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BIG on Bloor – Culture works

By junctioneer On June 16, 2009 In annex, Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Carleton Village, College Street Little Italy, High park, Kingsway, Koreatown, Mimico, Mount Dennis, Old Mill, Parkdale, Roncesvalles Village, South Junction Triangle, Swansea, The Junction, Ward 18 – (Davenport), West Bend, West Toronto Communites, Weston With Comments Off Permanent Link to BIG on Bloor – Culture works

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Culture Works at the BIG on Bloor festival promises to be one the best organized and even more important, the best arts programed festivals in Toronto this year.

The people organizing this have developed a excellent model a re- imagining how best to support a community – both the businesses and the residents though the arts. Given the challenges in the community today their layered involvement program model has succeeded in archiving a great amount of inclusiveness. The organizations have succeeded in developing a real appetite for all concerned parties to work together. Big on Bloor and Dig in have always been wonderful at defining and combining different perceptions and the relieving the difficulty of communication and partnership that often occur in the planning and running of community events.

Attending this event will provide lots of thoughts stimulated by a hugely enjoyable experience.

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CULTURE WORKS – a feature event of the BIG on Bloor Street Festival is a precedent setting street fair celebrating the arts and bringing the best that Toronto has to offer to Bloor and Lansdowne. Major cultural institutions and organizations like the AGO and the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art sit alongside local Garnet/Abrams, annhomanART, Funktion Gallery and many others to offer unique and interactive programming for young and old.

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Cost Effective Ways for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to Finance Projects

By junctioneer On June 10, 2009 In All Wards, Baby Point, Bloor West Village, Carleton Village, City of Toronto, College Street Little Italy, High park, Kingsway, Koreatown, Mimico, Mount Dennis, Old Mill, Parkdale, Roncesvalles Village, South Junction Triangle, Swansea, The Junction, Toronto Parks, West Bend, West Toronto Communites, Weston With Comments Off Permanent Link to Cost Effective Ways for Parks, Forestry and Recreation to Finance Projects

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The Recreational Infrastructure Canada program is a federal infrastructure fund that will invest $500 million in recreational facilities across Canada over a two-year period – starting this spring. Created to provide a temporary economic stimulus while renewing, upgrading and expanding recreational infrastructure.

The City of Toronto outlined in a recent staff report on March 20, 2009, it’s intention to explore the use of this fund to find cost effective ways the City of Toronto can finance the construction of new or expanded recreation facilities for multi-sports activities.

Their statement contents two important directional indicators, the city appears to want to take concerning recreation facilities.

1) To increase the move to multi-purpose recreation facilities instead of stand alone, single-purpose facilities.

text outtake from staff report…

In such facilities, rinks, pools, gymnasiums and tracks may be accommodated in one single building, providing economies of scale in terms of staffing, parking and utilities.

2) “to replace it’s aging infrastructure and to provide economies of scale and increased revenue opportunities“

Eligible projects under the federal governments fifty-fifty cost share initiative

Arenas, gymnasia, swimming pools or sports fields;
Tennis, basketball, volleyball or other sport-specific courts;
Parks, fitness trails or bike paths; and
Other multi-purpose physical recreation facilities.

…will also:

Normally be for the rehabilitation or repair of recreational facilities;
Begin and materially conclude construction before March 31, 2011; and,
Be incremental, i.e. projects would not have occurred, as proposed, without support from RInC

Staff report City of Toronto [opens in new window]

Recreational Infrastructure Canada Program [opens in new window]

City staff to conduct planning study of St. Clair Ave. W. & Caledonia Rd

By junctioneer On June 7, 2009 In Carleton Village, City of Toronto, College Street Little Italy, Development, Koreatown, Ward 10 (York Centre), Ward 11 (York South-Weston}, Ward 17 Davenport, Ward 18 – (Davenport) With 1 Comment Permanent Link to City staff to conduct planning study of St. Clair Ave. W. & Caledonia Rd

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City text highlights from the report..

At its meeting held on February 9, 2009, the Etobicoke York Community Council directed City Planning staff to conduct an immediate zoning and planning study of the St. Clair Avenue West and Caledonia Road area, and report to the Etobicoke York Community Council prior to July 2009 with recommendations to enhance and protect the residential character of the community, and eliminate all uses incompatible with that residential character (.

ISSUE BACKGROUND [link full city report]

The subject study area is generally located west of the St. Clair Avenue West and Caledonia Road intersection. The area bounded by the south limit of the properties fronting onto the south side of St. Clair Avenue West, from the rail corridor to Caledonia Park Road on the south, Caledonia Road to the east, Lambert Avenue to the north and a CNR rail corridor to the west. The lands within the study area are fragmented in ownership and presently occupied by the following uses:

1. warehouses

2. social clubs (and accessory restaurant uses)

3. concrete batching yard

4. supply yard (outdoor storage)

5. coffee shop (take-out restaurant)

6. automobile sales establishment

7. a City owned closed road allowance

To the west of the study area is a CNR rail corridor, with St. Clair Gardens and Neighbourhoods designated lands comprised of grade related dwellings, which abut the rail line to the west. To the north are Neighbourhoods designated lands with grade related dwellings. To the east, north of the properties fronting onto St. Clair Avenue West, are Neighbourhoods designated lands with grade related dwellings and Prospect Cemetery further east. Properties fronting onto the north side of St. Clair Avenue West are designated Mixed Use Areas, which have been included within the Avenue Study for St. Clair Avenue West. On the south side, east of the study area is Earlscourt Park, which is designated Parks and Open Space Areas – Parks.

To the south are lands that are designated Utility Corridors.

An Annex house enlargement that blends

By junctioneer On May 21, 2009 In Koreatown, The Junction, Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina With Comments Off Permanent Link to An Annex house enlargement that blends

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This house in Annex has a nice historic vibe to it. There is a lot of work being done to it in a caring and great way. Looking at the images below you can see they are restoring the front of the house, adding a new front door and other items, while adding an addition on the back. Their choice to renovate the house in this manner carefully retains the building street facade and historical character. Also it maintains the appearance of the street-scape.