Very Important Community Meetings: June 9, 2009 and June 15, 2009

The Future of 51 Lakeshore Drive

Please attend two important meetings on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 and Thursday, June 11, 2009 regarding 51 Lakeshore Drive.  Your participation is important.

 

Come to the Etobicoke York Community Council to discuss 51 Lakeshore Drive.
 
When:    Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Where:   Etobicoke York Community Council

Time:     After 1:30 pm

What you can do:

Please send your comments or speak at the Community Council meeting.  This is your chance to share your thoughts with the City to establish yourself as an interested party for the OMB Hearing.

How to be "an interested party":

Citizens cannot make presentations or send comments to the City Council meeting later this summer. Making a presentation at Community Council is the community's ONLY opportunity to raise concerns and to submit comments to the OMB if a hearing goes ahead. If you have not been “an interested party” prior to the OMB hearing they will not consider your comments.

Who to contact if you want to speak at the Community Council meeting: 

Contact Glenda Jagai, Committee Administrator at the City Clerk’s office at 416 394 8101 or by e-mail at etcc@toronto.ca
 
If you can’t attend, send in written comments to:
e-mail:  etcc@toronto.ca
Fax: 416-394-5600
Mail: Etobicoke York Community Council
City Clerk’s Office
Main Floor, Etobicoke Civic Centre
Toronto, Ontario M9C 2Y2
 
Please copy the following people on your comments or presentation to community Council:

Councillor Mark Grimes
e-mail: councillor_grimes@toronto.ca
Fax: 416-397-9279
Mail: Councillor Mark Grimes
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West, Suite C48
Toronto, ON  M5H 2N2
Phone: 416-397-9273
 
Greg Hobson-Garcia, Planner
e-mail: ghobson@toronto.ca
Fax: 416-394-6063
 
Councillor Frances Nunziata, Chair Etobicoke York Community Council
e-mail: councillor_nunziata@toronto.ca
Fax: 416-392-4118
Mail: Councillor Francis Nunziata
Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West, Suite C49
Toronto, ON  M5H 2N2
 
Staff report including developer’s site drawings:
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-21375.pdf <http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-21375.pdf>
 
The agenda item and some background info:
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ey/agendas/2009-06-09-ey28-ai.htm <http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2009/ey/agendas/2009-06-09-ey28-ai.htm>
Scroll down and look for item EY28.49
 
More information available at:
http://www.fiftyonelakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/ <http://www.fiftyonelakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/>
http://www.ccfew.org/html/what_s_up.html#060109
 
Participate in a meeting that presents Dunpar's latests proposal for 51 Lakeshore Drive:
 

When:  Thursday, June 11, 2009

Where:  LAMP, 185 Fifth Street

Time:   7:30 to 8:30 pm

Tom Jiancos and John Zanini from Dunpar have accepted an invitation from Lakeshore Planning Council to attend next Thursday’s LPC meeting to present their latest proposal.

This LPC meeting is a good opportunity for you to make suggestions about what we would accept on this site and communicate your desires for our community.
 
The purpose of the meeting is to resolve as many issues as possible. The developers will present for twenty minutes with forty minutes (approx.) for discussion. You are welcome!
 
This may be the community’s only chance to meet with developers to discuss this issue before a possible later OMB hearing, probably in the Fall.
 
It is a good idea to become familiar with Etobicoke’s Zoning By-Laws, building standards and permitted uses for this R2 zoned site.
They can be viewed at http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/etobicokecodes/0894_350.pdf
 
Previous posts at http://www.fiftyonelakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/ <http://www.fiftyonelakeshoredrive.blogspot.com/>
can direct you to relevant sections of Toronto’s Official Plan as well as previous OMB rulings that cover conformity to existing neighbourhood structures.

LobsterFest 2009

3rd Annual Lakeshore Community Childcare Centre

LobsterFest 2009

When:      Saturday, June 13, 2009

Where:     Longbranch Legion Hall

Address:  3850 Lakeshore Blvd. West

Time:        6:00 pm to 1:00 am

Cost:         $45 early bird special, $50 after May 15, 2009

Tickets:    Call (416)-394-7601

Buy NOW, tickets are limited

All you can eat lobster, roast beef and chicken.

Silent auction, DJ, dancing and cash bar

A mother's love determines how

A mother's love determines how
We love ourselves and others.
There is no sky we'll ever see
Not lit by that first love.

Stripped of love, the universe
Would drive us mad with pain;
But we are born into a world
That greets our cries with joy.

How much I owe you for the kiss
That told me who I was!
The greatest gift--a love of life--
Lay laughing in your eyes.

Because of you my world still has
The soft grace of your smile;
And every wind of fortune bears
The scent of your caress.

Happy Mother's Day from

The Spirit of Lakeshore

Introduction to the proposed Oakville Generating Station (OGS)

In mid February, TransCanada and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) communicated that we were no longer pursuing their proposed Etobicoke Energy Centre (EEC) project in response to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Southwest Greater Toronto Area (GTA). 

 

In the following weeks, TransCanada continued to investigate other site options for gas-fuelled facility in response to this RFP.  We would like to advise you that we are now proposing the Oakville Generating Station(OGS) facility. The proposed OGS is to be located on industrial land on the south side of Royal Windsor Drive just east of the Service Road in Oakville.  OPG and Ford are not partners in the proposed OGS.

 

Similar to the process we undertook in January, the OGS project team will be reaching out to interested stakeholders in the coming weeks to provide information about this proposal and seek input into our proposed plans.

 

You may contact our project team by calling 1.866.317.9887 or emailing oakville@transcanada.com. A project website has been developed for this project and we invite you to stay informed about the project by visiting www.transcanada.com/oakville. 

 

If you are interested in receiving further information about this proposal, please reply to this email and request that your contact information be included on our list.

 

 

Thank you, 

Rebecca McElhoes

Community Relations Advisor

TransCanada

How many light bulbs?

5.8 Million in 2008...How Many Light Bulbs Will Torontonians Turn Off During Earth Hour 2009?

When the clock strikes 8:30 p.m. for Earth Hour, and Toronto goes dark, how much electricity will we collectively remove from the City's grid? 

During last year's event, Torontonians rallied together to turn off their lights and all non-essential appliances to drop demand by whopping 8.7 per cent - removing 262 Megawatts. That's enough electricity to power 150,000 homes or the equivalent of taking 5.8 million 60 Watt bulbs off the grid! 

Although those results are impressive, we're confident Torontonians can do even better in 2009. 

This year the global phenomenon will take place on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 - 9:30 p.m., and it's fast approaching. As a sponsor of WWF's Earth Hour 2009, Toronto Hydro is encouraging its business and residential customers to support this lights out initiative. Toronto Hydro will also power down its own facilities and once again measure the success of Torontonians as they power down and cut electricity use.

How your constituents can participate in Earth Hour: 

Sign up at www.earthhourcanada.org 

Turn off all lights and non-essential appliances on March 28, between 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. 

Practice electricity conservation every day to reduce electricity consumption by registering for Toronto Hydro conservation and demand management programs 

Toronto Hydro will have a booth at the Nathan Philips Square Earth Hour event. To partner with us at this event, contact Denise Attallah at dattallah@torontohydro.com. 

To learn about all of Toronto Hydro's planned Earth Hour activities, watch for the next edition of City Wise, March 26th.

Toronto Hydro offers many conservation programs for its residential and business customers. Sign up for peaksaver®, or recycle your old energy-guzzling fridge with The Great Refrigerator Roundup. Switch over to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) instead of old incandescent lights or participate in our Business Incentive Program or Power Savings Blitz. 

For more information, please visit our Web site at www.torontohydro.com. 

Your Toronto Hydro Contacts

For enquiries about Toronto Hydro-Electric System, please contact: Gord Baird, Supervisor, Customer Management Services gbaird@torontohydro.com

For enquiries about Toronto Hydro Energy Services Inc., please contact: Juliet John-Baptiste, Marketing Co-ordinator jjohn-baptiste@torontohydro.com

For enquiries about Toronto Hydro Corporation, please contact: Joyce McLean, Director Strategic Issues jmclean@torontohydro.com

For more information on Project Rebuild, please contact: 

Dayana Bonifaz, dbonifaz@torontohydro.com, 416-542-3366.

 

Community Roots Bookstore Opening Saturday

After seven great years Used Book Paradise is moving...and transforming.

We are reopening Saturday, March 14, 2009 as Community Roots Books, Movies & Art at 2858 Lake Shore Blvd. W. at 5th St. in New Toronto (just a couple of blocks east of Islington Ave.) 

Friends, come on out and see this unique, independent, and wonderful space. 

Drop in anytime during our extended hours of 8am-8pm.

With books from all catagories, (kids, science fiction, literature, plays, poetry, politics, philosophy, military, cooking and so many more!!!), an extensive DVD selection and an art space available to local artists, Community Roots will be a valuable addition to the Etobicoke and broader community.

Show your support of a small business owned by a progressive and active member of the area and the city!

Snacks, drinks and special promotions will be available to all!!

See you there,

Michael

2858 Lake Shore Blvd. W.   
Toronto, ON   
4162515576

michaellaxer@hotmail.com

Mimico 20/20 Revitalization Charette

Mark your calendar for April 6-9, 2009, the dates of the next major community event for the Mimico 20/20: A Revitalization Action Plan project.  

The "Mimico 20/20 Revitalization Charette" event will take place at the Mimico Adult Centre, 255 Royal York Road, and will be led by a team of experts assembled under our hired consultant Urban Strategies Inc..  

This is a major community event with almost 20 separate sessions on various city-building themes with formats including round table discussions, workshops, invited guest speakers, on-going scale modeling, hands-on design sessions, as well as a Community Open House (evening of April 8, 2009). 

A detailed Charette Abstract and Schedule will be posted on our Project homepage:
http://www.toronto.ca/planning/mimico2020.htm

We look forward to your participation in this important initiative.