The day after the municipal election, the provincial government announced its intention to bring forward a bill that demolished planning, heritage, conservation and the greenbelt protections that have been in place for decades. It is designed to create new housing, not the rental accommodations we need.
Harbord Village residents are invited to attend the online 2022 HVRA Annual General Meeting on October 18. We are pleased to announce Adam Vaughan as our guest speaker. Many of us remember him as our MP (2014-2021) and Councillor (2006-2014). Adam will speak on the timely topic of civic engagement at the municipal level
… Read more HVRA 2022 Annual General Meeting, 7-9pm, Tues. Oct. 18, 7–9 p.m. (by Zoom)
A summary of good reasons to join the Harbord Village Residents’ Association (via the Membership page at harbordvillage.com/membership/).
To learn more about the activities mentioned, scroll through this website or use the Search box or Site Map button from any page.… Read more Why join HVRA? See the benefits
You may have read about the changes the provincial government, without consultations, is about to impose on the TOcore Plan. This Toronto Star article details these changes and provides some context.
HVRA requests that the Ministerial decision to amend the TOcore official plan be withheld until consultation and review by the City of Toronto and its residents can take place.
… Read more HVRA objects to changes to TOcore plan (now with video link)
After several years of contention and discussion, all parties have agreed to a plan for development of properties at the northwest Sussex-Spadina corner. The final stage of discussion was confidential mediation by James McKenzie of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (formerly the OMB).
… Read more Mediated Settlement for Sussex-Spadina Development
On July 12, Councillor Joe Cressy and HVRA hosted a community meeting to discuss the next phase of our Green Master Plan and to envision a new public park at the north end of 666 Spadina, flanking Sussex.
The Harbord Village Green Plan identifies opportunities to create new green spaces.
On June 12, 30 volunteers counted wrong-way traffic and incomplete stops at Harbord Village intersections to better understand the risks to pedestrian safety. We spent from 7am to 10am and from 3pm to 7pm at eight residential street corners and the Harbord-Robert crosswalk.
… Read more Counting the Risks: Pedestrian Safety in Harbord Village
UrbanToronto.ca tells us that Knox Presbyterian Church has filed an Official Plan Amendment application with the City of Toronto to redevelop its property on the southwest corner of Spadina and Harbord. The application presents two options, both calling for more residential density (including affordable units) along with an expansion of the existing church.
