Weekend need-to-know: Battle of Ontario returns to Scotiabank Arena

As we officially enter March this weekend, head to Scotiabank Arena to catch the Battle of Ontario or wish for some warm weather at the Camping and RV show.

Keep in mind, there is a subway closure this weekend.

Battle of Ontario

The Battle of Ontario returns to Scotiabank Arena with the Toronto Maple Leafs taking on the Ottawa Senators this weekend.

In their first home game back from the Olympic break, 7th-place Toronto will look to get back in the win column against 6th-place Ottawa.

Puck drops at 7 p.m.

Toronto Spring Camping and RV Show

Planning for an RV or camping trip this summer? Well, you can find everything you need at the Toronto Spring Camping and RV show.

Camping accessories and RV parts will be plentiful in the 15,000-square-foot marketplace. There will also be seminars to learn about RV living, live entertainment and contests.

It’s happening at the International Centre from Thursday to Sunday. Tickets are still available on their website.

Scarborough Eid Bazaar

Find the perfect gift for Eid at the Scarborough Eid Bazaar this weekend.

At the Brighton Convention Centre, there will be a wide variety of vendors offering unique items or treats for yourself with shopping, food and fun.

It’s happening this Sunday from 12 p.m. until 11 p.m. Tickets are free and available now.

Monet: The Immersive Experience

Enjoy the works of Claude Monet in a new and immersive experience at YZD. The artist’s masterpieces will be displayed in a 360-degree digital show with sound effects, projection mapping and more.

The exhibit opens this weekend and runs through the end of April.

You can purchase tickets to the show on their website.

TTC/GO Transit

Line 2 weekend closure

Subway service on Line 2 between Keele and St. George stations will be replaced by shuttle buses from Saturday to Sunday for planned track work. Regular subway service will resume on Monday.

Road Closures

Eastern/Adelaide Bridges Rehabilitation Project

From 10 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, until 5 a.m. on Friday, February 27, Eastern Avenue will be fully closed from Sumach Street to Broadview Avenue, and Adelaide Street East will be fully closed from Parliament Street to Eastern Avenue for the Eastern/Adelaide Bridges Rehabilitation Project.

Jarvis Street

From 1 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, until 9 a.m. on Sunday, March 1, Jarvis Street will be fully closed from Carlton to Maitland Streets for hoisting construction material.

Coldest Night of the Year

Borden Street will be fully closed from College Street to Cyril Lane on Saturday, February 28 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk in support of local charities.

More information can be found online.

Bay and College

Starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, March 2, the intersection of Bay and College Streets will be fully closed to vehicles as part of critical state-of-good-repair work to renew TTC streetcar tracks. The intersection is anticipated to reopen by mid-April. This is the first of three phases of sewer and TTC track renewal work along College/Carlton in 2026. There will be an alternate cycling route in place, and pedestrian access and entry to businesses will be maintained throughout.

This work will require TTC service adjustments.

Eglinton Avenue West

The following restrictions on Eglinton Avenue West previously concluding at 7 p.m. on Friday, February 27 will now continue until 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13 as part of work on the Basement Flooding Protection Program:

• No traffic permitted on Caledonia Road through the intersection with Eglinton Avenue West.
• No left turns from any direction through the intersection of Caledonia Road and Eglinton Avenue West, Right turns are permitted from all directions.
• Eglinton Avenue West between Gilbert and Ronald Avenues will maintain one lane open in each direction.

Yonge Street 

The intersection of Yonge Street and Bishop and Hendon Avenues will be fully closed along with 125 metres north of the intersection on Yonge Street on Saturday, February 28 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. for repairing Hydro One equipment. Detours will be in place and local access to Yonge Street will be maintained. 

Jarvis Street 

Jarvis Street will now be fully closed from Carlton to Maitland Streets for hoisting construction material from 1 a.m. on Saturday, February 28 until 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 1. 

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.