2024-2025 Student Resource Handbook

43 small wooded area that’s to the north. Remember, just because water at a beach may be deemed unsafe to go swimming, it does not mean that the beach itself is closed to other activities. Bluffer’s Park: Located at the bottom of Brimley Road (one of the steepest hills in the city), the beach itself at Bluffer’s Park is one of the nicest in the city. Bounded by the Scarborough Bluffs to the north, the park’s scenic and well-manicured (as far as Toronto beaches go). A most excellent place for a nighttime bonfire. TORONTO’S DOWNTOWN UNDERGROUND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY Shopping for a gift? Taking in a movie? Catching the subway? PATH, linking 30 over kilometres of shopping, services and entertainment, is the underground walkway in downtown Toronto. Follow PATH and you’ll reach your downtown destination easily in weatherproof comfort. www.toronto.com/movies/ www.toronto-theatre.com PATH provides an important contribution to the economic viability of the city’s downtown core. The system facilitates pedestrian linkages to public transit, accommodating more than 200,000 business-day commuters, and thousands of additional tourists and residents on route to sports and cultural events. Its underground location provides pedestrians with a safe haven from the winter cold and snow, and the summer heat. PATH Facts • • • • According to Guinness World Records, PATH is the largest underground shopping complex with 30 km (19 miles) of shopping arcades. It has 371,600 square metres (4 million square feet) of retail space. In fact, the retail space connected to PATH rivals the West Edmonton Mall in size. The nearly 1,200 shops and services, such as photocopy shops and shoe repairs, found in PATH, employ about 5,000 people. Once a year, businesses in PATH host the world’s largest underground sidewalk sale. There are currently connected through PATH more than fifty buildings and office towers. Also twenty parking garages, six subway stations, two major department stores, eight major hotels, and a railway terminal are also accessible through PATH. It also provides links to some of Toronto’s major tourist and entertainment attractions such as: the Hockey Hall of Fame, Roy Thomson Hall, The Air Canada Centre, Rogers Centre, and the CN Tower. City Hall and Metro Hall are also connected through PATH. There are more than 125 grade level access points and 60 decision points where a pedestrian has to decide between turning left or right, or continuing straight on. The average size of a connecting link is 20 metres (66 feet) long by 6 metres (20 feet) wide. Complete longboards starting at $200 shop online at longboardliving.com H F her father’s cider bar + kitchen 119 Harbord Street, west of Spadina Cider and beer, with late night snacks, music, and more! Tel: 647-347-7747 Web: herfathers.ca