Parades and processions in Toronto affect TTC services this weekend, including both religious and festive celebrations of Good Friday and Easter.
The events affect these routes:
Toronto Transit Commission — 64 Main, 92 Woodbine South, 501 Queen, 505 Dundas, 506 Carlton.
The Good Friday, Friday, March 29 event affecting transit services is: St. Francis of Assisi Church Good Friday Procession.
The Easter, Sunday, March 31 event affecting transit services is: the Beaches Lions’ Club Easter Parade.
Toronto
Toronto events include: the Beaches Lions Cub Easter Parade (April 9); and the St. Francis of Assisi Church Good Friday Procession (April 7).
Beaches Lions Club Easter Parade
The City of Toronto is closing
- Lake Shore Boulevard East between Woodbine and Coxwell Avenues from 2 until 4:30 p.m.,
- Queen Street East between Fallingbrook Road and Munro Park Avenue from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.,
- Queen Street East between Fallingbrook Road and Woodbine Avenue from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. and
- Woodbine Avenue between Queen Street East and Lake Shore Boulevard East from 2 until 4:30 p.m.
Sunday afternoon to accommodate the annual parade.
The TTC is detouring transit service during the event.
64 Main
From 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Easter, Sunday, March 31, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Southwood Drive and Glen Stewart Crescent, then detour:
west- and northward along Glen Stewart to Kingston Road, ending their trips.
Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Southwood Drive beyond Glen Stewart Crescent and at Glen Ames Avenue and Williamson Road and
- on Wineva Avenue beyond Williamson Road and at Queen Street East.
Northbound buses start their trips on Glen Stewart Crescent at Kingston Road, then proceed:
eastward along Kingston to Main Street / Southwood Drive,
resuming their regular path northward along Main.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Wineva Avenue at Queen Street East,
- on Hambly Avenue beyond Queen Street East and at Williamson Road,
- on Williamson Road at Southwood Drive and
- on Southwood Drive across from Glen Ames Avenue and at Kingston Road.
501 Queen
From 1 until 4:30 p.m. Easter, Sunday, March 31, all streetcars start and end their trips in the loop at Kingston Road and Queen Street East.
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- in Neville Park Loop.
- on Queen Street East at Neville Park Boulevard, Silver Birch and Beech avenues, Glen Manor Drive, Wineva, Bellefair, Elmer and Woodbine Avenues and Lockwood and Kingston Roads.
Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on Queen Street East at Sarah Ashbridge and Woodbine avenues, across from Elmer and Bellefair avenues, at Wineva Avenues, Glen Manor Drive, Beech and Silver Birch Avenues and Neville Park Boulevard and
- in Neville Park Loop.
92 Woodbine South
From 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Easter, Sunday, March 31, southbound buses operate along their regular path to Woodbine Avenue and Kingston Road, then detour:
southwestward along Kingston Road and Eastern Avenue to south of Queen Street East,
ending their trips.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Woodbine Avenue at Columbine Avenue and Queen Street East,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard East at the walkway to Joseph Duggan Road and
- in Woodbine Beach loop.
Instead, southbound buses drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Kingston Road across from Columbine Avenue and at Dundas and Queen Streets East and
- on Eastern Avenue beyond Queen Street East.
Northbound buses start their trips on Eastern Avenue just south of Queen Street East, then proceed:
south- and westward along Eastern;
northward along Coxwell Avenue;
eastward along Queen Street East; and then
northeastward along Kingston Road to Woodbine Avenue,
resuming their regular path northward along Woodbine.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- in Woodbine Beach loop,
- on Lake Shore Boulevard East across from the walkway to Joseph Duggan Road and
- on Woodbine Avenue at Kew Beach Avenue, beyond Queen Street East, at Norway Avenue and Kingston Road.
Instead, northbound buses drop off or pick up passengers in temporary stops
- on Eastern Avenue beyond Queen Street East,
- on Coxwell Avenue beyond Eastern Avenue and
- on Kingston Road at Dixon Avenue and across from Rainsford Road.
St. Francis of Assisi Church Good Friday Procession
The City of Toronto is closing a number of streets in the area of the church, including:
- College Street between Montrose and Manning Avenues
Friday afternoon to accommodate the procession.
The TTC is detouring streetcars to accommodate the event.
506 Carlton
From 3 until 6 p.m., Good Friday, Friday, March 29, eastbound cars operate along their regular path to College Street and Ossington Avenue, then detour:
southward along Ossington;
eastward along Dundas Street West; and then
northward along Bathurst Street to College Street,
resuming their regular path eastward along College.Eastbound cars skip their regular stops
- on College Street at Crawford, Grace and Clinton streets, Euclid Avenue and Bathurst Street.
Instead, eastbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Ossington Avenue at Churchill Avenue and Dundas Street West,
- on Dundas Street West at Shaw Street, across from Grace Street and at Manning Avenue and Bathurst Street and
- on Bathurst Street at Nassau and College streets.
Westbound cars reverse the eastbound detour routing.
Westbound cars skip their regular stops
- on College Street at Euclid Avenue, Clinton, Grace and Crawford streets and Ossington Avenue.
Instead, westbound cars drop off or pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Bathurst Street across from Nassau Street and at Dundas Street West,
- on Dundas Street West at Manning Avenue and at Grace and Shaw streets and Ossington Avenue and
- on Ossington Avenue beyond Dundas Street West, across from Churchill Avenue and at College Street.
505 Dundas
From 3 until 6 p.m., Good Friday, expect delays on Dundas Street West between Ossington Avenue and Bathurst Street.
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