December 2, 2017 Newsletter

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. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Toronto Parks and Forestry initiative: Every Tree Counts

The city has set a goal of a 40% tree canopy (we are now at 28%) and has a robust plan for planting in public spaces. However, since there is a limited supply of public property, the city encourages the planting of young trees on private property. Toronto’s urban forest is a vital asset with … Read more

SERRA supports Education Development Charges for the Toronto District School

We are SERRA, The South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association,representing the Davisville Village and South Eglinton area in Toronto. Our area, whichincludes the Davisville and Soudan apartment neighbourhoods as well as the Midtowncores at the intersections of Yonge/Eglinton, Yonge/Davisville and Eglinton/MtPleasant has one of the highest rates of densification and new developmentapplications in Toronto. Upon … Read more

Midtown in Focus Study – A 25-year plan for our neighbourhoods

In response to the significant growth and intensification in our area, in 2015 city planning initiated a comprehensive planning review of midtown. The initiative was sponsored by the three area councillors, including terrific support from our councillor, Josh Matlow. The proposed plan sets out a 25-year vision for midtown and the SERRA area that emphasizes … Read more

129-year old house on Balliol St. is threatened!

The rare “Ontario Cottage” style house at 505 Balliol St. was built about 1888. It appears on an 1890 map of the Davisville area. This house served as a neighbourhood grocery store and post office until the 1950s. Local children would frequent the store for candy and Popsicles. A Coca-Cola sign remained in the front bay … Read more

1890 Fire Insurance Map of the Davisville Area

Yonge Street is to the left with a cluster of buildings of the village of Davisville. The purple circle is around Davisville school. The blue line is where Tullis Dr is now on top of Mud Creek. It appears that today’s short block of Glebe Road is all that remains of the original Glebe Road … Read more

Heritage in Midtown

For the past few years the City of Toronto Planning Staff have been working with the local community of Yonge and Eglinton on a study called Midtown in Focus. An important component of the study has been to look at the heritage buildings on our main streets. In August, Heritage Preservation Services released a report … Read more

1 Eglinton Ave. East – Zoning Amendment Application – Final Report (TE27.4)

We wish to express our support for the city planning recommendations aspresented in the 1 Eglinton Ave. East – Zoning Amendment Application –Final Report. We applaud the willingness of the developer, DavPart, to consult with ourcommunity group. This consultation resulted in a re-submission of the applicationin late 2015. Between the original submission and the version … Read more

SERRA’s No To Brownlow Yardsale on CBC News

Toronto neighbourhood group needs $65K to fight against developers …so it’s holding a yard sale South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association needs at least $65K to go to OMB A neighbourhood group in north Toronto is organizing a yard sale on Saturday hoping to raise the tens of thousands of dollars it needs to help … Read more