Lunar New Year celebrations continue this weekend with the annual event in Chinatown. Also, catch Winter Stations and the outdoor light exhibition at Ontario Place.
Keep in mind there are some subway closures this week.
Lunar New Year in Chinatown
It’s officially the Year of the Horse, and the Chinatown BIA invites all residents to celebrate the significant event together.
Celebrations and programs will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Chinatown Centre and Dragon City Mall.
The Year of the Horse is a time to celebrate determination, growth, and positive change, according to the BIA.
Winter Stations
While it officially began on Monday, the annual Winter Stations event at Woodbine Beach will be on until the end of March for residents to check out.
This year’s theme is Mirage, and the international design competition asked artists, designers, and architects to come up with designs that “tickle the boundary between what is seen and what is real.”
The five winners hail from Canada, the U.S., Taiwan, Germany and Ukraine.
For more details on the winning designs, you can visit their website.
Lumière: The Art of Light at Ontario Place
Bold and imaginative works will be on display starting this week and through February and March at Ontario Place.
The annual free outdoor light exhibition, Lumiere: The Art of Light, will illuminate Trillium Park and feature Ontario-based artists across multiple disciplines.
It runs nightly from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., and there will also be fire pits open on Friday and Saturday evenings.
TTC/GO Transit
Line 1 Saturday closure
There will be no subway service on Line 1 between St. George and St. Andrew stations on Saturday for planned station work.
Shuttle buses will not be operating. Riders are encouraged to use surface routes or the Yonge side of Line 1 as an alternate.
Line 4 Sunday closure
Subway service on Line 4 between Sheppard-Yonge and Don Mills stations will be replaced by shuttle buses on Sunday due to planned signal work. Regular service will resume on Monday at 8 a.m.
Road Closures
Weekend closures
Gardiner Expressway and Park Lawn Road
As part of ongoing bridge rehabilitation work, the following overnight lane restrictions and ramp closures will be in effect.
- From 10 p.m. on Thursday, February 19 to 5 a.m. on Friday, February 20:
- Two eastbound Gardiner lanes closed between Grand Avenue and Park Lawn Road.
- The transfer between the collector and express lanes on the eastbound Gardiner near Royal York Road will be closed.
- Lanes reduced on Park Lawn Road to one open in each direction from the Gardiner westbound on-ramp to the Gardiner eastbound off-ramp.
- The northbound left-turn lane from Park Lawn Road will be closed at the eastbound Gardiner off-ramp intersection.
- From 10 p.m. on Friday, February 20 to 5 a.m. on Saturday, February 21:
- Two eastbound Gardiner lanes will be closed between Grand Avenue and Park Lawn Road.
- The eastbound Lake Shore/Gardiner off-ramp will be closed.
- The transfer between the collector and express lanes on the eastbound Gardiner near Royal York Road will be closed.
Lake Shore Boulevard
Lake Shore Boulevard will be reduced to one eastbound lane between Rees Street and Lower Simcoe Street overnight from 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Thursday, February 19 until Saturday, February 28.
Birchmount Road
On Saturday, February 21 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Birchmount Road will be reduced to one lane northbound and southbound through the intersection of Lawrence Avenue East to accommodate a crane for maintenance work.
Canadian International AutoShow
The following road closures will be in effect to accommodate the Canadian International AutoShow:
- Front Street West will be reduced to one westbound lane from John Street to Lower Simcoe Street from 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22 until 5 a.m. on Monday, February 23.
- Bremner Boulevard will be fully closed from Lower Simcoe Street to Rees Street from 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22 until 5 a.m. on Monday, February 23.
- The southbound curb lane on Lower Simcoe Street will be closed from Bremner Boulevard to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre south loading dock entrance from 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22 until 5 a.m. on Monday, February 23.
- The northbound curb lane on Rees Street will be closed from Bremner Boulevard to Lake Shore Boulevard from 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 22 until 5 a.m. on Monday, February 23.
Gardiner Expressway long-term closure
As part of the long-term construction plan on the Gardiner Expressway, a stretch of the westbound Gardiner has been reduced from four lanes to three. The westbound lane closure will stretch from Park Lawn Road to Grand Avenue in southern Etobicoke. The eastbound lanes along the same stretch will be narrowed, but with no lane reductions, from April 2025 to December 2026.
For full traffic and closure updates, click here for the latest information from 680 NewsRadio Toronto.