http://www.trefann.org in Toronto's east downtown Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:02:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to the website for the Trefann Court Residents Association. Scroll down to read all items (listed in date order, newest items first), or use the menu on the right to view items for a particular category, author, month (ie. archive), or specific entry (ie. title of recent posts). Email us with ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/01/welcome/ The 2009 picnic is planned for July 12  @ 1-3pm (raindate:  July 19).  As always, it is potluck; bring some delicious food. http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/01/suwadosh-picnic-4/ A wonderful thing has happened in Trefann. Since the start of the City Workers strike, many neighbours and friends have come out and cleaned our little community. Walking up Sumach street, it is not unusual to see a few people out on the street, picking up litter, offering to drive ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/07/01/trefanns-community-spirit/ Avid cyclists may be interested to know that Ward 29 has its own cycling committee - check it out. http://www.trefann.org/2009/06/26/ward-29-cycling/ The following letter was submitted to the City of Toronto.  At its June 23 meeting (which was postponed), the City (as planner) was considering approving yet another substantial increase in allowable heights for Regent Park redevelopment (where the City is the developer).  If approved, new Regent Park buildings along Shuter ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/06/23/conflict-of-interest/ In rebuilding Regent Park, the city is planning a mix of subsidized housing (also known as RGI:  "rent geared to income", or rental) and "market value (or "owned") housing.  The city also talks about an "affordable ownership" option:  some sort of subsidy in the form of a 2nd mortgage, to ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/06/01/regent-park-phase-2/ Excavation started last week at 52 Sumach; the site of one of the three 5-6 story condo buildings that Streetcar Developments is building in Toronto during Phase 1.  The developer has posted a set of rules which they will follow, to minimize the negative impact of this construction. Streetcar Developments is ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/01/25/excavation-starts-at-52-sumach/ You are invited to attend and participate in the city's  Public Consultation Meeting on Jan 29 @ 7pm, Toronto City Hall), in relation to a new City of Toronto Sign By-law (see flyer). During the past few years, community activists have spoken out against the visual pollution in Toronto, caused by ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/01/13/new-sign-bylaw/ At a Jan 6 neighbourhood meeting, Police Inspector Heinz Kuck from 51 Division talked about graffiti.  Of the 7 major categories of graffiti, the most prevalent is "hip hop", of which there are 3 types:  tagging (single colour, done in a few seconds), throw-up (2 colour) and "piece" (multi-colour, 3 ... http://www.trefann.org/2009/01/06/kuck-graffiti/ [ reprinted from Toronto Public Space Committee (TPSC)'s December 2008 Mid-Month Mini-Newsletter ] " Astral Media has begun installing its new street furniture in the past six months, and already there are problems with transit shelters and benches. Through a Freedom of Information request, we have obtained the contract between ... http://www.trefann.org/2008/12/16/new-street-furniture/