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Community Fair
Our picnic event will include a community fair featuring a selection of local businesses and community organizations. Vendors and community groups wishing to participate: please contact us, to obtain further information or submit a registration form.
PFLAG booth at the 2009 communiy fair
Pride Picnic And BBQ - Community Safety Village - Bruce's Mill Conservation Area - Sunday, June 14th, 12pm-4pm
2008 Picnic Our main event this year will again be held at the Community Safety Village, within Bruce's Mill Conservation Area near Stouffville.
The conservation area is home to a mill pond and restored mill, from which the park takes its name.
Bruce's Mill Although our event is scheduled for the afternoon, the park will be open from 9am-9pm and offers many other attractions including nature trails, forests, picnic areas and a driving range.

As with all our events, we extend an invitation to all families and friends, not only within the LGBTQ2 community but also the community at large.
Community Safety Village The Community Safety Village is located in the heart of the conservation area. This York Regional Police facility is used to teach fire, traffic and personal safety to primary school children.
Our event will offer a unique opportunity to tour the village, which contains paved roads and sidewalks, operating traffic lights, a working railway crossing signals and lights, playground and 30 miniature buildings.
Picnic Area For our picnic and BBQ, we will be making use of the Peace Tree Garden and adjacent picnic area within the safety village.
CSV Miniatue Streets The Community Safety Village facility also includes a pavillion building providing an an indoor community space. Depending on the weather, our community fair will be located either in the miniature streets of the village or within the indoor pavillion.
Commencing at 12.15, our schedule for the afternoon will include:
  • Raising the Rainbow Flag
  • Welcome
  • Greetings from guest speakers
  • Live entertainment featuring: The Future Jazz Project
How To Get There
By car By car: Take highway 404 to Stouffville Side Road and turn east towards Stouffville. The Community Safety Village is located in Bruce's Mill Conservation Area, on Stouffville Side Road between Warden Avenue and Kennedy Rd. (See map below).
By public transit By public transit: We will be organizing a shuttle service to our event from the VIVA Blue Bernard bus stop in Richmond Hill. A timetable for the shuttle bus will be published here, before the start of June.
Location Of Bruce's Mill Conservation Area - Click to display a larger map
Our Venue
Bruce's Mill Conservation Area
Community Safety Village
Please note: The weekend entry fee for Bruce's Mill Conservation Area is $5 per adult, $4 for seniors and free for under 15's. However, if you will only be attending our event at the Community Safety Village, between noon and 4pm, please indicate this at the park entrance gatehouse and there will be no entry fee.
Bruce's Mill Conservation Area - Park Map
Bruce's Mill Conservation Area - Park Map
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