Weekend need-to-know: Winter markets continue across Toronto

Sankofa Square will be aglow this weekend with their annual Winter Glow carnival and it’s one of your last chances to check out the Winter Market at Evergreen Brickworks.

Keep in mind, there will be a subway closure this weekend.

Winter Market at Evergreen Brickworks

The second last day of the Winter Market at Evergreen Brickworks is happening this Sunday! The pay-what-you-can market will feature the Ontario Artisan Market and Ontario Vintage Market along with a food court and food trucks selling mouth-watering food and drinks.

There will also be children’s activities, a cozy winter garden, workshops, and an immersive holiday light experience.

The market runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More details can be found here.

Winter Glow

Sankofa Square will be hosting a winter carnival this year that kicked off on Dec. 5 and runs through to Dec. 22.

There will be festive trees, classic carnival rides, midway games, and delicious treats. This weekend will be Family Weekend with special family-friendly activities, live performances, and other surprises.

Families will enjoy discounted rides, games, food, and beverages.

Tickets for rides are available at the event and the carnival will be running from Monday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Leafs and Marlies in action

Both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Marlies are in action this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday afternoon, the Marlies will take on the Bakersfield Condors. Both games begin at 4 p.m. at the Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs match up against the Buffalo Sabres at home on Sunday. Puck drops at 5 p.m.

TTC/GO closures

Line 1 closure

There will be no subway service between York Mills and St Clair stations on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15 due to planned track work. Shuttle buses will operate. Regular service will resume Monday, December 16 by 6 a.m.

Lakeshore West GO line service adjustment

Weekend trains will run on an hourly schedule between West Harbour GO and Union Station, while Metrolinx performs important platform work at Exhibition GO. 

Some departure times will change and there may be longer wait times than usual for GO bus connections.

Additionally, there will be some extra trains scheduled to help people attend events in the city.

Road closures

Gardiner Expressway closure

As part of the long-term construction plan on the Gardiner Expressway, one westbound lane and one eastbound lane are closed between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue. The eastbound on-ramp from Lake Shore Boulevard at Jameson Avenue is also closed.

Temporary closures

• Intermittent lane closures will be in effect on Wilson Avenue between Dufferin Street and Billy Bishop Way until late November for the replacement of a natural gas pipeline.
• Park Lawn Road is down to a single lane from north of Lake Shore Boulevard to the Gardiner Expressway due to the construction of a proposed GO station in the area.
• Spadina Avenue streetcars have been replaced by buses between Spadina Station and Queens Quay, and until the end of the year, there will be no 510 service between Spadina Station and Union Station. Commuters wishing to travel onwards to Union from Queens Quay will need to transfer to a 509 streetcar.
• The Yonge and Bloor intersection will be reduced to a single lane until 2025 for condo construction and sewer installation.
• University Avenue will be reduced to a single lane in both directions between College Street and Queen Street West to complete several infrastructure projects for the next several months.
• Queen Street is fully closed to traffic between Bay and Victoria Streets to accommodate work on a new station for the Ontario Line subway. The closure is scheduled to last until 2027, at least four-and-a-half years.
• Eglinton Avenue West is reduced to a single lane east of Islington and west of Scarlett Road due to tunnelling work related to the multi-year Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project.
• Lane restrictions on Bayview Avenue between Roehampton Avenue and Armistice Drive while the city completes road resurfacing, curb and sidewalk replacement, and traffic signal and pedestrian upgrades. One northbound lane is currently closed on Bayview Avenue between Kilgour Road and Roehampton Avenue.
• Cherry Street remains closed south of Polson Pier due to maintenance on the Ship Channel Lift Bridge (Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge). Road users are able to access the Port of Toronto and Cherry Beach via Unwin Avenue.