Tag Archives: City of Toronto
Trees glorious trees
Two bits of tree news: 1) Not Far From the Tree is a Toronto organization that puts the fruit from local trees to good use. If you are a homeowner with a fruit tree and can’t keep up with picking … Continue reading
Community Environment Day
Councillor Janet Davis is hosting her Community Environment Day this coming Sunday, April 29th from 10am to 2pm. Environment Day provides an opportunity to dispose of that hazardous household waste you’ve got kicking about – like, old cleaning supplies, motor … Continue reading
Community Clean Up Day! Call for Volunteers
This Saturday, April 21st, is the City’s Community Clean Up Day. A group of us are doing a clean up of Coleman Park, from 10:30 – 12 noon, and we’re looking for folks to join us! Coleman Park is a … Continue reading
City Council meets this week!
As you are probably well aware, there are still significant cuts to the City’s budget that are being considered. City Council starts meeting on January 17th at 9:30am to discuss the budget. This means it is NOT TOO LATE if … Continue reading
Hot spot?
Seems the rest of the world is figuring out what a hot spot we live in. Our ‘hood was featured in this month’s Toronto Life magazine as one of the top up-and-coming places to buy a property in Toronto. Labelled … Continue reading
The weather outside is frightful…
The weather outside is frightful, but at least it’s WINTER! (not that strange, warm-ish, extended-fall stuff we’ve been getting…) On that note, Councillor Janet Davis, together with other East York elected reps, is hosting the East York New Year’s Levee. … Continue reading
The Axe
As you probably are somewhat aware, the City is proposing some very large cuts to its budget. Essentially, 10% across the board. The proposed budget recently went through the Budget Committee and will be going to full Council in January … Continue reading
More news on the tree front
There have been 17 trees planted on Dentonia Park Ave between Dawes and Palmer, at the back of the Catholic School that fronts on Balfour Ave. Yes. SEVENTEEN new trees. To be honest, I’m not sure when they were actually … Continue reading
Important Community Meeting – 22 storey building proposed
The City of Toronto is holding a Community Consultation Meeting about a proposed new 22 storey building to be located at 90 Eastdale Ave: the meeting is on Wednesday, Nov 9th at 7pm, at Secord School. The proposal by the … Continue reading
“Bring out your….”
A reminder to homeowners in the ‘hood that garbage day is changing this week (September 6th) from Tuesdays to Fridays for residences between Coxwell and Victoria Park, from Danforth north to Taylor/Massey Creek. I gather the City is aiming to … Continue reading
