Rail Safety First – Town Hall

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. U of T Auditorium – UTS/Sociology/OISE Building – St. George Campus371 Bloor St. West Toronto, ON M5S 2R7 Train derailments involving dangerous goods have become extremely frequent in North America making headlines on an almost monthly basis. Millions of Canadians live, work or attend school within the 1km …

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What’s Out There Weekend Toronto – Leaside event

Leaside and Garden Court Apartments walk Complementing The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s (TCLF) Second Wave of Modernism III: Leading with Landscape conference, discover Toronto’s unique and diverse range of landscapes through FREE expert-led tours of more than thirty sites ranging from the waterfront to the ravines, and everything in between. The tours are free, but please register for the walks you’re …

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Two important public consultation meetings on proposed developments April 22 & 28

As most of you are aware, there are a number of large development proposals in the works for the Leaside area, requiring zoning amendments and/or official plan amendments. Each of these developments as currently proposed raise some serious concerns about appropriateness, including building sizes and heights, traffic, views, shadowing and light etc. There are required …

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Sunnybrook Plaza Transportation Study

RioCan, the owners of Sunnybrook Plaza on the northeast corner of Eglinton and Bayview are proposing a mixed use development for that site. The development would have retail at grade and, in the current initial proposal, two residential condominium towers of 13 and 19 storeys. As part of the proposal, which requires rezoning, the developer is required …

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Costco: Community Consultation Meeting March 30, 2015

Further to the re-zoning application for a Costco warehouse store on Overlea Boulevard the city is now considering a second but related application for re-zoning of public lands on the north side of Thorncliffe Park Drive (adjacent to the Don ravine lands) to provide 124 parking spaces. City Panning staff are considering the application (neither of …

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Letter to Minister Raitt in support of T.A.N.G. report

Re.: Aircraft noise and emissions 17 February 2015 Dear Minister Raitt: The Leaside Property Owners’ Association Inc. would like to thank you for your support and assistance to the Toronto Aviation Noise Group (T.A.N.G.) in addressing two issues of significant importance to our community, overhead airplane noise and emissions. We are particularly appreciative of your …

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T.A.N.G. update – February 2015

WHO ARE WE? A broad consensus of residents and multiple ratepayer associations from midtown Toronto neighbourhoods negatively affected by the highly concentrated arrivals route at Pearson International Airport. The new flight path was unfairly implemented in February 2012 by Nav Canada without effective consultation that included affected communities and their elected representatives. WHAT ARE WE EXPERIENCING? A disproportionate …

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Letter to Council re: Redevelopment of Sunnybrook Plaza

February 17, 2015 North York Community CouncilNorth York Civic CentreMain floor, 5100 Yonge St.Toronto, ON M2N 5V7 Att: Francine Adamo, Committee Clerk Re: NY 4.19 Preliminary Report – Zoning By-law Amendment Application – 660 Eglinton Avenue East (Ward 26) Dear Councillor Augimeri and Members of North York Council, The Leaside Property Owners’ Association provides this correspondence …

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Letter to Council re: Redevelopment of Sunnybrook Plaza

February 17, 2015 North York Community CouncilNorth York Civic CentreMain floor, 5100 Yonge St.Toronto, ON M2N 5V7 Att: Francine Adamo, Committee Clerk Re: NY 4.19 Preliminary Report – Zoning By-law Amendment Application – 660 Eglinton Avenue East (Ward 26) Dear Councillor Augimeri and Members of North York Council, The Leaside Property Owners’ Association provides this correspondence …

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Letter re: 1674-1684 Bayview proposed development

February 17, 2015Toronto and East York Community Council2nd floor, West Tower, City Hall100 Queen St. W.Toronto, ON M5H 2N2Att: Ros Dyers, Committee Clerk Re: TE 4.39 Preliminary Report – 701-713 Soudan Avenue, 1674-1684 Bayview Avenue and 720 Hillsdale Avenue East – Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications (Ward 22) Dear Councillor Layton and Members of …

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