Don Valley West By-election – Virtual Candidates’ Meeting

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

What Did Davisville Do Wrong?

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

City By-election in Don Valley West

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

Davisville Traffic Safety Proposal

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

SEDRA Tribute to Jaye Robinson

It is with great sadness that we mark the passing of Jaye Robinson, City Councillor for Don Valley West. We send our condolences to her family and friends, and wish them strength at this time. We would like to share a few memories of Jaye from SEDRA board members. As a SEDRA advisor to BARA … Read more

A New Electoral Map is Taking Shape for all of Toronto

Welcome to the riding of St. Clair – Mt. Pleasant … What? The provincial government’s decision to change the ward boundaries in Toronto was made in 2018. This decision aligned the city’s wards with the federal/provincial riding boundaries to create 25 new wards. The federal government modifies electoral boundaries after every 10-year census to reflect … Read more

We are getting a new Community and Aquatic Centre

BlogTo has recently reported construction plans for the new Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre (CAC) will bring a new public recreation facility to the heart of midtown, just steps east of Davisville subway station. The roof design will be similar to the new Canoe Landing community centre in CityPlace. The Davisville CAC’s active roof will include a … Read more

Regent Theatre has been sold to TerraBruce

The Regent movie theatre has been sold, but the people who bought it are planning on turning it into something totally new that will hopefully benefit the community. The Regent Theatre was originally built in 1927 and was once known as the Belsize, and has now been purchased by Terra Bruce Productions. Based in St. John’s … Read more