Two major marathons — the Mississauga Marathon in the City Centre, Erin Mills, Erindale, Clarkson, Lorne Park and Port Credit communities of Mississauga and the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon in central and downtown Toronto — block streets and disrupt transit services this weekend.
The annual Khalsa Day Procession winds its way through the Malton area of Mississauga and the Rexdale area of Toronto this Sunday, an event that annually attracts more than 40,000 participants and also results in extensive transit detours.
Smaller events in the Bowmanville community of Clarington, the Lindsay community of Kawartha Lakes, Oakville,
The events affect these routes:
Brampton Transit — 5 Bovaird, 11 Steeles, 14 Torbram, 30 Airport Road, 50 Gore Road.
Durham Region Transit — 401 Simcoe, 406 Dean, 410 Olive / Harmony, 501 Aspen Springs, 502 Liberty.
GO Transit — 16 Hamilton / Toronto express, 18 Lakeshore West, 21 Milton / Toronto, 31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto, 34 Brampton / Pearson / North York, 35 Brampton / Humber College / North York, 60 Wonderland, 65 Newmarket / Toronto, 71 Stouffville / Toronto,90 Newcastle / Oshawa, 94 Oshawa / Yorkdale.
MiWay — 1 / 1C Dundas, 3 Bloor,, 6 Credit Woodlands, 7 Airport, 11 Westwood,19 Hurontario, 22 Finch, 23 Lakeshore, 26 Burnhamthorpe, 28 Confederation, 38 Creditview, 42 Derry, 45 Winston Churchill, 91 Hillcrest, 110 University express.
Oakville Transit — 2 Lakeshore.
Toronto Transit Commission — 5 Avenue Rd, 6 Bay, 11 Bayview, 14 Glencairn, 26 Dupont, 28 Davisville, 34 Eglinton East, 36B Finch West, 37A Islington via Rexdale, 51 Leslie, 54 Lawrence East, 56 Leaside, 58 Malton, 65 Parliament, 72A Pape via Commissioners, 72B Pape via Commissioners & Cherry St, 75 Sherbourne, 85 Sheppard East, 94 Wellesley, 96 Wilson, 96B Wilson via Humberline, 96D Wilson via Westmore, 97 Yonge, 98 Willowdale - Senlac, 100 Flemingdon Park, 103 Mt Pleasant North, 124 Sunnybrook, 127 Davenport, 165 Weston Rd North, 191 Highway 27 rocket, 300 Bloor - Danforth overnight, 320 Yonge overnight, 504 King, 510 Spadina, 511 Bathurst, 512 St. Clair.
The Saturday, May 5 events affecting transit services are: the Bowmanville Maple Festival and All That Jazz; the Lindsay Farmers Market; and the Mississauga Marathon.
The Sunday, May 6 events affecting transit services are: the Birmingham Bank Bed Challenge, the Battle of the Atlantic Parade, the Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon; the Khalsa Day Procession; the Mississauga Marathon; and the Ontario Police Memorial parade and ceremony.
Bowmanville
Maple Festival and All That Jazz
The Municipality of Clarington and the Region of Durham are closing
- King Streets East and West Bowmanville (Regional Highway 2) between Division and Scugog Streets and
- Temperance Street North between Church and King Streets
Saturday to accommodate the Downtown Bowmanville Business Improvement Area’s annual spring street party.
The event may affect Durham Region Transit and GO Transit service during the event.
Durham Region Transit
501 Aspen Springs
502 Liberty
DRT has not announced detours, but, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, passengers should expect delays near King and Scugog Streets in downtown Bowmanville.
GO Transit
90 Newcastle / Oshawa
From 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, westbound buses operate along their regular route to King Street East and Liberty Street, then detour:
southward along Liberty Street South;
westward along Baseline Road;
northward along Waverly Road South; and then
east- and northward along Roenigk Drive to King Street West,
resuming their regular route westward along King West.Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street East at Liberty Street North, George Street and Temperance Street South and
- on King Street West at Scugog Street North.
Eastbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on King Street West at Scugog Street South and
- on King Street East east of Temperance and Division Streets South and at Ontario and Liberty Streets South.
An event in Oshawa also affects service along this route Sunday, May 5.
Clarington
See Bowmanville.
Etobicoke
See Rexdale.
Kawartha Lakes
See Lindsay.
Lindsay
Lindsay Farmers Market
The City of Kawartha Lakes is closing
- Victoria Avenue North between Peel Street and Kent Street West
Saturday mornings from May 5 until October 27 to accommodate the weekly market.
Lindsay Transit is detouring buses to accommodate the event.
Green route
From 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Victoria Avenue North and Peel Street, then detour:
eastward along Peel Street;
southward along Cambridge Street North; and then
westward along Kent Street West to Victoria Avenue North,
resuming their regular route westward along Kent West.
Outbound buses operate along their regular route.
Malton
Khalsa Day Procession
The City of Mississauga is closing
-
Morning Star Drive between Airport Road and Highway 427
and the Region of Peel is closing
-
Airport Road (Regional Road 7), south of Morning Star Drive
Sunday afternoon to accommodate Ontario Gurdwaras Association’s annual parade.
(Participants march from Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara at 7280 Airport Road in Malton to the Sikh Spiritual Centre at 9 Carrier Drive in Rexdale, so this event also affects transit service in northwestern Toronto. In previous years, the procession has attracted more than 40,000 participants and spectators.)
GO Transit, MiWay and the TTC are detouring bus service during the event. The event may also affect Brampton Transit service.
Brampton Transit
(Brampton Transit usually stations on-road supervisors to monitor the progress of the procession and, if necessary, detour buses.)
30 Airport Road
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the procession may delay, or require Brampton Transit to detour, buses at Airport Road and Morning Star Drive and at the Westwood Terminal.
5 Bovaird
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the procession may delay, or require Brampton Transit to detour, buses at Goreway and Morning Star Drives and at the Westwood Terminal.
14 Torbram
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the procession may delay, or require Brampton Transit to detour, buses at Goreway and Morning Star Drives and at the Westwood Terminal.
GO Transit
34 Brampton / Pearson / North York
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Steeles Avenue East and Airport Road, then detour:
eastward along Steeles East,
south- and eastward along Finch Avenue;
southward along Highway 427; and then
westward along Highway 409 to Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 3,
resuming their regular route.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
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on Airport Road at Driver Road, Thamesgate Drive, Slough Street, south of Morning Star Drive, at Beverley Drive, south of Ripon Street, at Hull Street, across from Northwest and Orlando Drives, beside the Flight Training School and the Air Canada building and across from American Drive.
Instead eastbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
-
on Steeles Avenue East at Goreway Drive, Paget Road and Castleview Drive and
-
on Finch Avenue at Kenview Boulevard and Darcel Avenue.
Westbound buses reverse this routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
-
on Airport Road north of American Drive, beside #6355 Airport, south of Orlando Drive, at Orlando Drive, beside #6661 Airport, at Northwest Drive, beside #6856 Airport, at Derry Road East, across from Ripon Street, at Victory Crescent, north of Morning Star Drive, across from Slough Street, at Thamesgate Drive and Driver Road.
Instead, westbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
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on Finch Avenue at Longo Circle and across from Kenview Boulevard and
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on Steeles Avenue East across from Castleview Drive and Paget Road and at Goreway Drive.
The Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon also affects service along this route Sunday, May 6.
31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Bramalea Road South and Highway 407, then detour:
eastward along Highway 407;
southward along Highway 427;
westward along Derry Road East; and then
southward into Malton GO Station bus terminal,
resuming their regular route.
Westbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Buses serve all regular stops.
The Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon also affects service along this route Sunday, May 6.
MiWay
7 Airport
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, southbound buses start their trips in the Westwood Terminal as usual, then detour:
southward through the Westwood Mall parking lot,
exiting onto Goreway Drive south of Morning Star Drive;
southward along Goreway; and then
westward along Derry Road West to Airport Road,
resuming their regular route southward along Airport.
Southbound buses skip their regular stops
-
on Morning Star Drive at Goreway and Catalpa Drives, across from Cambrett Drive, at Netherwood Drive, across from Reindeer Drive and Lancaster Avenue and at Airport Road and
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on Airport south of Morning Star Drive, at Beverley Road, Ripon and Hull Streets and Derry Road West.
Instead, southbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
-
on Goreway Drive at Joliffe Avenue, Etude Drive and Dorcas Street and
-
on Derry Road East east of Justine Drive walkway, at Legion Road and across from Malton GO Station.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Airport and Derry Roads, then detour:
eastward along Derry Road West;
northward along Goreway Drive;
northward through the Westwood Mall parking lot to Westwood Terminal,
ending their trips.
Northbound buses skip their regular stops
-
on Airport Road at Hull Street, across from Ripon Street and at Victory Crescent,
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on Morning Star Drive at Collett Road, Lancaster Avenue and Reindeer Drive, across from Netherwood Drive, at Cambrett Drive, across from Catalpa Drive and at Goreway Drive.
Instead, northbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
-
on Derry Road East at Malton GO Station and Professional Court and
-
on Goreway Drive north of Derry Road East, across from Dorcas Street, at Etude Drive and across from Joliffe Avenue.
(As the parade clears the street, MiWay may redirect bus service back to Morning Star Drive earlier than 4 p.m.)
You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)
42 Derry
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Goreway Drive at Westwood Mall, then:
entering the mall parking lot south of Morningstar Drive;
northward through the parking lot to Westwood Terminal,
ending their trips.
Westbound buses reverse this routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
-
on Goreway Drive south of Morning Star Drive.
(As the parade clears the street, MiWay may redirect bus service back to Morningstar Drive earlier than 4 p.m.)
You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)
22 Finch
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, MT will cancel service along the route.
(As the parade clears the Morningstar Drive, MiWay may resume service earlier than 4 p.m.)
11 Westwood
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Goreway Drive, at Westwood Mall, then:
entering the mall parking lot south of Morningstar Drive;
northward through the parking lot to Westwood Terminal,
ending their trips.
Westbound buses reverse this routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
-
on Goreway Drive south of Morning Star Drive.
(As the parade clears the street, Mississauga Transit may redirect bus service back to Morningstar Drive earlier than 4 p.m.)
You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)
Toronto Transit Commission
58 Malton
(The TTC has not confirmed this information. This post describes how the event affected service in 2011.)
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses start their trips at Malton GO Station, then proceed:
westward along Derry Road East to Airport Road,
resuming their regular route southward along Airport.
Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
-
on Victory Crescent at McNaughton Avenue and
-
on Airport Road south of Ripon Street and at Derry Road East.
Westbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
-
on Airport Road at Churchill Avenue and
-
on Victory Crescent at McNaughton Avenue.
Inbound buses operate toward downtown.
Outbound buses operate away from downtown.
From 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, inbound buses operate along their regular route to Victoria Avenue North and Peel Street, then detour:
eastward along Peel Street;
southward along Cambridge Street North; and then
westward along Kent Street West to Victoria Avenue North,
resuming their regular route westward along Kent West.Outbound buses operate along their regular route.
Malton
Khalsa Day Procession
The City of Mississauga is closing
- Morning Star Drive between Airport Road and Highway 427
and the Region of Peel is closing
- Airport Road (Regional Road 7), south of Morning Star Drive
Sunday afternoon to accommodate Ontario Gurdwaras Association’s annual parade.
(Participants march from Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara at 7280 Airport Road in Malton to the Sikh Spiritual Centre at 9 Carrier Drive in Rexdale, so this event also affects transit service in northwestern Toronto. In previous years, the procession has attracted more than 40,000 participants and spectators.)
GO Transit, MiWay and the TTC are detouring bus service during the event. The event may also affect Brampton Transit service.
Brampton Transit
(Brampton Transit usually stations on-road supervisors to monitor the progress of the procession and, if necessary, detour buses.)
30 Airport Road
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the procession may delay, or require Brampton Transit to detour, buses at Airport Road and Morning Star Drive and at the Westwood Terminal.
5 Bovaird
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the procession may delay, or require Brampton Transit to detour, buses at Goreway and Morning Star Drives and at the Westwood Terminal.
14 Torbram
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, the procession may delay, or require Brampton Transit to detour, buses at Goreway and Morning Star Drives and at the Westwood Terminal.
GO Transit
34 Brampton / Pearson / North York
From 11:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Steeles Avenue East and Airport Road, then detour:
eastward along Steeles East,
south- and eastward along Finch Avenue;
southward along Highway 427; and then
westward along Highway 409 to Toronto Pearson International Airport Terminal 3,
resuming their regular route.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Airport Road at Driver Road, Thamesgate Drive, Slough Street, south of Morning Star Drive, at Beverley Drive, south of Ripon Street, at Hull Street, across from Northwest and Orlando Drives, beside the Flight Training School and the Air Canada building and across from American Drive.
Instead eastbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Steeles Avenue East at Goreway Drive, Paget Road and Castleview Drive and
- on Finch Avenue at Kenview Boulevard and Darcel Avenue.
Westbound buses reverse this routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Airport Road north of American Drive, beside #6355 Airport, south of Orlando Drive, at Orlando Drive, beside #6661 Airport, at Northwest Drive, beside #6856 Airport, at Derry Road East, across from Ripon Street, at Victory Crescent, north of Morning Star Drive, across from Slough Street, at Thamesgate Drive and Driver Road.
Instead, westbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Finch Avenue at Longo Circle and across from Kenview Boulevard and
- on Steeles Avenue East across from Castleview Drive and Paget Road and at Goreway Drive.
The Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon also affects service along this route Sunday, May 6.
31 Guelph / Georgetown / Toronto
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Bramalea Road South and Highway 407, then detour:
eastward along Highway 407;
southward along Highway 427;
westward along Derry Road East; and then
southward into Malton GO Station bus terminal,
resuming their regular route.Westbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Buses serve all regular stops.
The Goodlife Fitness Toronto Marathon also affects service along this route Sunday, May 6.
MiWay
7 Airport
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, southbound buses start their trips in the Westwood Terminal as usual, then detour:
southward through the Westwood Mall parking lot,
exiting onto Goreway Drive south of Morning Star Drive;
southward along Goreway; and then
westward along Derry Road West to Airport Road,
resuming their regular route southward along Airport.Southbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Morning Star Drive at Goreway and Catalpa Drives, across from Cambrett Drive, at Netherwood Drive, across from Reindeer Drive and Lancaster Avenue and at Airport Road and
- on Airport south of Morning Star Drive, at Beverley Road, Ripon and Hull Streets and Derry Road West.
Instead, southbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Goreway Drive at Joliffe Avenue, Etude Drive and Dorcas Street and
- on Derry Road East east of Justine Drive walkway, at Legion Road and across from Malton GO Station.
Northbound buses operate along their regular route to Airport and Derry Roads, then detour:
eastward along Derry Road West;
northward along Goreway Drive;
northward through the Westwood Mall parking lot to Westwood Terminal,
ending their trips.Northbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Airport Road at Hull Street, across from Ripon Street and at Victory Crescent,
- on Morning Star Drive at Collett Road, Lancaster Avenue and Reindeer Drive, across from Netherwood Drive, at Cambrett Drive, across from Catalpa Drive and at Goreway Drive.
Instead, northbound buses drop off and pick up passengers at temporary stops
- on Derry Road East at Malton GO Station and Professional Court and
- on Goreway Drive north of Derry Road East, across from Dorcas Street, at Etude Drive and across from Joliffe Avenue.
(As the parade clears the street, MiWay may redirect bus service back to Morning Star Drive earlier than 4 p.m.)
You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)
42 Derry
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Goreway Drive at Westwood Mall, then:
entering the mall parking lot south of Morningstar Drive;
northward through the parking lot to Westwood Terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses reverse this routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Goreway Drive south of Morning Star Drive.
(As the parade clears the street, MiWay may redirect bus service back to Morningstar Drive earlier than 4 p.m.)
You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)
22 Finch
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, MT will cancel service along the route.
(As the parade clears the Morningstar Drive, MiWay may resume service earlier than 4 p.m.)
11 Westwood
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses operate along their regular route to Goreway Drive, at Westwood Mall, then:
entering the mall parking lot south of Morningstar Drive;
northward through the parking lot to Westwood Terminal,
ending their trips.Westbound buses reverse this routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stop
- on Goreway Drive south of Morning Star Drive.
(As the parade clears the street, Mississauga Transit may redirect bus service back to Morningstar Drive earlier than 4 p.m.)
You can see a map of the detour here. (.pdf)
Toronto Transit Commission
58 Malton
(The TTC has not confirmed this information. This post describes how the event affected service in 2011.)
From 1 until 4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, eastbound buses start their trips at Malton GO Station, then proceed:
westward along Derry Road East to Airport Road,
resuming their regular route southward along Airport.Eastbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Victory Crescent at McNaughton Avenue and
- on Airport Road south of Ripon Street and at Derry Road East.
Westbound buses reverse the detour routing.
Westbound buses skip their regular stops
- on Airport Road at Churchill Avenue and
- on Victory Crescent at McNaughton Avenue.
Inbound buses operate toward downtown.
Outbound buses operate away from downtown.
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