The Dupont Improvement Group is having their monthly meeting. Here are the details:

Tuesday 11 November 2008 @ 7pm

DIG IN Meeting

Ambrico Room, Wallace Emerson Community Centre
1260 Dufferin Street (west side, just south of Dupont) at Galleria Mall

The agenda is below.

AGENDA
DIG IN Monthly meeting
Tuesday November 11th, 2008

Doors open at 6:45pm
Meeting starts promptly at 7pm

Announcements

Items for Discussion

1. Safety Audit updates

The following notice was sent from the City of Toronto's Planning Department, regarding the Bloor Dundas Avenue Study. You can view the original PDF version of this announcement here.

Bloor Dundas Avenue Study

Community Meeting
Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ Study

Tuesday, November 18, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Saint Joan of Arc - Gymnasium
1701 Bloor Street West

City staff and the City’s consultants have been working with the community to create a framework for new development and to identify needed service, transportation and streetscape improvements for the Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ Study area (see map).

The consultants have prepared a draft framework for the Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ Study, which builds on the Bloor Street Visioning Initiative and incorporates what we have heard to date from the community in terms of land use, building form, bicycle lanes, streetscape etc. This draft framework is the beginning of what will conclude with a final study report, and subsequent new urban design and zoning by-law provisions for this area.

To improve and refine the draft framework, your input is needed. Please join us on Tuesday, November 18.

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can still make your views known by emailing ccambra@toronto.ca or by sending a fax to 416-397-4080 or by writing Corwin Cambray, Senior Planner, Policy and Research, 55 John Street, 23rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 3C6.

You may also contact Councillor Gord Perks, Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park, at 416-392-7919 or email at councillor_perks@toronto.ca

Looking for more information? Please call Corwin Cambray at 416-397-0244 or visit www.toronto.ca/planning/bloordundas.htm to learn more about the Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ Study.

The Toronto Police 11 Division is having their annual "Town Hall" meeting on Tuesday November 18th. Details below, or in the PDF file on the Toronto Police website.

ELEVEN DIVISION

2008 Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday November 18, 2008
7:00p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Bishop Marrocco / Thomas Merton Catholic Secondary School

The following email came from Councillor Gord Perks. If you wish to have any comments passed on via our residents association, please contact us.

Please be advised that the next meeting for the Bloor/Dundas Avenue Study is a Local Advisory Committee meeting, held on:

Wednesday, November 5
6:30 p.m.
Loyola Arrupe - Main Floor Dining Area
1709 Bloor Street West (map)

Signs will be posted directing folks to the meeting area.

Note: The public are welcomed to attend the LAC meetings and observe the LAC discussions. To ensure a focused discussion that will provide an opportunity to review the materials to date and provide opportunities for feedback as we move forward (see page 6 of the Avenue Study terms of reference), we ask that members not appointed to the Local Advisory Committee reserve their comments for the Bloor Dundas 'Avenue' Study public meetings.

We encourage all residents, business owners and stakeholders to participate fully in the larger community meetings for the Bloor Dundas 'Avenue' study, because your comments, questions and concerns spark further discussion at the LAC meetings and assist with the study's progress. You may also want to connect with your area Resident's Association, Business Improvement Area or community agency (see list of LAC members below) to ask that your comments be included in the LAC discussions.

LAC membership includes representation from:

The Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre has organized an All Candidates' meeting for the upcoming provincial election. Details below, and in the attached flyer.

On October 14, Canadians go to the polls.
Before you vote, hear what’s on the agenda at the Davenport West Candidates’ Meeting

When: October 9, 2008
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Where: 1900 Davenport Rd. (map)

• Light snacks and childcare will be provided
• Please contact Marcelo at Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre for more information or to book childcare 416-656-8025

Voter education workshop begins at 6:30pm

Some local residents have organized an all-candidates debate for the upcoming federal election, Here are the details (in English and Portuguese):

PLEASE JOIN US FOR AN ALL CANDIDATES DEBATE

Here are the notes from the South Junction Triangle Residents Association's Environment Committee meeting, July 7, 2008. Notes are submitted by Bev Agar.

Eight members of the Environment Committee met with two members of TEA, Toronto Environmental Alliance (www.torontoenvironment.org)

[You will find 'Secrecy is Toxic website at the above or go to www.secrecyistoxic.ca ]

1. Brownfield remediation at 370 Wallace Ave.
   1. The topic was discussed, including effects on health of people last summer.

Wallace Ave. Brownfields

The Environment Committee is meeting on Tuesday July 8th at 7pm at Bev's house. Please contact the Environment Committee for specific location details.

The main topic of the meeting will be Brownfield Remediation.

The City of Toronto's Bloor Dundas Avenue Study web page is now online. There will be a "kickoff" meeting on July 8th, details are listed below. Please see the attached PDF file for the original version.

Kick-Off Public Meeting
Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ Study

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Saint Joan of Arc - Gymnasium
1701 Bloor Street West (Map)

Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ Study

The City is undertaking a study for the portion of Bloor Street West between Keele Street and Dundas Street West and for Dundas Street West between Glenlake Avenue and Boustead Avenue.

The purpose of the Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ study is to create a framework for new development and identify needed service, transportation or streetscape improvements. The City Planning Division’s recent Bloor Street Visioning Initiative will inform the study’s work and help shape a vision for the area.

Join us! Come learn about the study and how you can participate.

Looking for more information? Visit www.toronto.ca/planning/bloordundas.htm to learn more
about the Bloor Dundas ‘Avenue’ study.

Meeting details provided by the The Stop Community Food Centre:

Greetings,

This is an invitation for you to join us this Wednesday evening for a town hall meeting in Davenport to address poverty reduction and to bring forward your struggles and ideas for change. This meeting has been organized by the Davenport West Income Security Council. A printable poster is attached. Please use it to promote the event.

Town Hall Format: