The CityPlace Residents’ Association (CPRA) Ontario Corporation Number 1893476, held an election for a new Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 24, 2019 between 2 pm and 4 pm at the Toronto Public Library, Fort York Branch. 

Following the Annual General Meeting, candidates and the outgoing board members attended the vote count. 

82 ballots were issued at the meeting to member residents who registered in advance of the meeting. 

82 of these ballots were returned for counting.

81 of these ballots were accepted by the Board.

1 of these ballots was rejected as spoiled by the board for having selected in excess of nine candidates. 

In addition to the above, 

30 ballots were issued at the meeting to member residents who:

a. Attended the meeting at the appointed time; and

b. Produced valid government photo identification and proof of residence to the election Secretary; but

c. Had yet to complete a membership form. 

In addition to the above, 3 ballots were issued at the meeting to member residents who:

a. Attended the meeting prior to voting closing; and

b. Produced valid government photo identification and proof of residence to the election Secretary; but

c. Had yet to complete a membership form.

The total number of ballots issued was: 115

The total number of ballots cast was: 115

The total number of ballots counted was: 115

The total number of ballots rejected was: 1

Each counted ballot contained votes for at least one and no more than nine candidates. 

The results of the vote were as follows:

Shwan Dizai – Elected

Gus Kastanis – Elected

Darren Pereira – Elected

Peter Chiaramonte – Elected

Nicole Sparks-Barnes – Elected

Hazel Rivera – Elected

Keith Graham – Elected

Noah Wilson – Elected

Kate Whittaker – Elected

The Board obtained consensus among the candidates to publish the vote count for only elected Board Members. The full vote count was communicated to each candidate at the vote. Any member wishing further information may request it in writing. 

The outgoing Board congratulates the newly elected and returning Board Members and thanks all candidates who put forth their candidacy for election. 

Any member or candidate wishing to inspect the ballots may do so upon reasonable request for a period of sixty days. All original ballots will be retained by the outgoing President until delivered to the new Board. 

Any member having any questions about the election is encouraged to contact any of your new Board Members. The new board will meet within 30-days and following their organizational meeting, an announcement will be made regarding the next executive including president, vice-presidents, secretary, and treasurer.

The outgoing Board thanks all members who attended the Annual General Meeting.

Residents are invited to check out the upcoming Job Info Fair being held on Tuesday, October 29^th, 2019 at Toronto Public Library, Fort York Branch, 190 Fort York Blvd at 6pm and 7 pm. See poster for details.

The City is consulting the public on the development of the recreation programming for Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre.

The is an opportunity to work in collaboration with the staff team to create the menu of programs that will be offered.

Nextdoor is the free and private social network just for CityPlace neighbours. On our new neighbourhood site and app, we can share recommendations for tradies, plan neighbourhood events, discuss safety, post things for sale and much more.

Today is the last day for advanced polls. Election day is on October 21. Check your voter card for location of your poll station.

Thanks to everyone who responded to the call for directors of the CPRA on or by October 7. The following 12 Candidates have sent in a bio and membership form and will be vying for your vote for the 9 director positions at the AGM/Board Election on November 24

• Pranav Bakaraju
• Jacquelene Chu
• Alexander Cormier
• Adam Disotell
• Husain Neemuchwala
• Marko Platosh
• Munira Ravji
• Humera Siddiqi
• Nicole Sparks-Barnes
• Jonathan Swyers
• Kate Whittaker
• Alison Ytsma

Once the 9 new directors are elected, they will convene their first board meeting within 30-days of the AGM/election and at that meeting they decide by a vote among themselves or by secret ballot among themselves who assume the executive roles of President, Secretary, Treasurer etc…

Anyone who is a resident of CityPlace is welcome to come, learn more about the candidates and vote. We are using “Election Runner” for online, instantaneous voting. We will check ID at the door to verify that voters are residents of CityPlace (Drivers License/Government Issued ID) and collect email to add you to the voter’s list (for voting purposes only and input into election runner immediately). The app will be activated on the afternoon of the AGM on November 24. Paper ballots will also be available to accommodate persons unable to use the app, or in the event of technical difficulties with the app on November 24. Here is a youtube video on how to use the app Election Runner

If you live at any of the 33 CityPlace buildings that intersect with Front Street West (Blue Jays Way including Rogers Centre Area), Spadina Ave (East on Bremner to Reese St, and West on Fort York Blvd to Bathurst (East Side), and Lakeshore Blvd and Bathurst Street, you are a member of the CityPlace Residents Association. See also the following map (the building at library district at 170 Fort York, and the affordable housing buildings at 125 Queens Wharf, 146 Fort York and 150 Dan Leckie are also part of CityPlace). See Google Map and the image map (an old map but includes most buildings in CityPlace)

Join us at Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre consultation with residents on recreation programming to be offered in 2020. Thursday, October 10, 2019 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, SuperClub (Harbourview Estates) 11 Mariner Terr, 3rd Fl Info: 416-392-6725

https://ca.nextdoor.com/ is a social network for neighbourhoods – easy to navigate; drive interactions, projects, events, safety alerts, social good; and more by neighbours to enhance neighbourhood vibrancy. An interesting feature is the Halloween Treat Map powered by google maps. Details: https://ca.nextdoor.com/treat_map/ Another great reason to join us and your neighbours at Nextdoor https://ca.nextdoor.com//p>

Due to the single pedestrian crossing of Spadina Avenue at this location (which City Council has approved fixing and we are pushing City staff every day to prioritize construction of the south crossing) and the high volume of pedestrians throughout the neighbourhood, we agree that it is completely unacceptable to close the north sidewalk of Bremner without providing a safe, wide, protected pedestrian walkway around the construction zone in the adjacent lane of traffic.”

Response from office of local councillor – Ward 10: “We saw your tweet about the Bremner sidewalk earlier. Thanks for bringing the problem to our attention. As a result, we forwarded the photos to Transportation Services and an inspector visited the site before noon, confirming that no permit was issued and charging the responsible contractor. The sidewalk is supposed to be accessible to pedestrians. Please let us know if the barriers still have not been removed by the morning so we can escalate the matter.