Community Events and Outreach

Baby Point Heritage Foundation 2024 Annual General Meeting of Membership

To all of our members, friends, and supporters, the Baby Point Heritage Foundation cordially invites you to join us for a special evening of wine and cheese featuring a distinguished speaker on a topic relevant to our community.  This year, we are excited to host Pauline Walters, Heritage Planner from the team of ERA Architects.

BPHF 2024 INVITATION

 

UPCOMING EVENTS HOSTED BY THE BABY POINT HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE BABY POINT HERITAGE FOUNDATION

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Non-members can request an invitation by contacting http://info@babypointheritage.com

2022 AGM ANNOUNCEMENT:

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Non-members can request an invitation with Zoom links when you RSVP your attendance to http://info@babypointheritage.com

Heritage York Online presents Wading Through Time an exhibition about the Humber River’s natural geographies:

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JANUARY 2020

Heritage York at Lambton House invites you to the 2020 Howland Lecture on Thursday January 9, 2020, Free Admission and Refreshments, Doors open at 7:00 pm, talk at 7:30 pm.  Guest speaker is Ryerson University professor Carl Benn. See details below

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DECEMBER 2019

2019 Annual General Meeting

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OCTOBER 2019

Annual Fall Portage on the Humber River

Baby Point Heritage Foundation Chair, Mary Anne De Monte Whelan, attends the Smudge Ceremony.  Pictures below courtesy of David Slaughter:

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AUGUST 2019

Walk the Six West – FREE EVENT

Walk along the shared path and witness the magic of outdoor theatre as we celebrate the diverse human history of the Humber River. Dates and details below.  Click on the image to enlarge.

Saturday, August 3rd:  Location: Etienne Brule Park, Toronto (by Old Mill Subway) Time: 12pm – 2pm and 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Sunday, August 4th:  Location; McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinberg, Time:  1pm – 3pm

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MAY 2019

May 12, 2019: “The May 12th walking tour of “Trees, Trails & Tails: Baby Point” will be led by Jane Clark. 
 
Jane has been a member of the Toronto & East York Community Preservation Panel since 2013. She is a freelance writer and proofreader, with an interest and extensive volunteer experience in issues around heritage preservation, the environment (particularly the urban forest), animal welfare, and urbanism.
 
Jane is the Communications Lead for the TEYCPP, and has organized several heritage-related events, including the Toronto Cultural Heritage Landscapes Forum. She has led several Jane’s Walks over the last few years and is the Regional Organizer for the annual Jane’s Walk event in Durham Region, offering a range of walks and rides in six municipalities. 
 
Below is the Heritage Toronto site for this particular tour.

 

May 28, 2019:  Please join us in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Humber as a designated Heritage River, on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 7:30 pm at the Baby Point Club, 71 Baby Point Road.  RSVP to details below.  (please click on the image to enlarge).

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Thank you to everyone who attended our celebration of the Humber River 20th Anniversary as a designated Heritage River, on Tuesday, May 28th at the Baby Point Club.  It was a great success!  We had a record turn out with over 30 people in attendance. A big shout out and thank you to our 2019 AGM guest speaker Gary Wilkins of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for his informative and fascinating presentation of the Humber River and Baby Point history.  Below are some images of the event courtesy of photographer Lance Gleich.

Gary Wilkins spoke on the 20th anniversary of the designation of the Humber River as a Canadian Heritage River at the Baby Point Club in Toronto, Ontario on 28-May-2019.

Gary Wilkins talked about the process of designating the Humber River as a Canadian Heritage River at the Baby Point Club in Toronto, Ontario on 28-May-2019.

Gary Wilkins talked about the process of designating the Humber River as a Canadian Heritage River at the Baby Point Club in Toronto, Ontario on 28-May-2019.

The Carrying Place was key to the designation of the Humber River as a Canadian Heritage River as explained by Gary Wilkins in Toronto, Ontario on 28-May-2019.

The Carrying Place was key to the designation of the Humber River as a Canadian Heritage River as explained by Gary Wilkins in Toronto, Ontario on 28-May-2019.

 

NOVEMBER 2017

Lambton House is hosting two back to back events this month:

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