Connect with your neighbourhood!

Wednesday, May 14, 2025- 7:00 PM

 Etobicoke Collegiate Institute Auditorium

86 Montgomery Rd

Councillor Stephen Holyday invites residents of Etobicoke Centre to learn more about the Sixplex proposal, and other recent and upcoming development rule changes. It is your opportunity to ask questions and provide your comments directly to the Councillor before the decision is made by City Council.

If approved, Sixplexes could result in permanent and impactful changes to the community and available housing. These are in addition to the effects of related upcoming or completed rule changes including: fourplexes, parking, retail in neighbourhoods, apartments & townhouses on major streets, mid-rise on avenues, development near transit, and garden suites.

The meeting is anticipated to be well attended. Residents are asked to register online in advance:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ward-2-sixplex-consultation-tickets-1343369948679

Alternatively, residents may contact the Councillor’s office to register by phone: 416-392-4002.

Additional information on Sixplexes is available on the City’s website: https://www.toronto.ca/multiplex

May 24th and May 25th

You’re invited! Explore Toronto’s architectural, historical, cultural and socially significant buildings for free during Doors Open weekend. 

With sports, music and theatre venues and more than 150 sites to discover, the city becomes an urban playground. Get ready to play.

Buildings + Sites – More than 150 Toronto buildings are open to the public during Doors Open weekend. Admission is free and hours vary so remember to check listings before visiting! Sites are open from 10am–5pm unless otherwise indicated. 

City Hall – Enjoy playful family-friendly activities and behind-the-scenes access to City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square. Take in the inspiring views from the rarely open 27th floor Observation Deck and find out how municipal government works.

Talks – Uncover the innovative influences that help shape a playful Toronto with this series of discussions on design, sports and creativity.

Neighbourhood Tours – Journey through Toronto’s vibrant neighbourhoods and explore its playful character with the help of a local guide. Registration is mandatory and capacity is limited

May 24th and May 25th

 Experience the west-end neighbourhood of the Village of Islington, also known as the Village of Murals, from a bird's-eye view aboard a double-decker bus. 

Encounter 26 stunning murals in this outdoor art gallery as you embark on a 200-year historical journey starting at Montgomery's Inn, a Toronto History Museum. With the opportunity to hop off the bus for a closer look at the award-winning art pieces by artists like Sarah Pollard and John Kuna, attendees will be immersed in the intricate historical details and stories behind each creation, guided by knowledgeable experts who reveal the execution and techniques involved in bringing these murals to life.
Learn more and RSVP (required) on Eventbrite! 

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.