The voice of our community
Despite a long list of speakers and a blizzard of letters and submissions objecting, Councillor Dianne Saxe’s motion to refuse the application for this development was defeated.
Only Councillor Matlow supported Saxe’s refusal motion. Councillor Perks, who was thought to support the motion, voted against it while blaming the Province although the application was more than 3 times the density guided by the Province itself.
The existing buildings on the site at 29 Pleasant Boulevard were demolished earlier this year to make way for the Notable, a 51-storey high rise by Graywood Developments.
In a virtual neighbourhood meeting in February, the developer explained their proposed construction schedule. There will be 6 construction phases, and the project is expected to take 41 months to complete.
The City of Toronto recently granted a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit cultural and music-related uses on a temporary basis for 10 Rosehill Avenue, which formerly housed the Linden School.
CreateTO which administers the property is working with Economic Development and Culture and the Toronto Music office to support Toronto’s creative sector. These uses could include rehearsal and music related performance spaces.
A potential bright spot. In September 2025, the City launched a two-stage international design competition for the new Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre. This marked the first City of Toronto design competition held for a community recreation centre since 1987. Stage 1 asked applicants for a RFSQ (Request for Supplier Qualifications). Based on their qualifications, the City invited the top five teams to advance to Stage 2 which will involve an RFP (Request For Proposal). ,/p>
Given the amount of tall building development approved for the area, the DPRG Board has, over time, requested a holistic view of the wind effects of such a collection of buildings. The norm has been for developers to conduct a study of the effects of their own proposed buildings rather than an overall effect.
Our persistence has borne fruit as the City engaged RWDI, a leader in the field, to lead that effort. The study was conducted on the premise that all the approved buildings are built and it added others where City Planning thought there was an opportunity for additional builds.
Alas, the pickleball courts at the corner of Rosehill and Yonge are no more.
The property was re-assessed by MPAC as an operating business from a vacant property with the entity charging users to play. This dramatically increased the assessed value of the property and increased the property taxes. The owners, who were trying to animate an area for the neighbourhood as they wait for better market conditions, decided that re-assessment was too punishing and have closed it permanently.
The has City released the final design concept for the planned new park at 15 Delisle Ave, following a number of rounds of public consultation. See the design, along with other project information.
City staff have advised that while project timelines will be updated from those currently posted, it is still anticipated that park construction will begin in 2026.
On April 18 and 19, they came from far and wide to clean up the Vale of Avoca, our 1.5 kilometre Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) and local gem. More than 50 people collected on the order of 400 kilos of rubbish. Over the two days, sure-footed volunteers and a number of their trusty puppers covered the full length and breadth of the Vale. A nice illustration of community spirit.
Our colleagues at Gasbusters, a Toronto-based volunteer advocacy group, are working to ban gas-powered leaf blowers and similar two-stroke landscaping equipment. It’s vastly more complicated to accomplish than one might have hoped, but the fight continues.
By choosing quieter, cleaner alternatives – or simply postponing non-essential yard work – we can all help reduce pollution when it matters most.
As you know, our community has expressed significant concerns about this development. However, the developer took it to the provincially-appointed Ontario Land Tribunal where a settlement was reached. Given that it had staff support, the settlement was agreed to by council. I could not support it in order to reflect the community’s opposition.