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Community News & Events
Development in the DPRG area
August 14, 2026
There are currently almost 20 developments proposed for the Deer Park area, mostly highrises, and centred around Yonge and St. Clair. See the chart for the status of each project. Image © Stephen Velasco
Back to school community safety BBQ
August 14, 2026
Toronto 53 Division is running a back to school community safety BBQ on Wednesday, September 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yonge Eglinton Centre square at 2300 Yonge St. Come and enjoy free hotdogs, treats and community safety activities. Help cram a cruiser with school supplies to help kids in need.
MPAC and derelict high streets
July 30, 2026
The DPRG has over the last couple of years advocated for animating all the vacant storefronts in the area as we wait for the developers to, well, develop, but as we saw with our pickleball courts, the path to animated high streets is not a smooth one. As soon as a vacant site is activated with any kind of temporary/interim activity, the province’s Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) will reclassify the property from vacant to commercial triggering a much higher tax rate.
Hot apartments
July 30, 2026
Councillor Matlow’s more than a decade long crusade to see a maximum allowable indoor temperature by-law will take effect in Summer 2027. This is a timeline that was moved up by at least two summers from what was originally recommended by City staff. The bylaw would require all rental units to stay below 26ºC, including buildings that currently do not have air conditioning.
Avoca stewardship update
July 30, 2026
For anyone concerned about the Vale of Avoca, there’s no need to wait for the completion of the master plan, important though that is. Last month community volunteers got to work on ecological stewardship of the ravine through a joint project between the Midtown Ravines Group and Toronto Nature Stewards.
Vale of Avoca – contract awarded
July 30, 2026
With summer temperatures reaching peak levels, our local Vale of Avoca ravine continues to provide a natural refuge for Deer Park residents doing their best in the heat. Measures leading to rehabilitation of the ravine will soon be entering a more active phase. The City of Toronto has recently awarded a contract for the development of a master plan for the ravine to engineering, architectural and environmental consultancy GHD.
Image: Dillan Payne via CC BY-SA 4.0