From November 22 – 29, City Planning staff are undertaking city-wide public consultations on amending Zoning By-laws to engage residents about the City’s proposed “zoning for municipal shelters”. Be there if you have an interest in finding out how this can impact on our neighbourhood which already is home to a shelter/24-hour respite at 545 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Info and details: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/municipal-shelters/meetings-events-municipal-shelters/

Block 31 Canoe Landing Campus Facility Extended Work Notice

Download Block 31 Development Work Notice pdf

In October 2018, there was local media coverage on CityNews pertaining to used and discarded needles in various public realm areas of CityPlace including Canoe Landing Park, and the North and South Linear Parks. The news story followed concerns that a child waiting at a school bus loading zone in the vicinity of Dan Leckie Way and Fort York Blvd came into contact with a used needle.

The location of discarded needles in our public realm areas indicates that there is the increased presence of people engaged in public injection drug use with needles and other drug paraphernalia in the linear parks and public spaces in the CityPlace neighbourhood. This area have a high volume of various transient, street involved, unstably housed/no fixed address, and homeless people, some of whom are living under the Gardiner; in public parks; and an influx of new clients of the respite centre at 545 Lakeshore Blvd, as well as other drop-in services within travelling distance of CityPlace.

The following information is available as resources for residents of CityPlace and should be used only with permission.

Needle Safety:
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/harm-reduction-supplies-and-locations/needle-safety/

Locations of needle drop boxes:
https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/health-wellness-care/health-programs-advice/harm-reduction-supplies-and-locations/needle-drop-box-locations-in-toronto/

News Story
https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2018/10/15/needles-plague-neighbourhood-at-cityplace/

Minutes of Meeting on Harm Reduction Services:
Minutes of Stakeholder Meeting on Harm Reduction

Info: cityplacera@gmail.com

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Metrolinx Accessibility Public Meetings

Metrolinx is committed to making transit services fully accessible to people of all ages and abilities. A Priority Action in the 2041 Regional Transportation Plan, universal access belongs at the centre of all transportation planning and designing activities to ensure safe, convenient and easy travel …
http://www.metrolinx.com/en/aboutus/accessibility/accessibility_meetings.aspx

Municipal Election Results – Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York

Details on these and other election results are available online at https://electionresults.toronto.ca

Block 31 Canoe Landing Campus Facility Update – October 2018

Block 31 Canoe Landing Campus Facility Update – October 2018

October 4th, 2018

Attention: CityPlace Residents’ Association and BIA
Re: Block 31 Construction – Update 9
Block 31 construction continues to progress quickly. The project is approximately 50% constructed
to date.

Superstructure – Pouring of structural slabs, walls (including steel reinforcement) and deck continue to proceed on schedule. The Hydro vault is complete and ready for inspection. The structural steel trade has completed most of the north building work. The south building structural steel work is well underway. South and north building exterior partition wall framing and sheathing is underway. South and north building masonry partitions and mechanical and electrical rough-in work is underway.

Site service work is well underway.

Artificial turf field fence work is complete. Programming on the field will not be interrupted. South retaining wall is approaching completion. West concrete retaining wall has been waterproofed and backfilled.

Site access is expected to be maintained at the mid-point of the east boundary. A second vehicular access, allowing site access off Fort York Blvd is also expected to remain in place.

Regards,
Suzanne Cooke-Wooland, SPC

08-03-2018 Block 31 Update 9 Download PDF