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Community News & Events
Secrets of Rosehill Reservoir
September 17, 2026
Come and learn about the fascinating history of David A. Balfour Park and the Vale of Avoca from journalist and photographer Ian Darragh’s illustrated talk about midtown Toronto’s largest green space at the Deer Park Branch of the Toronto Public Library at 40 St. Clair Ave E. on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Peter Pan in Glenn Gould Park
September 17, 2026
Peter Pan has had many lives since J.M. Barrie’s play became a London stage hit in 1904, but one of them is right here in our neighbourhood, in the 4.3m high bronze statue that has stood for close to one hundred years at the north-west corner of St. Clair and Avenue Road.
August downpour highlights Yellow Creek issues
August 17, 2026
A brief but heavy rainfall on August 10, 2026, produced more erosion and stream overflow in the Vale, underlining the importance of the work that is planned with the Vale of Avoca Improvement Project.
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 development chart for the status of each project.
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.
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