Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge
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
Stakeholders offer their input on the long-criticized Ontario Municipal Board and its new, less powerful replacement: the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal by Post City Staff for Streets Of Toronto Posted: June 8, 2017 Tim Hudak, CEO, OREAOntario Realtors are concerned that the OMB reform may jeopardize sustainable home ownership for the next generation. We get that the OMB … Read more
Metrolinx and Crosslinx Transit Solutions Construction Liaison Committee (CLC) Construction activities at the 15 underground Eglinton Crosstown LRT station sites are underway. Many of the new turning restrictions on the main north-south arterial roads have made getting around our neighbourhood even more challenging for local residents and drivers taking side streets to avoid the traffic. The … Read more
We are pleased that heritage status has been granted to the theatres on Mt. Pleasant. Read about it in the June 14, 2017 article from Post City Toronto. Did You Know? Granddaughter of the theatre owner during the Depression said that people would often pay with ”merchandise” such as ” nylons”. Some interesting information can be found … Read more