Membership dues for the 2025 - 2026 Season are now due. Dues are $50 per person. There are no longer any family memberships. Our Treasurer will accept cash, checks or an e-transfer. Send your dues to tdestreasurer@gmail.com
Our general Meetings will now be held The Fairfield Seniors' Centre at 80 Lothian Ave, Etobicoke. For those travelling by subway, from the Islington station, walk SOUTH on the east side of Islington Avenue to a little beyond Springbrook Gardens Road. There is a sidewalk OR PATHWAY going eastbound (turn left). You can see the building ahead. There will be a greeter at the appropriate entrance to direct you to the meeting room. The distance from the Islington Subway is essentially the same as to Monty's Inn at 850 meters. There is a bus service from the Islington subway. Route 110 a, b or c going south on Islington. Alight at Bering Ave.
This bus service runs on a 15-minute schedule at the 1:00 p.m. hour. For the return journey, at 4 - 5 p.m. or so, there are 6 buses per hour.
For those coming by car, there is an abundance of free parking.
You can enter the building via the west entrance - that's from the parking lot. Or you can enter the building from the north entrance. The doors do not open manually. There is the standard handicap push button or the red touchless door opener that you wave your hand over. The light turns blue when the doors start to open. We exit the building the same way.
Meetings start at 1:30 p.m and run until about 4:00 p.m. Doors open at 1:00 p.m.
The following is a tentative schedule for the meetings of the 2025 - 2026 season. Changes may happen at any time.
October 14 2025 - Annual General Meeting to be held at Fairfield Seniors' Centre, at which we will elect a new slate of officers for the Society. Martin Loomer plans to continue his presentation on Ellington-The Capitol Years which he began at the March 2024 meeting.
November 11 2025 - A video presented by Bruce Barton and Jim Northover.
Holiday party December 9 2025. The venue is The Canadiana Restaurant in the Six Points Plaza at 5230 Dundas W at Kipling Ave. Brigham Phillips will provide the music.
Party goers MUST confirm their attendance with Debby Wright so that we can have an accurate estimate for the restaurant to plan properly. Tghere will be a $10 charge to party goers to pay for the musician. Partygoers will be responsible for their own meals and beverages.
January 13 2026 - Jim Northover will make a presentaion entitled Subs or Substitutions
February 10 2026 - Jack Chambers
March 10 2026 - Bruce Barton
April 14 2026 - Ian Marquis
May 12 2026 - Rob Fogle
June 9 2026 - Members Choice
An event planned for 2026: A previous long-time member
and current good friend to TDES, The Rev. Tim Elliott is currently working with
the Stratford Festival and
Brian Barlow on a potential 70th anniversary celebration, in 2026, of Duke's
first visit to Stratford ON. in 1956. As
we learn more, we will pass on the news to TDES members.
Please keep checking back to find out the latest and keep up to date
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