Junction Triangle

As a reaction to the Metrolinx / GO Transit "Georgetown South Service Expansion" project, a new grassroots organization has formed across West Toronto: The Clean Train Coalition.

The Clean Train Coalition, as its name suggests, is a coalition of community groups, residents, and other stakeholders in along the Georgetown South railway corridor who are concerned about the planned increases in diesel train traffic.

From the Clean Train Coalition website:

Clean Transit is Possible

Our city deserves a clean, effective and modern transportation system. Now is the time to build a transit solution that will benefit all of us and serve our region for decades to come. The solution should:

• Use clean-running, quiet and light weight electric trains
  Eliminate the harmful effects of diesel pollution
• Maintain and enhance neighbourhood connections
  Prevent the division and isolation of communities along the corridor
• Create accessible and affordable transit for everyone
  Ensure this public infrastructure project provides a lasting benefit to us all

For more information about the Clean Train Coalition, to get the latest news about the GSSE project, and to get involved, please visit their website at: www.cleantrain.ca

To discuss the effects of the GSSE project on our neighbourhood, you can use our local forum.

Banner image from the Clean Train Coalition website.

A flyer for GO Transit's Davenport Diamond Rail to Rail Grade Separation project public meeting on Wednesday April 22, 2009.

South Perth Ave. and Sterling Road Residents Association, Spring 2009 Community Cleanup flyer.

On Saturday April 25th 2009 the annual Community Clean-up Day happens in neighbourhoods all across Toronto.

Last year, the SJTRA organized a cleanup of Campbell and Erwin Krickhahn Park, with good results. The South Perth and Sterling RA also had a cleanup in their section of the neighbourhood.

Inorganic Market is running a computer and electronics recycling day on Saturday March 21, 10am-3pm. You can bring your unsused computers, phones, peripherals, etc. to be recycled for free instead of sending it to the landfill.

WHEN?: Saturday March 21 2009, 10am-3pm
WHERE?: Tim and Sue's No Frills, 372 Pacific Ave.(map)

More information about the "Inorganic Market" recycling program can be found on their website.

Wallace Ave. Brownfields: Looking north-east from the Wallace Ave. pedestrian bridge over the former Glidden Paint factory industrial lands. They are currently being cleaned up of industrial contaminants.

Today's edition of NOW magazine has a story about the Glidden Paint Factory cleanup on Wallace Ave next to the pedestrian bridge.

"For nine decades beginning in 1911, Glidden operated here, spilling untold amounts of solvents, chemicals with names too long to pronounce, with long-term health effects from exposure too scary to contemplate. The area, which forms part of the Junction Triangle, contains some of the most contaminated former industrial lands in the entire country."

You can read the entire article online at NOW Magazine's website.

If you would like more information about the cleanup efforts or to get involved with the Residents Association's Environment Committee, please contact us.

The South Perth Ave. and Sterling Rd. Residents Association organized a Fall Cleanup on October 4th, 2008. Approximately 10 people helped to pick up litter and other trash, and clear overgrown weeds from the neighbourhood.

Picking weeds and litter during the cleanup organized by the South Perth and Sterling Residents Association.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2008-10-04

Picking weeds and litter during the cleanup organized by the South Perth and Sterling Residents Association.

Photo by Vic Gedris, 2008-10-04