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The Future of Yonge and Eglinton’s Canada Square: Supporting Midtown Existing and Future Residents’ Quality of Life

City Planning has completed its Special Study Area Report with Guiding Principles following working group meetings with residents’ groups supported by an inter-Divisional staff team.

 

You can find a copy of the planning department’s report at this link:

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Next Steps

The Zoning By-law Amendment application for the Canada Square site was submitted to the City on December 21, 2020. The community consultation process with the broader community was put on hold pending the completion of this Special Study Area report.

City Planning will proceed to schedule community consultation meetings to provide further information about the Canada Square Zoning By-law Amendment application to the broader community for their review and comments. Staff will consider the SSAWG vision and priorities in conjunction with the Planning Framework and feedback received from broader community consultation in the evaluation of the application.

 

Your AGM Invitation and Zoom Link

Why join us for our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, January 20th? FIVE REASONS Reason #1: We choose RENEWAL! Reason #2: We want to share some important news with you. Reason #3: Jaye Robinson and Josh Matlow. Reason #4: Hear about what we have accomplished since the last Annual General Meeting. Reason #5: We’d love to hear from you.     REGISTER NOW Here is the registration link for the Annual General Meeting … CLICK … Read more

Mark your Calendars for the AGM

SERRA’s Annual General Meeting is coming up, and we hope to ‘see’ you there! DID YOU KNOW: When SERRA was formed over 50 years ago, it was the “South Eglinton Ratepayers’ Association?”. Eventually, a second ‘R’ was added to the acronym to include ‘Residents.’ As we come through another unprecedented year, and look ahead to our continually evolving neighbourhood, we want the name of our residents’ association to resonate in 2022. So please join us on … Read more

Community Consultation – 537 Eglinton Avenue East

This application proposes to amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law to permit a 23-storey (72.6 metre) high residential building with a 7-storey base building that measures 23.1 metres in height. The proposal contains a total of 128 dwelling units and a total gross floor area of 9,073 square metres, resulting in a density of 16.58 times the lot area. A total of 37 vehicular parking spaces are proposed in two levels of underground parking. City … Read more

The Midtown Working Group asks local residents to support the new vision for Canada Square development.

A new Midtown Town Centre vision for the Canada Square site at Yonge and Eglinton has been developed by the Midtown Working Group and endorsed by Midtown Councillors Josh Matlow, Mike Colle and Jaye Robinson. This vision is a once-in-a-century legacy city-building opportunity on City-owned land, for what will soon be the second most significant transit hub – right in the middle of Toronto. The Town Centre will provide sorely needed education, childcare, affordable housing, … Read more