AGM and Potluck on Thursday, June 6th from 6 to 7:30 PM at Milky Way Gardens (87 Milky Way Lane) rear Parkdale Library.
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The intersection of Queen Street West and Cowan Avenue is home to an important cluster of City facilities and community services, including the Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre, Parkdale Library, and Parkdale Arts & Cultural Centre. City staff are currently exploring the potential to enhance programming and service delivery spaces for the Parkdale community. Join us to learn more about the project and provide input on the conceptual design options for these sites.
Over the past year the Parkdale Residents Association, Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust and Parkdale People’s Economy have led an information gathering and community discussions – “On Community Hubs”.
To access the PRA-led USER survey results for this import intersection click HERE.
Your comments are important in guiding the next steps in the Parkdale Community Hub project. See you at the meeting!
The 22nd annual ART TOUR is a showcase for some of the best art in Toronto’s West End. Artists display their works at locations from Swansea to The Junction.
Admission is FREE, and art lovers have a unique opportunity to meet the artists and to see their creations.
Visitors are invited to soak up the unique atmosphere of the local community with its delightful mix of shops, cafes, bakeries and restaurants.
There is a draw for three $100 prizes to be used toward an art purchase from any artist on the Tour. Entry forms can be filled out at all the tour sites; enter at each location to increase your chances. Organizers will contact the winners three weeks after the Tour.
Click HERE for more details. Enjoy the show!
Earlier this month the Government of Ontario announced changes to planning law in Ontario under Bill 108 which affects 13 different pieces of legislation.
It reinstates the old Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), and makes other changes that will affect the City’s ability to control and plan development in Toronto. Your voice is crucial.
We urge you to become informed about the implications of Doug Ford’s Provincial Government’s proposals as they will have an impact on your neighbourhood and our City.
READ and be informed about Bill 108.
Become informed and make your voice heard about how your neighbourhood will develop. Read the Chief Planner’s report opinions here (www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-133165.pdf) and presentation (www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-133199.pdf) to City Council on the proposed Bill 108.
ATTEND the Meeting on Monday May 27th at 7 p.m. at City Hall to hear about the impact of these proposals from Gregg Lintern, Toronto’s Chief Planner, and City Councillors, including Mike Layton our new Councillor, and Kristyn Wong-Tam our previous Councillor.
Read the City’s response to the proposed legislation HERE.
When: Monday, May 27, 2019 at 7 pm
Where: Council Chambers, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/309554903273831/
Join Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust (PNLT) this Saturday for the Annual General Meeting & Potluck! They’ve had a hugely successful year and let’s all celebrate!
The AGM is an opportunity to celebrate the year’s accomplishments and participate in decision making. This year members will have the opportunity to:
• Vote on PNLT’s next acquisition priority.
• Vote on proposed By-law Amendment.
• Vote to elect 7-8 new members to serve on the board of directors, their decision making body.
The Parkdale Village Business Improvement Area (PVBIA) invites you to Spring into Parkdale Sidewalk Festival & Night Market!
Time to shake off those winter blues and visit Parkdale Village’s Queen Street West this spring for a weekend filled with sidewalk sale deals and free fun for the family.
Come out and meet shop owners, crafters, artists and community groups that make up our thriving neighbourhood! Throughout the day enjoy some special attractions such as live performances by over 30 artists/musicians, free craft workshops, face painting (10,000sf Kids Zone), 4 Markets including Little Tibet market, surprise giveaways and over 150 local shops and vendors!
Join Greenest City and Masaryk Park and Melbourne Parkette friends for their Spring Clean Up at 10:30 am. Garbage bags, gloves and shovels provided along with some coffee and snacks!
Visit facebook page @masarykfriends or @greenestcitytoronto
On May 1st the The Neighbourhood Land Trust (the charity arm of the Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust) will purchase and save its first at risk rooming house to preserve and protect affordable housing for low income residents!
This project aims to stop the flow of tenants out of low end of market rental housing and into homelessness. This is the first licenced Rooming House in Toronto to be owned by a community land trust guaranteeing the units will continue to provide affordable housing for 99 years.
Home to 15 working class and low income tenants, this 15 unit South Parkdale property will be owned by The Neighbourhood Land Trust in perpetuity but will be operated and managed by PARC, (a United Way Anchor Agency) who now provides 71 units of affordable housing for adults who are low income and or experience mental health and addictions challenges in South Parkdale.
The project will ensure that existing tenants, many of whom are low income, will have continued affordable rental housing that is safe and secure. Any future new tenants will be prioritized for people who have experienced homelessness.
The Mary McCormick Recreation Centre is a well used by Parkdale residents (indoor swimming pool, fitness/weight room, gym, craft room, dance studio and indoor hockey arena). The City is holding a public information meeting to discuss the upcoming repairs and improvements to the Rec Centre. Plans are to close the facility from September 2019 to Spring of 2020.
For more information contact Ed Hanna Ed.Hanna@toronto.ca or Councillor Ana Bailao Councillor_Bailao@toronto.ca
Everyone is welcome to attend!
Human Rights and Housing in Parkdale. Learn the basics about rental housing law and how to stand up for your housing rights.
Join the Parkdale People’s Economy (PPE) and Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) for a workshop on housing rights.
Attendance is FREE, and snacks and Tibetan translation will be provided. Register HERE.
Topics will include:
• Advocating for disability-related accommodations in housing
• Eviction prevention strategies
• Addressing discrimination and harassment
• Ontario’s new Standard Lease
• Impacts of The Rental Fairness Act (2017)
• Impacts of housing unaffordability