Junction Triangle

The next DIGIN meeting takes place on Tuesday February 9th 2010, 7:00PM in the Ambrico Room of the Wallace-Emerson Community Centre, 1260 Dufferin St. (at Dupont).

DIGIN meetings are a great place to meet other residents and find out more about what is happening in the general Bloor-Lansdowne area. There are often representatives from Councillor Giambrone's office to provide updates about local issues and other news.

I haven't received a complete agenda for the meeting yet, but the main focus of this month's meeting is that our member of Parliament for Davenport, Mario Silva, will be in attendance to answer questions. See below for the email sent by DIGIN's chain, Donna Cowan:

Tower Automotive, 158 Sterling Rd.

Want to know what's happening with the vacant Tower Automotive property on Sterling Rd. south of Bloor St.? Castlepoint Developments is hosting a series of meetings to discuss plans with the community. Details about this first meeting were passed on to us by Phil from the South Perth and Sterling Road Residents Association:

We will be hosting the first of our Community Outreach meeting(s) for the Sterling properties owned by Castlepoint on January 18, 2010 - 7pm at the Church of the First Born (72 Perth Ave.) located directly next to our vacant property fronting on Perth Street. Parking is available on the vacant lands.

Coffee/Tea and cookies are provided

NOTE: I closed comments on this item. Discussion is over here where I posted the notes from the meeting.

Meeting announcement from the Fuzzy Boundaries group:

More than a year ago, a residents' group called Fuzzy Boundaries asked the community to name the neighbourhood, and since then more than 200 ideas have been put forward.

You are invited to our third public meeting, where residents will make their pitch for a favourite name.

There will be no keynote speaker, just a gathering of neighbours exchanging ideas. Brockton Addition? Junction Triangle? The Railpath? As always, it promises to be a lively and engaging discussion. Afterwards, vote for your choice January 15 to 29 at fuzzyboundaries.ca or at the Perth/Dupont Library.

When?: Thursday January 14, 7pm, at 45 Ernest Avenue (the new Boys and Girls Club location).

All are welcome to attend this free event.

For details, call Kevin at 416-537-1128 or visit fuzzyboundaries.ca where discussions about our great neighbourhood take place online.

Some more details about the January 14 meeting, as posted on the Fuzzy Boundaries site:

Thursday's third and final public meeting will be held at the new Boys and Girls Club location at 45 Ernest Avenue at 7 p.m. The meeting will be moderated by Fuzzy Boundaries' group member Warren McPherson. The meeting is designed to give everyone an opportunity to speak about a name they like or dislike.

The format is quite simple, the moderator will select people at random to speak for one or two minutes for a neighbourhood name they like. The floor will then be open for one other person to speak against that name (if there is anyone). The moderator will then select another person to speak about a different name, then a person against that name and so on until all the names have been covered. Then the meeting will go through all the names a second time that people want to speak for and against and then a third time (and so on) until everyone has had an opportunity to speak.

At the end of the meeting ballots will be made available for anyone wishing to vote for a name. For people who want to think about their decision a little more, the formal voting period will run from Janaury 15 to January 29. You can vote on-line here at the Fuzzy Boundaries web site or at the Perth/Dupont location of the Toronto Public Library at 1589 Dupont Street.

We hope to see you on Thursday night.

Meeting announcement from the Clean Train Coalition:

General Meeting - October 21

The next DIGIN meeting takes place on Tuesday October 13th 2009, 7:00PM in the Ambrico Room of the Wallace-Emerson Community Centre, 1260 Dufferin St. (at Dupont).

DIGIN meetings are a great place to meet other residents and find out more about what is happening in the general Bloor-Lansdowne area. There are often representatives from Councillor Giambrone's office to provide updates about local issues and other news.

This month, a few issues related directly to the Junction Triangle are on the agenda, which I have highlighted below.

Here is the agenda for this month's meeting:

The second Fuzzy Boundaries public meeting on Tuesday September 15th was a big success. Approximately 60 people came to the meeting to discuss the neighbourhood naming project. Chris Kwaczek did a short presentation on current neighbourhood demographics, and CBC broadcaster Jane Farrow was incredibly interesting and entertaining while she spoke about neighbourhood names. The Q&A session following the presentations was equally interesting.

The Fuzzy Boundaries website has a longer writeup and more photos from the event.

The neighbourhood naming process has moved to the next stage now: A 120-day period where anyone can submit neighbourhood name suggestions. You can submit ideas at the Fuzzy Boundaries website, or at the Perth-Dupont Library.

Kevin Putnam and Jane Farrow. Photo by Vic Gedris.

Kevin Putnam was the evening's master of ceremonies. Photo by Vic Gedris.

Fuzzy Boundaries members Bruce Gavin Ward and Kevin Putnam. Photo by Vic Gedris.

CBC broadcaster Jane Farrow speaking about neighbourhoods and names. Photo by Vic Gedris.