CCQLD AGM April 21st 7:30 pm

    Mar.31/2015

Dear CCQLD Members.

 

 If someone would have asked at our last meeting if I thought there would be shovels in the ground in the Quarry Lands by April of 2015, I would have answered in the affirmative.   After all, the City did seem to be in a bit of a hurry when it forced Beach Fairways to close their golf driving range on Victoria Park two years ago.  Alas, the only change in the otherwise vacant land is the height of the weed

 

Understandably, people have many questions.  Is the Build Toronto plan to construct low rise condominiums in the eastern portion of the lands still a go?  Has it been approved yet by city council?  Are there any changes being proposed to the plan that was last presented to the community?  Has a decision been made on the tenant for the large format retail building where the golf driving range used to be?  And what about GCD’s threat to build 25 storey condominiums towers on the eastern portion of the lands?

  We have set April 21^st for our Annual General Meeting and as always, we are bringing in experts to answer these questions for you.  Bill Bryck, the President of Build Toronto will be there to update us on the construction and the plan. Councillor Gary Crawford will also be in attendance to discuss the politics of development and the magnitude of the threat from private developer GCD.

 

  The AGM is also a time to elect a President and a Board and we once again ask all CCQLD members to consider standing for election. We are losing some more board members again this year, including one of our founders, Mark Brender and we are always on the lookout for new blood.

 

  Please make plans to come out, ask questions, get involved and of course renew your membership on April 21^st at 7:30 pm at the Birchcliff Bluffs United Church, 33 East Road. (Warden and Kingston Road) 

 

Sincerely,

 

Tim Weber

President CCQLD

Letter to CCQLD Members

Oct. 7/12

 

Hello Everyone.

I am writing to tell you about our all candidates meeting to be held at Blantyre Public School on Monday October 20^th at 7pm.

This will be your best chance to meet the candidates running in Ward 36 and find out where they stand on the development of the Quarry Lands, specifically, how they will STOP GCD from building towers in the eastern portion of the land.

As you are aware, the city and its arms length development agency Build is proposing to build low rise condos and a large format retail outlet in the western portion towards Victoria Park, but as a result of 1960’s era zoning and a lack of vision and fortitude at Toronto City Hall, GCD has received permission from the OMB to build 20-25 storey towers in the east.

While there has been no activity for some time, the threat is real and the developer is in a position to apply for a building permit and begin construction.

We strongly encourage you to come to the debate and decide for yourself which candidate will best represent our needs and put responsible community building first.

 

Yours Truly,

  Tim Weber

COUNCILLOR ALL-CANDIDATES MEETING FOR WARD 36, SCARBOUROUGH SOUTHWEST

This meeting is for the candidates running for City Councillor for Ward 36 Scarborough Southwest.  

The candidates are listed here in no particular order: 

Gary Crawford (the incumbent); 
Robert Spencer; 
Robert McDermott; 
Masilhallah Mohebzada; 
Christian Tobin and 
Ed Green.

This councillor-candidates meeting has been organized by CCQLD.  It will primarily focus on the proposed development on the Quarry Lands.  The floor will open up to other issues, time permitting. (Memberships are $10 annually).  

Come join us on Monday October 20, 2014 at Blantyre Public School at 290 Blantyre Avenue, Scarborough, ON from  7:00 pm to 9:30 pm.  Doors open at 6: 45 pm

Evergreen' s Summary from Build Toronto Meeting on March 18

Sorry for the delay folks.  I forgot to post this on our Blog.  Here is Evergreen's report from the Build Toronto meeting on March 18, 2014 regarding the park space portion on the Ctiy owned portion of the Quarry Lands.

Park Report Delayed...

The Quarry Lands Park report, based on our last community meeting, is taking longer than expected.  Build Toronto says the report, from Evergreen, should be ready by the end of May.

CCQLD

Rumblings...

We are hearing rumblings that Build Toronto and the City’s planning department have been discussing ways to adjust the exterior design of the ‘large format retail’ building to make it a better fit for our neighbourhood.  Stay tuned.  

CCQLD Board

Community Meeting

Hello CCQLD Members,

It was good to see so many members of our community come out to the meeting to contribute their thoughts and opinions about the shape and style of the new park in the quarry lands.  Build and Evergreen are preparing a report on our community meeting held on  March 18^th. That report should be available in the next few weeks and all those who left an email address at the meeting will be getting a copy. CCQLD will also be sending out copies to all our members.  

Tim Weber
CCQLD
President