TABSCon New Location

Pete · Site Marshal Joined: Aug 22, 2005 Posts: 1364

After two successful years at the Agricola church, TABS is pleased to announce that weâ€™re moving our TABSCon events starting in 2013 to a new venue (that has nothing to do with tilling the land and sowing the fields)â€¦

The Royal Canadian Legion Hall on Dawes Road (Branch #11)

This wonderful new location has a larger hall to accommodate our steady growth, but also includes a number of great features to better serve our attendees. In selecting this venue, we kept in mind that transportation was a key factor and as you can see from this map, we believe weâ€™ve been quite successful in that regard. The Legion Hall is just five minutes walk east from both the Main St. subway station and the Danforth GO station. In addition to the forty or so spots in their parking lot, the Legion has also gotten permission from the Canadian Tire next door to use its parking lot â€“ these locations are highlighted in yellow.

The TABSCon event itself will be located on the main floor hall, so no more STEPS! Weâ€™ll have space to provide room for our regular features (i.e. vendor, bring and buy auction, etc.), but in addition the Legion Hall has the following:
â€¢ Kitchen staffed by the Ladiesâ€™ Auxiliary to provide various lunch options
â€¢ Alcoholic beverages available in the downstairs club house

I should be very clear about the last point â€“ Alcohol can only be consumed in the club house and cannot be brought upstairs. Please drink responsibly. The Legion reserves the right to deny any patron service at the bar.

We'll see you at the Legion!

Pete
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ducimus · TSC Member Joined: Jan 10, 2010 Posts: 963

A fifteen minute walk from my house and licensed. Well done sir.

lcutner · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Mar 05, 2008 Posts: 750

Oh dear! It's not the best location for me unfortunately. Traveling almost downtown from the Oshawa area is just not viable for me. Also, it appears that there is no disabled access. Well, it's been a few good years at Tabs for me.

mars-1 · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Sep 17, 2005 Posts: 896

Excellent. And only a 7 minute drive from my house. Razz

In addition to nearby TTC access and plentiful parking, there's also a good selection of fast food choices within walking distance.

One drawback, as Lawrence has mentioned, is the distance from a major highway (404 or 401). Maybe a 15 minute drive from the 404 Don Mills exit.

MM

Pete · Site Marshal Joined: Aug 22, 2005 Posts: 1364

Triad1 · Member Joined: Jul 07, 2011 Posts: 61

Fascinating. I'm looking forward to this adventure; it's a slightly longer drive, but awesome amenities I think. This could be quite a winner. I guess we'll have to wait and see. It seems well thought through though.

DaveyJJ · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 459

Jotora · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:22 am Post subject:

Overall it sounds like a great move to me.
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Leonithic · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Feb 25, 2012 Posts: 364

Much closer to me, so I'm happy.

Tatoolo · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Feb 16, 2010 Posts: 441

I'm feeling slight indifference. It's not much further nor closer for me, but it looks like a bit longer of a hike from the subway station (presumably with bags full of games in tow!). I look forward to seeing the new place!
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SaraCV · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

Thanks Pete for doing all the searching required to find an adequate venue AGAIN! Looks like you did a great job keeping it accessible for most people which I know is incredibly hard with such a diverse group.

And trading on-site prayer meetings for on-site booze consumption has to be an improvement, no?? I look forward to checking it out.

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Genghis · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 782

Excited about the building. Not overly excited about the location, but whatever. I'll just leave 15-20 minutes earlier.
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lcutner · T.A.B.S. Veteran Joined: Mar 05, 2008 Posts: 750

I hope no one thinks I am complaining or whinging about the location. Pete et. al. have to consider the needs of the majority and having a location near public transit is a great idea. After all, it is the TORONTO area that is catered to. I just was happy with locations just off the 401 in terms of access for out of city visitors. Unfortunately, for me, the added travel from the east is hard to justify, especially when I rely on others to drive. The lack of disabled access is indeed a pain (Castlecon anyone?) and is hard for the able-bodied to sometimes appreciate

I will just have to see how things go in terms of my attendance for future Tabscon events.