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FOSS PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART CONTEST
TO ALL MEMBERS: We hope you've all been setting aside all your favourite images, paintings and drawings! Time to choose which ones...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20230 min read
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SPRING BIRD FESTIVAL MAY 28TH
A celebration that’s for the birds takes place each May at Colonel Sam Smith Park. With 292 documented species observed, the park ranks...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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ALAN ROY'S 2022 PARK CLEANUP REPORT
Into everyone’s life a little rain must fall. But, having said that, even I get lucky sometimes! Sunday’s 30th Annual Park Clean Up was a...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20232 min read
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CCFEW March bird walks in Sam Smith Park
CCFEW organizes a series of 10 bird walks through the year at Toronto waterfront parks. Winter walks are normally held at Humber Bay,...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20230 min read
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Woodlot Restoration - Removal of Invasive Norway Maple species, planting of Native species
Thanks to DASSP for article content SATURDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2022 Woodlot Restoration - Removal of Invasive Norway Maple species, planting of...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20232 min read
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NEW TORONTO 311 APP FOR MOBILE PHONES
"The newly launched 311 Toronto mobile app provides residents, businesses and visitors, easy access to non-emergency City services,...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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FOSS WINTER BIRD FEEDER PROGRAMME
FOSS would like to thank the Urban Nature Store, on North Queen Street at the East Mall, for their very generous support of our "FOSS...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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FOSS WINTER ARTS AND CRAFT ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
Click here for a link to last Winters's Kid's Friday Activity Corner projects.
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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COYOTES IN PARK - INFORMATION Councillor Grimes' Newsletter
There are concerns from visitors about coyotes in Sam Smith Park. It's important to remember that coyotes are a natural part of the urban...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20232 min read
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RESULTS: BOXING DAY BIRD COUNT
Col. Sam Smith Park Friends Boxing Day Bird Count Report The weather was good for birding on Boxing Day 2021. Hundreds of families were...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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SAM SMITH PARK BOXING DAY BIRD COUNT
How's it done? See the attached link to the Boxing Day Bird Count List for Colonel Sam Smith Park. Print the list. Alternatively, you can...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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GREAT NEWS ABOUT WHIMBRELS.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/a-miracle-of-abundance-as-20000-whimbrel-take-refuge-on-a-tiny-island/ Whimbrels pass by Sam Smith...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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112 PUMPKINS ON PARADE LAST NIGHT!
After a two year wait due to Covid, FOSS was able to hold our second Pumpkin Parade last night and it was a RESOUNDING SUCCESS!. One...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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CCFEW'S BIRD WALKS START NOVEMBER 6TH AT SAM SMITH PARK
Click here for more information and to register https://ccfew.org/html/bird_walks.html
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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FOSS'S SECOND "PUMPKIN PARADE"
Our last, and first ever, FOSS Pumpkin Parade in 2019 was a great success. We had 45 imaginatively carved pumpkins and, on a chilly,...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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SOMEONE HAS BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COYOTE WARNING SIGNS IN THE PARK!
Yesterday, Greg and Tatiana were walking their very small dog, Luka, in Sam Smith. Luka was sporting very unusual garb. At first sight,...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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SUCCESSFUL GREBE PLATFORMS BROUGHT IN FOR STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE BY FOSS VOLUNTEERS
Yesterday, Brian Keaveney and his son Matthew took in the Grebe platforms from the yacht club basin. There are 4. Three Brian made and...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20231 min read
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LONG BRANCH TREE FEST - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3RD
3rd Annual Long Branch TreeFest is Back Live in Marie Curtis Park! October 3, 2021 Noon – 4 pm Marie Curtis Park (2 Forty Second St)...
Nancy Barrett
May 11, 20232 min read
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