Healthy Communities • Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education
Free camp program with Sidewalk Toronto launching in July
06 April 2018 - by Alex Te
Attention budding urbanists and city-builders! The YMCA of Greater Toronto, in partnership with Sidewalk Toronto, is launching a FREE camp program in July designed to get campers living near Toronto’s waterfront excited about our city.
The YMCA-Sidewalk Toronto Summer Kids Camp Program is designed for campers interested in discovering how cities work and grow. Campers will have the opportunity to learn, play, and explore as they develop and communicate their own ideas for Toronto’s waterfront, as well as swim twice a week at the Cooper Koo Family YMCA. This program is part of Sidewalk Toronto’s public participation plan and is intended to ensure that children’s voices are also part of the planning process that will shape Quayside, a new neighbourhood on the waterfront.
This program is available for free to families with campers ages 9–12 years old living in North St. Jamestown, Regent Park, West Don Lands, St. Lawrence, or the Esplanade. Due to anticipated demand, the spots will be allocated by lottery and parents will be notified only if their camper was randomly selected on Friday, May 25, 2018. Parents will also be invited to a special summer BBQ to share their ideas for waterfront development.
The dates for this program are July 9-13, July 16-20, and July 23-27. You can register by calling the YMCA Camp registration line at 647-439-6611 or 1-877-303-2267 on Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 6:00PM. Lottery registration has been extended until 6:00 pm on Friday, May 25, 2018.
The YMCA-Sidewalk Toronto Summer Kids Camp Program is designed for campers interested in discovering how cities work and grow. Campers will have the opportunity to learn, play, and explore as they develop and communicate their own ideas for Toronto’s waterfront, as well as swim twice a week at the Cooper Koo Family YMCA. This program is part of Sidewalk Toronto’s public participation plan and is intended to ensure that children’s voices are also part of the planning process that will shape Quayside, a new neighbourhood on the waterfront.
This program is available for free to families with campers ages 9–12 years old living in North St. Jamestown, Regent Park, West Don Lands, St. Lawrence, or the Esplanade. Due to anticipated demand, the spots will be allocated by lottery and parents will be notified only if their camper was randomly selected on Friday, May 25, 2018. Parents will also be invited to a special summer BBQ to share their ideas for waterfront development.
The dates for this program are July 9-13, July 16-20, and July 23-27. You can register by calling the YMCA Camp registration line at 647-439-6611 or 1-877-303-2267 on Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 6:00PM. Lottery registration has been extended until 6:00 pm on Friday, May 25, 2018.
