Toronto JavaScript

Location
The Firkin on Yonge is on the east side of Yonge Street, just north of Queen Street and across from the Eaton Centre.
Firkin on Yonge
207 Yonge St
Toronto, Ontario
M5B 2H1
Google Maps link

Menu
View the menu online.
Traditional English and North American pub food is available, as are alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks options.

Notes:

• The TorontoJS Code of Conduct applies. Be nice! Read the code of conduct online.
• Please make sure to be respectful to staff and tip well!
• The Firkin isn't charging TorontoJS a booking fee for the PubScript series of socials or other social events.
• We're thrilled to have a free venue for regular social events and want to keep a positive relationship with the Firkin!
• We have members, volunteers, and future guests who use mobility aids (walking canes, wheelchairs, and service dogs) - including ones organizing our social events.
• Under no circumstances should anyone ever touch a mobility aid (e.g. mobility cane, crutches, or wheelchair) or distract a service dog! Treat mobility aids as extensions of a person - even when the person isn't currently using their mobility aid. If you need a mobility aid moved, ask the person it belongs to.

### Transit:

• TTC: Right near Queen TTC Station, and on the Yonge bus line
• GO Transit: Two stops north of Union Station on the Yonge subway line

### Cycling:

• Close to the Richmond and Adelaide east/west cycle tracks
• There's Bike Share Toronto docking stations nearby. The closest is on Richmond Street at Yonge.

### Driving:

• Check with Green P for public parking lots. With the Firkin on Yonge being in the heart of downtown Toronto there's parking, but it's much easier to take transit.

## Accessibility Notes:

### Venue

The Firkin is wheelchair accessible with level access, elevator to the second floor and to the washrooms in the basement. Washrooms are accessible with accessible stalls in each gendered washroom. The Firkin hosts events by A11yTO, so the staff handles disability accommodation requests professionally and respectfully.

### Transit

Queen Station is wheelchair accessible. The accessible exit from the nothbound platform is just a half block south from The Firkin. Go straight ahead when you exit at the street. The door is pointing in the correct direction (north/right).

WheelTrans can drop off on Yonge. The Firkin entrance is right near the stairway TTC entrance on the sidewalk.

If you need accessibility accommodations, please reply to this form: https://forms.gle/FqQf6w8csEJjehiF7

***Please contact the organizers if you have any accessibility questions or concerns.***

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Square graphic. Says "TorontoJS PubScript" inside a London Underground roundel sign.
Bottom text is "Monthly Pub Socials at The Forking - 207 Yonge St.!
Design: dark theme with black background. Red London Underground roundel in the left and centre. Stylized grey CN Tower with a red background on the right.

TorontoJS is dedicated to providing a welcoming, safe, inclusive and supportive environment for all regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion.
Please read the code of conduct prior to attending this meeting. https://torontojs.com/code_of_conduct

We're growing!
There's four new teams with a wide range of programs and various levels of volunteer roles:

1. Volunteer Management Team
2. Accessibility Team
3. Design Team
4. Women in Tech

We also need events volunteers for both in-person and online events.

Commitment for roles ranges from one evening a month and/or half an hour a week, through to leadership positions with long-term commitments.
All volunteers will be invited to attend volunteer only special events including the new "May the Fourth annual volunteer party"!

This is a meeting for new and existing volunteers interested in positions for:

• The new Design Team,
• Volunteer management team,
• Accessibility team, and
• Women in Tech team (leadership)
• In-person and online Events,

This meeting will cover:

• History and info about TorontoJS
• About how TorontoJS is growing.
• The new Volunteer Management Software (VMS) development project.
• Current and future volunteer positions
• Timelines
• Expectations
• Volunteer benefits
• how these positions will help TorontoJS members and volunteers
• Q&A

Connect With TorontoJS

• Website: https://torontojs.com
• Join us on Slack!
• Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torontojs/
• You can also find TorontoJS events on Guild.host: https://guild.host/torontojs/events

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Text:New Volunteer Info Meeting! Online
Tuesday, Aug 06
7:00PM to 7:50PM
Design: Dark theme, black background, white text on the left and centre. To the left of "New" is a raised hand icon. On the right there's a stylized grey CN tower on a red background that looks like flood lights shining up from the ground.

TorontoJS is a safe space.
The code of conduct applies to this event and all other ones.
We welcome and encourage people who are disabled, neurodivergent, deaf/Deaf, LGBTQ2S+, and BIPOC, to attend events, get involved as members and to volunteer!

This event is open to women, binary and non-gender people, and trans-women.

Under no circumstances should anyone ever touch a mobility aid (e.g. mobility cane, crutches, or wheelchair) or distract a service dog!
Treat mobility aids as extensions of a person - even when the person isn't currently using their mobility aid. If you need a mobility aid moved, ask the person it belongs to.

Transportation

• Transit: 2-5 minute walk from Davisville TTC station
• Cycling: On multiple bike routes with a Toronto Bike Share station in the park
• WheelTrans: ask to be dropped off at 25 Frobisher Ave
• Parking: There is some free parking on the residential streets to the north. Please be respectful and check the parking signs.

Accessibility:

• Davisville station is wheelchair accessible.
• It's a fairly level roll to the park.
• Oriel park has large accessible washrooms.
• WheelTrans - multiple spots for drop off.

Connect With TorontoJS

• Find us online: https://torontojs.com
• Join us on Slack!
• You can also find TorontoJS events on Guild.host: https://guild.host/torontojs/events

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text “Women in Tech Summer Picnic! Sunday, August 11
2:30pm to 6:30pm
Oriel Park”
Design: Photo of a green park with big leafy green trees on a sunny day. A picnic table is in the middle of the photo. Text is white on a semi-transparent black background. Next to the "Women in Tech Summer Picnic" text is an icon of two people with a plus sign. Lower right corner has the TorontoJS logo. Red background with a grey stylized CN Tower. The letters JS are in white.

Please read the code of conduct prior to attending this meeting. https://torontojs.com/code_of_conduct

We also have a Women in Tech Picnic on Sunday, August 11th near Davisville station.

** Men/males, if you're looking to volunteer please register for an upcoming volunteer information session and/or join our Slack and post a comment in the general channel.

Connect With TorontoJS

• Website: https://torontojs.com
• Join us on Slack!
• Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/torontojs/
• You can also find TorontoJS events on Guild.host: https://guild.host/torontojs/events

Alt text for cover image:
Text:Women in Tech Online Social! New Volunteer Info Meeting! 6:30PM - Tue, Aug 13
Design: Dark theme, black background, white text on the left and centre. To the left of "Women" is an icon of two people and a plus symbol.
To the left of "New" is a raised hand icon. On the right there's a stylized grey CN tower on a red background that looks like flood lights shining up from the ground.