Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge
By Jeff Latto, Chair of SEDRA’s Tall/Mid-Rise Working Group This is a question worth asking ourselves from time to time. It’s a question worth asking a lot these days as we see the City’s Official Plan challenged and sometimes even abandoned in favour of allowing market forces to determine what the city will look like. … Read more
Real progress is being made on improving Davisville Avenue, with the goal of making it safer and more usable for all. The City has scheduled improvements to be completed in 2026. On February 12, 2025 a community consultation meeting took place to discuss opportunities to improve safety, accessibility, plantings and green features and other improvements … Read more
It’s elections, elections all around. In addition to the Don Valley West By-elections for City Councillor and then TDSB Trustee, we had a provincial election. Now we are in the midst of a federal election. Congratulations to our new Toronto-St. Paul’s MPP Stephanie Smyth, and to our returning Don Valley West MPP Stephanie Bowman. We’d … Read more
A Toronto City Council by-election will be held in Don Valley West on Monday, November 4, 2024 to replace long-time councillor Jaye Robinson. SEDRA has joined with many other residents’ associations in Don Valley West to host a virtual candidates’ meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, starting at 7:00 PM SEND IN YOUR QUESTIONS! You … Read more
A Toronto City Council by-election will be held in Don Valley West on Monday, November 4, 2024 to replace long-time councillor Jaye Robinson. In order to help inform voters about the candidates, SEDRA has joined with several other Don Valley West residents’ associations to ask the candidates a series of questions. Candidate answers can be … Read more
We get used to the status quo, for the most part. Things are as they are, especially if they were in place when we first arrived in an area. The thing is, things became as they are for reasons, and they stay as they are for reasons. So what did Davisville Avenue, between Yonge and … Read more
A Toronto City Council by-election will be held in Don Valley West on Monday, November 4, 2024 to replace long-time councillor Jaye Robinson. Voters already have 15 candidates to choose from, and nominations are still open until Thursday, September 19, so stay tuned! In order to help inform voters about the candidates, SEDRA has joined … Read more
For several years, SEDRA has been working with Councillor Josh Matlow, City of Toronto staff, TDSB Trustee Shelley Laskin, TDSB staff, and community members on improving safety for pedestrians on Davisville Ave. To our great frustration, the pandemic threw a wrench into plans to have a new traffic light replace the crossing (known as a … Read more
A federal by-election will be held in Toronto-St. Paul’s on Monday, June 24, 2024 to replace long-time MP Carolyn Bennett. According to Elections Canada, voters will face the longest ballot ever used in a federal election. Taking credit for the number of candidates is the group Longest Ballot Committee, who are seeking electoral reform. The … Read more