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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.
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.
Members of the Deer Park Residents Group voted at the June 11, 2025 Annual Meeting to extend the boundaries of the DPRG to include Foxbar Road.
The plan for two buildings at 38 and 43 storeys at the southeastern foot of Lawton Blvd (at Lonsdale) has alarmed many in the neighbourhood for its scale and density on a narrow street with low rise buildings and single-family dwellings.
On a steamy June 23, some heat tolerant members of our community had the opportunity to be briefed on Crime Prevention and Safety by members of our local Division 53 and the head of Neighbourhood Watch.
Remarkably, City Planning gave this enormous building a positive planning report and the application was recently approved by the Toronto East York Community Council. It is on a small site, located on this narrow, residential cul-de-sac. The building is now 60% taller than the earlier 22 storey application, at 35 floors.
The recently received application for a massive double tower project is unacceptable. The scale and density are greatly excessive. Lawton is a narrow residential street that cannot accommodate this scale of traffic and influx of residents.
Like residents across the City, we continue to strongly object to Provincial legislation that does not permit municipalities to establish appropriate planning policies and regulations to ensure appropriate development.
Foxbar and Deer Park residents have been working with the applicant to improve the 49 storey Fitzrovia rental building application at the south east corner of Avenue Road. We are concerned about the excessive height of the tower at this location.
The DPRG spent more than a year working with the developer and other stakeholders on the new development plan for the Yonge/Heath/Alvin/St. Clair East block that was approved several years ago – an important block that we consider includes the Deer Park “Town Centre.” It has a park on the northwest corner, mid-block walkways and … Read more