December 1998 at the Market:
More Time to Shop for the Holidays!

Holiday Opening Hours
Sunday		December 20		10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday		December 21		8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday		December 22		8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday		December 23		8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Thursday		December 24		6 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday		December 25		Closed
Saturday		December 26		Closed
Sunday		December 27		Closed
Monday		December 28		8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday		December 29		8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday		December 30		8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday		December 31		8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday		January 1		Closed
Saturday		January 2		5 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Farmers' Market Hours
Thursday		December 24		Open at 5 a.m.
Saturday		December 26		Closed
Saturday		January 2		Open at 5 a.m.

    

Now Showing at The Market Gallery

Conservation in Context
Eric Ross Arthur, one of Canada's most passionate advocates for preserving our built heritage, supervised the restoration of St. Lawrence Hall. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, this exhibition will draw on public and private archival collections of photographs, drawings and paintings to celebrate the life and achievements of Eric Ross Arthur and examine his influential career as educator, author, designer and advocate.
More information here.

    

Coming Soon to the Market

The Toronto Dollar
[from Toronto Dollar Community Projects Inc. press release of November 27, 1998.]

The Toronto Dollar is community paper money, backed and used like regular money, except it is more valuable for community building. The new currency is being introduced by Toronto Dollar Community Projects Inc., a not-for-profit community group recently formed for this purpose. First, businesses agree to accept Toronto Dollars at par. Then, as residents, local businesses, community organizations and visitor spend their Toronto Dollars with each other, they generate business in the neighbourhood and get goods and services they want--as well as help the unemployed and homeless. Each time one exchanges, at the 100% exchange rate, federal dollars for Toronto Dollars to use in the community, 10% goes directly to a fund of Toronto Dollar Community Projects Inc. The main purpose of this fund is to create work--through community initiatives and groups--for those who are on low incomes, unemployed or homeless. Toronto Dollars is a project of St. Lawrence Works, a coalition of community, business and cultural groups. The first beneficiary of the 10% fund will be "Out of the Cold," an important volunteer project to help the homeless.

The management of the Toronto Dollar Reserve Trust Fund, as well as the circulation and redemption of Toronto Dollars, is contracted to Toronto's First Post Office which will also serve as a central distribution centre and Exchange Agent. Exchange Agents will be located conveniently throughout the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood. The first Agents are: Toronto Dollar in the Flatiron Building at 49 Wellington St. East, St. Lawrence Market at Front and Jarvis, and Frida Craft Store at 39 Front St. East. Distinctive Toronto Dollar decals are displayed by any businesses accepting Toronto Dollars. Toronto Dollar currency is printed in denominations of $1, $5, $10 and $20 by the Canadian Bank Note Company, which also prints federal currency.

For further information, contact: David Walsh at (416) 361-0466

    

What's New on the Market Website?

Shopping at the Market is now up. From the entrance, you can access merchants by product category or location. The category pages contain descriptions for some of the merchants; we hope there will be more in future. The Merchants by Location pages have small photos of happy shoppers; if you have a fast enough modem (or enough patience), you can see the full-size pictures by clicking on the smaller ones.

In the longer term, we want to expand the Market Links and Resources section, so if you have suggestions, please send them along. You can e-mail your comments direct to the Market manager at market@stlawrencemarket.com, or to the Webminder via the link at the bottom of the page.