Bloor West Village Residents Association

The Bloor West Village Residents Association is happy to announce another public meeting, to which you are warmly invited.

The topic is “Our Vanishing Urban Forest“.

Have you noticed the mature trees in our parks and along our streets are dying, infested, blowing down? Hear and question a panel of experts on the loss of our urban canopy in the village and what steps, if any, we can take to restore our forest.

Participating on the panel will be:

• Richard Evans, Director of Urban Foresty, City of Toronto
• Regina Gudelis, Supervisor of Urban Forestry Planning and Protection
• Shelley Petrie, Executive Director, Toronto Environmental Alliance

Tuesday, November 15, 8:00 pm
Runnymede United Church
432 Runnymede Rd.
(2 blocks north of Bloor, across from Runnymede Public School)

Doors open at 7:45. Meeting starts at 8:00.

The Governing Toronto Advisory Panel, appointed by Toronto City Council, is preparing recommendations for changes to the City’s governance system in anticipation of broader powers under a new City of Toronto Act. The Advisory Panel has been hearing from Torontonians since it was appointed in July. You are invited to bring your ideas to a final public session before the Advisory Panel prepares its advice for Council.

In small roundtable discussions, you will have the opportunity to share your ideas and suggestions on governance issues such as public engagement, balancing neighbourhood and city-wide decisions and the roles and responsibilities of Council, the Mayor, Community Councils, etc.

Tuesday, November 15, 2005
7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
St. Lawrence Market Complex – North Market
92 Front Street East
(closest intersection – north side of Front St. E., west of Jarvis St.)

To register please call Access Toronto at 416-338-0338 TTY 416-338-0889
Weekdays 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m.

Other ways to get involved: complete an online survey at http://www.toronto.ca/governingtoronto or email the Advisory Panel at govpanel@toronto.ca

For more information on the Panel visit http://www.toronto.ca/governingtoronto/backgrd.htm

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Thursday, November 3rd
7 – 9 PM
Bishop Marrocco/Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School Auditorium
1515 Bloor Street West
South east corner at Dundas St. West

MPAC has now sent out the 2005 Property Assessment Notices in Parkdale-High Park. Please join me to hear representatives of MPAC discuss changes in the 2005 Notices and answer your questions about how your property is assessed. Learn how to ask for reconsideration from MPAC or appeal your assessment (appeals deadline is March 31, 2006).

Special guest Councillor Sylvia Watson will be on hand to discuss how your municipal taxes are calculated.

Hope to see you there!

416 763-5630
gkennedy.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

Hosted by Gerard Kennedy, M.P.P.

Public Meeting on Ontario’s New Deal for Toronto

Wednesday, October 12, 2005
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Swansea Town Hall
95 Lavinia Avenue
(South of Bloor, 1 block east of Windermere between Deforest and Morningside)

CHILDCARE AVAILABLE (ON TWO DAYS’ NOTICE PLEASE)

For more information, please contact Gerard Kennedy’s Community Office at (416) 763-5630
or email at gkennedy.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org

Download the full invitation, including the agenda (PDF, 2 pages, 150kb)

From: Councillor Saundercook
Subject: 2442 Bloor Street West

Dear Residents,

Please be advised that next week I am hosting a meeting between the Bloor West Residents’ Association and representatives from the Swansea Ratepayers’ Association with the owner of 2442 Bloor Street West (the former Humber Odeon site). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss outstanding issues and concerns with the owner’s plans for developing this site. The meeting will be taking place on Tuesday, September 20th at 7:00 PM at St. Pius School.

At this time, the application will not be proceeding to Community Council until at the earliest mid-October. The date and time for this meeting is not known at this time. My office will advise as soon as that date is confirmed.

In the meantime, I would like to welcome you to attend the meeting on September 20th. As always, I encourage you to continue sharing your comments and concerns with me regarding this proposal, and I thank all those residents who have taken the time to contact me during this process.

Please call my office at 416-392-4072 should you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Councillor Bill Saundercook
Ward 13, City of Toronto
100 Queen Street West, Suite C46
Toronto, ON M5H 2N2

Phone: 416-392-4072
email: councillor_saundercook@toronto.ca
Community Office:
17 St. John’s Road
Toronto, ON M6S 3H2
Phone: 416-338-5165

Make your views known on the proposed redevelopment of the Odeon Humber site at 2442 Bloor Street W. by attending a public meeting on Tuesday June 28 at St. Pius X Catholic School, located on Jane Street north of Bloor, starting at 7 pm.

This is the third and final public meeting to present details and site designs of the redevelopment proposal which will see a 10-storey mixed commercial-residential development on the property of the former Odeon Humber theatre. Two previous public meetings, in May and October, 2004, were well attended and provided Bloor West Village residents with opportunities to voice their views on the developers’ proposal.

You can view a plan of the redevelopment proposal by visiting the constituency office of city councilor Bill Saundercook at 17 St. John’s Road. Call Coun. Saundercook at 416-338-5165 for more details or write to him at Councillor_Saundercook@toronto.ca