Marilyn Martin

Community Builder Award
awarded to Marilyn Martin
Marilyn has been for many years a quiet force for beautifying our neighbourhood; whether via guerilla gardening or helping to take care of the large flower pots on Harbord.  Over the years she and her husband Bryan Mangrum have organized several charity yard sales including, in 2007, for some victims of the Robert Street fire. This past spring, Marilyn helped organize the First Annual Harbord Village Neighbourhood Yard Sale with the proceeds going to the Stephen Lewis Foundation .

Presented this 17th day of October, 2012

Judy Perly

Community Builder Award
presented to Judy Perly
Judy Perly, the doyenne of Free Times Café, has seen her creation become an institution inside Harbord Village and beyond.  A pillar of Toronto's folk music scene for over 30 years, Free Times has at the same time, always been ready to support community initiatives and good neighbourhood causes. Judy is part of the furniture of Harbord Village and our community would not be the same without her. 

Presented this 17th day of October, 2012

The Sharin Brothers

Community Builder Award
awarded to The Sharin Brothers

HVRA hereby recognizes brothers Mirwais, Ansar, Edris and Shayaq Sharin, partners in the Pizza Nova franchise located at Lippincott and Harbord, for being exemplary citizens and neighbours. As newcomers to Harbord Village, the Sharin Brothers wasted no time in joining in Community projects right from the start.

As the Founding Sponsors of the HVRA Clean-up in 2010, they generously gave away hats, bags and free pizza to all participants. In 2011, they fed over 100 Central Tech students with free pizza for the same event. Harbord Village is the richer for their presence among us.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2011

Alberto Merelles

Community Builder Award
awarded to Alberto Merelles
for saving 61 Brunswick Avenue from decades of demolition by neglect through a painstaking, year-long restoration which, by honouring the intentions of its architect and the craftsmanship with which it was built, has returned this magnificent house to its original status as one of the finest among its neighbours in Harbord Village Heritage Conservation District.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2011

Rene and Elizabeth Roy

Community Builder Award
awarded to Rene and Elizabeth Roy
for collaborating with your neighbours, Stuart and Joan Schoenfeld, and with Leigh Bamford of Stone Angels in the restoration of the brickwork of 208 and 210 Robert Street; As well as for collaborating in the painting of these attached properties in a heritage-appropriate colour scheme. Thanks to your efforts, a splendid contribution has been made to the integrity and beauty of and Harbord Village Heritage Conservation District.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2011

Stuart and Joan Schoenfeld

Community Builder Award
awarded to Stuart and Joan Schoenfeld
For collaborating with your neighbours, Rene and Elizabeth Roy, and with Leigh Bamford of Stone Angels in the restoration of the brickwork of 208 and 210 Robert Street; As well as for collaborating in the painting of these attached properties in a heritage-appropriate colour scheme. Thanks to your efforts, a splendid contribution has been made to the integrity and beauty of and Harbord Village Heritage Conservation District.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2011

Bernard King Fai Ng

Community Builder Award
awarded to Bernard King Fai Ng
For conserving the original peak of 74 Brunswick Avenue for the day when that magnificent house might be restored to its original appearance as a vibrant part of the Harbord Village Heritage Conservation District.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2011

Rory (Gus) Sinclair

Community Builder Award
awarded to Rory (Gus) Sinclair
for being the pillar of Our Community as HVRA's President, 2001-2009.  HVRA could not have done what it has without you!

Presented this 20th day of October, 2009

Neil Stephenson

Community Builder Award
awarded to Neil Stephenson
For services to the residents of Harbord Village and the members of the Harbord Village Residents’ Association. This award is presented specifically for organizing a highly successful Community Clean-Up in the South West Area of Harbord Village.

Good Work Neil.
We are in your debt. 

Presented this 19th day of October, 2010

Dale Duncan

Community Builder Award
awarded to Dale Duncan
HVRA is has been all the better for having you in the Councillor’s Office these last few years and we are sorry that you have to move on.

You were the most accurate, quickest study, and most poised of associates. We learned a lot together and from one another. We always had your support, and if you didn't know the answer, we could count on you saying so.... and then finding out!
At the same time, you were always patient and professional, and that is hard to do when people get a bit riled up and upset about things. And you were discreet and kept confidences. And you cared.
You have made a real difference to the neighbourhood. Think only of the strides in heritage preservation and the burr oak! And the wins at the OMB, and getting the streets washed after the pipes were replaced. Some of it would seem little stuff, but little stuff really matters.
We are certain we have not heard the last of one another. We look forward to watching your progress but for sure, Thank you for a job well done.

Presented this 19th day of October, 2010

Cyril Greenland

Community Builder Award
awarded to Cyril Greenland
for services of extraordinary importance & value to the residents of our Community, formerly Sussex Ulster, currently Harbord Village. Since Cyril and Jane moved on to lower Brunswick in 1967, Cyril has been a power for good amongst us, a voice of reason in disputes, the soul of discretion in keeping confidences, indefatigable in making peace, a perfect exemplar of good humour and grace under pressure, a striver for betterment of his community, and a fearless advocate for the homeless and less fortunate amidst us. In brief, Cyril has been a rational and sane voice espousing neighbourhood & community values for his entire time amongst us. We are in his debt.
Presented this 16th day of November, 2010

Photos: Jane Donald and Cyril Greenland 1977/1980s

Catherine Spears

Community Builder Award
awarded to Catherine Spears
for services to the residents of Harbord Village in the matter of the HVRA appeal  to the Ontario Municipal Board on 580 Spadina:

• said services being well above the call of duty and which resulted in a complete vindication of neighbourhood planning principles endorsed by HVRA.

Presented this 26th day of May, 2009

David & Kathy Wurfel

Community Builder Award
awarded to David & Kathy Wurfel
in recognition for many services to the residents of Harbord Village in a multitude of ways, viz.:

David  Wurfel, who has participated in many initiatives of HVRA throughout the years:

• sat on the Citizens’ Committee that wrote the Constitution of HVRA

• sat on the Board of HVRA and was its first Secretary

• sat as a member of  Constitution & Nominations Committee for many years

Kathy Wurfel, who has been an unabashed promoter of HVRA in all its roles in the community:

• has been the Convenor of the Constitution & Nominations Committee for many years.

• has been a long standing member of the Fall Fair Committee.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2009

Bill O’Neill

Community Builder Award
awarded to Bill O’Neill
for services to the residents of Harbord Village

In helping to heal past disputatious relations between the residents of our Community and the Institution that inhabits the area between Brunswick and Major Streets north of College; and by making available the wonderful venue of Kensington Health Centre for meetings and gatherings of various parts of the Community that is Harbord Village.

Presented this 18th day of October, 2009  

Jane Auster

Community Builder Award
awarded to Jane Auster
for services to HVRA viz.:

• sat on Board of HVRA for many years

• was instrumental in organizing clean-ups of the neighbourhood

• edited newsletter while on the Board and then continues to do so since moving from HV in 2007

• her cheerful good nature is an inspiration to all of us

Cathy Nasmith

Community Builder Award
awarded to Cathy Nasmith
for services to HVRA above and beyond the call of duty with respect to the founding of the first two Heritage Conservation Districts. Cathy:

• attended innumerable meetings of residents and City Staff in order to make these come about

• wrote two Heritage Guidelines reports that are examples for any future Heritage Architect of how it should be done.

Carmen Gauthier

Community Builder Award
awarded to Carmen Gauthier
for extraordinary service to HVRA with respect to Planning and Heritage Conservation. Carmen was:

• instrumental in researching and coordinating the accuracy of all research for HCD Phase 1 and Phase 2

• instrumental in providing documentation for and appearing as a witness at the Ontario Municipal Board in support of HVRa's opposition to projects at 578 and 580 Spadina

Helen Breslauer

Community Builder Award
awarded to Helen Breslauer
who spearheaded a Major Street street sale which was a great success. Not only did her efforts help neighbours to trim the excess from their basements and closets, it brought them all together as a community. A group of fiddlers even provided impromptu entertainment. Helen has also initiated street events in the past.

Donald Smith of Atticus Books for the Community Garden at Sussex and Spadina  

Cassandra Rutherford for the garden in front of the Tranzac Club

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