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  • January 25, 2022 1:50 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

    To be held by the Toronto and East York Community Council

    (Under the Planning Act)

     

    Request to Amend the Zoning By-law, Application No. 17 274171 STE 22 OZ

     

    Location of Application:      2128 Yonge Street

    Applicant:

     

    Hunter & Associates Ltd.

    Date:

    February 16, 2022

    Time:

    10:00 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter

    Place:

    By Video Conference

     

    PROPOSAL

     

    The application to amend the Zoning By-law proposes to permit a 12 storey mixed use building at 2128 Yonge Street.

     

    Detailed information regarding the proposal, including background information and material may be obtained by contacting Katherine Bailey, Planner at (416) 397-1761, or by e-mail at Katherine.Bailey@toronto.ca

     

    PURPOSE OF PUBLIC MEETING

     

    Toronto and East York Community Council will receive input and review the proposal and any other material placed before it, in order to make recommendations on the application.  These recommendations will then be forwarded to Toronto City Council for its consideration.

     

    In order to comply with public health guidelines and prevent the spread of COVID-19, the meeting will take place by video conference. You can follow the meeting at www.youtube.com/TorontoCityCouncilLive.

     

    You are invited to make representations to Toronto and East York Community Council to make your views known regarding the proposal.  

     

    Send written comments by email to teycc@toronto.ca or by mail to the address below.  You can submit written comments up until City Council gives final consideration to the proposal.

     

    If you wish to address the Toronto and East York Community Council directly, please register by email to teycc@toronto.ca or by phone at 416-392-7033, no later than 12:00 p.m. on February 15, 2022.  If you register we will contact you with instructions on connecting to the meeting.

     

    For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact: City

    Clerk, Attention: Ellen Devlin, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, 100 Queen Street West, 2nd Floor West, Toronto ON M5H 2N2, Phone: 416-392-7033, Fax: 416-392-2980, e-mail: teycc@toronto.ca.

     

     

     

    The Community Council may request you to file an outline of your presentation with the Clerk.

     

    Special Assistance: City Staff can arrange for special assistance with some advance notice.  If you need special assistance, please call 416-392-7033, TTY 416-338-0889 or e-mail teycc@toronto.ca.

     

    FURTHER INFORMATION

     

    If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Toronto on the passing or refusal of the proposed

    Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk attention:  Ellen Devlin, Administrator, Toronto and East York Community Council, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice.

     

    Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal:  If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Toronto to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Toronto before the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is passed or refused, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision and may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal there are reasonable grounds to do so. You may submit comments to the City Clerk, attention: Ellen Devlin,

    Administrator, Toronto and East York

    Community Council, at the address, fax number or e-mail set out in this notice.

     

    People writing or making presentations at the public meeting:  The City of Toronto Act, 2006, the Planning Act, and the City of Toronto Municipal Code authorize the City of Toronto to collect any personal information in your communication or presentation to City Council or its committees.

     

    The City collects this information to enable it to make informed decisions on the relevant issue(s).  If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-

    mails, presentations or other communications to  

    the City, you should be aware that your name and the fact that you communicated with the City will become part of the public record and will appear on the City's website.  The City will also make your communication and any personal information in it - such as your postal address, telephone number or e-mail address - available to the public, unless you expressly request the City to remove it.

     

    Many Committee, Board and Advisory Body meetings are broadcast live over the internet for the public to view.  If you speak at the meeting you will appear in the video broadcast.  Video broadcasts are archived and continue to be publicly available.  Direct any questions about this collection to the City Clerk's Office at 416392-7033.

     

    Compliance with Provincial laws respecting Notice may result in you receiving duplicate notices.

     

    Dated at the City of Toronto on January 25, 2022.

     

     

     

     

     

    John D. Elvidge

    City Clerk

     


  • January 11, 2022 1:40 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    On Thursday January 13,2022 at 8:00PM the Liberal Candidate in Toronto - St. Paul's Dr. Nathan Stall will be hosting a Community Meet the Candidate session via Zoom.

    To attend you may register via Nathan Stall for Toronto St. Paul's over FACEBOOK or email  info@nathanstall.ca and a link will be sent to you.

    PLEASE NOTE: The OPA is non-partisan and we do not support any specific candidate running for Municipal /Provincial or Federal election. We will post Candidate meeting information on our website if requested.

  • November 29, 2021 1:52 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    Hello Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre Stakeholder Advisory Group Members,

    I hope you are all doing well. I am reaching out to ask that you please share the following information about the Public Art Competition for the Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre widely across your networks:

    Artists are invited to learn more and submit an Expressions of Interest in the Public Art Competition for the new Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre by December 13 at 5 p.m.
    Click here to access the public art competition details. Please share this Public Art Competition information broadly across your networks.

     

    In other project news, the third Davisville CAC online survey is now closed after receiving over 750 responses. The project team will read through and analyse the feedback collected, which will inform refinements to the proposed design. When complete, a survey response summary report will be published to the project webpage.

    Thank you and have a great week,
    Alex Lavasidis (she/her/they) 

    Senior Public Consultation Coordinator

    Parks, Recreation, and Forestry


  • September 16, 2021 1:54 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    The 53 Division Fraud Unit would like to make the public aware of a TAXI SCAM taking place within our Communities.

    Please read this bulletin regarding recent taxi scams. The suspects are active in areas of Yonge and Eglinton and Mt Pleasant and Eglinton.

    These young south Asian suspects are using Covid-19 as an excuse to scam the victims. One suspect stands on the sidewalk and the other suspect remains in the driver seat of the fake taxi. The suspect on the sidewalk stops the victim, saying that the driver does not accept cash and asks for help. The victim is provided cash, then asked to use their debit card to pay for the taxi fare in exchange.

    The victim gives his/her card to the driver to make the payment and enters his/her pin code to the fake machine. The driver then swaps the bank card with a similar card and the victims walks away.

    Later, the suspects use the stolen debit card to empty the victim’s bank account in less than 24 hours.

    If you have been a victim of this scam, or have information about the suspects, please report it to Police or Crime Stoppers.

    TPS Call 416-808-2222 Crime Stoppers Call 1-800-222-TIPS

    If you have questions, please contact PC Timothy Somers, 53 Division Community Safety Officer by calling 416-808-5337.


  • August 24, 2021 2:47 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    Join us in the Drive-in Movie Nights on Eglinton 

    Tickets are now available!!


    Share the word and get your Tickets at: https://movienightoneglinton.eventbrite.ca


  • August 13, 2021 4:10 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    A tower crane removal taking place on the above dates at 91 Broadway Ave.  This will entail the full closure of Broadway Ave from Redpath Ave to Yonge St.   

    Details:

    ·         Mobile crane will be 950 tons with a 394' of boom

    ·         This will entail a full closure of Broadway Ave from Redpath Ave to Yonge St.

    ·         August 27th  starting at 6pm to Monday August 30th 12pm 

    ·         Access to condos will be maintained

    ·         Access and egress will be from Yonge St and Broadway. 

    ·         Broadway will become a temporary two way operation for closure.

    ·         4 Police Officers, 1 Sergeant overseeing traffic flow and safety during closure

    ·         10 traffic control persons to provide direction and assistance along Broadway Ave during closure


  • August 11, 2021 10:47 AM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    WARNING – BE VIGILENT – ASSAULT

    On Monday August 9th at approximately 8:30AM two senior members of the Oriole Park community were assaulted while walking their dogs on the north side of Chaplin Crescent between Highbourne and Oriole Parkway.

    The assailant was apparently in his mid-20’s and riding a skateboard on the sidewalk. This person has been observed in the past riding south on Avenue Road and East on Chaplin in the past at the same time in the morning.

    When the residents spoke to the skateboarder that his actions were unsafe, he dismounted and knocked both men to the ground and proceeded on his way.

    The incident was reported to Toronto Police Services and if you have any information that may lead to the apprehension of the assailant please contact 53 Division  (416-808-5300) or Crimestoppers (416-222-8477 (TIPS).


  • August 10, 2021 9:55 AM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    The City is inviting the public to comment on the park development in Midtown. Comments may be posted until September 14, 2021.

    The following link provides all information.

    https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/ready-set-midtown/ready-set-midtown-parks-public-realm/


  • June 26, 2021 3:29 PM | David McMahon (Administrator)

    A draft design for the new Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre, to be located east of the intersection of Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue, has been developed based on community feedback collected in the spring. Take the online survey  until July 25, 2021 to explore the draft design and provide your feedback. Videos explaining the draft design are available in English , with subtitles in Hindi Arabic Farsi  and Spanish . For more information, you can visit the project webpage.


  • June 16, 2021 4:45 PM | Heather Harris (Administrator)


    A New Town Centre for Midtown Toronto FINAL 7 June 2021 (1).pdf

    The Midtown Ratepayers Associations - Oriole Park , Eglinton Park ,Avenue Road Eglinton, South Eglinton Ratepayers, as well as various Condominium corporations have been meeting for the past 6 months to develop a vision for the Canada Square site. 

    With the aid of an experienced City provided Facilitator the attached report has been prepared and submitted to Toronto City Planning for their review and inclusion as applicable in their report.

    This is the community consensus of  the future for the site but does not reflect our Oriole Park Association concerns as to traffic management and allied issues. Your Association is pursuing our specific needs as expressed by the community separately.  

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY ISSUES

As we all know our neighbourhood is subject to serious development pressure, and development issues have occupied much of the board’s time. Among these issues are:

Community Development Committee of Adjustment – Single Family Homes

The OPA keeps a close eye on applications for home renovations and tear- downs in our neighbourhood.

We receive details about applications from the Committee including a description of the proposed changes and the deadline for submitting to the committee. We forward information about homes in our area to a special email list. You can subscribe here: Oriole Park Association - Committee of Adjustment notices.

Metrolinx – Eglinton LRT

The OPA is involved in the ongoing process of the development of the new Light Rail Transit line in our area.

One major concern for the community is that Eglinton Avenue is to have restricted lanes westbound between Oriole Parkway and Braemar Avenue for the construction of the Avenue Road Station.

The proposals as detailed below will last until 2021.

The businesses on the north side will have very restricted access and visibility.

The second concern is that Metrolinx in their initial proposal wished to ‘clear cut’ the area on the south side of the North Toronto Community Center between the eastern driveway and the western boundary beside the ‘Art Barn’ building. The area is to be used for storage and construction vehicles

The OPA community involvement is:

  • We attend meetings on behalf of the membership and community as well as sit on a ‘working group’ Chaired by Councillor Cristin Carmichael-Greb (Ward 16) and as supported by our Councillor Josh Matlow ( Ward 22).
  • The working group is comprised of elected officials; Senior City of Toronto Staff including Metrolinx and Crosslinx staff. The local residents associations are represented by the Eglinton Avenue Road Community Association: the Eglinton Park Ratepayers Association as well as the OPA.
  • We will provide updates via our Twitter and Facebook Accounts as well our email subscribers as they come available.


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