A hands-on approach to improving the Vale
May 21, 2026
The Midtown Ravines Group is pleased to announce that the City has given us permission to begin volunteer stewardship activities in the Vale of Avoca. City permission is needed because park and ravine by-laws generally prohibit the unauthorized removal of plants from these areas, even troublesome invasives.
Vale of Avoca Ravine Cleanup Days
April 7, 2026
With the rapid disappearance of the snow, we hope you have enjoyed exploring the Vale of Avoca and other local ravines as they start to come back to life. For two weekends in April, we are continuing the tradition of an end-to-end cleanup of the Vale of Avoca, aiming to remove all the litter that
Volunteer stewards pitching in for biodiversity
November 16, 2025
Congratulation to local teams of volunteer ecological stewards who are doing their part to promote biodiversity in the midtown area through ecological restoration activities in designated parkland locations around the City.