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Community News & Events
Midtown Ravines Group launches two new websites
September 25, 2025
If you want to find out what’s going on with our local ravines, head on over to the two new sites launched by the Midtown Ravines Group, a confederation of ten residents’ associations seeking to revitalize the ravines in Toronto’s midtown core.
Tracking the Health of Yellow Creek
September 25, 2025
Digital Waters is a Toronto-based non-profit developing affordable, made-in-Canada water monitoring technology to better understand and protect our local waterways. We were inspired by Toronto’s ravines. They are amazing veins of nature that stretch across town, always lush and green in the summers and the perfect way to take a break from life. But nothing lives in the waters that carve out Toronto’s ravines.
135 St Clair Ave. West
September 25, 2025
Proposed for the corner of Avenue Road and St. Clair Ave. W., this huge tower, both in height (49 floors) and in footprint, generating a massive 540,000 sf of space and 631 suites, towers over the adjacent condos to the east and west and the single family detached homes on Foxbar.
53-89 Lawton Blvd. update
September 25, 2025
This huge double tower development of 37 and 43 storeys is almost FOUR times taller than the closest apartment building to the north. Immediately across the road are single family homes.
Parks and ravines – breaking news
July 26, 2025
On July 24, 2025, City Council unanimously passed a motion to provide $1.5M in funding for a new design and plan for the Vale of Avoca to address its accelerating erosion, its trail network and accesses and for ongoing maintenance.
Cathie Macdonald
July 26, 2025
We had an amazing turnout at the AGM in June, and perhaps the most moving part of the evening was the celebration of our past President, Cathie Macdonald’s service to Deer Park. She has been on the board for 25 years and held the position of President for several periods.
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