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Things to do in Richmond Hill First Step visit your neighbourhood, online Visit www.OnRichmondHill.com for an amazing listing of events happening in our beautiful city. This is a great resource in Richmond Hill for connecting the community online and they are also a Silver Festival Sponsor. There are more places to visit and things to do in Richmond Hill than you will have time for but here is a select list that we recommend: • Things To Do in Richmond Hill https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/things-to-do/things-to-do.aspx • Burr House - 530 Carrville Road This is an 1820 cottage-style house built by Rowland Burr. Enjoy tea and local arts and crafts for sale. • Richmond Hill Heritage Centre - 19 Church Street North A great place to take a take-out lunch you picked up at a local restaurant on our Festival Map. • David Dunlap Observatory -123 Hillsview Drive Opened in 1935 it has been a research centre for the University of Toronto's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics and a facility for public education and outreach. https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/david-dunlap-observatory.aspx • Vishnu Mandir Hindu Temple - 8640 Yonge Street This impressive facility oers The Canadian Museum of Indian Civilization, Wall of Peace, Peace Park, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and the tallest Hindu statue In North America. https://vishnumandir.com/ • Jaari Community Centre - 9000 Bathurst Street This beautiful centre was built in1979. For many years, it ranked as the grandest Mosque in the GTA and is a primary centre of worship for members of the Shia Muslim community. https://www.jaari.org/ • L'Arche Daybreak - 11339 Yonge Street Founded in 1969 in Richmond Hill is the oldest L’Arche community in North America, welcoming men and women with intellectual disabilities and the assistants who live, work and learn with them. Crafts are sold at their Craft Studio open daily 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. http://www.larchedaybreak.com/ • Richmond Green Sports Centre and Park - 1300 Elgin Mills Road East 102 acres of sports, leisure and park facilities. https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/things-to-do/Richmond-Green-Sports-Centre-and-Park.aspx • Richmond Hill Public Library - 1 Atkinson Street The Library oers a variety of programs for children, young adults, and adults at all four locations. • Lake Wilcox Park - 55 Olde Bayview Ave Waterfront recreation area with paved walking trails. https://www.richmondhill.ca/en/things-to-do/Lake-Wilcox-Park.aspx.

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The RHN Bulletin October-07
THE BULLETIN October 2007 No. 466 2005-2006 EXECUTIVE President Marianne Yake . 905-883-3047 Events calendar [email protected] Past President Natalie Helferty Botany Group Meeting Monday November 5, 2007. 12:30pm & Speakers [email protected] 2nd Vice President -- Position Available -- Executive Meeting Tuesday November 13, 2007. 7:30pm Secretary -- Position Available -- Where: Robert Holland Centre Treasurer Gene Denzel [email protected] Bird Goup Meeting Wednesday November 14, 2007. 7:30pm th 50 Anniversary Michael White Topic: Vesper Sparrow and Field Sparrow Field Trips Tom Waechter Host: Theo Hofmann, 199 Arnold Av. Thornhill [email protected] Environment -- Position Available -- General Meeting Thursday November 15, 2007. 7:30pm Publicity Nancy Zalman [email protected] Joint meeting with West Humber Naturalists Bulletin Editor Lloyd Helferty . 905-707-8754 Speaker: Anne Parker [email protected] Topic: An Inconvenient Truth–Climate Change Membership Mike Turk Location: Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church, [email protected] Wallace Hall. 10066 Yonge St. Events -- Position Available – Ontario Nature Rep Diana Piché -- Reminder: There is NO meeting in December -- Website coordinator Rod Potter [email protected] Check for more Events and Outings on Page 2 Gladys McLatchy Fall is always welcomed to the Richmond Hill Naturalists members and friends. It is a time to embark on work and play and set out the future for our membership. Our annual corn roast has been hosted for 44 years at Russell Tilt’s home, and we greatly acknowledge the work he has done for our club and the community. We were able to enjoy and catch up with each other after our summer.
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[ DRAFT: Inclusive of Changes Requested by Rhnaturalists ] THE
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