Parking Amendment – Sterling Road
Community Council Decision
The Toronto and East York Community Council:
1. Amended the existing standing prohibition in effect at all times, on east side of Sterling Road, between a point 27.8 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 17.2 metres further south, to be in effect between a point 23 metres south of Bloor Street West and a point 22 metres further south.
Elected Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam as Chair of the Toronto and East York Community Council for a term of office starting January 1, 2017 and ending November 30, 2018 and until a successor is appointed.
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Here is your opportunity to have a say in how Queen Street West develops on into the future. Come out and give your ideas and imagination voice.
This Community Consultation meeting will present the findings from the built form & character analysis and heritage evaluation as well as the draft recommendations of the West Queen West HCD Study. The Study reviewed the policy context, built-form and heritage value of the properties on Queen Street West between Bathurst Street and Roncesvalles Avenue.
The Study involved public consultations to clarify what defines the street character and to develop a community vision for the future. Transit capacity and parking supply were also reviewed.
The evening will begin with an Open House from 6:30-7:00pm, followed by an update by City Staff on the WQW Heritage Study. FGMDA Architects with MMM Group and ASI Inc. will then give a presentation followed by a discussion facilitated by the project team. This is where you can ask questions and share your comments prior to the final report.
Date: Tuesday, November 29th
Time: 6:30 p.m. – Open House,
7:00 p.m. – Presentation and Facilitated Discussion
Place: 1115 Queen St W. – The Theatre Centre
EY18.47
(New)
Request to Include the Christie’s Water Tower at 2150 Lake Shore Boulevard West on the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register (Ward 6)
http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2016.EY18.47
City Council appoint Councillor Sarah Doucette to the Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel for a term of office until November 30, 2018, and until their successors are appointed.
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Elected Councillor Vincent Crisanti as Vice Chair of the Etobicoke York Community Council for a term of office starting January 1, 2017 and ending November 30, 2018.
Elected Councillor Mark Grimes as Chair of the Etobicoke York Community Council for a term of office starting January 1, 2017 and ending November 30, 2018.
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Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council, be requested to create a case for night-time economy which includes the following initiatives and considerations:
a. the extension of licensing hours;
b. licensing type;
c. late night transportation;
d. community safety; and
e. special events.
Summary:
At its meeting on November 3, 2016 the Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council considered an update on the Liquor Licensing Issues Task Force.
Background Information:
(November 3, 2016) Letter from the Toronto Music Industry Advisory Council on Development of Night-time Economy
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-98157.pdf)
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Full Torstar story here, a bit below,
a older post on this blog on the project here
Buyers in the Union Lofts church-condo conversion waited through years of construction delays only to be told their purchases were cancelled. Now the developer is reselling at a higher price.
Although the original purchasers of Union Lofts are getting first right of refusal and a $20,000 discount off the new offering, one buyer said he expects his unit will have a price tag more than $100,000 above what he paid.
Buyers need to know if the builder has an out if it can’t complete the project.
“There’s some escape clauses in the agreement, which are there to protect both the builder and the purchasers against certain situations that can happen,” said lawyer Ted Charney, who specializes in real estate class-action suits.
Sometimes those clauses are abused.
“But, in other circumstances, if the clause is in the agreement and it was properly negotiated and it was relied on in circumstances where it legitimately should be, one of the risks of buying these condos is, years down the road, you could just end up with your money back,” Charney said.
The developer, http://www.unionlofts.ca/,
Union Lofts combines the old and the progressively new in the coveted west-side neighbourhood of Toronto. In this project, Windmill repurposes a former Church into 40 contemporary units infusing a new, modern style to compliment the heritage architecture of the legendary community. 
The existing building is retrofitted to the highest green standards of healthy living, designed not only to stand the test of time but also to defy the high energy costs of the future.
Windmill Development Group (“Windmill”) is a visionary company dedicated to transforming conventional development practices by using a triple bottom line approach to our projects. This ensures that strong ecological, social and financial returns are achieved in all of our projects. Everything that we do is conceived, designed and constructed to protect and enhance the local community and its ecosystems. We harness innovations in land use, water, air, energy, design, waste management and smart building technologies to create healthy, high-performance green buildings and communities.
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The Canadian Holiday Train will be in the Junction on
750 Runnymede Road, in front of Lambton Yard
2016-11-28 8:15 PM 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM
about the train…
Councillor Bill spearheaded getting trains in the year 2008 year moving it here from its downtown stopping place, which took him a number of years.
At each event, the Holiday Train provides a box car stage, a line up of great musical talent and a corporate contribution to the local food bank. The community, in turn, is encouraged to donate food and funds, all of which stays in the community.
This is the 18th year that the Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train has been raising food, money and awareness for food banks in communities across Canada and the U.S.
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info on the Lambton Yard below
Lambton Yard is a freight marshalling yard for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is located to the west of and contiguous with the West Toronto Yard on the Galt Subdivision. The two were the main freight marshalling yard complex for the CPR in Toronto until replaced by the modern CPR Toronto Yard in Agincourt in April 1964.
Built from 1912 to 1913, Lambton served as mechanical and freight facilities. It also had a roundhouse facility from 1913 to 1960. This infrastructure was replaced by an intermodal freight facility which transferred freight between truck and train, the site of which is now a Walmart store.
It is located to the north of Dundas Street West and south of St. Clair Avenue West, between Runnymede Road and Scarlett Road
CPR West Toronto Yard
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West Toronto Yard is a small marshalling yard for Canadian Pacific Railway on the Galt Subdivision in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The yard was built in 1882 to relieve stress at the Parkdale Yard and is located near Keele Street and Dundas Street West in The Junction. It was once the main yards for Toronto, but was replaced in that role in April 1964 by the CPR Toronto Yard in Agincourt. The roundhouse was demolished in 1998.
A Rona retail store stands on the site of the former roundhouse and shops. Additional buildings were located along Keele Street such as the car shops, but were demolished for the Keele Centre at 500-530 Keele Street around the 1970s. The turntable from the roundhouse and transfer table from the erecting shops were saved from destruction and relocated to a garden at the back of the Rona property.
Engines from West Toronto formerly served local industry. West Toronto Yard is primary used for storage and classification of CPR’s industrial customers in the Guelph – Islington corridor. CPR’s premier piggyback service, the Expressway originally was sited at West Toronto, but was relocated to Hornby when volume grew too large.
When West Toronto became overcrowded in 1913, an additional yard was built immediately to the west. Called CPR Lambton Yard, it stretches from Runnymede Road to Scarlett Road. Runnymede Road divides the yards. Plans to build a hump class yard on the expanded site were cancelled around 1950. The search for a new site for a new main and modern hump classification yard eventually resulted in the selection of the Agincourt location.
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photo credit, Zalucky Contemporary
Sat Nov. 19 @ 11am
Meet at Zalucky Contemporary Gallery (3044 Dundas Street West) for a 15-minute casual talk about the current exhibition Curbside, work by Toronto-based artist Laura Moore. All local Junction-area residents are welcome, and morning coffee/snacks will be served!
Please RSVP to info@zaluckycontemporary.com
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Click image graphic to visit their site
The Junction HCD group has regularly been holding meeting and maintaining a web site to establish heritage preservation in the Junction.
They need more Community involvement.
Dedicated to heritage preservation in the Junction
Below the break their 3 September 2015 Etobicoke York Community Council
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