Eglinton – Merton – Bayview – Yonge (formerly SERRA)
City Planning to host a Public Meeting on April 13th to discuss proposed new zoning rules for Multiplex dwellings in our neighbourhoods. You may have heard that Toronto City Council is planning to increase housing options and density in all Toronto’s neighbourhoods (EHON). To do this, the City is planning to change existing neighbourhood policies … Read more
BlogTo has recently reported construction plans for the new Davisville Community and Aquatic Centre (CAC) will bring a new public recreation facility to the heart of midtown, just steps east of Davisville subway station. The roof design will be similar to the new Canoe Landing community centre in CityPlace. The Davisville CAC’s active roof will include a … Read more
Welcome to our first GREEN Waves e-newsletter of 2022. Meet two of the Green Wave team Debora Kuchme is the green brain behind the Bayview Pixies and someone who is as passionate about sustainable balcony planting in high rises as she is the green possibilities in low rise neighbourhoods. She is also a native plants … Read more
2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association (SERRA) Thursday, January 20th, 2022, via Zoom Webinar Minutes Welcome & Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. John Hiddema, Moderator, introduced himself and described the agenda and delivered a technical overview. The land treaty acknowledgement of the traditional … Read more
Terra Bruce has sent a letter as follows: Letter to Residents: Based in St. John’s and Toronto, Terra Bruce Productions (TBP), an award-winning Canadian theatre company founded to create and stage original musical theatre productions, acquired the venue in January of this year. Terra Bruce can’t wait to open the theatre doors to welcome residents … Read more
Neighbourhood groups object to Toronto’s one-size-fits-all approach to allowing green suites. The Toronto Star reports that an alliance of seven residents associations in Toronto is appealing a new bylaw that would allow backyard homes to be built on residential properties – move affordable housing advocates with delay the creation of needed housing. Christine Mercado, a … Read more
The Ontario government recently released the Housing Affordability Task Force report that makes 55 recommendations aimed at reining in home prices by dramatically boosting the supply of housing. The report was released publicly on February 8, 2022, less than two months after Ford and Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Steve Clark appointed the task … Read more
FoNTRA recently wrote a letter to the Chair of the Planning & Housing Committee expressing concerns about the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods program. In the Letter, FoNTRA supports the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) program in principle. However, neighbourhoods across the City have different characteristics that must be taken into consideration in expanding building … Read more
The Regent movie theatre has been sold, but the people who bought it are planning on turning it into something totally new that will hopefully benefit the community. The Regent Theatre was originally built in 1927 and was once known as the Belsize, and has now been purchased by Terra Bruce Productions. Based in St. John’s … Read more