Just a Winter Walk in the East End

Hi friends,

This event description may be a little shorter- the organizer was subject to meetup crashing after having written a whole description which was not saved - a learning experience. So simply the basics will be included here.

First, apologies for no walks for like, a month or two! It was a busy time, and it can feel less encouraging to plan events during the winter- though the weather has really been not bad; and we hope not to jinx it through scheduling this.

It would be beneficial to appreciate winter season in any case, seeing as that is Toronto for so much of the year. The season has its own beauties and charms of course.

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This is planned to be a fairly simple little walk, one that we came up with ourselves in this group, in the East End. It passes through some parks, some pleasant residential neighbourhoods; and even some interesting and puzzling local artwork.

Last time, those on this walk (in the Spring) will I am sure recall that we even inadvertently ended up at "Toronto's smelliest park" to conclude the walk. This was unplanned and it is uncertain if we will seek to return there. The experience was rather aversive, as would be expected for HSPs, many of whom are already sensitive to smells. We can gauge interest on the day perhaps (joking).

We'll provide some more details of the walk if they arise before then. We will plan to meet just outside of Greenwood station, a typically low-key east end station (the only entrance is on Linnsmore ave., which we will meet in front of). We will pass through parks and neighbourhoods as alluded to. Should be nice to have a chance to walk and connect / re-connect with folks in our group again.

Also no pressure to talk more than you like, you can simply enjoy the silence and scenery on an evening walk in a part of the city that you may not (or may) have explored before. I hope this can be a nice way to unwind and perhaps meet new people on a weekend day.

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Re: membership, since its nearly the end of the year, if you are a new member then the yearly $10 membership fee will cover this month as well as the entirety of 2025. If this is your first walk, kindly e-transfer to [email protected] prior to the day. Many thanks for supporting the group and helping me to cover meetup's organizer fees.

We will probably go rain or shine, but we'll monitor things closer to the day, to review whatever impending cataclysm (snow, wind, or hail) has been decided to coincide with our chosen walk day.

Very much looking forward to seeing new and old faces again :)