seed heads can also help your garden thrive. Some native perennials, such as Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida), readily self-seed when left standing over winter, providing new plants for you to enjoy next season.
The best approach is to leave leaves, stems, and other natural materials right where they fall. If you prefer a tidier appearance, consider moving leaves into garden beds, around the base of trees, or to another designated area of your yard where they can continue to provide habitat and soil benefits, rather than throwing them out in yard waste bags.
This fall, give nature a helping hand by leaving the leaves. A little less cleanup can make a big difference for local wildlife.
Mimico’s History
Did you know the Etobicoke Historical Society has a page for Mimico? It shows this photo taken 99 years ago. Can you figure out exactly where the photographer was standing? Some of these buildings are still standing. Click here to see pin on map.
See you around, Mimico!