South Eglinton Davisville Residents' Association
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
Heritage Preservation in Midtown Bill 23 and the Impact on Heritage Preservation in Midtown Toronto You may have heard of Bill 23 in reference to the Greenbelt, but we want to take a moment to talk about the Bill’s impact closer to home. In the heart of Toronto, where history meets development, there stands Bill … Read more
A conversation with Josh Matlow Image: Ward 12’s City Councillor Josh MatlowImage Credit: toronto.ca A number of local residents’ associations, including SEDRA, have come together to bring you a series of short informational pieces that are designed to build context and stay informed about decisions and conversations that have an impact on our local neighbourhoods. Today’s feature is … Read more
The greening of Davisville Image: 33 and 77 Davisville Ave, and future site of 60 BalliolImage Credit: Mary Turcotte by Jane Auster, co-president, SEDRAWhere are our parks?Davisville Village is one of the most parkland-deficient neighbourhoods in Toronto.This disheartening “nugget” came to me by way of the parks planner for our area in a meeting with … Read more
What’s the magic number for new neighbours? Image: Crane Index, Q1 2023 Contributed by Jeff Latto, SEDRA Board Member and Chair of the TMWG (Tall-Mid Rise Working Group) We are all hearing a lot these days about the need to build more housing. The Ontario government has set a specific target of 1.5 million news … Read more
Presidents’ welcome: Jane Auster and John Hiddema, SEDRA Co-Presidents Image: John Hiddema (SEDRA Co-President), Hon. Carolyn Bennett, Jane Auster (SEDRA Co-President),photo c/o Jane Auster Building Community: What does community mean to you?Our community is growing and changing as we welcome new neighbours moving into the buildings springing up in every corner of South Eglinton/Davisville Village as well … Read more
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There is lots going on in our neighbourhood! Dear Resident, President’s message After much drama and concerns whether the City Clerk would be ready to organize an election on October 22, the election did finally take place without incident. Congratulations to Josh Matlow for being re-elected as councillor in Ward 12, Toronto-St. Paul’s, and Jaye Robinson … Read more
Below is the December 2 2017 Newsletter. This update was sent with our 2018 membership drive. Please note, the links will not be functional since this is only a snapshot of the newsletter. Please subscribe to our email list if you would like to receive these updates. Click on the page to scroll through to the next one. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________