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Have a question about where and how to vote in the upcoming Federal election?

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FYI - the IRRA catchment area is in the Etobicoke-Centre riding

Councillor Morley is requesting feedback from Ward 3 - Etobicoke Lakeshore residents on basement flooding prevention. 

Please click HERE to access the survey.

Starting in April the speed limit for the residential streets will now be 30 KM.

The City will no longer be putting a sign  on every individual street within a designated area, only the entry and exit points,  only at neighbourhood gateway points or entry and exit points, to/from local roads to roads with a higher speed limit.

With this new style of signage placement, residents may initially feel there is a deficiency of signage but the intent is to eventually get to a point where gateway entrance and exit sign placement is consistent across the city and the nature and look of our local roads will make it clear that the speed limit is always 30 km/h on local roads.

Please click HERE for more information about this initiative.

The City has identified five bridges at the Gardiner Expressway, which serve Etobicoke residents, that will soon begin critical construction work to ensure they remain in a state of good repair. This is part of the next stage of the Gardiner Expressway Strategic Rehabilitation Plan.

Please click HERE for more information

 Key parts of the work and planned restrictions are as follows:
 

• Westbound Gardiner Expressway from Park Lawn Road to Grand Avenue will be reduced from four lanes to three lanes, from April 2025 to May 2026.

• Kipling Avenue and Islington Avenue will be reduced from three lanes in each direction to two lanes in each direction where they pass over the Gardiner Expressway for approximately eight months, from April 2025 to November 2025. There will be occasional temporary overnight lane and ramp closures on the Gardiner Expressway beneath Kipling Avenue and Islington Avenue.

• There will be a full closure of the Park Lawn Road on-ramp to westbound Gardiner Expressway to replace the single-lane bridge that carries ramp traffic over Mimico Creek, from November 2025 to April 2026.

• Park Lawn Road, where it passes under the Gardiner Expressway, will have single lane reductions, with three lanes maintained at all times. This work is estimated to last approximately four months with timing to be determined later. These lane reductions will not occur at the same time as the closure of the Park Lawn Road on-ramp to the westbound Gardiner Expressway.

In response to comments from concerned residents, local Councillors have recently passed a motion directing City staff to : 

• Assess best practices used in other comparable urban jurisdictions, including Vancouver and other large dense cities, regarding management of coyotes and processes for resolving issues related to coyote interactions,

• Explore uses of technology or other tools for diversion,

• Outline benefits and drawbacks to different approaches to managing the issue,
• Include consideration of existing regulations, municipal authority, input from wildlife experts, partners, and the province, and

• Describe how wildlife management is planned for ahead of, during, and following construction on all City-led projects and proposes recommendations.

 More information about encountering wildlife in the City can be found HERE, as well as the Toronto Wildlife Centre.

 Toronto Seniors' Strategy Survey: Seeking input on the priorities of seniors in Toronto

The City of Toronto is seeking input to understand the priorities of seniors and older adults to inform the development of the next Toronto Seniors' Strategy.

Toronto’s senior population is growing and increasingly diverse. Building on the first and second Toronto Seniors' Strategies, the third Toronto Seniors' Strategy will continue to develop and adapt municipal (local) programs, policies, and strategic initiatives delivered by the City of Toronto to better support seniors.

Please click HERE to access the survey.

On Feb 6 2025 the City held a public consultation session to inform the  community about the plans and proposed changes to 'Block 3' of the Bloor Kipling development.  

Of particular note is the proposal to increase the height of one building from 30 storeys to 42  storeys.  This would increase the number of units from 491 to 698.

Here is a link to the presentation: 

https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1017201/x/8038638f0e/bloor-kipling-block-3-community-meeting-presentation-final_feb-5.pdf

Please click HERE for more information about the entire project. 

 Saturday, July 5th, 10 am–2pm, 

Mimico Adult Centre (tentative)

255 Royal York Blvd

• Pick up a free bag of compost
• Drop off household waste
• Learn about environmental initiatives

Learn more at www.toronto.ca/environment_days

Two Fourplexes Proposed for 1090 Kipling Ave

A proposal has been submitted to build two fourplexes [total of eight units] at 1090 Kipling Ave.  This development would replace the current single unit dwelling.

Due to a combination of minor variances, including reducing side and back setbacks, and height of first floor, on July 18th 2024 the Committee of Adjustment refused this development proposal.

Subsequently the Developer submitted an appeal to the Toronto Local Appeals Board  [TLAB].  That hearing occurred on Nov 14, 2024, with the developer once again being denied.  The developer has subsequently appealed this decision.  No date is known for a decision on this latest appeal.

For more information please click HERE

The IRRA has received word that the property owner of 1006 and 1008 Kipling Ave is considering submitting a Zoning Review Application as the first step toward building a 7 storey, 46 residential unit apartment building.

More information about this possible development will be posted as it becomes available.