Category Archives: Historical

About the OMB process – 958 Broadview et al.

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Chris

As you know the OMB Pre-hearing conference in regards to the three appeals against the Broadview Avenue Planning Study Official Plan Amendment (OMB Case PL160686) is this Wednesday April 26, 10 AM, 655 Bay Street, north of Dundas, 16th floor, … Continue reading →

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Broadview avenue plan – draft.

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Chris

You can download the BroadviewUDguidelines Draft. The Broadview Avenue Planning Study is on the agenda of the May 10th meeting of the Toronto and East York Community Council. The document is full 90 pages long and well worth the reading especially for the … Continue reading →

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Super park plans

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Chris

Imagine owning a property that was next to Central Park before it was Central Park. It must have been very exciting to watch the park be designed and developed right on your front door step meanwhile watching all the positive … Continue reading →

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Don River Valley Park

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Chris

Videos on Periscope of the event on april 21.

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Best Don Valley Graffiti

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Chris

There is some nice quality work hidden away along the CP rail line but then again the artists have all the time in world to work on their piece.

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Don Valley park – Brickworks

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Chris

Here’s the article from the Globe and Mail. The event at the Brickworks is coming up on April 21st.

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Video about Don Valley plans

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Chris

Very nicely done video exploring the current problems and the aspirations for the Lower Don Valley.

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Videos from the CP Rail Trail

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Chris

Heading south along the CP Rail Trail from Crother’s Woods towards the Brickworks. This is a nice easy hike, flat with no danger of trains. It hasn’t been used in a long time and won’t be anytime soon. This is … Continue reading →

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Rail Graffiti

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Chris

At its best graffiti speaks to all people across time specific to that location. So if happen to find yourself at the northern end of the Half Mile Bridge and look down, you’ll notice two things. Graffiti encouraging you to … Continue reading →

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ReThink the Half Mile Bridge

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Chris

This isn’t the Half Mile Bridge across the Don in Toronto. It;s the Kinzua Sky Walk in Pennsylvania. This old railroad structure continued all the way across the valley however a tornado with a somewhat rusty structure meant half of it … Continue reading →

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