South Eglinton Davisville Residents' Association
Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge
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
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
An important message from John Hiddema, SEDRA Co-President The term traffic safety is used as a catch-all for conversations about what happens on our streets as we move about the city. It covers what goes wrong when vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists collide. That said, it’s not traffic we want to keep safe, it’s people. Lost … Read more
Over the last several months, we have been working hard for you, our neighbours. Our board members and able volunteers continue to invest hours of their time on many projects. We work closely with residents, city councillors, city staff, other associations and developers to find common ground and advocate for the interests of those who … Read more
On October 25, 2022 Premier Doug Ford said that ‘Everyone’s dream is to have a little white picket fence.’ Premier Ford then announced the details of the Bill 23 legislation to the assembled audience at the Toronto Board of Trade. The Federation of North Toronto Residents’ Association (FoNTRA) did not attend the event but since … Read more
On October 25, 2022 Premier Doug Ford said that ‘Everyone’s dream is to have a little white picket fence.’ Meanwhile his government proposed Bill 23 that does nothing to provide for affordable housing and fails to build liveable communities. Bill 23 is a complex piece of omnibus legislation that, if passed, will make a multitude … Read more
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
The Midtown Yonge BIA is currently undertaking “Midtown Yonge BIA Connects! Through Community Animation & Art”, an ambitious project to define a shared sense ofcommunity identity through public art. The BIA believes public art is key in building their business community back better from the pandemic, enlivening the streetscape after years of development, making the … Read more