Location, Hotels, B&Bs, Getting There, Parking, Restaurants, Maps, etc.
LOCATION, PARKING:
The Royal Canadian Legion Hall #75
1A Ramsden Road, Toronto
This location is:
1 street NORTH of Eglinton Avenue
About 100 yards WEST of Dufferin Street
ENTER through the Glass doors on the LEFT
Do NOT Park next to the building:
Green "P" PARKING lot:
On Eglinton Avenue WEST of Dufferin Street ($5 / Day).
Park there, walk one minute, north, thru
the lot to the Legion.
Enter through the GLASS Doors.
in any direction At Dufferin and Eglinton |
We have limited use of the KITCHEN
FACILITIES which means
WE CAN USE
Their refrigerator,
Kettle for Boiling water
GETTING THERE:
There is major
construction on Eglinton Avenue,
From just west of BATHURST to just west of
CALEDONIA
See Maps below and how to avoid some of it.
Public Transit:
(1) YONGE ROUTE: Eglinton West
Station, then Bus #32 West on Eglinton Avenue (10 minutes)
(2) BLOOR ROUTE: Dufferin Subway,
then Bus #29 North on Dufferin (30 minutes)
Driving:
Reminder: Toronto has Considerable
Traffic, Rush Hour and other times.
From Highway 401:
Go South on Allen Road (exit 365) to the
end.
Go Right (West) onto Eglinton Avenue.
1.1 KM to Dufferin.
Cross Dufferin, make a right into the Green
"P" Parking Lot.
(If you need directions from a different
location, contact Marilyn.)
AVOID CONSTRUCTION ON EGLINTON:
Driving WEST
on Eglinton, coming from the EAST:
(SEE MAPS, BELOW)
Soon after AVENUE ROAD you will come to CHAPLIN
CRESCENT.
Make a RIGHT (North) onto CHAPLIN CRESCENT.
The next traffic light is ROSELAWN.
Make a LEFT onto ROSELAWN.
Follow this for 2.5 KM - it becomes Elm Ridge,
then Roselawn again.
Make LEFT onto Dufferin.
Go RIGHT on Eglinton, a right into the Parking
lot.
Driving EAST
on Eglinton, coming from the WEST:
At Eglinton and Keele:
Go left (north - this is Trethewey/Keele)
one block -
Then following the road around to the right
(there is a light there)
(If you can not make a left at Keele / Eglinton
Continue one block east -- the next block
and make a left - this is also called "Keele")
Following the road as it curves to the right
In about 2 streets you will come to BEECHBOROUGH.
Make a RIGHT onto BEECHBOROUGH.
In about 5 streets you'll come to a big Stop.
Continue Straight.
It becomes CASTLEFIELD.
Keep going until Dufferin.
Make a RIGHT onto Dufferin.
Go Right at Eglinton, a right into the Parking
lot
LODGING:
Holiday
Inn, Yorkdale:
3450 Dufferin Street (Across the street from
the Yorkdale Mall)
This hotel is directly north, 4.3 KM
This is a 15 minute Bus Ride, Bus #29
B&Bs
Toronto's Favourite Urban B&B
is a few blocks away, on Bowie Avenue.
They CURRENTLY (April 20) have 2 rooms
starting May 11
around $60 / nite
phone: 647 297 4574
Room 168 - is 1.7 km away --- about
a 20 minute walk.
121 Sellers Ave. Toronto
Ontario, Canada.
+1-647-710-2082
cheeza.mail@gmail.com
I do not know their
availability.
Let me know if you have questions about other arrangements.
RESTAURANTS, etc.:
Thai restaurant: On Dufferin, a few
steps north of Ramsden
On Eglinton, west of Dufferin:
Small Cafe: http://www.bistrot92.com/
Portuguese BarB Q, Mexican, etc.
Produce stores that do carry Organic food
No Frills Supermarket
NOTEs:
(1) a 13% tax is charged on almost
all purchases in Ontario.
(Not groceries)
(2) The Canadian dollar is currently
worth about 10% less than the USD. You get better rates in banks
than at the airport, shops, etc.
MAPS:
1A RAMSDEN ROAD:
THIS IS THE EGLINTON AVENUE CONSTRUCTION:
THIS IS THE SUGGESTED ROUTE FROM EAST TO
WEST:
Questions, suggestions for this page,
etc.,
contact:
(416) 322 0363 10 am - 9 pm