Category: Fieldhouse

Fall rec programs at Fieldhouse

The City’s Parks, Forestry and Recreation division is offering fall programming at the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse including:

  • Yoga for ages 16+ on Tuesday evenings
  • Early years programs for ages 3-5 on Thursday and Friday mornings
  • Beginner karate courses for ages 6-12 on Friday evenings.

Details on the poster above including the barcodes needed for registration. Full information, registration details and registration intake is available on the City of Toronto website. (Tip: type your address in the Registered Programs Map, then click on the map pin at Sorauren Park to see all the programs and find registration links.)

Sorauren Farmers’ Market winter schedule

photo of the two-storey brick Sorauren Fieldhouse at night, with lights shining from inside, and bicycles and strollers parked in front
The Market moves indoors at the Sorauren Fieldhouse

The Sorauren Farmers’ Market moves indoors to the Sorauren Park Fieldhouse for its winter schedule.

For the rest of 2022, enjoy the Market every Monday 3 – 7 pm until and including December 19.

In 2023, the Market will run every third Monday of the month, 3 – 7 pm, in the Fieldhouse on these dates:

  • January 16
  • February 20
  • March 20
  • April 17

The Market is produced by the non-profit Sorauren Farmers’ Market Association. Visit the Market website for up-to-date information.

Beautiful new drinking fountain thanks to donations

The new drinking fountain and water bottle filling station thanks to the FitzGerald family and friends

Thirsty? Check out the new water fountain and water bottle filling station by the Sorauren Fieldhouse. Thanks to the FitzGerald family and friends, who raised $20,000 in donations in honour of Owen FitzGerald. It’s a wonderful addition to the park and a memorial the whole community can enjoy for many years to come.

The concrete pad poured for the fountain was specially designed to also accommodate the new bake oven, to be constructed this summer… watch for notices.

Thanks also to Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation and Parks, Forestry and Recreation for making this legacy a reality.

Town Square extension work starts July 21

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Phase 2 construction for the Sorauren Park Town Square starts July 21 thanks to community fundraising efforts and support from Parks, Forestry and Recreation.

This additional construction will:

  • extend the Town Square permeable paving pattern into the pathway and new, expanded patio space around the Sorauren Fieldhouse, replacing much of the limestone screening
  • re-use the existing Fieldhouse patio pavers into a wider pathway on the west side of the Fieldhouse, fixing a drainage problem
  • move one healthy tree to replace one dead tree near the Town Square. The dead tree was the only tree of 48 new trees that did not make it through the brutal winter, a testament to the success of the Adopt-A-Tree crew. Many parks had 30% attrition on new trees.

Construction will start on Tuesday to have the least effect as possible on the Monday Farmers’ Market. Work is expected to last about two weeks, depending on weather.

The work does not include the bake oven… still fundraising for that!

Sorauren Family Day Fun Monday Feb. 16

SoraurenFamilyDay2015Spend your Family Day in the community with a swing by Sorauren Park. The weather is looking promising for a great day of skating and shinny on the natural ice rinks, brought to you by the Sorauren Park Hosers.

Then, the Sorauren Farmers Market will start early at 2 p.m., with tunes, hot chocolate, treats and goodies, running till 7 p.m. in the Fieldhouse by the rink.

If the skies are clear, Sorauren Stargazers will set up the telescope for early-evening views of Jupiter, its four biggest moons, the Orion nebula, and other heavenly sights.

Bring your own fun things to do, too! See you at the park on Feb. 16.

Come to Gardening Day Saturday May 10

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Volunteers are welcome to join the annual Gardening Day event happening Saturday, May 10 starting at 10 a.m. We’ll be weeding, pruning and cleaning the gardens and grounds around the Sorauren Fieldhouse. High schoolers: get some volunteer hours!

Bring gloves, shovels, trowels, clippers, pruners, and composting bags if you can spare one or two.

Once again, we’ll be joined by volunteers from the Yale alumni, who are participating in the annual global Yale Day of Service. These are Toronto Yale alumni who don’t live in the neighbourhood but who have “adopted” Sorauren over the years for gardening day. Thanks Yale!