Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association needs at least $65K to go to OMB Lisa Xing · CBC News · Posted: Sep 22, 2017 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: October 5, 2017 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 pay for its … Read more