Happy Holidays from the CityPlace Residents Association! We are pleased to join with our community partners to inspire holiday cheer within CityPlace. Be sure to participate in any or all of the events planned for the festive season. Click on the posters for details of each event.
We wish everyone a safe holiday season and best wishes for the new year.
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/
Download Block 31 Development Work Notice pdf
Town Hall on Ports Modernization
Saturday, November 17 • 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre
627 Queens Quay W Toronto ON M5V 3G3
EVENT DETAILS
Join Adam for a community town hall on the Government of Canada’s Ports Modernization Review. This is your opportunity to provide input that will go directly to the Minister to reform Ports Toronto and its governance structure.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to: Adam.Vaughan.C1D@parl.gc.ca
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.
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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Do you live, work or travel on King Street? Tune into our #KingStreetPilot Tweet Chat next Monday November 5th at 1 pm. We’ll be posing a series of questions about how people have experienced the transit priority project since it’s implementation last November. We will be joined by special guests Steve Munro and a representative from La Fenice who will also add their perspective to the conversation and will be available to answer any questions directed their way.
RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2015666195159868/
One Year In: The King Street Pilot – Monday, November 26th at 7 PM
What: Public meeting about the King Street Pilot
When: Monday, November 26th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Where: Metro Hall, Room 308/309
Do you live, work, or travel on King Street? This open meeting is an opportunity to share your experience of the King Street Pilot after one year since its implementation in November 2017. Together we will look at what the data shows about the pilot’s success and engage in a facilitated discussion about the transit priority project’s implementation and impact on our public space and day-to-day life.
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/one-year-in-the-king-street-pilot-tickets-51972104965
Download Poster One Year In – The King Street Pilot (Nov. 26) pdf version
Audio/Podcast CityPlace Residents Association talks about the King Street pilot 1st Year Anniversary on the John Oakley Show on AM640
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
The CityPlace Kids Halloween Crawl has been very successful and the buzz and vibrancy of the event was one that can only be described as awesome/awe inspiring. Photos of the event can be accessed Here and a video highlight created by one of the event’s sponsors can be accessed Here
We would greatly value your feedback through this 2 min survey.
Your feedback will help us improve our understanding of how our annual Halloween crawl can be improved in the future.
To start the survey, please click ONCE on the link below: http://cityplacera.com/survey/
Please complete the survey by Wednesday, November 14th, 2018. If you would like to contact us or experience any problems accessing the survey, please email cityplacera@gmail.com
The recent concluded election has seen a newly configured 25 ward system and a newly elected slate or returning and new councillors and school board trustees. The following candidates were elected in the City of Toronto Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York (that includes the CityPlace Neighbourhood): Mayor Elect John Tory; Councillor Elect Joe Cressy; and School Board Trustees Elect: English Boards – Stephanie Donaldson (Public) and Norman Di Pasquale (Catholic); and French Boards – Chloe Robert and Nathalie Dufour Séguin.
Details on these and other election results are available online at https://electionresults.toronto.ca
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
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