City Wide
2025 Toronto Marathon, Sunday, May 4, 2025,
Road Closures
The 2025 Toronto Marathon [torontomarathon.com] is taking place on Sunday, May 4, 2025. It will consist of a Full Marathon, a Half Marathon, a 10 km run, a 5 km run, and a 5 km and 10 km walk.
Start times are:
- 7:30 a.m. - full marathon
- 8:00 a.m. - half marathon walk,10 km run, 5 km walk
- 8:15 a.m. - 5 km run
- 8:30 a.m. - half marathon run
For race maps, click here [racepoint.ca].
For road closure information please visit: Road Closure Info | Toronto Marathon
Ward 4 Developments
138 Dowling Ave - Community Consultation Meeting
There will be a Virtual Community Consultation Meeting regarding the Development Application at 138 Dowling Ave. More details on the application are available here.
When: May 7 2025, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.
Visit www.toronto.ca/CPconsultations for the registration link and instructions on how to join. Please refer to the Notice below for further meeting details.
Community Meeting - 340-376R Dufferin St and 2 Melbourne Ave. Planning Application
This virtual Community Meeting will take place on May 5th, 2025 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Join Online
Please register before the meeting to attend online on the City Planning and Development Review Consultations website at http://www.toronto.ca/cpconsultations.
A link will be provided to join the meeting online at 6:30 p.m.
Join by Phone:
If you are joining by phone, there will be limited functionality.
To join the meeting:
On Monday, May 5th from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., call 416-915-6530 and enter meeting access code 2333 607 0391 to join the meeting
For more information about how to join the meeting, how to participate and code of conduct visit the Engagement Website
Please refer to the Notice below for further meeting details.
Ward 4
Cherry blossom (Sakura) peak bloom expected later this week
The City of Toronto is predicting that Toronto cherry blossom (Sakura) trees will reach peak bloom later this week due to rising temperatures. Cherry blossoms typically last between four to 10 days, depending on weather conditions.
More information including a map of locations and accessibility information is available on the City’s Cherry Blossoms website: https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cherry-blossoms/.
High Park
Tens of thousands of people come to the blossoming Sakura trees in High Park annually. To help manage visitor volume, there will be no vehicle access or parking inside High Park starting Monday, May 5 for the duration of peak bloom. Vehicle access and parking inside High Park is regularly prohibited during the weekends.
TTC Wheel-Trans vehicles will continue to have access to the park to drop off visitors. An elevator is now available for visitors to use when arriving from the High Park TTC Station.
Enjoy the blossoms and respect the trees
Visitors are asked to avoid climbing the cherry blossom trees or removing blossoms or branches and use designated bins for litter and recycling.
City parks contain ecologically sensitive areas meaning it is important to stay on paved pathways and trails to help sustain the long-term health of these areas.
More information on when the High Park cherry blossoms are in bloom is available on the High Park Nature Centre website: https://highparknaturecentre.com/cherry-blossom-watch/.
Support Sakuras
Cherry trees require regular maintenance and have a finite lifespan. City crews are constantly planting more Sakura trees to replace aging trees.
The public can support this important work by donating to the Sakura Fund. More information is available on the City’s website:
https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/partnerships-sponsorships-donations/donate/sakura-cherry-trees/
BLOOM by the Park with Bloor By the Park BIA
Bloor by the Park is celebrating the cherry blossom season in the cutest ways, from limited time sakura-themed promotions to beautifully decorated lamp posts that glow at night! Visit bloorbythepark.com to see what's blooming, plus don't miss their FREE Mother's Day Giveaway on Saturday May 10th.
Parkdale Residents Association: Jane's Walk – Parkdale Developments Walking Tour
The Parkdale Residents Association (PRA) is mapping local developments—and we want you to see the changes firsthand. With over 4,000 new units proposed across twenty sites, this walking tour invites you to: witness the scale of expansion, question the mix of condos, rentals, and affordable housing, celebrate Parkdale’s layered history, and take part in the living ecosystem of change. Demonstrating the power of walkable neighborhoods, we’ll highlight how different approaches to density and affordability could transform street life.
Like Jane, we believe locals should shape their streets and so this tour is connected to a larger project which includes a public map tracking development proposals and a grading system aligned with the Parkdale Community Benefits Framework that holds developers to account for the good they bring (or fail to bring) to our community. Come curious, leave informed—and ready to shape what’s next.
Follow @parkdalera to stay updated!
Walk Start: Parkdale Amphitheatre, North West corner of Queen and Dufferin (a.k.a Bunker Park)
Walk End: 1521 Queen St. W. (West Queen West Hotel). South side of Queen street between Beaty Ave. and Wilson Park Rd.
https://www.janeswalkfestivalto.com/sunday-may-4-2025/parkdale-developments-walking-tour
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